The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-16
BILLY. DOYLE'S HOPE.
His Father Will Make an Effort
to Save Him.
EXAMINATION SET FOR TODAY.


G. B. Doyle, Of Eugene, Or, father Of
young Charles w. Doyle, known as
Billy Doyle, who killed George Shafer
in fight at the Peoples theater .
week ago, arrived in the city yesterday
He went Immediately to the county Jail
and had sorrowful interview with his
son.
When the father came up in the sheriffs
Office again he said:
Charley has always been steady boy,
and he was put up to this fight. He is
only 70 years old, and this il the first time
he has ever gotten into any such trouble.
He knows nothing about prizetighting.
He il strong, brave and healthy and can
defend himself, but he is no pugilist. The
people who claim to know Charley, say
he is given to dissipation, drinks to excess
and carouses. Now, know that is false.
! know the boy does not smoke, and he
has not been away from his home long
enough to become drunkard. He has
been enticed into this affair, and before I'm
through III make those who are to blame
for It suffer-"
Mr.. Doyle said the boys mother, in Ore
gon, is nearly crazed with grief because Of
the affair. The young fighters bond is
placed at S., 600, and the father will en-
deavor to raise the money. He has no
property in Washington, but he will get
some one who has property IN Seattle to
go on the bond, and then secure the bonds
man by allowing him . claim on his
Eugene property.
George 4. Young, an electric car con-
ductor, who is an uncle to young Doyle,
says that since the boy has been in Sc
attic he has always been sober and indus
trious, and he cannot imagine how he
happened to enter the prize ring. when at
its best there was only SO for him should
he win the fight.
G. r. Doyle is a section foreman on the
Oregon g. California railroad, and his
family reside at Eugene.
AT the young mans examination this
afternoon before Justice Won Tobel q
great effort will be made TO secure his ac-
quittal from q charge of manslaughter and
discharge from custody.
Walter Walker, Of Houghton, Wash,
has addressed letter to the PosT-INTELLI-
GNNcER in which he says Doyle is only 20
years OF age and cannot possibly have "be-
come such tough as is claimed, as it can
not be but few months since he started to
become SUCH"
= have ave known Charlie. Doyle" he
"AssSSS ..VA2 sisAuAs otA "a tcu W tWclSe
years. He is Of respectable, hard-working
parents. His grandfather served all
through the war of the Rebellion in the
federal ranks. Doyle used to come into
my Office for letters for his grandfather
when ! was postmaster at Pennington,
Utah, as bright little fellow as you will
meet with in days march.
left Utah and came to Seattle in the
fall of 1888. A little over two years ago
the Doyle family, consisting of Charles,
Eis father and mother, came to Seattle.
The father got to work for the city under
Street Commissioner Cummings, at which
work he remained till some time after the
great fire, leaving this work to remove
with his wife and Charley to Eugene, Ore.
His parents reside there yet. When they
came to Seattle Charles was STRIPPING Of
a boy. He expressed particular wish to
get to work at painting, which he said he
had worked at. ! spoke for him to Mr..
Rush, the painter, who is we'll known in
Seattle. Mr.. Rush took him into his en-
ploy forthwith. and / think will willingly
give him credit for industry and ability.
mentioned that Doyle went to Eugene
with his parents. He soon returned to See
attic and again got to work for Mr.. Rush,
and has worked for no one else, so far as I
know, since.
Glow he has-only lately certainiy-got
into such company as variety theaters and
the like, cannot understand. had to 60
and see him in his cell before could bring
myself to believe it was the same Charles
Doyle"