The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08
MRS. BOYLE OFFERS
NO DEFENSE IN CASE
Her Convicted Kidnaper Hus-
band Creates Sensation i'm
Court by Statements.
KIDNAPPED WHITLA BOY
TELLS STORY on STAND
other Witnesses Tell of Damag.
Ing Statements Made by the
Accused Woman.

MEhCE Fit, Ia. MAY 1.-The state
today completed its case against Mrs
James Boyle, charged with aiding and
abetting the kidnapping Of Willie
Whitla. After A conference, Mrs. Bovle
and her counsel determined not IN oTo,
any testimony in her behalf, and I'm.
nounced that the defense rested. The
court fixed tomorrow moruiuN. for hear
ing of arguments, and ii Is expected q
verdict will be returned before tomor-
row night.
Tonight Mrs. Boyle said:
Both Jimmy and myself have trieu
to tell the whole story. We have uot
been permitted 10 do so. 1t is not iu,.
tice. Everything should be heard aud
! thrcshcd out As for myself. I will com
NIT snicidc before | 90 to the pepifeu.
tiary."
lhe courtroom was packed this morn
ing when the trial of Mrs Bowie WA,
resumed To avoid any repetition of
last evenings demonstration Of hos
! hllty toward the woman. when Tho
women of Mercer had applied or
pfoblouS cplthets 10 her, the prisoner
! was driven TO the courthouse iu 4
closed carriage
Boy Is First Witness.
Billy Whitla. tho kidnapped boy.
was the first witness.
| He repeated substantially his testi
mony OF yesterday. given in the case
! against James II. Bowie. In referring
/ to BOYLE the boy called him '|Joncsy.fi
having been told at the time OF the
abduction tbc-mau's name WIS Jones.
Billy identified Mrs. BOYLE as the
woman who bad cared for him in Clcvc.
| land aud whom he bad known AS Mrs.
| Jones. He identified "A nurses outfit
as the clothing Mrs. Jones had worn
and SAID she had red spots on her face.
which she said were the result of hay.
ing had the smallpox He said the
woman told him to tell his parents she
was Al years old and very large
The prosecution offered in evidence
the uote written for Billy 10 carry
on the street car on his way 10 the
Hollendcp house, when he was returned
10 his father. The defense objected
claiming it did not concern Mrs BOYLE.
| - Billy stated however that il was
given to him in Mrs. Boylc's presence,
aud ii was admitted. Several other wit
neSses gave practically the same tes-
! timony they gave yesterday in regard
10 the kidnapping.
Boyle Springs Surprise
Declaring he had not haI = fair
| trial and that he wanted to tell the
! whole truth about the KIDNAPPING ease,
! James Boyle created a commotion in
! the courtroom today and was with diff
I Guilty prevented from telling his version
of the affair. Boyle was put on the wi,
ness stand for the state and asked IN
| produce the first letter to Mr.. Wbi;la
| demanding $4,000 ransom. Without auv
reference Ia the letter, Boyle almost
| shouted out;
II want to tell The whole truth about
this ease now. | want the whole thing
cleared UP. / was not 10 blame. The
whole blame was on some one else.
Attorneys for both state and defense.
court officials and Judge Miller him
self took part IN the effort TO stor
! Bowie S talk He finally denied having
the letter, saying be had once had 1T
and the subsequent letters. but that he
does not know now where they are.
Miss F. Mills, proprietor Of the
Granger apartments in Cleveland, where
Billy saws he WAS kept, identified
BOYLE and Mrs. Boyle as the couple who
had rented an apartment from her on
March IL. giving the names of Mr.. aud
Mrs r, G. Walters. Miss Mills was
positive in her identification OF the
woman.
James +, WhitIa told of his search
for he stolen bov, the receipt of letters
demanding ransom and conveying M
structions, and the recovery of his son,
He was asked for the letters, but said
he had returned them with the money,
Tic offered copies and they werc placed
in evidence,
Boy Indentihes Letters.
"Billy' Whltla was recalled ana
identified two of the letters filed rs
copies of those he had written at the
dictatiou of Clones -
On cross examination he stated that
Mrs. Jones, as he called the woman.
had nothing to do with the writing OF
the letters: they were dictated to him
by ",Jopes'' while "Mrs. Jones' was
out Of the room, and that "Joues
n. 4. Shattuck of the Cleveland .po-
lice force testified that Boyle. when
arrested, said
II do not know the woman. | haII-
pcncd to meet her oil the street and sue
asked me to escort her to the depot. -
Giving each juror smile as she
passed the Jury box after luncheon,
Mrs, BOYLE brought forth the exclamn-
tion from woman spectator. who SAID;
"Oh. she-is working The jnrv.
Policeman Shattuck testified thai the
defendant had said when she was al
rested:
Threats Made by Woman.
ftThcrc will be something doing ~
Sharon tomorrow. That little boy will
have his eyes burned out y
Policeman Frank G. Wood Of CleNc'
land testified that Mrs. Boyle said soon
after her arrest;
inst think Of il, / am the frail
little woman who planned the whole
thing She said later:
s'Buhl will be sorry for this tomoI,
row, That child IS eyes will be burned
out with acid in about a week.
Iie,ltenant Albert Walker of the
Cleveland police said when Boyle and
his wife were brought in Mrs. BOYLE
said:
'sWe expected this when we planned
the Job. You have got the goods or
MS, but 7 am not afraid they Will take
ne back 10 Sharon.