The state chronicle., 1889-10-04
THE BOYLE CASE.
THE JURY EMPANELLED TO TRY
THIS NOTED CASE.

THE JURY EMPANELLED TO TRY
THIS NOTED CASE.
The Prisoner A Arraisned--The TIE stimOny
of Miss Geneva Whitaker, Her Sister.
and Others.
The readers of the CHRONICLE are famil-
lar with thc particulars of the arrest and
iInprisou ,neut OF j. J. Boyle, pastor Of the
Catholic church il Raleigh last May, upon
the charge Of rape. He was committed
to Jail, his counsel having waived an ex
animation, on the Monday following the
| Saturday when it is charged he committed
the crime. Since then he has been very
retceDt and neither he nor his counsel
| have made any statement us to the de-
| tense that would be made. In many re
| spects this is a singular case. He is the
first Catholic priest ever arraigned in
North Carolina FOR such crime. He>is a
young man of athletic build and had been
a resident of this State when he was sent
to jail less than SIX months. He was regard
ed here by the general public as genial,
socially inclined priest, 1t was alleged At
the time he was arrested that he had been
drinking for some time and that his con
| gregatiOn had made complaint Of his con-
duct.
Boyle has as counsel Messrs. Fuller q
Snow and Battle IL Mordecal.
Solicitor Argo announced that the State
was ready to prosecute the case. He is
assisted. by Armisted Jones, Esq, and
Devereaux 4 Wilder. Col. Fuller an
nounced that a subpoena had been is
sued by the defence for J. J. Reilly,
Il Catholic priest, now of CASTOR county;
but it was ascertained that Father Reilly
was under treatment in an insane asylum
in Maryland, and it was probable that his
attendance on the case could not be pro
cured. With this statement he announced
that the defence was ready for the case.
How Boyle Looked.
On Wednesday morning the trial began.
The court room was filed with spectators,
most of whom were white men. Boyle is
not perceptibly changed by his imprison-
ment, aud looks strong and robust though
not so flOrid as when jailed. He does not
look depressed or sorrowful, but bears
himself as if it were any ordinary serious
occasion in his life. He is calm and com
posed. A smile passed over his face when
he was told to stand up and hear his
rights in the matter of challenging jurors
But this smile vanished and a serious,
thoughtful look came into his face when
the clerk announced that the jurors sworn
,, would pass upon his life or death.
: The Jury Empanelicd.
! The regular panel of the court was first
+ drawn upon. From this two jurors, Geo
Mitcheuer and V. a. Smith were taken
The special venre OF 100 was then draw
upon. The Jury was obtained and
the following are the twelve men who
are charged with the awful responsibility
ot passing upon whether Boyle Is guilty
: or mot guilty.
= Anderson Belts.
1 W. E. Kelly.
f T. J. Minis
@ J. NJ. Estes.
J. 4 Rollins.
e w H. Peoples.
# J d Martin.
II. l.. Norris.
a CASTOR W Rhodes.
; H. b. Pool.
o ". II. Smith.
i Geo Mitchener
= The prisoner plead not guilty. P Il
e Johns was sworn as special officer to TAX
r charge of the jury and allow none of then
&c to speak to anybody except by special per
l. mission of the Judge.
is Miss Whitaker on the stand.
Miss Geneva T. Whitaker was the frs
witness to take the stand. She said:
was seventeen years Old on the oth of las
May. | am member OF the CathOll
Church. | know the prisoner Rev. J. j
BOYLE He was the assistant of Fathe
, Catholic Church here as Father Riley wa
l. too feeble to attend TO the duties. H
u came here about Christmas. | am the on
p on whom the outrage was committed.
:" occurred at the rectory one square frOr
- the capitol. 1t Oh May 11th- / Wen
ol up to the church about , O'Clock Saturda
= evening. | was accompanied by Mis-
\. Alice Upchurch. We went TO dress th
y organ Charley Young, colored, was |
~ the yard watering the flowers. We aske
{ him to bring some water into the chuTc
'i to put some flowers IN. We then went int
le the church and began to fix the .orga1
Boyle was not in town then. He was
le New Berne Charley Young then cam
d into the church and told Us the reason
Il didn't get the water Vas because he ha
L to 60 to the pOstohice | asked aim Whe
would Father Boyle come oack and h
said Oh the O'Clock train. | wanted t
know so as TO fnd out whether thel
would be Mass. Il was then about 4 81
n l proposed that We hurry and get ever.
no thing ready before he got back. We wel
u into the dining room to carry in sou
W water and found Charley Young ther
be While we We're talking Father Boyle can
=, 70 the door. He had already arrived
- the house but We didn't know it. He sa
~ good evening and shook hands. | aske
him something about the linen for the a
o tar. We then came back into the chape
i Charley Young came III and said th
ta Father Boyle had note for me al
,ro wanted to me in the sitting room.
or asked if it was me he wanted to see, ar
.ly he said yes. The sitting room was
~, stairs. | told Alice that | would be ba(
vs. in a minute and went up to the door al
IN asked for the note. He said come and &
~ it. He was across the room at the burea
~ | went in and asked for the note, and
said, take a seat and wait minute.
had paper in his hand. When ! we
to sit down he took me by the arms al
pulled me in his lap. | told him to
me go; that that was no way for a prize
he to do He asked me whose business
I'll was if a priest chose to love = girl al
of marry her. | tried to get away aud
ol pulled me over and kissed me. He wouldI
of let me get up He got up himself, to-
est me by the waist and threw ma on t
ed floor. | screamed and he told me if
1e spoke another word he would shoot N
nd and put his hand in the drawesi as if
ith take pistol out. lie then said, they a
stirred up down stairs, and let me up b
he held me by the arm. He then walked
vas the door leading me by the arm. ask
nd him to play on the organ which was ne
Der the door. | wanted to get him to do tt
A.. so | could escape He wouldn't DO 1t b
in told NE to play. l asked him to let me