Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-08
ATTORNEYS FOR
MRS. BOYLE TO
WITHHOLD PLEA
DENY COURT AT MERCER HAS
JURISDICTION
LAWYERS DECIDE NOT TO sU5-
NIT EVIDENCE
Arguments Will Be Made Today and
Prosecution Will Close Case.
Witnesses Tell Of Al
legged Guilt
fBy Associated Press. !

V tirely upon their contention that
A'A the Pennsylvania courts have no
jurisdiction in her case, counsel for
Mrs. James Boyle, charged with aiding
and abetting the kidnapping of Billy
Whitla, refused today to offer any evil
dence in her behalf.
Arguments will be made tomorrow.
The prosecutions claim that Mrs. Boyle
participated in this state. in con-
spiracy to kidnap the boy win be COM
bated by the defense, which will en-
deavor to have her turned over to the
authorities in Cleveland.
The states testimony was mainly the
same as that given yesterday in the
trial of James Doyle, but some addi-
tional witnesses testified. One of the
| Cleveland policemen testified that she
said when arrested
Il am the frail woman who planned
the whole thing
The finding of the ransom money
| secreted in her clothing was also testi-
fed to. The proprietor of the Granger
apartments in Cleveland identified
Boyle and Mrs. Boyle as the couple
who rented an apartment under the
| name of Walter.
Throughout the proceedings Boyle
and his wife apparently desired to
bring out the name of another party
said to be connected with the case
Boyle at one point said:
Wants to Tell All
Il want to tell the whole truth about
| this case now. l want the whole thing
| cleared up. The whole blame was on
some one else."
Tonight Mrs. Boyle said: 'sBoth Jim
my and myself have tried to tell the
whole story. We have not been per-
mitted to do so. 1t is not Justice
Everything should be heard and
| threshed out As for myself, / will
commit suicide before l go to the peni-
| tertiary"
Giving each juror smile as she
Mrs Boyle brought forth an exclama-
tion from woman spectator, who said:
"Oh, she is working the jury"
Policeman Frank G.. Wood of Cleve-
land testified that Mrs. Boyle said after
| her arrest:
Just think of it, | am the frail lit
tie woman who planned the whole
| thing" She said later: "Buhl will be
sorry for this tomorrow. That child's
eyes will be. burned out with acid in
about a week"
Lieut.. Albert walker of the Cleve-
land police said that when Boyle and
his wife were brought in, Mrs Boyle
said:
I'VE expected this when we planned
the job. You have got the goods on us
back to Sharon"
James p Whitla related three stories
of his search for the stolen boy, the
receipt of letters demanding ransom
and conveying Instructions and the re-
covery of his son. He was asked for
the letters, but said he had returned
them with the money. He offered cop
les, and they were placed in evidence.
Little Billy Recalled
ts11- IN =
fed two of the letters filed as copies of
those he had written at the dictation
of Jones'" On cross-examination he
stated that Mrs. Jones, as he called the
woman, had nothing to do with the
writing of the letters.
N A. Shattuck of the Cleveland po-
lice force testified that Boyle, when ar
rested, said
IT do not know the woman
To avoid any repetition of last even
ing's demonstration of hostility to-
wards the woman, when the women OF
Mercer had applied approbrious epithets
to her, the prisoner was driven to the
court house today in a closed car
riage.
BILLY" Whitla, the kidnapped boy, was
the first witness. He repeated substan-
TALLY his testimony of yesterday given
in the case against James H. Boyle. In
referring to Boyle the boy called him
of the abduction the mans name was
Jones.
BILLY" identified Mrs Boyle as the
woman who had cared for him in
Cleveland and whom he had known as
Mrs. Jones. He identified a nurse's
outfit as the clothing Mrs. Jones had
worn, and said she had red spots on
her face which she said were the result
of having had smallpox.
He said the woman told him to tell
his parents she was A years old and
very large. The prosecution offered in
evidence the note written for BILLY
to carry on the street car on his way
to the Hollenden house when he was
returned to his father.
Defense Objects
The defense objected, claiming it did
not concern Mrs. Boyle. Billy stated
however, that it was given to him in
Mrs. Boyle's presence, and it was adj
mitted Several other witnesses gave
practically the same testimony they
gave yesterday in regard to the kid
naping.
Mrs. Anna Boyle never was married
in Chicago to Edward Schoeffer, ac-
cording to the Rev. Father H. J. Peters
of the Church of the Holy Family at
Chicago
1t is reported that Mrs. Boyle was
married to Schoeffer in the west side
church February 4, 1905.
1t has developed, however. that the
Anna McDermott whose marriage was
performed on that day is now living
in Milwaukee with her husband, Mr..
Schoeffer.
Her sister, a Chicago woman, called
upon the Rev. Father Peters yester-
day with the information that Mr. and
Mrs. Shoeffer never had separated.