Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-11
BOYLE AND WIFE
SENT TO PRISON:
CONFESS CRIMES
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT I'M
PLlCATES THIRD
HARRY FoRKER ACCUSED BY
TWO kIDNAPERs
Husband Is Sent to Penitentiary for
Life and Woman Gets Twenty-Five
Years-Both coIIapse-At-
tempt Suicide
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completely upon hearing their SEN
fences pronounced.
When they were started back to the
Jail from the court room Boyle man
aged to walk down the steps with as
sistance, but upon reaching the front
door he became limp and unable TO
stand.
He was lifted into the old fashioned
omnibus, in which the prisoners nave
been transported for several days De-
tween the court house and the Jail.
When he was placed upon the seat
inside the vehicle he was left for a
moment unsupported, and fell nearly
out of 1t before he was caught.
He was utterly unable to support
himself and had to be held all the way
to the jail and carried to his cell.
Woman Even Worse
Mrs. Boyle was in even worse condi-
ton. She was unable to walk down
the steps from the court house to the
street, and was carried by Sheriff Chess
and Chief of Police Livermore down
three flights of stairs to the street.
She was lifted into the omnibus, and
when the Jail was reached she was
again lifted out by the officers and
carried to her CELL where she wept
violently.
No handouts were placed on either
prisoner on the journey back to their
cells, and 1t was considered unneces-
sary to manacle them in the condition
they were in.
After Judge Miller Of counsel for the
Boyles had completed his plea for leni-
ency in behalf of his clients Judge
Williams told Boyle to stand up, and
asked him II he had anything to say
as to why sentence should not be pro-
nounced. Boyle merely said:
Il have nothing to say" and shook
his head.
Judge Addresses Him
Judge Williams then addressed the
prisoner and told him of the heinous
nature of the crime of which he had
been convicted. The court said:
"Mr. Boyle, the crime of child steal
ing in ancient times was punishable by
death. In Pennsylvania the law is more
lenient."
The Judge said it had been stated by
the attorneys: You took care of him
because he was your prize package"
You had to treat him WE'LL" he con-
ttnued, Ito get what money was de-
manded. Since your arrest we have in
vestigated your record. We find you
have been convicted in Mercer county
court previous to your arrest for kid
MAPPING. You have been charged with
larceny, receiving stolen goods, assault
and battery and escaping from Jail,
and many other shady transactions.
"All these have had their influence
with this court in making us come to
the decision that we have reached that
your punishment shall be the maxi
mum sentence, Imprisonment for life"
Says Judqe Is Wrono
After the sentence had been imposed
on Boyle he arose and said to the
court:
Your honor, you are wrong about
my record"
81 think not, it is matter of court
record" 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 it and think the evil
dence upon which was convicted was
very flimsy," she said.
THAT was a matter for the jury to
decide" said Judge Williams, and then.
after a brief review of the case he
imposed the sentence.
That the threats of a double suicide
made by Mrs. Boyle last night were not
mere idle words was shown today when
it became known that razor which
had been secreted in his clothing was
taken from Boyle today and that Mrs.
Boyle had taken what she called
enough morphine to kill two people,"
The morphine was taken between
midnight and daylight, but had little
effect upon the woman. In the cell
adjoining the Boyles there is woman
who is said to be addicted to the use
of morphine and who has been sup
piled with it during her imprisonment
Mrs Boyle is said to have secured
several tablets from this woman and
to have swallowed them. She was rem
dered partially unconscious during the
night and was very sick this morning.
1t is believed the effect of the NOR
phine caused her to collapse in the
court room.
Fearing an attempt to carry out their
threats Sheriff Chess had Boyle care
fully searched before taking him to
court today.
Had Razor in Necktie
A razor was found secreted in his
necktie. AS a further precaution Sher-
iff Chess today took from Mrs. Boyle
three hatpins and removed all the
glasses she had in her cell.
Sheriff Chess is of the opinion, in
view of the days developments, that
it was Boyle's Intention last night to
kill his wife and then himself.
Last night Boyle made request that
he be allowed to visit his wife in her
cell that they might talk over some
private affairs and arrange the details
of their appeal. The sheriff was sus-
picious and without refusing the re-
quest put off granting 1t.
Mrs. Boyle became anxious and in
quired why he had not been allowed
to visit her. A man imprisoned on a
vagrancy charge today admitted own
ership of the razor and said he loaned
it to Boyle because he said he wanted