The state chronicle., 1889-10-04

CnarIeS OuDg Oh the steps. / "cLi out !
on Mcdowell street. When ! got home my
father Was the first person | saw but he
was not in speaking distance. / first spoke
to my sister Effie. l told my sister about
it. l had only been home about FIVE minu-
tes when | told her about it. There were
several bruises on me. I had no idea
what Father Boyle intended to do. d.d
not consent. | did not know whether he
was drunk or not. | was so frightened /
did not think much about it. & map Of
the church and parsonage was produced
in court and was explained by Miss
Whitaker. Ny sister told my father about
it. Father Boyle had not made any ai
vances to me prior to this time, except
that he had kissed me on Tuesday before
that. Katie Dubois and had gone there
after flowers. lie told Us that we could
have them whenever we wanted them.
While we were there | asked him for his
F.; picture. I knew that other members oi
| his congregation had his picture. lie
| asked me what | wanted with his picture
and l told him I wanted it because the
others had one. He said very we'll, and
called me up stairs to get it. | went up and
he told me had found one. He said that
Miss Kate Riley was gone and he ard
Father Riley had to keep house. and
asked me if l wouldn't like to keep house
| for him. laughed and said | didn'. know
how, and asked him when he was going
away. He said he was going to New
York soon, and asked ne if | wouldn't
like to 60. / told him yes, but l couldn't
leave nay father to go. 1t was then that
he took me in his lap and kissed me.
thought nothing improper and deemed it
an honor for the priest to like me.
Miss w hitaker Cross-Examined.
Col Fuller then took the witness ou
oss-examin nation. Miss Upchurch and
got to the Parsonage about oc"ck. We
saw Charley Young and another coiored
man in the front yard. We remained
there about ten minutes. Then We went
into the church and asked Charley Young
to get Us some water. We went into the
back yard and got the water ourselves
don't remember whether | saw any other
colored person or not. Father Riley Was
in his room sick. His room was under
the room of Father Boyle. i did not
know when Father Boyle came in. v hen
| first saw him he came out of Father
kiley's bed room. When he came to the
door he shook hands with Ine bat did rot
shake hands with Alice. Father Boyle
and I were not together more than five
minutes. l went back iuto the chapel.
Then Charley Young came III. Alice Up
church was with me Charley Young says:
Miss Whitaker, Father boyle has a note
for you and wants to see you III The sit
ting room. told Alice I would not be
gone a second and would come bach as
quick as | could. l wenr up and asked
, him for the note. | resisted Nnen he
, pulled me down in bis lap. | made 50
much fuss thai he had TO let NE get mp.
He was kissing me when l was il his lap.
He did not hold ne IL hla lap over five
minutes. He then threw ne down and
kept on kissing me. dom lno" how
long he held no Gown. called ceip as
LOUD a. couiG I've or sA tines.
lie said if / called a-aln he would shoot
me. ] was not IL The room more than five
minutes before l began screaming. | first
asked him TO play on the organ and then
| asked him to let ne go into the othel
room and see the statue. | did not see
any pistol VIXEN be shut the door l did
not scream any more as | was afraid he
e would kill me. He dragged me and threw
\ me down. | was across the room from
: the bureau. | struggled and he told me
| if | did not stop my fuss | had better
(We cannot print what followeD-
l I After the occurreuce went into the 9th
! er room and brushed nay hair. Did no
y wet it but it was wet with pcrsrira1i3n
{ When I went down stairs I found Mis-.
: Katie Dubois on the steps and Charlie
{ chapel and got my scissors and then W,
D cane out into Mcdowell street and wen
home. We found Miss Alice Cpchurch OF
9 the way at Mrs. Bretch's. | did not sa,
anything to them about it. | don't re
Ii Ii member what Katie Dubois said to me.
- was 50 excited do not remember. | dom
) know whether she said that Alice Up
% church SAID | had been up there an hour o
{ not. | Was net laughing while going HON
!, i with Alice UpchuIcl. No, did not tel
u them that ! had been laughing at WLa
II Father Boyle mad said No. l cid lot go +
. the window aud cali ''heigho' AT any one
l. | told Katie Du EUi- about sitting u th
n priests lap on The Tuesday before. Itot
le her that felt highly honoreG and that h
le was verv nice told her Lot 70 tell it an
a that | wanted 10 be the first one to tell il
- | vas sitting III his lap about lea. minutes
'e He had his hand 81 my shoulder.
~ When We We're going home SatUrda
ce evening | told Alice not to tel! her mothe
u how long had been up stairs with Fathe
y Boyle. When | got home III. sister notice
- that | looked pale ssad asked M y, Cat VA
le the matter. told her that TIE priest Ii +.
C. ruined me. The first time my father au
lo mother heard me te! aborI the circuu
-, ~ stance was Saturday night abo4t i
~ N, O'Clock when the lsWJ ers came.
"a Col Argo again took the witness. s.
y SalQ: My sister was the first one to T.
i. my father Of wi. tt had ., II, ed. Soe tol
a. him the priest had ruined me.
~ 1t was a terrible ordeal, 10 b IN tue e2
animation and the cross examination fl
III the young girl but she bore herself vel
y considering the circumstances and ht
evident embarrassment. She testified tn;
i> she was seventeen. she Is IA tlnlld lOokln
e' girl, undeveloped and delicate lookin:
~ ~ and does not appear to be over fftee
Io years old.
~ Neither her bearing nor her eviden,
II. gave color to the statement that she col
iu sented TO Boyle. The facts do.Qot indica
{. it and We think it is in keeping vii
.. Boyle's character and base deed to SEE
/, acquittai by so infamous defence.
he Miss Ellie Whitaker Examined.
1t The first witness called Na1 Miss Ell
Ok v Whitaker, a sister Of Miss Geneva WHIT
he ker. She said am % years old. On Il
l 11th of May my sister went to the Chure
e, of the Sacred Heart about 3 ocleck to Dire
to the organ. Iknow that Alice Upcllur,
re went with her. My sister came back hon
at about fifteen minutes to 7. | saw her
to soon as she came III. When she saw n
ed she said: Sister, Alice Upchurch SAID
ar stayed in Father Boyie's room a long tim
lis | asked what she went there +. She 1
ut piled that Charles Young told me the prie
go had a note for me. I asked where the no