The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
THE WH|TLA BOYS
K|DNAPPERS
JAMES BoYLE's SENTENCE WAS
LIFE AND ~WIFE's TWENTY
FIVE YEARS.
THEY BOTH WEAKENED
That Mysterious story Some One
Else, Whom They Threatened to
Expose, Not Yet Known.

James II. Boyle was sentenced on
Monday to life Imprisonment in the
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary on
the charge of kidnapping BILLY" Whit
la
Helen Boyle, his wife and confed-
crate, was sentenced to 25 years in
the same institution and to pay fine
OF $4,000 and the costs of the trial.
Both sentences are the maximum
for the offenses under which the pair
were indicted Mrs. Boyle was convict
ed only of aiding in the kidnapping.
Both Boyle and his wife collapsed
at the sentence. They had to be car
ried back to their cells
Mrs. Boyle early in the morning
swallowed several morphine tablets
in an effort to carry out her threat to
kill herself ratf than go to the peni-
Tertiary Secreted in Boyle's tie was
found a razor with which he had in
tended to cut his throat
The Boyles will appeal their case
and declare they will expose "the man
higher up"
Notwithstanding the fact that Jim
my" Boyle was not permitted an ospor-
tunity in court to disclose the name
of the person who, he alleges, planned
the Whitla abduction for which he
and his wife have been convicted, he
declares the name and all the details
of the case will be made public very
| soon.
Boyle has retained a Pittsburg law
| yer OF high standing to take charge
| OF his case as soon as he and his
wife reach the Western penitentiary.
| This lawyer, whose name has not been
made public yet, is to be employed for
| the purpose of appealing the cases
OF the Boyles, and incidentally Boyle
expects to have him issue a formal
statement, drawn up in legal form,
naming the mysterious third person,
and duplicating him not only in the
abduction cases, but in another charge
of serious nature.
Boyle said that the statement would
startle the country He declared he
realized now that he and his wife had
made mistake In not making the
matter public soon after their arrest,
but he said:
Both Helen and had been bluffed
into the delusion that by keeping ST.
lent everything would be made all
right, and we would escape with sent
ences OF not over a year each. with
special privileges accorded us during
our Imprisonment.
realizing our mistake, we have
now taken the preliminary steps to de-
feat the manifest plan of those inter
ested in keeping the name of this
other party quiet. We have the steam
roller going now, and have plenty of
ammunition to keep it going. 1t is the
other side that is on the anxious seat
now"
Mrs. Helen Boyle, charged with be-
ing an accomplish of James BOYLE in
the kidnapping of Willie Whitla from
Sharon, Pa, on March Is of this year,
was found guilty Saturday after the
jury which had her case under con-
sideration had been out 20 minutes.
The verdict was brought in sealed.
as after the jury had retired to de-
liberate court adjourned till afternoon.
The verdict was rendered on the sec
ond count, which charges aiding and
abetting the kidnapping.
After the sheriff led her away the
woman talked about her sentence
lightly.
They did not see me cry" she said.
nor grieve, either. They were against
me and would have convicted me IL
had been in Hong Kong or London
| am married to Boyle. They had a
right to prove that, but they did not"
On her way to the jail after her
conviction, Mrs. Boyle expressed the
belief that she had been convicted to
satisfy the venom and jealousy OF
some Mercer women. Had | been
plain girl" she said, these same wo-
men would have pitied me. II the
jury had acquitted me, believe these
women would have tarred and feath-
cred me. A sacrifice had to be made
and Jimmie and / are the victims.
They think tbN will railroad me
to the pen Mey will find they
are mistaken. My fight has only be
gun. Jimmie and l were not allowed
to open our mouths at the trial Now
we will do the talking, and the people
will know upon whom the blame
should fall.
Il admit that Boyle brought the
boy to me at Cleveland; that cared
for him; was kind to him, entertained |
him. i never asked why he was there. !
never asked where Jimmie got him |
He asked me, as his wife, to take care |
OF the boy for a few days and I did |
So IL that is a crime, there are mil |
lions OF wives waiting to be convicted |
Il tried to make this explanation |
but was choked off. In the future they |
won't be able to choke me off,
II do not deny that kept the boy |
In Cleveland" said Mrs. BOYLE before |
getting into the hack, "but I did not |
kidnap him. All did was to keep |
him for the real kidnaper and they |
are protecting him. He will never be |
tried IL they can prevent IT,"