Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-23
FATHER BOYLE's CASE.
The Supreme Court Grants Him New
Trial-An Appeal to the Public
for Funds to Assist Him.

EDITOR FREELAND TRIBUNE.-I re-
ceived a despatch from Father Boyle
now in Raleigh N. G. Jail that the
Supreme Court had granted him new
trial. Col. T. C. Fuller, one of his coun-
sci, sent me copy of the opinion deliv-
cred by the Supreme Court in reversing
the Judgment of the lower court and
from it / am satisfied, not only that he
did not get fair and impartial trial in
the first instance, but that he is innocent
of the offence with which he stands
charged. Col. Fuller and his colleagues
feel confident that the result of new
trial will be an acquital. He says, that,
confident as he is of Father Boyle's in
nocence, he will continue along with the
other lawyers associated with him to
work with unabated zeal for the cause
of man unjustly accused.
Since l began to collect for Father
Boyle's defence / received about one
hundred and forty dollars IA small
amount to collect in the neighborhood
of mans birth and where his friends
are more numerous than the dollars col
lected) | sent to Col. Fuller in all two
hundred dollars, and Father Boyle in
forms me that all the money sent was
placed to his credit SO that he might
have proper food etc. while confined,
and not single cent did the "hungry
lawyers" keep.
The new trial of Father Boyle will
take place early in March when his
counsel expect that with proper means
at hand he will be acquitted, and l ask
every person, friend or acquaintance OF
Father Boyle, or strangers who believe
in a fair trial to persons accused of crime
A. 1af4 L.,
from which he might expect help are
closed to him, and it is only to his friends
and the public he can now look. have
prepared the following circular letter
which l intend to mail to one or two
persons in each town in the neighbor-
hood. If any place should be over
looked, / will feel thankful to any per-
son calling my attention to the same.
JOHN d. HAYES.
FREELAND, Pa, January 20, 1890.
DEAR SIR:-Will you kindly aid in
raising fund for the defence of Father
J. ]. Boyle now in prison at Raleigh N.
G. He was sentenced to be hanged, but
on review of his case by the Supreme
Court the verdict and sentence were set
aside because the charge of the judge
was not fair and impartial, and the evi-
dence did not warrant the verdict. In
other words, he did not get fair trial,
and was found guilty without proof of
guilt. His counsel are satisfied that on
a new trial he will be acquitted.
ask you, as lover of fair play and
Justice, to take some friend of yours with
you and canvass your town for subscrip
tions for this fund and send them to me
or to Col. T. C. Fuller, Counsellor-at-lawj
Raleigh, n c., and they will be applied
to his use and benefit. The money re-
ceived by me before was not all received
from men of Father Boyles faith Oh
nationality, DR.. III. NJ. Neale of Upper
Lehigh, Jos. Neuburger of Freeland, w
A. Evans and AS. Monroe of Hazleton
G. L. Halsey Esq. of White Haven, as
well as many others contributed liber
ally. Wont you try and do your share
God only knows who may need aid
next. Cardinal Wiseman said "Charity
is not moth nor rust; but holy aims are
like the dew of Heaven, moisture
stolen from the fields by day, repaid
with silent usury at night"
JOHN d. HAYES.