The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-14
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GUILTY OF
KIDNAPPING BOY
Jury Acts Quickly After Hearing
Evidence of Willie Whitla
and Others.
WOMAN THREATENS SUICIDE
Attempt to Drag in Name of Another
Said to Have Been Implicated
in WhitIa Case.

Mercer, Pa, May 8.-James Boyle,
charged with kidnapping Willie Whit
la, was convicted yesterday after a
trial lasting only a few hours. No
defense was made. and the jury was
out only a few minutes. Mrs. Boyle,
indicted under the name Of Mary
Doe, with half a dozen aliases, was
Immediately placed on trial, charged
with aiding and abetting the kidnap-
ping. Hardly had the jury been
sworn in the woman's case when the
lawyers became engaged in a legal
argument regarding the admission Of
certain testimony, and the case was
adjourned till morning.
Much Depends on Decision.
The first witness called by the
state in Mrs. Boyle's case was Miss
Ella Boyle, a sister of James Boyle.
Apparently from the line of question
ing, the prosecution wanted to prove
by her that the kidnapping conspira-
| cy was formed when Mrs. Boyle was
visiting in Sharon with her husband,
and that she was implicated in it. 1t
is surmised the object of this is to
overcame her contention that she
could not have violated a law in this
state when she was living in Ohio.
From the earnestness with which
| the defense opposed the questions
asked, it is believed a great deal will
depend upon the courts decision as
to the admissibility of the testimony
in dispute.
Boyle Makes No Defense.
That Boyle's trial came to such an
abrupt ending. Immediately after the
state had rested, was due to the fact
that so strong a case had been made
against him. From the night before
the abduction. when he was seen in
Sharon, till the time of his arrest in
Cleveland, almost every movement
he made 7as testified to by me or
more witnesses. A man who hired
him a horse and buggy, another who
saw Boyle driving with Willie Whitla
in the buggy, the barber who saw the
two together and shaved off Boyle's
mustache, train and electric railway
conductors who saw the couple on
the way to Cleveland and identified
them in court, all told stories which
fitted in perfectly with that of Willie
Whitla and left no doubt as to the
part Boyle had taken in the case.
Jury Acts Quickly.
When the state rested, counsel for
the defense held a consultation and
announced that they would offer no
evidence. The court at one summed
up the evidence, gave the case to
the Jury and a. verdict was agreed
upon in a few minutes.
Makes No Defense for Mrs. Boyle.
Mercer, Pa, May 9. - Relying en-
tirely upon their contention that the
Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdlc-
ton in her case, counsel for Mrs.
James Boyle, on trial charged with
aiding and abetting the kidnapping OF
Willie Whitla. yesterday refused to
offer any evidence in her behalf. Ar
guments will be made today. The
claim of the prosecution that Mrs.
Boyle participated while in this state
In the formation of the conspiracy to
kidnap the boy, which was afterwards
carried out, will be combatted by the
defense. which will endeavor to have
her released In Pennsylvania ana
turned over to the Cleveland author
tiles.
l. Testify Against Woman.
The state completed its testimons
yesterday afternoon. II was mainly
the same as ina given IN the trial 81
| James Boyle. but there were some ad-
| ditional witnesses summoned to con
meet Mrs. Boyle with the abduction.
One of the Cleveland policemen who
| took part In the arrest testified that
| she said:
Il i'm the fraii little woman who
! planned the whole thing"
The finding OF the ransom money
secreted in her clothing was also tes.
titled to. The proprietor OF the Gran.
ger apartments In Cleveland Identified
Boyle and Mrs. Boyle as the couple
who rented an apartment from her
under the name OF Walker. An effort
was made 10 prove her connection
with framing up the plot while in
Pennsylvania. and her remarks that
she expected to receive some morey
soon was brought u
Try to Drag Another In.
Throughout the proceedings yester.
day there was an apparent desire
upon the part d! Boyle and his wife
10 bring out the name OF another
party said to have been connected
Boyle e~ndeavored TO tell more than
he had been asked III want to tell
The whole truth about this case now.
said he want the whole thing
cleared up. ! was not 10 blame The
whole blame was on some one else.
Last night In her cell In jail Mrs
Boyle said
Both Jimmie and myself have tried
TO tell The Whole story ID connection
I VIII This case. wtn2se nos-Hea
nermitted 70 do So ~ IS not Justice
Everything should be heard and
shresaed out. Al for myself will
icommits suicide before | so 70 the pen,