The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-05-13


ers severe hebuke To BE entt
Man And Wife Had Planned
End Livcs-BOyle Declares II
FOrker Was Real Instigatod
kidnapping Plot. max
Mercer. Pa. Especially ia
Boyle was sentenced to life impri.
ment in the Western Penitentiar,
Flttsourg for the kidnapping
Billy" Whitla. Mrs. Boyle, indie
as Mary Doe. received a sentA n
ot 20 years. with a fine of s5'
ana the costs of the prosecution
Both Boyle and his wife collapseJ
completely after hearing their SEN
fences pronounced. When thew were
started back to the jal from tho
courtroom Boyle managed TO wall
with assistance down the stairs hut
upon reaching the front door he be-
came limp and unable to stand. He
was lifted into the old-fashioned om-
nIOus In which the prisoners have
been transported for several davs he
tween the courthouse and the jail
When he was placed on the seat in
side the. vehicle he was left for a
moment unsupported and fell nearly
out OF 1t before he was caught. He
was utterly unable to supoprt him
self and had to be held up all the
way to the Jail and carried to his
cell. ms
Mrs. Boyle was in even worse con-
d1tion. She was unable to walk
down the steps from the courthouse
70 the street and was carried by
Sherih Chess and Chief of Police
Llvermore down three fights OF
stairs to the street. She was lifted
into the omnibus and when the iai;
was reached she was again lifted out
by these officials and carried to her
cell, where she wept violently. No
handcuffs were placed on either pris-
oner on their journey back 10 their
cells and IL was considered unneces-
sary to manacle them in the condi-
ton they were in.
Judge Scores Prisoners.
After Judge Miller, of counsel for
the Boyles, had completed his plea
for leniency in behalf of his clients,
Judge Williams, the presid ng Judge,
told Boyle TO stand up and asked
him If he had anything to say as
TO why sentence should not be pro-
nounced upon him. The dramatic
scene threatened by both Boyle and
his wife and which was half antici-
pated by the public did not occur
Boyle merely said 81 have not" and
shook his head. Judge Williams
then addressed the prisoner and told
him of the Nervousness of the crime
or which he had been convicted. The
court said:
''Mr. Boyle, the crime of child
stealing in ancient times was pun.
ishable by death. In Pennsylvania
the law is more lenient."
The Judge then described the dif-
ferent acts passed by the Legislature
on kidnapping, bringing it down to
the present time. He said is had
been stated by the attorneys "you
took good care of him because he
was your prize package" You had
to treat him well to get what money
was demanded.
"Since your arrest we have in
vestigated your record. We find you
have been convicted in Mercer Coun-
ty Court previously to your arrest
for kidnapping. You have been
charged with larceny, receiving stol
en- goods. assault and battery and
escaped from jail and many other
shady transactions.
After the sentence had been i'm
posed on Boyle he arose and said to
the court:
Your Honor, you are wrong about
my record"
II think not, it is matter of court
record" replied the Judge.
When Mrs. Boyle was ordered to
stand up to receive the sentence she
was asked if she had anything to say.
Il did not do it, and / think the
evidence upon which l was convicted
was very flimsy," she said.
That was a matter for the jury
to determine" said Judge Williams,
and then, after a brief review of the
case, he imposed the sentence.
Both Planned Suicide.
That the threats of a double suicide
made by Mrs. Boyle were not mere
idle words was shown, when it be-
came known that a razor which had
been secreted in his clothing was TAX
en- from Boyle, and that Mrs. Boyle
had taken what she says was enough
morphine TO kill two people," The
morphine was taken between mid
night and daylight, but had little eff
feet on the woman. In the cell ad-
joining Mrs. Boyle's there is q woman
who is said to be addicted to the use
OF morphine and who has been sup
piled with it during her imprison-
ment. Mrs. Boyle is said to have
secured tablets from this woman and
TO have swallowed them. She was
rendered partially unconscious during
the night and was very sick next
morning. 1t is believed the effect of
the morphine caused her to collapse
in the courtroom. Fearing an at
tempt to carry out their threats, Sher-
iff Chess had Boyle carefully searched
before taking him into court. A razor
was found secreted in his necktie.
AS a further precaution Sheriff Chess
took from Mrs. Boyle three hatpins
and removed all the glasses she had
in her cell.
A Suicide Pact.
Vienna Especially Ali Fahuy Bey.