Evening star., 1909-05-06
[ANN|NG MADE JUDGE BOYLE FOUND GUILTY
Named by President for Third Convicted at Mercer of Alb.
Judicial Circuit. Quoting Willie WhitIa.
RELLSTAB IN HIS PLACE lHE OFFERS NO DEFENSE
Latter Nominated for the District Temporary Courtroom
Of New Jersey. ly Crowded
DEMOCRAT MAY BE APPOINTED BOYLE CALM UNDER FIRE
ship May
House
HE OFFERS NO DEFENSE
Temporary Courtroom Is Dangerous.
ly Crowded.
BOYLE CALM UNDER FIRE
Boy Recounts His Adventures From
Time of His Capture to Re-
lease-Other Witnesses.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MERCER, Pa, May e-James Boyle
was found guilty this afternoon OF ab-
ducting Willie Whitla. Boyle made -
defense, ana the jury was out only . few
minutes.
MERCER. Pa, May 6-The temporary
courtroom on the third floor Of the Acad-
emy building here. was jammed to suf-
location this morning when the trial of
Kidnaper James Boyle began at o'clock.
So crowded indeed was the room that
former Judge S. H. Miller became alarm
ed:
Il would not stay here a minute IL
did not have to-" he declared.
The floor trembled and shook appre-
ciably. and all the time men and women
continued to climb the stairs and try
to crowd in the rear door.
Willie Whitla, the victim Of Boyle.
reached Mercer at $50 o'clock with his
parents and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buhl
his uncle, and aunt, all Of whom came
from Sharon In an automobile.
While the case was being outlined to
the jury Willie laid his head on his
mothers lap and closed his eyes.
Boyle, who was brought into the court
room handcuffed, quietly took a seat be-
side his attorneys. He looked calmly
into the faces of the jurymen. eight OF
whom are young men-so young that II
is likely that they have no sons old
enough to be kidnapped.
BILLY will tell you." said Attorney T.
c. Cochran in putting his case before the
jury. that on March 1S last he was
buggy in which was this defendant wear
ing a false mustache, which he told Billy
was to keep his face warm. Billy will
tell you Of his course to Cleveland and
Of incidents on the way. He Will tell
of stopping In Niles while the defendant
was shaved: of taking train to Ash
tabula and a street car there for Cleve-
land The conductor will tell Of seeing
the boy on the car aand in the train"
Willie Whitla Called.
Willie Whitla was called as the first
witness.
Attorney Q. A. Gordon showed the boy
the witness chair, into which Willie
climbed.
do you know the nature of an oath?"
asked the lawyer.
Willie looked doubtful.
What becomes of boys IL they tell
lies?' asked Mr. Cochran kindly.
They go to hell" said Willie. amid loud
laughter.
After the oath had been administered to
Willie, the lawyer asked him II the man
! who took him in the buggy was In the
room.
Yes; there he is" said the lad. point
ing to Boyle.
Question after question was asked OF
the boy. who told in clear, childish tones
all the details of the kidnapping.
Where did you ride in the buggy?" was
asked
Part Of the time Mr.. Jones told me to
sit on the floor SO the smallpox officers
q
been told that his father was having him
taken away to avoid being quarantined.
The boy told of arriving In Warren and
then driving to Niles. where Boyle
stand up, Mr.. Hancock" said Attor-
ney Gordon Then, to Willie: who Is
that MANI"
Recognizes Barber Promptly.
'~The barber" almost shouted the lad.
smiling.
| A few minutes later Attorney Gordon
asked the street car men to rise, and
Willie as readily identified them.
What did you do when you reached
| Cleveland?" the boy was asked.
1--WE went to the hospital
s.! He had been told that the Granger
apartment was hospital
| Two. with lots Of windows" replied
| the lad
WAS there a little place between the
sink and the wall that you could crawl
.Oh, yes Mr.. and Mrs. Jones told me
to crawl in there if anybody came to the
Were you out of those rooms from the
time you went In the evening Until you
came out Monday"
mo"
Were you in the box under the wash
stand Monday?"
away"
What time did you leave Monday?"
Bout o'clock said the boy. Il
went first and he went with me. He
gave me a note and said was to re-
member If I could. and. IL not, give
| the note to the conductor"
Did you give X to htm?'
Raises General Laughter.
NO" said Willie: you would not
| have it if 1 had would you?" raising
general laughter.
| He went on and described his arrival
at the Hollenden Hotel. concluding with:
| And there papa met me.
| The boy in reply to the question as to
whether he had written any letters Wniie
| in captivity, said
.Oh. yes. 7 wrote some to mamma and
some to Uncle Buhl. Mr.. Jones told me
| TO-" He identified the three letters
tnal mao pSeh Seht - hAS 1ASNSi -.
| father to show that the boy was still
alive during the days of his absence.
Willie finished his testimony at 1905
o'clock and Attorney Miller began cross
examining him
| Where did you last see Jones wearing
a mustache?" the boy was asked.
Warren In front of house." replied
the boy.
did you see him take the. mustache
off, and did he say anything?
He said all men could take theirs off."
said the boy.
Now, wasn't 1t another man who took
you from Sharon?'
mo"
Are you quite sure 1t was the same
man who took you on from WarrenT'
Yes" replied the boy.
This ended the cross-examination.
other Witnesses.
Charles Flowers Of Sharon was the next