Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
A STRANGE STORY
Told BY, q Visitor st q Shssirs
Once ll BroekIya.
4 SCHOOL Bors DISAPPEARANCE.
A Woman Who Believes Her Missing Son
Was Hung for .""hollis kagui's'
Murderer Seeks to estalish
His Identity.

BRooKLrS, June ci.-A neatly dressed
woman about nfty years old, visited The
sherifrs Office yesterday afternoon. She
was atttired in light summer clothing aud
appeared to be well TO do Ia the world.
Her manner was that OF woman Of soms
refinement. when asked what her busi.
ness was she replied that she wantsdto ~
Sheriff Dsggett
"Mr. Daesett 10 not Sheriff any lonsar,"
said the official. "You viii find his onics
ON the corner Of Montague street and
Court, II you want 10 - hin personally
"No," said the woman, 10 low voice, .!
want g zee Tie he shsnG n. xaoeys, o Ssslis ss y
"Do you wish to zee him personally, or
will you state the
Hatsrs sf Ysur D1so0ss,
as the Sheriff 10 not in just now, }" said the
attache.
The visitors voice sank almost to whis.
per - she replied: II have oome 70 get
some information about son Of mine Who
believe was hanged, and am told that
the Sheriff can give ID 70 me-"
1t cannot do me any harm to hear the
whole truth now. j have believed for
| long time that my son forfeited his life on
| could summon up courage enough 70 Set oil
doubt at rest concerning his fate.'
From her accent the woman was evt-
IDENTIFY native Of Ireland, and
Her Eyes piled Wtsh Tears
as she finished the last sentence. The ut.
tache OF the Sherifrs oilice. taken very
much by surprise at the nstsre OF her or.
rand. asked her II she knew whether her
son was hung in Brooklyn. She replied,
sadly:
NO, sir, l believe he WAS hung 10 Pitts
burgh. He Was going TO public school in
this city . good many years ego, and had
almost completed his studies. Ons day he
came home at the usual hour. ! wAs out
thrown on the table. From that day 70
this have never seen my child. had
some reason 10 believe that he went 70 the
coal fields Of PennsylvAnia. heard that
among the Molly Maguires OF that section,
who were tried and executed In PlttsburKh,
was one Thomas Boyle. That was ny sons
name, and understand that the man who
was hung for . Molly Mcguire murder
would have been inst about his age. IL
| il was my son want to know Il. 10 wou'd
he a relief TO my mind even TO know that
he was dead. A mothers suspense - TO
the fate OF child can only be understood
by one who 10 mother herself. It 10
A Dre eadruI Load - beas."
The attache OF the Sherifrs oaice assured
| the visitor that oil the Mollie Mcguire
murderers were hung In the vicinity oil
Mauch Chunk, Pa, but In this he Wa
| mistaken. Inquiries by . reporter oil the
| Times developed the fact that some Of
| them were executed In Pittsburgh. Mrs.
BOYLE said in closing the interview:
az wish very much that you would
/ ~ Oh sviT ~ Nha panfa.
| sylyania county In which Pittsburgh IN 10.
| Gated, and try and find out some definite
| information for me as TO the antecedenA
| OF the Thomas Boyle who was hung In
| that city. feel that he was my son, and
| have been told that the Sheriff OF this
| county can easily get all the information
| need Us q matter Of official courtesy
| The OnsciaI
| then introduced the woman 10 Under Sher.
| III Hodg kinson, vi no. after hearing the fActs
| OF the case said he would write 10 Penn.
| sylvsnia and procure II possible, all ths
| information needed to establish the iden-
tity Of the Thomas Boyle hung In l1tts.
burgh. He requested Mrs Boyle TO call st
| the Sherifrs office In about Q week, BY
which time he would probably have IN an
syer from the authorities OF Pittsburgh.
| She promised TO call, and left the Court
| House. II will be seen from her coDverss-
tiOn That she - woman OF hDOVe tne ever-
| age intelligence. She left the impression
| at the Sherifis Office that she was
A Residsst 81 Thss Ctsy.
but as she showed no disposition 10 give
| her residence or other Information con-
cerning herself than that furnished In the
above interview, the officials were delicate
about questioning her more closely. Con-
| sideTing all the circumstances OF the caso
she did no. appear 70 he very much atiiict.
| ed, but then she told the under Sheriff that
she hsd long suspected that her son was
| hung, and time has, po doubt, helped 70
assUage her grief as many years have pass.
ed since his disappearance from Brooklyn.
| She evinced stern determination. how
ever. to ascertain definitely whether her
| suspicious are correct. There appears 10 bs
| moie in the case than the meagre particu.
| lars az 10 the probable connection OF
| Thomss Boyle with the outlaws OF tho
| Pennsy lvaNia coal region given In the con.
| yefsatIOn above quoted would indicate.
| Tbet st all event. IL the opinion OF officials.
Thomas Boyle, Molly Magnirs," wAs
| hong =, Pottsyillc, Scbuylkill county, Pc.
ar.d by addressing the Sheriff OF that coun.
ty the lady msy gain the desired infofms-
| tlon-Id