The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 9, 1901, Page 1

WE Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News : : VoL. a. NO, 142, ‘GALLOWS AVENGE | MURDERED WIFE At 7:06 O'Clock This Morning the Death-Trap Fell From Under the Feet of Eben L. Boyce | --Twice the Doomed Man Nearly Collapsed. He Begged Father Hylebos Not to Let Them Choke Him— To the Crowd Boyce Said: ‘i Came Here to Be Mur- E dered; | Am a Soldier and Will Die Like One--His Brutal Crime Was Committed Feb. 10, 1900. Special to the Star TACOMA, Aug. %&—Eben L. Boyce convicted wife-murderer, paid the garret on the fifth floor of the Pier musician, adventurer, soldior and last penalty of the Iaw in the small ounty courthouse this morning. ‘The lever which sprung the trap and ended the life of Boyce, was TSE thrown at six minutes after seven by Sheriff Hartmen. Exactly 14 mir utes later Coroner Brown pronounced Boyce dead, and the body was WB turned over to the undertaker nut The execution was carried every de i without a hiteh, An ultra-dramatic scene was enacted as the noose was bejng adjust- #4. Boyce was self-sustained until the end, and just before the straps © that the straps are set, turned jocularly to a guard and said we tight, old man.” AN AFFECTIONATE FAREWELL Boyce spent © restless night. After the last ray of hope for the con- Gemned man had vanished Jate yesterday afternoon, Boyce's aged fath er went to his and in the presence of the death watch bade the son an affecting farewell. He was with the condemned man for about halt gn hour, leaving bim before T o'clock for the last time From then un. ti about 9:30 Boyce was alone with his guar Then Father Hylebos tame and spent the next three hours with him alone In the cell, leaving at midnight. HE PLEADED FOR KOP: Royce repeatedty asked the priest If he thought all hope waa gone, ; @ question the father avoided answering. After he had departed, Royce F spent two hours talking and joking with the guards. He then called for a glass of whisky, but refused to take it when It was fetched ’ At 2:10 a. m. he lay down and siept soundly for three hours. Father Hylebos returned to the condemned man at 5:30 this morning He was awake and sitting up. The priest remained with him to the | last, administering spiritual advice GROANED IN HIS CELL ‘The march to the scaffold began shortly before 7 o'clock. Boyce heard the guard approaching his cel! he collapsed utterly. Cod,” he groaned, “nre they really going to do it?” He was assisted to his feet by the priest. and in company with two deputy sheriffs and Father Hylebos they started for the scaffold. To S reach the scené of the execution it ane necessary to march through the ‘orridors and take the elevator to the top floor. *% Boyce walked firmly. but shuddered when he saw a coffin partially tm a smal-enteroom CLIMBING THE GALLOWS ‘The party slowly climbed the steps to the platform, Boyce swaying a aoeer ~ side, in spite cf the firm grasp kept apon his arm ‘On the platform awatting the possguensed man by. 3. C. McMullen, W. W. Wingard, J. F. Johnson and George Gale. Boyce dréw bath involuntarify from the trapdoor and then took hie _gtand on the exact spot indicated by the sheriff. “Boyce, have Fou anything to say?” asked Sheriff Hartman. CAME TO BE MURDERED i “Yes, sir. t have,” came the answer in slow and rather muffied to Ie here to be mardered, not to make a speech. My father was a an@ soem. 1 will dia like a soldier. My earthly father will ‘After my earthly affaires and this father (taking the crucific from Rev. Father Hylebos’ hand) will look after my spiritual affairs, That is Sell. Throw it down and let it go. Further than that I have nothing to Sey. I hope that everybody on earth—I will—but look at that, too,” in. @icating the binck cap with a nod ct his head. “I am @ soldier. Do everything you wan AM A SOLDIER” Here Boyer jumped up and down several times on While a ghastly smile overspread his features ; “I am a soldier yet.” he added, ‘ooking arownd a: the crowd present. “Oh, ain't that awful!” he exciaimed, glancing at the “Ray fils! Where is the rest of It? Where is it? You will remember that ‘Then the biack cap was drawn over his head and the noose tight- ened. “You are choking me!” ing me to death now, Father, don't allow that! fo death before he starte. That ain't right.” SWUNG TO ETERNITY ‘These were the last words that ever left bis lps Sprang the trap and he dropped to eternity. The physicians immediately took their pli under the @etermine when life was extinct. They were Dre. E. M € Miter, F. R. Hill J. H. Bicholts, ©. G. Parker and F. J. Stewart. The trap fell at 7:03 clock and Ife was not pronounced extinct until 7.15 (he body was cut down at 7:21 and placed tn a rude coffin which had been placed in readiness near the scaffold previous to the execution. An examination showed that Boyce’s neck had been broken by the fall. ‘The body will not be disposed cf by the county, but will be taken fare of by the father of the executed murderer, Save for the weakness displayed in the cell when he heard the guards approaching, and once again on the scaffold, Boyce met his fate Vike the soldier he always claimed to be. BOYCE’S BRUTAL CRIME TACOMA, Aug. 9~The crime for which Eben L. fonvicted and hanged was the most cowardly When My the trapdoor nome exclaimed the doomed man, “you are chok- They are choking me Sherif? Hartman neaftold t Brown Boyce wen tried in the eriminal annals Pierce county. Shortly before 6 o'clock on theevening of Feb. 19, 1900, Boyce, who ‘was @ musician and a former member of the Tacoma military band, walk 4 into the Domestic bakery, on Tenth street, where his wife was work fing, having been cashier and bookke & word of warning, stepped up Wife was standing, and drawing « #t, began firing. ree weeks. Without behind which his aver from hie hip pock per there for to the Woy counter 3a-caliber rev The woman with a wild cry of terror, fled into a small private din 4ng room behind the counter, calling for help as she rar Just as she started, Boyce fired the second shot. This bullet pass @4 through the breast and lungs Mra. Boyce fell, moaning, to the floo THIRD AND FATAL SHOT To make sure of his deadly work, Boyce deliberately walked behind he counter, bent over the prostrate body of his wife, and fired a third Bhot, aiming directly at her heart. This shot was the one that proved fatai. Mie Bure that he had killed the woman, Boyce PRM pocket and calmly walked out of the s arrested by Officer Needham Festaurant and seen the tragedy returned the reve sidewalk who had been tn ver t restaurant. On the and @ person ie ‘The murderer handed the revolver over to the officer, remarking as 81d 80; “I had to kill her, she blabbed too much. 1 know I have shot ae ——: 2nd I don't care if I hang for It IMs. Boyce was taken to the hospital, where sh within a few J “HE WAS CRAZY DRUNK” SE know what 1 am up against, but I am not sorry I only hope (Continued on page three.) THE SEATTLE, FAILED To Do Machine Work at) San Francisco. ‘ the pretender WASHING PON, FRIDAY TEAD TERROR PARIS, Aug. 9 VENING, A dispateh recety Lurks in Proclamation by Kitchener. from Balgnon Indo-China | that Prince Henry of Orle ‘se has bad a SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.—Dur age, and ts sinking ing tho past two days 200 apprentic NDON, Aug. %—Parilamentary ea at the Union Tron works have AIGON, Indo-China, Ave wan inued today which con joined the ranks of Uh ma b pr nadie Prince Henry of Orleans died here |! cay credieae The efforts of th anagement to| (his afternoon, 1 fining nt condit get men throughout the Bast have nes eftairs in a. The t remulted in getting a plentiful sup troops, it ia nth of ply of unskilled labor, but few ma government, the principal towns ar chiniats, ‘The apprentices hav dati The « ty of th doing machinists’ work ’ t The strikers are holding firm, a ther killed, 5 “ | re much encouraged mh t SAN RANCIBCO, Aug peacefully under Veit rotect! |management claims to be running) rant wi issued today by t The Woer . cr |amoothiy, the fact that the works) ret service department for Jost almost ail t guns end mun wnable to do $60,000 worth of re-|ly chief. clerk of | th ne, an ganiza air work on a government transport| charging him with the th t shows the actual condition | miming $30,000 bullion, and a ih! ‘The proclamatior nolw y ‘The Vessel hae been sent b> ~sdlastdhlencai unde for private! orning Boers ati in the fi Puget sound navy yard. Dimmick waa one of the four per-| that they will be permanently ban | sons known to have the combination ished from South Afr | SAN PRANCISCO, Aug. 9S STERD 7 es tet service officials deny the issuing AMST ES AM ane: Jof a warrant for a They | here regard Kitchener's procian ate that they bh aken no ac-/ tion as an attemp inap rrot sali \ Sand state that i will be ir tive [in subduing the burghers LONDON, Aug. 9.—An unconfirmes ESCAPED NORFOLK, Va., Aug. %—8tran aque, Who was to have been hang 4 this morning, broke Jat! shortly after midnight and ts still uneay tured, PROPRIETORS Chiet of Police Sullivan After Mad-| | re ison Pavilion and Smith's Cove Resorts rumor is current " 5 Kitchener was w ed in a wkirm inh out toria The decision of the city council t close all places in the city where Ii | quor Is sold without @ license, is be = -— | ing carried out to the letter by Chief . t ference ; 4 of Police John Sullivan. Since his! witLeMeTAD, Inland of Cura 1M, Aug. %-—~The offi.) early Med epee paces 1 pecneunber ene 4 Remember pei } 3) order was given to the proprt | Aug. 9.—The Veneaucian governme ain of the Amalgamated asnc with Prestd " temes H E | tos the “blind pigw at the lake and at|announces that t this morning of|to make o stat n ; , I 4 3 3 [mith cove to reli no more Hquor,| new Colombian great strike to be| clusion of th if — ~~ 2. few violations of the law have Yesterday near ( scomueoiak Ganaived:, we web ‘ a by | 3 | curred, and those were under cover | 'ed by the Colom paus ore Hnttes naa] PITTARURGH. Pa.. Aug White 3 {At Smith cove, however, there ts a| *** tn the plas n haffer nl tne conference was being held this : fe 1 pig” tn Cull fon whos: his aides has yet occurred. It §8| porning, oe, it in eald, was in z r defied the laws, and by hinted that the plaa to organise the | Corr ation with officials of of 110 SECOND AVESt Mtfail today he will be out of Dust. | men of the Carnegie-company’s mille este ge weer : sie : ness. Under the chief's instructions . a Loe 9 - linformation has been filed and a il be successful, even beyond hope, | ation ; ONE DAY : warrant issued for the arrest of I for the organizers, ‘The chances of| V and Wm, 1 yer: ortunity in Seattle will |C. Priakeyplic, who is alleged to owy > these panty tomorrow are|! © der that th ¥ SALE : jand operate the place. cons divergent 3 if vinit ear r $ | At the parks with ome exception,| VALLEJO, ¢ t ’ i anoth . Avago xt ‘ 3 the ruling of the chief has been! atic dredging a and Llinols are) er they a Site and 100 P : obeyed. That one exception ts the| Day Begun this arnging. the purpose of Allin: veces yard kerch Madison Park pavtiton. For a sty of locating the gold bare stolen fr plant affected by the| be made y Amaigamsa' 12e and 15 « time this place suspended business. | the Selby emeite ype ela ig elivaed Fo aturday night yard . Prints, ea | rote blast of the evening whistie tomor.| PITTSRUROH, Pa, Aug. 6—N *yere « # Handkerchiefs, each ow r redictions attempt wes made to start the Pain 12 grag Chaliies, yara . : —. ng eaeien tor mill last night, and the *|$ So Cotton Foulards, yard 1 Ho Men's f. ee 2 The Amalgamated officials and Mr.) indicate that nothing wil | 91.0 Fancy Stripe Sttke, yard Me Men's Hose, pa ¢ Gompers appeared at headquarters today | mre a . oo ae 100° Cotton Hose, pair SHATTLE STAR. AUGUST 9, 1901, HOAX? Man in London Con-) fesses to Crime School ricraoe September 9 School and U. of W. Colors “# ADAMS & BLANCHARD Hinckley Block. 719 Second Avenue. High S proveveverererverrrrrrrrtrrres POSOOOO> OOOOH OOOOO® ADNUSIABLE vacant TABLES Take One on Tr’ Wish Stewart & Holmes Drug Company 627 FIRST ave MHPP>OPPOOEOOOOOe SOOOOOO> 1 if 5OO24 ODODE HSOADIORDOCS 13 $1.00 Foulards. yard CRONBURG, Aug. 9 | for the late Dowager Empress Fred erick was marked by beautiful sim | piletty. The ceremonies were made up of the reading of @ portion o burial service of the Church of Eng land, the Nineteenth Psalm, the Firs ‘The funeral, ranged by themeciver with a sheet { notepaper bearing th patures of Emperor Wii eat four ‘The o childiah vig am's young THE STRIKE = SITUATION 4 pe hildren antic wtilt ents th Ds can of siege sare are bivowuacked in the avairy pickets and mounte Epiatie to the Corinthians, and the | petrot the roads and @ large force pronouncing of the bemediotions | Sr detectives te In evidence The congregation rendered the re-! Count Yon Waldersce will arrive | PPonses here Saturday to report personally to One of the mont affecting tributes | the emperor, and tt ts exproted that ath of white heat gathered and a he will attend the service on Sun- day No New Developments in Local Machinists’ Matters ] t Mquor It was learned yesterday th wan being sold “on the quiet A Seattle's Metal Tr Star reporter visited th # Inet 8 been since ite In night and was informed, after ord pret: harm dah ering a drink, that he could not hay m Gastar, he INE nuahee rdered something | pando. gore pee = it unless he . A ham sandwich was called fo of war and the next step ard A Poor Horse Found in Filthy v» + rout be taken by, the employ Stable Fairly Eaten i a many drinks hen It was posible to purchass wanted, Te manages the om” & Warrant the Metal Trades om ing rigidly patroled Wr. fon Steffen, whe was arre charging him with selling liquor Alive. pickets. The essociation saya It Without © license. The, pavilion Fules forbid treating with strikers, jownere hold that they hay a r ——e and declare themselves no Ker | under the present order of things, (> masters of thelr own aly ‘ sell with meais. The sandwich, the ave no defections Claim take the pine ne a nately | One of the worst cases of criminal | ¢ strikers’ ranks, and though | Saptamenute th. the weamne neglect that haw come to the notice | 4) * are trying hard to oper . of Hamane Officer Ridgway, waa dis-|arc with non-union help, the work red yonterday. Several com-|rooma are practicnity deserted. The ~ plaints had to the p re-| Washington Iron vorks, most per they have the same right garding a certain horse in the atable| sistent of them all, has but a quarter will probably. be 4 of Charles Boyer in the alley between | cf ite ordinary force. Work at the + re th and Fighth avenues and | \ and Moran. works is pra ‘MRS. MEREDITH Ridgway to the t of thelr managements to » and in a filthy atable found the most | ¢ en revolting case that could be imag The extent of the Eastern advertis AND HER PLANS od. time ago the animal had | ing for men, ma y the Metal been kieke: 1) Trades’ assoc . # now practic “ ' the wound ly known to the union leaders, |‘ yer work date Seoretary Mitchell's t has bee pped f 173 papers in the East, Middle V and the South ern states and rent to the unton sec retary here. To the union secretar jes sending these have been return She Will Make Seattle Her Home and Educate Children Here to have it, and his wif to do with did what she cc o relieve the muffering beast. ( culare announcing the strike Stace the BeneMt” given: at the| cor Hideway, on arriving yesterday, | 0) OTe ene tme StrIls. | Grand Opera how veral nights took the horse, and after two hours ago to « funds for the educa- of work managed to free the anima BURNED Sin Pa Se ts Ss as eS A Money Saver on Call Trade Prices THE MASS MEETING All Unions and Friends at} Armory Tomorrow Night, not ¢ ake th steam Laundry | 1426-28 FOURTH AVE. Near Pike St. established 1890. A general mans meeting of all tt unions in this city has been called at the Armory tomorrow night. Prom inent speakers from labor and busi hess ranks will discuss the machir ll oo" BUY WINES RIGHT FROM THE WOOD... ‘ Proellent Port, Sherry, Muscatel, An a, from $1 a gallon up. 8 — BRUN Js ER Se co. 8 ANTON, 0. McKinley Telephone Main 2 : far concls ‘avin Had Wealthy Paren's It has b J iscovery that J ered was killed on thi thy Ca taking “CARRIED 1 BACK Green Lake Folk Didn't Like the Change of Station am AND CAFE Soe Marans | Block 1413 Second Avenus The citizens of Gre 20c-~. Angel Cake--20c _ tion of Dorothy and Tuan from thousante of faggots that Neg ep tbady wad never cn nat : children of the late Chief were cating him alive. The head of o tenaid inten of Radeon Saturday, August 10 Meredith, there haa been a great deal the poor animal and other parts were ; os sg che ren |] One day only. This cake is made from strictly fresh rarch Fon will be educated. Mrs. Meredith | Beyer will anawer for his criminal . across the street from the original d the best American Sugar. was visited by a Star reporter thin negligence te tice George VICTORIA, B. ¢ Aug, %—The| location Mr. Hillman considered — - morning, when she stated that her steamship Moana brings néws of the| the apot act the street a mor —— will remain in the Beattle burning of the immense department | convenient one The change was ‘2 , Mra. Meredith, nec nied by her destroyed, four employes burned to| 60 citizens Kot tome ether and, Nfting vik deakee' ahve ‘Dénehtebelbath dlllgals wok lied dead saaanieets children Ml soon take a trip eas Jouth and another killed by Jumping ft t er houlders, car 1 the ‘ane anew o. ~ - a ow malt r and visit the relatives of the tate death and another killed by Jumping | to thelr shoulders, carried thei] investors, capitalists and laborers, Quickest returns poss 6 rm nt home provingly 33, 34, 35 Starr- ttle her pe URGED ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 9.—The newspapers today unite in urethe th For Vessels Loaded at San Francisco for This Port. | government to effect a mpeedy set tlement with America in the tariff Seattle water front trades work matter In order to concentrate ail ers have taken their first step sup efforts upon « German tariff porting their striking brethren tn It is not generally known that all proceedings in the supreme court to on! Powt the validity of Council Ordir t No, 6508, relating to the abate which they say now appears in fan Francisco, In cas are loaded at that port by non-un men with goods consigned to ny vessels y also urge Russia to combine with America against Germany ance tle, local union men will refuse to|ment of the #moke nuisance, have handle either boat or Koods. This) been atonped. Huch Is the cane, 1 For Not Keeping Walk Clean may involve n strike of ail, local| ever, and prosecut an follow " Oren horemen and wail-|under its provisions Hi. F. Baker, manager of t I. X.| ors The bill was passed fb council L. Dairy, was this morning fined the | It is understood, however, that loe| Aug. 21, 189%. It provides that the conta of the rt for keeping a dirty | cal shippers, knowing Seattle to be| emission from any ch ok sidewalk in front of the dairy at 811) thoroughly organized In the shipping| atack of amoke Root Third avenue! trades, will not attempt to land mer-|or other subatanc sent idise from the southern port vantity to permit om an: PERSONAL MENTION. aailor nion last night! surta to the ap annoyar i firwt upporting the Ban|of any person or | is declare 1, of ¥ strikers, Actic a public nuisance, It further pr oust by an appeal from the fon that. the building inapector enty yurth a jue | Francisco union ndy hall * that the proper pre nm guth. Mien A for de on all new buildings to abate i remain in Be pee may be lon attic several weeki SMOKE NUISANCE |The Clty Ordinance Passed Two Years Ago Is Operative and Can Be Enforcod—The Penalty, JAMES G, GIVENS & (O., BROKERS, CHAS. 0. HOLCOMB OPTICIAN -@ Boyd Bldg. Seattle 919-018 Barke Mids., Cor, Hocond and Marion phot 200 KHAKI Conta, all sizes up to 38*breast Pants, all sises Up to 9 waist the ordinance, A fins of not mor KINI, 1009 Firat’ Avent than #100, to which may. t il eetieeindedictinmeeeetaaicniatin seed imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, Gpeoctacios and Eyeglasses aie hei pence The /) We h most al establishm: The first prosecution under th a erin L oor tes Yas 5 ‘ f rae gddnraciin the ox. g 00000000000 000000000006000000 000000 0000 ot eee ONLY ONE CENT -That’s the Price AY cot 25CTS A MONTH M gi Reduced ft new nicely made and nd SOME MORE CUT RATES For ten days we will sell our entire line of Purses at Cost . J. M. LYON & 00, Sacceasors to A. %. Landderg Booksellers and Stationers 207 PIKE STREET Opposite Maso Temple. PII III III IISA IASI III AISI Harverd DENTAL OFFICE Perrttitr errs T rere Terewereccrcs H 133136 SECOND AVENUE 8. W. cor, Union. Upstairs, next Leo's Business colleg Gold Crowns Full set of t Gold Fillings $1.00 less €x~ tracting when work is § ordered, Hours § to §; Sundays 9 to 4 = of temperature, such as we're getting now will likely set you and a sneeze soon becomes a cough if you let italone. A bottle of MITCHELL'S COUGH CURE Better than quinine—a good deak 50c a Bottle All patent me Bridge Work .. $4. 50 on Ot charge for py EE a sneezing, will save a doctor's bill ut rates, but Mitche sold at t patent. Pe yy Sha Telephone, M S. E. cor. Pike St. Second Ave, Preeeer tee ecnostocceosety ; Tailor-Made Suits From $5 to $35 Sold on Easy Payee Westberg 4 Childs 1312 Second Ave, Phone, White 931, PT et oa ahah an an ananal t HEATING FURNACES We make a spect: alty of heating furnaces, steam, hot water and hot air, We have a large order now em route from the factory and it includ+ the latest makes, templa If you con+ ate changing your present fure putting one in give us @ call and let us talk it over, We ale so inspect, clean and repair furnaces, ; GEO. H. WOODHOUSE (0. ___ 400 SECOND AVE. Yes Way Pharmacy Corner ler Way and Broadway PRESCRIPTIONS Dr. J. B. STEVENS, Pi Tel. Pink Wake pes