The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1883-11-29
TALE OF TWO CITIES.
Progress OF the "Vlgilsnte" Trial In Port
land.


land.
Lines down" has prevented Us from
getting any word of the trial, and the
following is collated from the Portland
papers.
The case was called in the United States
District Court before Judge Deady, last
Tuesday. About seventy spectators were
resent. The jury consisted of B. Z. NJ.
tinch, H. C. Ringo, A. NJ. Shibbey. Seba
Norton, w. w. Culver, NJ. Cunningham.
Hugh Heron. A. Andrews. j. ID. Arthurs.
Geo. w. Houch. Cass Gibbon and j. B.
Harris. For BOYLE the counsel were
Messrs. johnson. Farmer. Bybee, and for
the defendant. Messls. Williams, NAL
lory, Hill and Winton.
BOYLE testified that in Astoria he was
working in a saloon. After the fire he
was notified TO leave town, but failed TO
90. He was arrested and lodged in j0il,
where he was visited by the vigilantes.
They took him 10 their committee room.
handcuffed and blindfolded him, put a
stick gag in his mouth and marched him
up hill. They gave him his choice of
leaving town or receiving twenty-five
Iashes on his bare back. He refused to
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parents and asked him the address of
his parents. They then ordered him to
halt, took off the handouts and warned
him that if he attempted To move they
would kill him. They then gave him
TWENTY-FIVE lashes on the back.
On cross-examination he testified that
when he was in SOcOTO, New Mexico,
party of yigiiantes ordered him out of
town, and he declined TO 90, when he was
allowed to remain unTnoleSted. he told
this circumstance 10 the Astoria yigi-
lantes, but not to intimate that they
could not drive him out. While drunk
one night he accidentally discharged "A
pistol in Russian Bob's' saloon. He
had played poker and faro. and was about
gambling houses good deal. but denied
trying to open a gambling-house about
Astoria. He was known as John Jones,
because when some strangers asked him
his name he thought IL was none of their
business. and replied Jones" He had
never told anybody that he was a bad
man. He had dispute, but no fight,
with Russian Bob, about a woman.
Witness could not positively identity the
man who had handcuffcd him. He left
Canada in 1873; went back, and left
again in 1882 for Arizona, where he had
been before. On the second visit he re-
manned about eight months. He got ac-
quainted with a good many cowboys
there; did not claim TO be an expert shot.
and had never made that claim IN Asto-
ria; had been accustomed TO carrying a
pistol; never had any trouble with the
Arizona cowboys. In Astoria he had
worked for three days tending bar, but
during the balance of his residence there
was spending money he had brought
there; had never voted in this country;
he had a room in the Parker house in As
toria and slept there sometime at night;
he was in the saloons of ''Swilltovn," and
occasionally played cards there. On re-
direct examination he stated that he
knew a man in Astoria called Arizona
Jack" but he&the witness) was not that
man. 1t was customary for saloOn-keep-
ers to keep a six-shOoteF or some other
weapon under the bar. and when he was
tending bar he kept one for use III case
anyone attempted to modest him.
In the afternoon 10. Suprenant testifi-
ed that he was present at the citizens
committee meeting when Boyle was eX-
amined. About six members of the COM
mittee left on special business during the
meeting. Witness went on the hill
where Boyle was whipped, and there
were thirty-five or forty other citizens.
There was one light in the party. Wit
ness did not know whether the vigilantes
were armed or not. Arriving at the hill,
there was some talk among the COM
mittee about soaring Boyle with the idea
that he was 10 be hanged. There was
some talk of a rope. he was asked if he
would prefer 10 be dashed or hanged, and
he replied that he didn't want To be
hanged. He was asked IL he had any let
ter or trinkets he wished to send to his
mother. He asked that his parents re
ceiye no information that he was hanged.
After he was whipped lac was made TO
kneel and swear that he would attempt
to iniure no one present, and that he
would leave Astoria, never To return.
The night was very dark, with no moon.
The whip ing, twenty-five lashes, was
done by Capt. johnson, with a cato
nine-tails. Some of the blows were light
and others heavy. BOYLE was bare to the
waist. Capt. johnson was selected TO do
| the whipping because he was a seaman
and supposed 10 be able to do the work
in good shape. Witness was acting as
special policeman while the committee
was in session. He heard Boyle say be-
fore the committee that he was gam
bier by profession. Many of Johnson's
blows struck Boyle below the belt, where
he was protected by his clothing The
committee was composed of about 200 OF
the best citizens of the town-merchants
| and business men.
| An evening session of the court was
held, during which the testimony of q
large number of witnesses in behalf of the
defense was taken. At $3.50 the defense
rested and the plaintiff commenced in,
PRODUCING testimony IN rebuttaL