The state chronicle., 1889-10-18
THE BOYLE CASE.


Progressive Farmer thinks that il Vas cor
rect, and says:
The Progressive Farmer, as its readers
know. has had little to say IN regard to
this terrible affair. Since the commission
OF the crime, the offender has been ID the
hands of the law. He had fair trial be-
fore a Jury Of good citizens and has been
convicted and condemned to death. Much |
| of the testimony was published, much OF
it imperfectly, and much omitted. Many |
| of the strongest points against the prisoner |
were not and could not be published.
We see it stated by some OF our state |
contemporaries that since the trial, there |
is quite diversity of opinion among the
good people of our city, as TO the correct
| ness of the verdict We confess that we
have not heard it, nor do we believe that |
there would be any great diversity OF
opinion among Intelligent men anywhere,
| if they could have heard even and only, |
the story of the prisoner himself, IN all It's
! details SO far as We are Informed the
sentiment of the community Is, that the
verdict of the jury was in accordance with
the facts brought out by the testimony
and was fully warranted and sustained by
them.
The Goldsboro Headlight thinks the
verdict a righteous one and so does the
Wilson Mirror, the Greenvllle Reflector,
the Elizabeth City Economist, and other
papers. Webster's Weekly holds the same
opinion and says:
The Weekly cordially approves the YER
diet of the jury in the Boyle case Or.
Hines testimony rendered II impossible
for the jury to have rendered any o'hes
verdict. If it be true that Boyle outraged
Nc 6earh was TOO good for
him, and if it be true that he used his
official position as a priest to undermine
the Young ladys hold on virtue and thus
secured her ruin, he should be hung on
general principles. We hope the Supreme
Court will not be able to find any errors
} in the case, and that if an effort IS made
| to secure his pardon or the commutatlon
Of his sentence that Governor FoWie Siil
not Weld to such a demand We congrat-
ulate the people of Raleigh on the fact
5 that they did not lynch Boyle " hen the
CRIME was commits ed and that their con-
servatism and love Of law and order has
been rewarded by prompt verdict Of
guilty.
The Economist says:
Boyle was servant of the Devil, serving
I him in the livery Of holiness. He stood
E before that audience, perjurer, an apos-
r tate falsitier in religion, an outrageous
assailant of female virtue, conscious of
his crimes, composed. stolid, defiant He
. was sustained by his father, the Devil,
R who to his children metes out the wages
) Of infamy and he was applauded when
he spoke and smiled and bowed when he
was done, and shaked hands thankfully
; with his counsel and bowed condescend
d ingly and patronizingly to the Court.
e Surely. there must be some chosen curse
stored in the armory of heaven, some
: "hdden thunder, red with uncommon
= wrath" to blast this human demon.
The Greenville Reflector says:
ANY man who will steal money from a
church and spend it in houses Of prostitu-
i ton, or play cards with negro wenches il
% iail would not hesitate to rob a defence
, less girl of her virtue upon the slightest
. opportunity. Boyle deserves severe pun
) lshment.
q The Greensboro North State agrees
E. with the News and Observer, and says:
! Those who have read the testimon,
le carefully are Of opinion that Boyle va
IL not guilty as charged in the indictment
,e There was no evidence of rape or an as
- sault with intent to commit rape. Tn
case has all the appearance of seduction
as and no higher grade of crime
There can be no palliation or excuse TO
Boyle He is the victim of lustful pas
N sion, and seems willing to submit to pun
- ishment
> Popular sentiment evidently swaye
~ the jury. The majesty Of the law is al
ne ways the same and when it is Inisapplie
it. to state of facts it simply demoralize
NJ the people. There is shock and conse
- quent disgust with the jury system.
ve The statesville Landmark seems to il
Of sonable doubt, and says:
st The present state of public opinion 9
Raleigh with reference to the Boyle cas-
~ proves the wisdom of people waiting
Die hear both sides instead of proceeding /
execute summary punishment upon PEI
sons charged with crime. On the street
here this week it is said that Judge Arm
field thinks there is a "reasOnable doubt
in the prisoners favor.
no We have not watched the papers car,
on fully to note their opinions. The most {
ha them have published the result withol
comment.
nd The New York Saturday Globe is yer
os- much excited about BOYLE's conviction an
TO makes the false charge that he was col
inf victed because ne vas a Roman Cathol
priest. There is not the shadow of four
ri dation for such a statement. If BOYI
to had been Baptist or Methodist preacl
,oa er he would have been convicted. II
to Wilmington Messenger which replies
no the SANDER of the Globe, truly says th
'tNorth Carolina justice is rarely vindic
is i've or murderous. 1t Is more apt to
ass favorable TO the criminal. Because
an this, red handed murderers escape the
he doom every year" We have not see
TO the Globe. The following is the quot
ate ton made by the Messenger
''In the choice of the jury it turns OF
sed that the entire panel was made up
farmers, all Of whom are said to ha'
~ been members of a single Protestant q
lot nomination, and that, too, one in whit
ich the pre- judice against the Catholic churt
the is SO strong as to amount almost TO CO.
frmed bigotry.
90 ''Whatever may be the facts in Il
case and upon these there is no speci
} divergence of opinion The spectacle of
the man being convicted of crime and Sc
fenced to death upon the unsupporte
evidence Of only one person will scarce
commend itself to justice in this day ar
er! age of the world. Here was case
which the testimony of two persons, bo
interested parties, was in direct conf1c