Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
LIFE TERM FOR BOYLE;
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS in
Pen FOR WOMAN
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Your honor you are wrong about my
record.
Il think not. it is a matter OF court rec
ord" replied the judge.
When Mrs. Boyle was ordered to stand
up TO receive sentence she was asked If
she had anything to say.
Il did not do IL and I think the evil
dence upon which I was convicted was
very flimsy," she said.
THAT was a matter for the jury to de-
termine." said Judge Williams, and then.
after a brief review OF the case ne I'M
posed the sentence.
Boyle Tells of Murder
Boyle told something today Of the muir
der in which he implicated the allesed
third marty to the abduction. II was
Committed he SAYS, I'm Youngstown, o.,
twelve or fourteen years ago he says
a man nv the name of Weigel was WITH
a marty OF others on the third floor OF
bousa. that there was some drinking and
then a quarrel during which Boyle al
Ieges the third man hurled or pushec
Weigel from a window to the pavement
below There was an investigation ana
a verdict OF accidental death was re-
turned. -, =.
W Anderson. counsel for Boyle IN
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che LidnapinR case. lived at the time, az
YOUNGSTOWN and is said to have mace
en- in,esti9atIon He says accidental
death was the only verdict on the testi-
r,ony present at that time. II Boyle mas
any new testimony, his counsel says ne
did not disclose u to them. His counsel
state that II Boyle has letters from the
tbIrd Marty which would show the pay
ment 10 him Of hush money in connec-
ton with the murder. IL might have mao
some effect in the kidnapping case and II
thew can be produced now they may
serve to get him new trial.
Woman Takes Poison
That the threats of a double suicide
made bv Mrs Boyle last night were not
idle was shown today when 1t became
known that a razor which was secreted
IN Rovle's clothing was found today and
that Mrs. Boyle had taken a quantity OF
morphine between midnight and daylight.
Mrs Boyle was made partly unconscious
during the night and was very sick this
morning. II is believed the effect of the
morphine caused her to collapse in the
court room. AS a further precaution
Sheriff Chess today took from Mrs.
Boyle three hat pins and removed all the
glasses she had in her cell.
STATEMENT OF BOYLE
HAS BEEN CONtlhMED
YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 1o.-ThAt a
man was killed in Youngstown about the
same time and under about the same cir
cumstances as told by James Boyle at
Mercer To-Day is true. He was roller in
one of the mills here. His body was
found on the sidewalk and there were
many rumors OF foul play. While his
death was officially held TO be an acct
| dent, the theory was by no means accept
! ed unanimously.
YOUNGSTOWN CONFIRMS
BOYLES' STORY OF DEATH
YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 1O.-The
death in Youngstown was of Daniel Rec
/ bel, Jr. Rebel was found Sunday morn
ing. June Is. 1895. lying on the sidewalk
| underneath the window of fourth story
room in the Mauser block on East Fed
| eral street, where he lived. Reebels
room was found in disorder with wash
stand and rocker broken. 1t was pre-
sumed at the time that Rebel had fall
en- while seated on the window sill, but
the facts OF the death were never UNI
covered.
At the time OF Rebels death Boyle
was employed as a plumbers apprentice
here and was about Is or 10 years of
age.