The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-10

had anything to say.
II did not do it. and think the evi-
dence upon which was convicted was
very 0imsy.' she said
THAT was a matter for the jury TO
decide" said Judge Williams, and
| then. after brief review of the case,
he imposed the sentence.
According to Jimmy Boyle, the
mysterious third person involved in
the WThitla kidnapping case will be
named soon after Jimmy" Boyle and
his wife reach the western penitcn
tjary at Pittsburg to which they were
sentenced today. Boyle has engaged
Pittsburg lawyer of high standing to
take charge of his case. and, in the
appeal which Will be taken, Boyle says
his lawyer viii name this person, i'm
plieating him not only in the kidnapping
case, but In another charge OF a serious
nature also.
Boyle said today that the statement
he would Issue through his attorney
would startle the country. He said
he realized now that he and his wife
had made mistake in not making the
matter public soon after their arrest,
But" he said. both Helen and |
have been bluffed Into the delusion
that by keeping silent, everything
would be made all right, and we would
escape With sentences OF not more
than year each. with special priv
ilegeS accorded us during our impris-
onment. Realizing our mistake, we
have not taken the preliminary steps
TO defeat the manifest plan Of those
interested in keeping the name OF this
other party quiet. We have the steam
roller going now, and have plenty OF
ammunition to keep it going"
Boyle told something today of the
murder in which he duplicates the al
legged third party to the abduction II
was committed, he says. il Youngs-
town, Ohio twelve or fourteen years
ago. He says a man by the name of
Weigel was with a party OF others on
the third floor of house; that there
was some drinking and then quar-
rel, during which, Boyle alleges, the
third man hurled or pushed Weigel
from window to the pavement be
low. There Was an investigation and
a verdict of accidental death was re-
turned.
w S Anderson. counsel for Boyle
in the kidnapping case, lived at the
time at Youngstown, and is said to
have made all investigation He said
accidental death was the only verdict
possible on the testimony presented at
that time. III Boyle has any new teS~
timony. his counsel says. he did not
disclose il TO them. His counsel
states that If Boyle has letters from
the third party which would show the
payment TO him of hush money in con-
nection with the murder. 1t might have
had some effect in the kidnapping case.
and II they can be produced now they
may serve 10 get him 4 new trial
That the threats Of double sui
eide made by Mrs. Boyle last night
were not mere idle words was shown
today, when it became known that a
razor, which had been secreted in his
clothing. was taken from Boyle today,
and that Mrs Boyle had taken what
she says was enough morphine 10
kill two people" The morphine was
taken between midnight and
daylight but had little effect
on the woman. In the cell adj
joining Mrs. Boyle's. there was wo-
man who was said to be addicted To
the use of morphine and who has
been supplied with it during her i'm
prisonment Mrs. Boyle is said To
have secured several tablets from this
woman and to have swallowed them,
She was rendered partly unconscious
during the night, and was very sick
this morning 1t is believed the effect
OF the morphine caused her to col
laDse In the court room.
Fearing an attempt to carry out
their threats, Sheriff Chess had Boyle
carefully searched before taking him
into court today. A razor was found
secreted in his necktie. AS a further
precaution, Sheriff Chess today took
from Mrs. Boyle three hat pins and
removed all The glasses she had i'll
her cell
Sheriff Chess is of the opinion, In
view OF the days developments, that
II 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 pri-
yate affairs and arrange the details of
their appeal. The sheriff was suspic-
ious, and, without refusing the re-
quest, put off granting It Mrs. Boyle
became anxious and inquired why he
had not been allowed to visit her
A man imprisoned on 4 yagrancy
charge today admitted ownership Of
the razor and said he lent it to Boyle
because he said he wanted to shave.
a special guard has been placed over
Boyle and his wife.