Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24
THE CASE OF FATHER BOYLE.
Another Appeal Made to His Friends for
Funds to Assist Him in Obtaining
New Trial-Letter From
the Priests Counsel.

EDITOR TRIBUNE.-In previous ISSUE
of your paper you kindly called publ,
attention to the case of Father Boyle
now under sentence of death in Raleigh
| N. c., and your notice was the means oi
bringing some substantial aid for his de
fense. may mention here that on the
day of your issue Mr.. Joseph Neuburgel
handed me his check for very respect
able amount to aid to defend Father
Boyle and several Protestant gentlemen
also contributed very literally. Since
then received from Col. 7. G. Fuller,
the leading counsel for Father Boyle,
the following letter:
RALEIGH, N. c., October 8, 1889.
JOHN ID. HAYES ESQ.,
DEAR SIR.-In sorrow and sadness have to
inform you that last night at 11.l5 o'clock the
jury returned a verdict of guilty against
Father Boyle, and he was sentenced to be
hanged on the 29th of November. We have
appealed to the Supreme Court, which is our
court of last resort and we think we have
some prospect of getting a new trial. 1 send
you by to-day's mail four newspapers which
together contain tolerably full and accurate
report of the evidence.
As feared we were compelled to take jury
from the country, not one man from the town
could we secure. The jury was composed of
plain honest citizens without an educated man
man among them; they were, as men in their
station here in North Carolina usually are,
imbued fully with the belief that the Catholic
Church and its priests are almost, if not COM
pletely, the sum of all villainies; and hence my
fears as foreshadowed in my last letter to you
have been realized.
Raleigh has a population of about thirteen
thousand, which is about one-ffth of the num-
ber of inhabitants of the county of Wake.
After the evidence was in at least five-sixths, /
should say, of the people of Raleigh became
convinced that the prisoner was not guilty
hence you will observe, from the report of the
proceedings last night, Father Boyle was sew
eral times loudly applauded by the great
throng which filled the court house. If we
succeed in getting new trial shall feel quite
confident that next time we can secure ver-
dict of acquittal. If we fail to get new trial,
l believe that the men and the women of
Raleigh will present such petition to the
Governor as will secure pardon, or at least Il
communication.
l assure you again that Father Boyles coun-
sci, without any abatement of zeal, will save
his life if it is possible to do So Sadly but sim
cerely, your friend, Il. C. FULLER
l have carefully read all the papers in
connection with this matter and am con-
vinced not only that Father Boyle is in
nocent of the offense charged, but that
he did not receive anything like a fair
trial. His counsel did all that men could
do; but with the terrible prejudice
against him and his creed fair trial
was impossible.
l desire to raise funds to defend him
and will gladly receive and transmit any
amount, small or large, contributed
The amounts SO far received by me were
forwarded and Father Boyle assures me
that every cent received was spent to
his advantage. Let Father Boyle's
friends now turn in and help. Those
not desirous of sending aid through me
can send send it to Col. T. G. Fuller,
counsellor-at-law, Raleigh, N. c.
JOHN D. HAYES.
Freeland, October 90.