The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-14
BOYLE GETS LIFE Term
HIS WIFE Is YEARS
Given Extreme Penalty They Both
Collapse In Court.
JUDGE WILLIAMS SCORES PRISONERS.
Prisoners Have To Be Carried In And
Out OF Jail Van - Judge Admin
listers Severe Rebuke To Both
Man And Wife Had Planned To
End Lives Declares Henry
Forlker Was Real Instigator OF
kidnapping Plot.

Boyle was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the Western Penitentiary at
Pittsburg for the kidnapping of
Billy Whitla. Mrs. Boyle. indicted
as Mary Doe, received a sentence
of rs years, with a fine of $4,000
and the costs of the prosecution.
Il Both Boyle and his wife collapsed
completely after hearing their SEN
fences pronounced. When they were
started back to the jail from the
courtroom Boyle managed to walk
with assistance down the stairs, but
upon reaching the front door he be-
came limp and unable to stand He
was lifted into the old-fashioned ON
nibus in which the prisoners have
been transported for several days be-
tween the courthouse and the jail
When he was placed on the seat in
side the vehicle he was left for
moment unsupported and fell nearly
out of it before he was caught. He
was utterly unable to support him
self and had to be held up all the
way to the Jail and carried to his
cell.
Mrs. Boyle was in even worse con-
dition She was unable to walk
down the steps from the courthouse
to the street and was carried by
Sheriff Chess and Chief of Police
Livermore down three flights OF
stairs to the street. She was lifted
into the omnibus and when the jail
was reached she was again lifted out
by these officials and carried to her
cell, where she wept violently. No
handouts we're placed on either pris-
oner on their journey back to their
cells and it 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 presiding judge.
told Boyle to stand up and asked
him II he had anything to say as
to why sentence should not be pro-
n0unced 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 II have not" and
shook his head. Judge Williams
then addressed the prisoner and told
him of the Nervousness of the crime
of 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 diff
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.
'tSince 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"
81 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.
II did not do it. and l think the
evidence upon which I 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 double suicide
made by Mrs. Boyle were not mere
idle words was shown. when it be-
came known that 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. Boyles there is 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-
in Chess had Boyle carefully searched
before taking him into court A razor
was, found secreted IN his necktie
As 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,
secretary of the Turkish Legation at
Belgrade, and Mile. Ludovica Mil