The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-13
TELLS PITIFUL STORY
Woman Divorced After Cutting ARRAY
at Berthold Appeals to the
Supreme Court.

Minot Independent: Feeling that
she was given the worst Of the deal.
Mrs. Boyle of Berthold has appealed
the Boyle VS.. Boyle divorce case to
the supreme court. Mrs. Boyle is in
Minot this week, comforting with ner
attorneys, d. c. Greenleaf and e. R
Sinkler. The Boyles formerly conduct
ed the hotel at Berthold. One night
Boyle found a young man by the name
of Trumbull in his wife's room and he
Immediately proceeded to carve his
better half with a huge knife. Mrs.
Boyle was seriously injured and Boyle
dealt rather roughly with TrumbulL
threatening to kill him on sight. Mr..
Trun1bulI left Berthold almost imn1e-
diately fearing for his life and is now
living in an Idaho town. Boyle was
granted a divorce from his wife, who
was given the custody of the little
3-year- old girl and she is expected to
take care OF the girl on IS month.
She was not given a cent Of the prop
erty and she alleges that her husband
is worth $4,000.
Mrs. Boyle told her side OF the story
to an Independent reporter. she said
in part:
Il hope to win out in my case when
1t is carried to the supreme court, and
believe that 1 will because I know
that 1 am in the right. lived in
constant fear of my husband ever
since we were married, because he
was of such a jealous disposition.
Whenever talked with any of my
friends ne would accuse me of being
unfaithful to him. Once was talking
with a travelling man with whom
was acquainted and my husband walked
up to where we were standing and
made an insulting remark about me.
OF course l Redeemed to the ears, be
cause / was so ashamed Of it. / was
a true wife to Mr.. Boyle although the
world at large does not believe 1t. The
women OF Berthold believed his story
and will not speak to me on the
street.
"The night my husband tried to cut
me to pieces, had stopped In the hall
20 speak to Mr.. Trumbull. had been
Ill for several days with ear ache, and
mad not seen him. / saw him walking
toward his room and I spoke to him.
We stood outside my door perhaps five
HllHulSS kdIhlHk WIiGu H6dIu nus
band coming up the stairs. Knowing
what a jealous man he was, and fear
ing him because / was about to be
found talking with another man, I
warned Mr.. Trumbull to step inside
my room, and remain there until my
husband had passed. He was not
quick enough for my husband saw
him enter. He stopped at the door
and then called a young man who
worked at the hotel and they whisper
ed together for about five minutes.
It seemed to me an hour though. Then
Mr.. Boyle ordered me to open the
door. knew that he was about to
do something rash, but thought that /
would obey MIN, explain everything
and all would be well When he saw
Mr.. Trlmbun he bounced upon me
with knife, and cut my cheek to the
corner Of my mouth. He cut a muscle
OF my arm, and then said he would
cut out my eyes. / lodged in tins 10
escape the third blow and ran down
stairs Running into the pool nall ]
cried that my husband was killing Mr.
TrumbulL was taken to the home
OF friend and for three days scarcely
knew what was going on. BY the time
that was out Mr.. Boyle had circul-
ated false reports about me and the
papers ala over the state. with the ex-