Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
THE BoYLEs SENTENCED.

MS Wlfe Helen BOyle, We're LOGGED III
the Western pententiary here tonight
shortly before s o'clock, the former
under sentence of life imprisonment
the latter under sentence to serve a
term Of 25 years. The prisoners We're
taken first to a side room and told tina.
they would have to say goodbye, as the
rules of the prison would not permit
them to see each other again. Mrs
Boyle threw her arms around Jim !
my's" neck and kissed him. She said:
We must take it the best we can.
The prisoners then shook hands and
the matron escorted Mrs. Boyle from
the room. When she reached the cor
ridor she burst into tears and asked to
be permitted once again to see ne.
husband This request was granted
and she again kissed and embraced
BOYLE. The man maintained his sill
ence and had nothing to say.
When Mrs Boyle gave her belong
ings to the matron she asked permits
sion to keep a small mirror she car
ried, saying: Il do not want to leave
il behind as that would make me have
seven years Of bad luck The mirror
was returned to her and she Will De
allowed to keep it in her cell
Eoyles number at the penitentlary
is G63l A, and that of his wife t53I q
The prisoners will be photographed to-
morrow and Bertillon measurements
of them will be taken at that time.
BOYLE and his wife arrived here
from Mercer. Pa. escorted by Sherif
chess. Deputy Thomas Stewart and
Constable Frank Livermore of Mercer
county. and were immediately placed
i'm a. uatrol wagon and taken to the
prison.
During the trip here from Mercer,
where they left late this afternoon C."
kidnappers spent most OF the TIME III
ouiet conversation together.
They discussed the sentence, Which
they alleged was unjust and asken
what steps they would have to take 10
o.. ! review Of the case and now 70
see AN attorney. Mrs. Boyle tried to
cheer Jimmy" and wanted to know II
he would he permitted to smoke at the
prnittntiary.
When asked now she felt, Mrs. Boyle
saia "pretty bad" On arriving IN
Plttsburg she remarked: II seems "
bt colder hero than in Mercer. but Mer-
Ger will sleep quieter tonlght-sleepH
old Mercer since we are out OF H. MI.
and Mrs. Boyle sat together ana helo
each others hands during the entire
Journey here frYm the scene OF theh
trial.
Sheriff Chess said he was glad to get
ne prisoners out of his custody, be
cause he was afraid they would be sue
ccssful in their announced intention to
commit suicide. The sheriff said he pc
I.ved Bowie intended to kill his wife
and then commit suicide with the razor
tie sheriff found in the kidnapper lie
today Neither prisoner would DENY
this
IL has been decided tonight 50 fal
as MIS- Boyle is concerned at least that
no appeal Will be asked for AT firS'
she contemplated appealing to the su-
| perior court in the hope Of obtaining
her freedom in another trial. 1t was
/ discovered that even should she be nd
| Grated she would be returned 10 ono
| for trial and that while her maximum
sentence there on one charge would p'
| hut 90 wears, there was another one
which she might receive five years al
ditional and she would be allowed nc
time off for good behavior
1 When this was compared with the i
wears She would have to serve here
after making allowance for good con
duct. ii was decided not to appeal.
4 Sensations followed each other thict
and fast today. The severity of tht
sentence appalled, Mercer. where It wa
pronounced and surprised many else
where. who had not anticipated the ex
tremc limit Of the law Then came the
| sensational scene in the court room
when both prisoners collapsed and hat
to be carried from the room
| Hardly had they reached their cell!
when it became public that the woman
took poison last night and narrowly es
| capeI death at her own hand, and tina
| 4 razor had been found concealed il
| Boy!e's clothing.
Before this, thrill had lost it's force
| Boyl.. gave out his statement implicat
in.. harry Forker. brother of Mrs
| Whitla, in the kidnapping case. In Mer
cer and sharon the story does no
seem to be generally credited and a.
the district attorney puts little faith IL
il. there is little likelihood of any for
| nal action in the matter
The Boyies were taken out of Mer
Ger SO quietly that few knew of thei
| departure till it was over.
With the trial over, the prisoner
safe in their prison cells and the stor!
of another participant in the kidnap
ping apparently officially discredited