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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21
Il Was the Shoes.

uiGgers before she'll believe II. She says
he may have. and then agin he maynt."
You can't always tell" was observed.
And I'm betting that he left mighty
nigh a peck Of diamonds behind him
when he come up here to git the country
air, but when | say so 10 the old woman
she gives II grunt and says he may and
he mayn't. She hatn't going to believe
nothing till she runs her nose plump
agin IT,"
But what about this guest at Green's?
How are Won judging that be is some
great and rich MANI"
Because. stranger replied the old
man as he dropped his voice to a pitch
of confidence-"be because he can afford to
wear pair Of yalIer shoes every day In
the week."
JOE KERR.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21

When the old Long Island farmer was
asked If he took summer boarders he
replied:
"Noap. but Green does. He's cot one
now, and we can't make him out for
sure
GLOW does he puzzle v0ae"
''Wall, I'm believing thu he owns two
or three banks. but my old woman shakes
her head. She says be may and he
mayn't"
Yes"
"Ill bet he owns half dozen of them
ere autos, buI when I say to the old
woman She says he may ard nc mayn't-"
Il see
And when he's home he's probably
got big house and at least 16 niggers
to walt on him I've told the old woman
so, but she says she's got TO count the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21
THE USUAL AMOUNT

ToI1I1v-I want saDe taGy.
CIerk-EIow much shall ] give bin, sir:
His Father (aesently) -Enoush to make
him sick
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21
Something Better.
IN THE DRESSING ROOM.

How about Fourth Of July in your town
this Year, asked the lawyer as he met
an acquaintance from village 80 miles
away.
ooh, we shall whoop 'er up" was the
reply.
Regular celebration, eL?''
yes
''I was your orator three or four years
ago, II you remember"
Yes, I remember. and you got off
pretty good speech"
Thanks. I'm pretty busy just now,
but I might have got away had they
wanted me again this year. Who have
they gotf'
''No one
'But they must have one.''
We'll the next year after you were
there they appointed me and I 'spose
I'll take the place agin this year"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21

Again, member of the Trust wants
Il new steam yacht or a mob of autos, or
he is sent in laundering big gas bill or
loses his wac on a horse race. Shall he
be cast down and sufferf Shall the joys
Of earth be taken from him? Not at all.
A meeting of the members Is called and
up goes prices and coo more butchers are
forced out Of business Father says it is
right TINT they should be forced. He
says if there were fewer butchers there
would be- more umbrella members and we
wouldn't gel wet so often. Father also
says that when beefsteak is 80 cents a
pound the people viii appreciate It far
more than now.
My teacher. knows all about Washing
ton crossing the Delaware, but when it
comes down to beef. pork and mutton my
father can give her cards and spades
This Is all AZ present. except to say that
Mr.. Ar1nonr IS in his usual good health
and knows what is best for us ALL
JOE KERR.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21
were an

Il didn't know that you were an
orator"
But ! amt. They say I'm something
better. When the procession reaches the
grove and is all ready To hear the Decla-
ration Of Independence read, and speech
afterwards, / advance to the front OF the
platform and bow and say:
"Eeller-patriots: All of you that are
fools enough to want to listen to a wind
bag speech stay right here. All of you
who want cold beer instead viii 20 up
the hill. where six kegs are on tap
That's all the speech concluded the
villager IF there was anything more to
il there would be no listeners No, we
find that mighty little oratory and a
good deal Of beer is the thing to make
the American Eagle scream and the
Patriots to remember Bunker HiIl and l
guess we shall keep it up"
JOE KERR
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21
The Baseball Season.

Why does the Office boy appear with
features drawn with pain,
Declaring that he feels So bad he must
30 home again.
Why does the sudden. awful ache the
clerks poor head invade
REQUIRING him to quit his work and seek
the doctors aid?
Why does the cashier come around with
tale of some dear friend
Or relative whose funeral he must per
force attend?
And why should writer's cramp just now
the stout hOokEcepes seize.
So that he needs inust quit his pen and
eisew here 20 for eassF
Why should The whole force ~ at once
become of ills the prey3
just let me whisper in sour ear: There
c. T. 3.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21

up No. 6-No. 5-No. 4 Other cheers He
passed Nos. and >, and then with a yeti
Of fear the woman once more called
his name he shot to the front and the
race was his. It's all in having q traiBer
who knows your family history
JoF KERR
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
FIREMAN WEDGED
BETWEEN Il" CAR
AND PLATFORM
Legs Crushed, He Is Held in
Wise Twenty Minutes :.
Freed With Axes.

For twenty minutes to-day william
Bannon, a fireman. was pinned between
y. r. =. train and the edge OF the
platform NJ the IL" station at Atlantic
and Sncik"r avenues, while men
chopped away the plankng 10 free him.
he may lose a leg,
cannon, who lives a; no, 2S Smith
street, vas on his way to his most "ltA
Hose Company No. d, in Jamaica. lie
ran up on the station just AS CanarSIe
local was pulIn. out. lie made dash
tor ear, but the guard. not seen
hin coming, hai already slammed tle
gates and punnUu Mas iiuns BACK, df0f
ping down between the car ana Inc
hoo" level
The guard instantly gave the emer-
gency sigma. but the tram moved along
nearly talt its length before the motor
man got It halted. BannOn, suffering
terribly. vas wedEed fast from MS
knees down. Members Of the train
crew. a.dei by policeman. mad IN
cut out tho ends OF four planks before
;lry. could release the victim.
pr. Narstedt, who took lin to the
Bradford Street Hospital, in East New
York. said the fireman's right leg was
So BADLY crushed that ii would prooa oly
have to be amputated. Bannon was
also in a serious condition from loss OF
blood.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
TWO LOST THEIR TROUSERS
WITH NONE IN SLEEPER.
Pullman Passengers in Sad Plight on
Awakening After Thief Had
Made a Double Haul.

COLUMBUS. o. March Ell j.
Ticrney, a coal operator Of ElKIns.
W. Va, who left Cleveland last night
over tho BE Four Railroad found him
self in the embarrassing position Of not
being able to leave the train at 60
Iumbus to-day for want OF proper
clothing and without money enough
left 10 purchase meal As he slept
some one stole his trousers SIS in
money. gold watch, Chain and secret
society iocket, two RAILROAD mileage
books and everything else in tho
pockets. THO robber- was discovered
rs the Sleeping car porter soon AFTER
the train !etr Gallon.
Fu..u&n Agent .dOrr!son. Of Column
lus received q long distance telephone
message that Il Mr. Le'ItHah who left
Columbus On Big Fo,f ,rnin No. IS NJ
> 4 4. found hin j" q similarly
unfortunate condition aL cleveland, Iir
lo... besides Its tDlsHr.. 500 lu
money and gold watch and oaaiU
valued At ;i6O.
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nected with her act. Tie baby, Peter.
was not In the house when the murder
occurred, He had been sent to a neigh
bors for the day. And after the dlscov.
cry and arrest, when Mrs. Farmer was
being led to the county jail. she looked
at tn, baby in her arms and sighed:
How sorry l am that you cannot
grow UP In our new home"
For 1t was the removal OF the Farm.
ers to the Brennan house that first
aroused suspicion,
NeIghbors could not remember having
seen Mrs. Brennan for over a week.
Whispers started. gathered stragth un.
til they became demand and cuimin-
ated In action Then the body in the
trunk was found.
Now Mr., and Mrs Farmer face their
fate in Auburn prison, The mans case
has not been passed upon by the Court
Of Appeals.
The woman's appeal has been an.
swered. Gov, Hughes has refused to
interfere. Attorney Edmund K. VII.
cox, Mrs, Farmers counsel has tried
every avenue OF escape without avail.
Mrs. Farmer will die on Monday.
In this case, as in other cases" said
the Governor In his decision, there
are those who ask for Executive inter-
/ ference because they are opposed to
, capital punishment. But the law Of
he state Is that murder in the first
degree is punishable 10y death How
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
500 CHILDREN
ABOARD DISABLED
!: SOUND STEAMER
Providence Breaks Paddle
. Wheel Off Point Judith and
.B Is lowed to Newport.

, NEWPORT, r. l., March o7.-W!th
the greater part OF her 1000 passen-
fger: unaware that an accident had hap
opened. the steamer Providence, of the
Fall River line. was towed into New
port early this morning from the vicin-
ity of Point Judith, where during the
night the steamer had become disabled
through the breaking OF her port pad
dle-wheel.
or the passenger list on board the
Providence about six hundred were
school children who were bound for
Washington from various sections Of
New England. and great was their as
constituent when they awoke to find
themselves at Newport instead o: at
New York.
The breaking Of the paddle-whecl Is
believed 10 have been caused by strik-
ms a floating log or some other heavy
piece Of driftwood. which broke off
many Of the buckets" When the
Providence became disabled wireless
telegraphy again demonstrated It's USE
fulness By means of the mysterious
waves. the steamer Commonwealth, Of
the same line, which was in the yicln-
ity was summoned. and she stood by
the Providence until the tug Teaser
put In an appearance and took the
Providence In tow for Newport.
III OF tine ProyIdence's passengers
were transferred to a special train
which took them to New York. While
repairs are being made on the Prov
dcnce her place will be taken BY tbs
steamer Puritan.
An examination OF the broken paddle
wheel OF the Providence showed tina
the radius rod was broken.
The Puritan lett 10y New York TIN
forenoon carrying the pershatlv ,gcjsh
from the Providence The remainder %
the freight Will ~ oyl. late to-day OF
the steamer FAN River
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
PAINTED ANGEL CAUGHT.

Policeman Curtin quit the Atlantic
avenue station about O'Clock this morn
ing and was vending his way through
Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn, when at
Kingston avenue he saw a vision which
stood before him In raiment OF rre.
ON flaming key stood a lla.ning man
with flaming hands pointed to heaven,
Curtin advanced closer ana saw the
figure was not jlazing at all, but in the
Garkncss he sEOnc with Il dazzling
n am IN angel" Insisted the man
waen taEen to the station mouse, whef,
/, was discovered that nc mad smeared
himself with phosphorus.
NO, you amt" spoke up the l!euten-
ant. You are just Mike Kelly, amt
you have gone wrong bc"ause the moon
i changing Then Kelly was sent 10
the Kings county Hospital.
Kelly ls thrty-"ight ana lives at NO:
ajl Pacific street. SN wears ago lie mad
his skull fractured and has been queer
at lntCrNa, Us e.U"',
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
LESS MEAT
Advice Of Family Physician.

Formerly people thought meat
necessary for strength and muscular
vigCr,
The man who worked hard was sup.
posed to require meat two or three
times a day. Science has found out
differently.
IL is now q common thing for the
family physician to order less neat
as il. the following letter from a New
York man
81 had suffered for years with dys.
pepsia and nervousness. Ny physi.
elan advised me to eat less meat and
greasy foods generall". | tried sew
eral things to take the place of my
usual breakfast Of chops, fried pota.
toes, etc, but got no relief until ]
tried Grape Nuts food
After using Grape.Nuts for the
cereal part OF my meals for two years,
/ am now a we'll man Grape-Nuts
benefited my health far more than
the 5000 worth Of medicine l had
taken before.
My wife aud children arr healthier
than they had been for years, and We
are 4 very happy family, largely due
| to Grape.Nuts.
I'VE have been so much benefit.
| v Grape.Nuts that 1t would be UD
grateful not TO acknowledge it,"
Name given b. Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
vile" In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read :he above letterl A
new ono appears from time to time
They are genuine, true, and full O.
human interest,"
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Health Wrecked and Heart
broken by Efforts to Dust
Him From Navy Yard.
HIS PLACE "WANTED."
Finally Given Indefinite Leave
OF Absence He Lost Hope
and Ended Life.

Although Frustrated with grief, Mrs
AQuu'a Chase told a narrowing story
to-day of the circumstances which
prompted her aged husband to commit
suicide by shooting himself through
the heart at Broadway and Thlrty.ffth
street yesterday afternoon in the pres.
ence of hundreds OF passersbv.
Mrs. Chase is alone at her little home
at No s. Norman avenue. Brooklyn,
to-day. In the prettily furnished little
parlor rests the body OF her husband
and while telling an Evening World re-
porter OF the events which led up to
her husbands suicide the widow sa,
by the coffin, every few moments strok.
Ing the face Of her dead.
IT was an effort on the part OF the
officials at the Navy Yard 90 force my
husband out, 10 humiliate him 50 that
n" would :esign-for they couldn't dis.
charge him-that broke his heart. He
was proud man. Proud % the fine
old blood that coursed through his veins
and proud OF his civil war record, FOR
lie was the youngest man to enlist In
the Federal Army.
Tried 70 Crowd Him Out.
For thirteen wears hc has been en-
ployed at the Navy-Yard as a carpen-
ter, at which work he was an expert.
Then those in charge, evidently hoping
to place some one else in his position,
detailed him TO do outside work. This
he continued to do FOR year, although
no was keenly Inundated Then las;
fan hi was assigned to a class Of work
which any day laborer could perform.
His salary was no. reduced, but tc
man Of his refinement education and
line sensbiltles this treatment stuns
him to desperation. During the civil
war he contracted heavy cold ant
tbs left him with weak lungs and 4
weak throat lie was In constant dreat
son-I was Mr. Chase's second wife
/ die Of consumption several years ago
he told me II he ever contracted tn,
disease he would Kill himself rather
than waste away.
His cold was aggravated last win
tor by tho variable weather TO which
he was exposed, and he asked to b,
allowed to lay OF for six weeks 81
that ho could sock change and en-
deavor to build up his undermined con
stttution. This leave OF absence val
granted. but when ne returned. read!
and willing TO take up the arduou
duties OF laborer again, he was tol,
that lie had been indefinitely laid on,
Crushed by Blow.
This was the blow that crushed him
and nc eXorted every EFFORT possibl
since then TO be reinstated. About tel
DAYS ago he went to Sycamore Hill an,
saw former President Roosevelt, X
told me Mr.. Roosevelt received Hin
most cordially, and told him to writ
10 Taft and everything would be al
right.
"This he did and yesterday morning
he received reply from the Preslden,
but he would neither show me the let
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ter nor tell me OF It's contents. When
| pressed the matter he told me he
would show IL to me when | returned
from a shopping trip | Intended max
Ing to Manhattan.
Il left the house with my sister and
Mr.. Chase told me he would be at
home To greet me upon my return. That
is the last | saw OF him, and at half
past FIVE o'clock | learned he had end
ed his life.
Il am told he left the house about
ten minutes after my departure. but
whore he procured the pistol with
which he shot himself don't know, as
am positive lie didn't own one prior
TO Yesterday
Mrs. Chase denied that she Is In
want. The little home Is that OF
family in moderate circumstances, and
on every side are evidences OF culture
and refinement.
She said her husband was very proud
Of his ancestry and often referred TO
his cousin, Salmon T. Chase, who was
Secretary Of the Treasury in the Lin.
coin cabinet and later Chief Justice OF
the United States supreme Court
Mr.. Chase comes from an old Mains
family" Mrs. Chase continued. and
two nieces, one OF whom will be here
to-day, are very well known on the
concert stage, but | will not" reveal
their names"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
BROADWAY RUNAWAY
DRAGS POLICEMAN
Serst. Hetterman Stops Horse
After Clinging to Bride
for a Block.

Frightened by passing automobile
a horse, driven by William SoTe.
twenty-five years old, Of No. 272 sol,'
street. bolted this afternoon at Broad
way and Bleecker street and dashed g.
Houston street. where hs was stopped
by S"-gt lioffsrnsn, of The Traffic
SQUAD, who was dragged block.
Softer was driving south iu Broad
way when motor car passed him The
smoke from tie o. frightened IT,,
animal which bol'el Although ,re
driver pulled and sawed on The rc.rs.
h. was unable 70 stop Ito horse
cries ~ those m the sIIawall,
warned drivers AMI Scrgt ilaTsrmau
succeeded In grabbing ru" reius.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
Court Makes Ruling in Deciding
Company in Buffalo Mua
RepOrt to Commission.

ALBANY, March 9--Suprcmc Court
Justice Fits To-day handed down a de-
cs!on in watch he holds that the Pub-
lie Service Commissions law is cons;!-
tutionaI and that the Economic Power
and Construction Company, Of Buffalo,
j. under the jurisdiction II the Second
District Commission ana must make re-
ports to 1t.
Action was brought against tho com
pary by the Public Service Commits
sion. through .ts counsel. former ia lie
j. g. Hale. for the payment Of penalties
for failure to file reports with the Com
mission.
The company demurrei to the com
plant and coutonded that the Public
Service Commission Law was uncon-
stltutional; that the company was or
ganized under a special legislative act
which gave it sweeping powers, and 1t
consequently was not under the jurIs-
dIctiou Of the Commission. The COM
many is liable to fines at the rate of
200 day, or total maximum fine
Of s2G 300 1t Is understood the conf
many viii appeal.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
LEGAL NOTICES.
~

NOTICE or SALE.
SUPREME COURT, ONEIDA COUNTY,
Charles H. Poole, Plaintiff, We. g. Frederick
liofferher,h and the HotisrbeFth'Troy Com.
p,ny. defendants
IN pursuance o. a Judgment and decree OF
sale herein rendered on the Goth day Of Feb.
ruary, igti. ana entered in the Oneida County
Clerks office on the 9TH day OF March. 1909,
] viii sell at puhlir auction 10 ne hish,st
rooms, Nos. Il and l6 Nesey street, In thu
borough Of Manhattan. city OF New York.
on the seventh day Of April, 1900. al Twelve
OF the Honduras Ice Co. Of the par value OF
siOO each. and IL coupon bonds OF said Hon
duras Ice Co. each given To secure the pay
ment Of the sum @, 81. OT and Interest. Such
stock and bonds a-s owned by The lioffer-
berth Troy COMPANY and are sold 10 SATISFY
The lien thereon ~ the plaintiff hereln.-Da'ed
'"''' '''''' 9. +. HoFFBRBERTH,
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PRESIDENT ELIOT THEIR GUEST

WASHINGTON. March -t.-prcaldent
TAFT and many otter promIacH. men
in public life will attend Dime to
he given Tuesday evening oy TIN.
sion viii be- notable because az .Ir
pr scicc ~ Charles W. T. ot President
ot Harvard University. and Ibis ap-
pearauce win he somewhat In tue Ma
Iure o. farewell bv tie Harvard
Alumni in this city i'm view U; Dr.
ENot's resignation next day.
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FLASHED TO BOAT
AND HOPE GONE,
TWO ARE SAVED
life-Savers Put Out to Bring
In Drifting Craft and Find
Two Men Near Death.
IN The Ernnlng MnrldN


ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. March a.
Government coast guards who pulled a
llfeboat through the surf at Shark River
to bring In what they believed to be a
drifting fishing skiff found Carl Ander-
son and Otto Peterson, fishermen.
dashed to the overturned boat and near
~ dead from exposure and the exhaus-
ton Of trying to right their little craft.
The two men were brought to shore
and revived.
They said they had started for the
fishing banks in the rough sea this
morning and big wave overturned
their boat. After more than an hour
of struggling to right the fran craft
tho men dashed themselves fast to the
gunwales and had given lip hope when
n coast lookout, sweeping the sea with
his glasses. sighted the boat.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
FIRE COST FOUR LIVES.

SCRANTON, "a, March o. 80 Green.
wool. no. here, late a. .r.. to
upm 70. ME- Veronica Voc. e,s.. was
los,. u b.. IRE sal ..e vrwg'. sai
her rru children Nrrr burned 10 dealt!
snI OTHER enid Vas 80 badly 10 .ci
that Cea'h resulted early to-day. The
y'tHI-ru were ali girls
Two bovs were badly injured before
they were rescued by ncGhbOls.
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THREE LOST FROM LAUNCH.
Boat with Occupants swept Over
Dam-TwO Others Saved.

NORFOLK. Va, March T.-Joseph
II. Mebane, thirty-slX years old; Easley
owen. fourteen, and James Clark, six
teen, were drowned in Dan River, when
a small steam launch on which they
were making pleasure trip became
unmanayea5le and was swept over a
dam. Edward r. Farmer and Henry P:
Wilder who happened to he In tow Of
the boat. escaped suction and were
picked up a hundred yards below the
dam. The bodies %. the victims have
not been recovered.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-27
cuLKIN Is SUSPENDED.

The Board OF justices ot The Court "
Special Sessions Ht special meeting
this afternoon suspended CuIe. Clerk
Charles W, Iulhr. rrId.uE tie out.
come OF the charge ~ grHrd larceny
brought against him ny iHr District
Attorney. All Fix justices were
ssresent. Justice Wyatt presided AMI
made the announcement ut the clcsl OF
the meeting,
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the big sum Of money when you were
arrested, do your
II had the money all right
own you tell where you got III
"Now. really, | would like TO oolise
you. but 1 cannot"
How long were you in Cleveland pe-
fore your arrest?'
quite a little. I was very sick there
for several weeks,
Boisterous Trip to Jail.
At this point the woman suddenly
stopped and refused TO answer another
question. She entered Marriage with
the Sheriff and detectives and was
driven to the jail.
Mrs. Boyle's trip from Pktshurg to
Mercer was a boisterous one. AT ever!
station between PittsburS and Mercer
large crowds of persons consresated
and cheered her, and struggled with tho
police In their endeavors to see anu
talk 10 her. Unlike trip to prison on
a serious charge. her journey to MeF-
Ger was more like the trlumphal jour
ney OF some po:-on of renown.
This afternoon both Boyle and his
wife are locked up in the jail at ercer'
where they will remain until brought
TO trial for the kidnapping, which prop.
d ably will be during the early par' OF
May.
Woman and Man Guarded.
g. MERCER, Pa, March 2,.--The party
. with Mrs. Boyle in custody arrived here
ut li03 \. N. Mrs. Boyle, on t"e az
! rival of the train, was taken 10 the Mer,
Ger County Jail, where she was Placed
/. IN a cell temporarily, pending the com,
. ple,ion Of the cell she viii occupy, uhtI
4 her trial. AS soon rs the bolt had oe'n
shot special guard was placed over
I her. and this. too. Will be maihtalheu
luntii her trial.
! A special guard has also been placed
over the husband OF the woman and y
1 has been arranged that from now uhtl'
4 THE end OF the trial, the two noted priS'
oners will not be given the slightest OPP
!, vortunity TO get away
In Court Next Monday.
[ SHARON, Pa, March 2I.-Attorney
!; Cochran, representing James T. Nhttia,
i father OF the. kidnapped boy. has MADE
(, information before Justice McClaln AT
! Mercer, charging Boyle and his VIE
!; with abduction. They will be given
\ hearing Monday.