The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-04-03
BOYLE ACQUITTED.
j. j. Boyle, the ex-Priest, OF Raleigh,
is Acquitted After Having been
Found Guilty at the First Trial.

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Our readers are familiar with the case
of J. J. Boyle, the ex-Catholic Priest,
of Raleigh, how he was charged with
having committed a heinOus crime
upon the person of young girl. organ
list of his church, trial and conviction.
&c. He appealed to the Supreme
Court which granted him new trial.
The case came up in Wake county Su-
perior court at Raleigh, Judge McRae
presiding, last week, and came to an
end at a late hour Saturday night, re-
sulting in a verdict of mot guilty"
From the State Chronicle we extaact
the following:
In his charge to the jury the Judge
reviewed the evidence in full, and III
structed them that the circumstance IN
the case would justify them in return
ing a verdict of {: rape or of . assault
with intent to commit rape" provided
they should find by the evidence that
the prisoner was guilty in any partlcu-
lar degree.
At $50 O'Clock the Judge finished
his charge and gave the case to the jury,
who retired at once. At 1l.50
O'Clock the jury came in and stood In
line before the prisoner. Boyle was
told to stand up. He arose and faced
the jury. There was not tremor OF
muscle in his face. The jury were
asked for their verdict, and every one
of them responded simultaneously, NOT
GUILTY.
Despite the order of the Judge that
there be no demonstration, there was a
burst of wild applause when the verdict
was announced, and it lasted two or
three minutes. Hats and handkerchiets
were waved, and people jumped up on
the seats and hurrahed and cheered vo-
ciferously. Boyle's counsel Immediate
ly turned to him and congratulated
him. There was indescribable con-
fusion for time, but Boyle was noticed
to how his thanks to the jury. Then
there was rush Of people towards him
to congratulate him. He was smiling
brilliantly and shook hands with those
What disgusting and outrageous
spectacle We regret to know that
such a scene should have been enacted
in North Carolina court house, upon
the acquittal Of such man! Shame
on those who took part in It'll Shame!
Shame!! Shame! on them Ed.
GOLD Leaf
While he was damned in a dense
crowd, there arose vociferous call for
Boyle to makea speech. He evidently
intended to respond, but his chief coun-
sci whispered to him not to saga word.
AS soon as something like order could
be restored, Col. Fuller, Of Boyle's
counsel, moved that ''the prisoner be
discharged.'' The Judge announced
| that there was no good reason why he
should be kept in custody any longer.
Col. Fuller then turned to him, took
his hand and said aloud: Il congratu-
late you. You ARE A FREE MAN"
Applause broke out again, and the
calls for Boyle to speak were renewed.
Col. Fuller then stood on the steps Of
the judges box and called out in a loud
tone: Il have asked Father Boyle not
to speak and he will not do so. Please
do not call on him. say to him now,
do not say word, but go right down
to the sherifss Office
1t was on Saturday night, May 18th,
that Boyle was arrested and Jailed on
the charge that has given him so much
trouble. He was put in prison between
eleven and twelve O'Clock.
It was on Saturday night, October
9th, when his first trial ended and the
verdict of "GUILTY'' was rendered
against him; and at 11.50 O'Clock on
| that night, that he stood up in court
and heard the sentence that he be
''taken from the common Jail between
the hours Of nine and five, on Novem-
Der Goth, and hanged by the neck until
you are dead, DEAD, DEAD; and may
the Lord have mercy on your SOUL
1t was on Saturday night, March 20,
at IL. so o'clock, after another trial, that
Boyle saw jury enter the same court
room in which the death sentence had
been passed upon him, and heard that
jury render verdict of'' NOT GUILTY, )"
and moment later was told You are
free man.
Boyle left Immediately on the next
train for his former home in Pennsyl-
vania. The Wilmington Star says
this, which very nearly expresses our
sentiments:
The acquittaI of Boyle, was surprise
to a good many people, for while the
opinion was largely entertained that a
verdict different from that rendered at
the first trial, would be reached
few thought that he would get off scott
free. These expected that he would
60 to the penitentiary, to which place
it was thought he was eminently suited.
The trials, his demeanor in Jail, and
his previous history as far as known
show him to be utterly depraved and
man unfit to be at large. Perhaps his
narrow escape from the halter may
have a benefcent influence on him.
The conduct of the spectators, OF
those who engaged in it, in applauding
the verdict and calling on Boyle for a
speech was disgraceful, and deserving
of the rebuke given by the Judge after
ward.
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