The sun., 1888-11-18
THE LILLE HOYLE MYSTERY
CoWIE AND MoUhID DIsCEAR6ED
ON THEIR OWN RECOGNISiEUEs.

3D.
The District Attorney Rernsedto mol. Proc.
the Caso-Meoueid for the First Tfne
Makes a.stntement for Publication. -
WORCESTER, Nov. 17.-In the Supreme
Court to-day Dixon r. Cowie and Thomas d.
Mcouaid were brought mp, and the District At
torney moved that they be discharged on their
own recognizance. This motion was vigorous
ly opposed by John r. Tbayer, counsellor the
prisoners. who argued that great injuatice
had been done the prisoners, and the least this
great Government could do to undo that great
wrong was to mol. pros. the Indictment and
allow them to step out into the world again
without an indictment for murder hanging
over them! The counsel added: f .
"In this connection II is the desire Of my oil
ent tMcQuaid) to refute what has been said In
the press OF the intimacy existing between this
girl and him, and wish TO say at this time. the
first time where we could be heard, that there
is absolutely no evidence OF intimacy between
the two. There is no evidence that they ever
were alone together. There is no evidence that
they ever were In room alone for moment
or that they ever walked q rod OF ground alone
together. 1t has been said in the press that
money has been used freely to bribe and tam
per with the witnessed. l. have seen. every
witness OF the Government. and there is no
evidence that a single one OF them or any one
else has been approached by my client or his
friends. either directly or indirectly. When the
case came on In October 1t was stated that
there was an absent witness, and the case was
continued 1t does not seem to mo that any
absent witness can make these stories true. IT
docs seem to mo that this great Government
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mol 7prossed. and thon these men. whothnve
suffered these great wr9nEs. can go out out into M
tas tasntsa sSrn tie f %ss with Tie ast
dictment for murder hangs over their heads" !" "
wouid ssrsr bo ansraeioSs i would be III generous
and 1t would be unjust on the part OF the Gov
Seevsd IN tho 81 the
But acting under the instrpetiGn ana m ior the
Mr 5us,ce si Knowlton said the Court must
these sea men 6 have been dealt with Justly and as
they do not object to the motion # is allowed 10
eRa q on lis ha
term during hs his Eor r. rst
time consented to an interview. and made this
statement for publication:
action in the matter. lie must have, known
that the evidence Of Alice Hoyle was false. be-
cause he also had the evidence OF DR.. Brown.
to the story Of Alice Hoye. and still he accepted
her story rather than theirs. person who Is
u
that for $4,000 she would not tell what she saw
on the night OF Sent. !. No. and l think that
tof TO- because ss she s would be telling on herself
firmly believe she knows more about tho death
OF this girl than any one else In Webster II is
It tits IS not generally known that or the night
alice RsSy but ss such IS the yss vi' II IS
known, perhaps, that about week and
half my arrest II ssr ssfs hs
nesses On Saturday. April al, Alice accused Q
iAH Of Lille. D and on on % the following Monday that
person visited Alice at the house of her uncle
Ahdrew and e9mneed 1er TO rear4ct ~ he st2ry 2Hy
at Andrew Hoyleas N s. with Alice and d on w the fel-
frienis Hs % have spoken e. there is but one that
with the affair. and she is the one who says i
she would not tell for 5000, what she, eaw !
ea Rh shs S s rRross ne h
forts of my friends evidence has been Obtained |
that would make i M sorry d4N ~, for I her did This
Ee aoye ESssl herebg sans iGeG
mental me- 10 my e6arocter deserves the heartest
puplic conformation. and now. though recoE-
ss as %asr IN
alone % g. moment with The sirl who Is now dead.
and have never been guilty Of the slightest |
impropriety either in word or act with her.
Indeed" continued McQuaid. Il am thank |
Kindness shown me- have been treated with |
the greatest consideration by all. and the CON
seriousness thar my friends and the public in |
general did not believe the stories published ,
was what enabled me to bear with at least toll |
cradle fortitude this most unjust and unde-
served imprisonment"
Spenking OF statements made in the New |
York papers the day following his arrest. Nc
Quaid said he could only account for the state |
ments credited TO Inspector Byrnes by believ
ing that they were. manufactured BY the news.
onicial credited him with SAYING.
Cowie refused to discuss the case. Both men |
left for Webster o-night.