Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-10
His Wife, Accessory to Kid
mapping, is Given Twer
ty-five Years in Pen. and
Fined $1,000.
HIGHEST PENALTY
THE LAW ALLOWS
The Woman Swears She is
Innocent and Tells an
Interesting Story.

Mercer. Pa, May 1O.-James H..
Boyle. who was convicted with his
wife. Helen Boyle. OF kidnappi IL
little Willie Whit'a. of Sharon, Pa,
was sentenced to life imprisonmeT.
today by Judge Williams. Mrs
Boyle. the wife, an accessory to tNe
crime. was sentenced TO twenty-five
years In the penitentiary.
Maximum Penalty.
The court imposed the maximum
penalty upon both Boyle and his
wife. The latter's sentence was
lighter because by reason OF tn.
fact that she had been found guilty
only as an accessory. Mrs. Boyd :,
was ordered to pay costs in the pros
ecution and fine of FIVE thousa "a
dollars. besides serving the twenty
nve years in the penitentiary.
Woman SwoOns.
As the Judge imposed the he Try
sentence Mrs. Boyle swooned and K
took some minutes and considerable
work to restore her to conscious
ness.
Taken TO Jail.
The Boyles were Immediately ia
ken back to the county jail and il
IL expected that they will be re-
moved to the Western penitentiary
tomorrow, CIR probably this Alta
noon.
Mrs. Boyle Interviewed.
When she was taken back to he:
cell the convicted woman gave 1T
the following story, which she had
prepared herself:
Helen BOyle's Story.
IL have been convicted OF kidnap.
ing Billy Whitla, but l am not gull
~ OF the crime. The fight only has
begun and when the smoke clea-s
away there will be several pro I'd
names In Mercer county so besmirch-
Cd that the owners never will ho'd
their heads up again. The real OF.
fender has only been limited a.
when Jimmy attempted to tell the
name to the world, he was compelle
TO desist, not only by the counsel
for the prosecution, but by his own
lawyers and the court as well.
Tell Name Of Guilty One.
They think that by putting JIM
my and me in the penitentiary or
lips will be sealed, but this is not
the case. SO long as there is breath
tn either OF our bodies, just so long
will we continue to tell the name Of
the guilty one.
Innocent.
Without saying anything about
the part Jimmy took Ia the affair,
will declare that am innocent. TIL! )
fact did not have any weight in my
trial. l was destined TO he convicted
IC sent up from the minute I WA
brought to the Mercer county 1ai.
The conviction was based on what
the people as whole thought, and
not on the evidence produced at tn >
trial.
s...t-
Dangerous i'm Cleveland.
There was sufficient evidence In
my case to warrant an acquittal, ba:
mono OF It was produced. who was
the cause OF this l can only guess
The reason, however, Is clear. They
did not wish TO take a chance on MS
going free in Cleveland and knew
that l would be exceedingly da 1.
gerous in Mercer, so 1t was decide
that l should go with Jimmy to tho
penitentiaray.
They have pleased TO call M
the woman OF mystery Despite CD,
force OF detectives which they have
had looking up my past life l hay.
beaten them and they have practical
ay admitted that they cannot lea;
my identity.
Never DivuIge Name.
mo power on earth can caus,
me to jivulge my maiden name a 1.
my birthplace.
MY mother died at my birth, ant
to defame her good name would b
to my mind a greater sin even thai
the one with which / stand convic.
ed.
my father is alive but does no