Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-08
BOYLE WOMAN
THREATENS
SUICIDE
PREFERS DEATH TO
PRISON SENT ENCE
"BHIy" WhitIa on Witness
Stand BareS Story of How He
Was Carried Off by Accused
Couple


IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Mercer, Pa, May 7.-Relying en-
tirelv upon their contention that thu
Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdic
tion in her case, counsel for Mrs
James Boyle. charged with aiding ane
abettng the kidnapping of Billy
Whtla today refused to offer any evi
dencc in her behalf Arguments vii
be made tomorrow. The prosecution
claim that Mrs. Boyle participated in
this state in a conspiracy to Bidnal
the boy will be combatted by the de-
fense, which will endeaVor te have her
turned over to the authorities at
cleveland
The states testimony was in gem
eral the same as that given yesterday
in the trial of James Boyle but some
additional witnesses testified. one of
the Cleveland policemen testified that
she said when arrested:
Il am the frail little woman wlf
planned the whole thing
The finding OF the ransom money
secreted in her clothing was also testi-
fled 10.
Throughout the proceedings Boyle
and his wife apparently desired to
bring out the name of another party
said to have been connected with the
case
Tonight Mrs Boyle said;
Both Jimmy and myself have tried
TO tell the whole story We have not
justice. Everything should be heard
and thrashed out As for myself II
Will commit suicide before | go to
the penitentiary.
70 avoid any repetition of last even
ngs demonstration of hostility toward
the woman, when the women Of Nor
Ger had applied sIprohious trithcts to
her the prisoner was driven to the
court house in closed carriage
Billy Whitla, the kidnapped boy
was the first witness. lie repeated
substantially his testimony Of yester-
day given in the case against James
II Boyle.
Declaring he had not had a fair tria
and that ne wanted to tell the whole
truth about kidnaping. James Boyle |
created cOmmotion in the court |
room and was with difficulty pre-
vented from telling his version of |
the affair Boyle was put on the Wit |
ness stand for the state and asked to |
produce the first letter to Whitla de- |
mandins $4,000 ransom Without |
any reference to the letter, Boyle al
most shouted.
t4-H5,. 4, t,1t tt.g .....t.
ABOUT this case now. | want the whole |
thing cleared up. l was not to blame
The whole blame was on some one |
else"
Attorneys for both state and de-
TENSE, court officials and Judge Miller
himself took part in the effort to stUpI
bollc's tongue. He finally denied |
having the letter saying he had once
had it and the subsequent letters. but
'hat he did not know now where they
were.
Miss f. Mills, proprietor OF the
Granger apartments in Cleveland.
"here Billy says he was kept. idcnt-
med Boyle ana Mrs. Boyle as the cou-
PIE who had rented an apartment from
.'or ON March Is, giving the names Of
Sr and Mrs L c. Walters
james F. Whitla related his search
Tor the stolen boy, the receipt of let
'oIs demanding ransom and convey
ny Instructions and the recovering Of
's son He was asked for the letters
'ut said ne had returned them with
.le money He offered copies and
hfy We're placed i'm evidence.
HlIlX'f Whit. ,,,.tr !
identified two of the letters filed as
.opies of those he had written at the
notation Of Jones"
n. A. Shattuck, of the Cleveland
'o"ee force, testified that Boyle, when
"rested said:
do not know the woman. | hap
ned to meet her on the street and
"e asked me to escort her to the dc
Policeman Shattuck testified the
''iendaht had said. when she was ar
'estcd.
., There will be something doing in
,naIon tomorrow. That little boy
III nave his eyes burned out"
ioliccman Frank G. Wood of Cleve-
'"u' testified that Mrs. Boyle said
0vn after her arrest:
Just think of it. / am She frail
,"'e woman who planned the whole
H's She said later:
buhl viii be sorry for this tomor-
That child's eyes will be burned +
win acid in about Il week"
., Lie utenant Albert Walker. of tho
.'''eland police. said when BOYLE and
]
'ad said.
We expected this when We planned IN
-. Joo. You have got the goods on us :
'-' am not afraid they will take me ,
'ack to sharon"
heAico TO spend Millions.