Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-18
PHOEBE AND ARTHUR.
BOSWELL TO Be SENT.
AWAY WITH SMILES.
JUDGE DAVIS AND STATES AT
TORNEY RECOMMENDED IN
STATEMENT TO PARDON BOARD
FULL TERM FOR CLAIRVOYANT
FAKES.

Monday morning Phoebe and Ar
thur Boswell convicted clairvoyants.
who robbed Mrs Theresa Meaeher. OF
Ottawa out Of $tloo. viii rarl rbward
Joliet to serve terms of from one year
To ten in The celebrated big stir at
( hat place
Phoebe ana Arthur are to be sent
away with a smile Every La Sale
County Circuit Court official and aid
VIII wish them Godspeed The de.
parting tarcWells are so impressive
the two fakes viii take along the best
wishes Of Judge Joe A Davis. who
presided Il. their trial, and States At
torney George s. Wiley, who sent
them up The best wishes of these
two are contained in IA statement in
cluded with the mitlimus used as
deir commitment papers.
Sheriff Davis, whose statement ON
the witness stand, was controyerted
by Boswell. after he had been found
guilty, and after he had refused to
testify in his own behalf. sends them
away as the only successors TO Anani
as the Circuit Court room ever housed
Art denied he told the sheriff he slept
on the money, The sheriff has proof
he did say that So Ar makes a
getaway under truth and yeracty
cloud.
Principal interest however centers
about the signed statement of Safes
Attorney Wiley, signed and approved
by Judge Davis, in Which the court
and prosecutor recommend as follows
that the pair be given the limit Of the
law:
Both are guilty as principles" the
accusation goes on, "one as much as
he other of pulling off the rankest
kind Of confidence game ever pulled
OF in La Sale county Their victim
was a poor frail. weak young woman
who had been left what money she
had from her fathers estate. Now
she is practically pennlesS Every
dollar she had was taken by the de.
PENDANTS. Judgment has since been
entered on the noe she gave for $500.
she borrowed and turned over to them.
she has morteaged her little home for
about all II is worth to pay this note
and now has to depend upon her own
labors for a living, Practically every
thing she had. has gone to the de-
fendants.
Defendant Phoebe Boswell claims
TO have been born in the state of Mich.
iGan, and lived with her parents most
OF her life. with The exceptions Of the
last two or three years. during which
time she devoted most Of her time
travelling around the country, thru III
inois. Indiana. Ohio and Tennessee,
conducting sort Of fortune telling
establishment, etc.
Then follows a description OF Ar
thurs later years. with brief sum
mary Of his life; H. refusal 10 testi
ly in his own behalf; his attempts to
impeach the testimony of the sherih
and Of having been golf instructor
at Streator and Sulpher Springs.
Continuing the statement SAYS: ut
Is generally believed that the defend
ants have this money or the greater
part Of it. 1t least, laid away some
place Rather than give it up they
are willing to take their chances Of
going to the pententiary for possible
eleven months. or year and then get
out and have the benefit OF the money.
They were defended in the trial by
an able bodied and competent lawyer.
hui they had no defense They were
given fair trial and conducted
Considering The makeup of these
Two parties and all the facts and cir.
cumstances connected with the case
these two defendants should be held
in the penitentary for the maximum
time allowed by statute for the crime
alleged.
Approved Judge Joe \. Davis
George ) Wiley, States Attorney
This statement viii accompany the
couple in side the prison 1t first will
90 to the warden and eventually will
reach the archives OF the pardon
board. where it will always be held
as club over Phoebe and Ariie.