The Washington times., 1909-05-10
BOYLES SHOWN
NO MERCY TODAY
Man Gets Life Term and
Woman twenty-five
Years.

be paralyzed when he refused to de-
fend any person. Mr.. Miller said the
defendants had received a fair trial,
and his honor had presided over it with
dignity and firmness.
Judge Williams then addressed the
prisoner upon the nature Of his crime.
During the address of the court the
prisoner stood e eng him under perfect
composure. The court stated that since
the defendants conviction his past rec
ord had been looked into, and II was
found that a number of indictments
stood against him on the records OF the
courts of Mercer county, ana upon
which he had been convicted; that
petition had been sent from his
home town of Sharon asking that SEN
tence be suspended, and upon that petit
ton was the name OF the faIner OF the
boy whom he had kidnapped; that
Judge Miller. who is the defendant S
counsel, was on the bench at that time,
and suspended sentence and gave MIN
chance to begin life over. The Judge
said an examine ton of mis- record since
that time showed that his life bad been
bad, and that he saw no reason why the
full penalty should net be melted out to
him, and the sentence of the court was
that he Games II. Boyle should under
go an Imprisonment in the western
Pennsylvania penitentiary at Pittsburg
of separate and solitary confinement
life.
After the sentence had been imposed,
the prisoner attempted defense Of his
character since sentence had been sus-
pended by Judge Miller, but the court
would not hear it
Judge Williams, in this connection
wanted to state that the court had never
had any interview with either Mr. or
Mrs. Boyle concerning any other per-
sons who might be implicated in the
case, or upon any other subject.
Mrs Boyle was directed to stand VI
and when asked If she had anything to
say why sentence should not be passed
said that she had not, only that she
was not guilty; that the evidence had
| been flimsy.
While she was being addressed she
paled and stood greater part of the
| time with downcast eyes. During the
courts address he referred to her past
life. but before he could conclude hi;
remarks Judge Miller was on his feet
| obJecting TO bringing that In, as II had
not been brought out In the testimony
The court replied that he had not IN
tended to say anything concerning 1t, as
he had not taken the trouble to look il
up. Judge Williams concluded by say
| ing that he saw no reason way the
maximum sentence should not be i'm
/ posed upon her and the sentence of this
court was that she pay the costs OF
/ prosecution, fine of 5000 and under
go an Imprisonment in the Western
Peaansylvania penitentiary ia solitary
a term of twenty-five years
Woman Is Overcome.
/ Mrs Boyle asked the court if she
could speak. but her attorney ordered
] her to be seated. She shrugged hei
shoulders and dropped into her chair
Her spirit was broken and she began
] 70 bite her lips. and a little Liter lost
: Self-control and wept bitterly. IS she
passed from the courtroom 10 be con.
Keyed back to the jail her whole form
vas convuIsed with sobs.
N4Frr fl1r cd Ia s-aHf -rrsr 10
and as they rode to jail endeavored t
1 comfort his wife.
The sentences of the court are con
( sidered just by all The prisoners vii
probably be Semoved TO the peniten
| tiary tomorrow morning. Mrs. Boyle
will doubtless appeal her case to tn,
superior court on a question Of juris
/ diction.