Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-28
TRIAL FOR MANUFACTURER.
Commonwealth as. E9pard BoDle

commonwealth as. EdlCgTd BOYIe.
The defendant in this case is indicted for the
crime of mansiaughter, in the killing ofbis wife.
Isabella R. Boyle, at Leicester, on the night of
the 18th of January last. He was arrested i'm
mediately after the alleged commission OF the of.
fence, and Indictment was found against him
at the January term of the court. The case was
commenced this morning and continued through
the day, without getting through with the testi-
mouy on the part of the Government. The wit
nesses being numerous, and many Of the facts
being repeated by two more of them, we make
the following abstract of the evidence so far as it
is in.
1t appears that Boyle is a boot treer, and occu.
pied asmall tenement in house near the ola
smith factory SO called His family consisted
OF himself, wife, and one small child four or five
years old On the night Of January Is, he gave
party at the residence ofDayid Becker, who &C.
cupied part OF the old factory building, afore-
said. He gave it there, for the alleged reason.
that he had not room sufficiently large at his
own house. The distance from Becker's to Boyle's
is 50 rods. The party consisted of twenty one
persons male and female, including Boyle and
wife The child was also with them. Bowie pro.
cured gallon of whskey for the occasion. ana
two gallons OF cider was furnished bvanother
person Whiskey and cider were drank by sew.
eral individuals Of the party, but there was no
positive evidence of any intoxication resuhino
thererom. The dance continued till past q
o'clock, without the occurrence of anv nnnless.
ant incident. The night. was dark and rainy.
The road was covered with ice in some places in
Others it was muddy, and there was some snow
on the ground.
A little before twelve o'clock, Boyle told his
vile II was time to go home, and asked her TO On
with him She declined going, at that time. He
then took the child, wrapped it in Mrs. Bovla,s
shawl and carried it home, and after fifteen or
twenty minutes absence, returned after a lamn.
leaving the child at home. He then started for
home again, with his wife, who was apparen,,v
we'll After going short distance from the don,
Mrs Boyle slipped down. Boyle said nGet nm,
Bell" She got up, and they passed on. After
ten or fifteen minutes absence, BOYLE returned
again to Becker's saying his wife had fallen down
again. and he could not get her home, and asked
Becker TO 30 and help get her home, which he did
Ahey iounu her lying by the roadside, about half
way to Boyle's, in state of insensibiity, and un.
able TO speak or walk. Becker and Bowie ca,risd
her to Boyle's house, and found her face bloodv
her lips swollen, and the upper part of her dress
saturated with blood. She was laid upon the
floor Of the kitchen, and her face washed. the onv
signs Of remaining life being breathing and
moaning They removed her shoes and mart Of
her dress, and laid her upon the bed, and then
Becker left aud went home.
The next morning, as Boyle states, Mrs. Boyls
was found lying dead upon. the fioor, beside her
bed Physicians (Drs. Flint, MutdocE, and Dae.
soiO we're called, md, upon examination. fourd
her lower jaw, on the lett eide, broken near ia
posierior angle, and also near the chin. .evero
bfuise on the left side Of the face and head coy.
ering space Of three or four inches in diams,or
the cartilage Of the nose broken from the bopy
part two cuts over the right eye, Of one and ons