Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-15
b0SWELLS TRUE TO
FORM; HE SQUEALS;
SHE TAKES HER'S0.k.
WIFE TAKES HER MEDICINE LIKE
A WOMAN-HUSBANO TRIES
TO CONVINCE COURT HE is IN.
NOCENT.
iop' The Boswells went and did

Nop' The Boswels went and did
T..
Both ran true to form this morning
when they were taken in the Circuit
Court 10 have sentence of from one
to ten years at Joliet affixed to them
by Judge Davis, Phoebe. arch con.
spiratOr IN the detraudlng OF Mrs,
Thereasa Meagher of Ottawa. out OF
Sll00 took her medicine like "a
woman. Arthur, her eoi.shark hus-
band. as court attaches knew he
would. SquawKed He sang a swan
song delightful to the ears OF those
who heard it.
He rccounted his culture, told of
bis thorO education and argued he
never was party to the crime, but
at its best merely an accomplice.
When he got thru singing. however,
he left no impression upon the Judge
who ordered the sentence to stand
Phoebe pleaded for him. nut her plead
ings were Of no avail The story Art
told in his determiniive monolgue is
interesting This is how he besought
the court to let him lose;
The Court; Have you anything to
say. why the sentence OF the court
should not be passed upon you?
Mrs. Boswell: Yes. your honor, this
is what ! want to say. your honor.
He did not know anything about il un.
til We we got to Blue Island, then he
knew afterwards.
Mr.. Boswell. ] have followed aud
the law as have been able to learn
is from the plans when have been,
that is to say Megill College at Toron.
%, Canada. oxford College OF London,
England and the ROYAL Agricutorai
College at London, England and also
a term IN the University OF Chicago is
that the Indictment OF Boswell in.
stead O. being an accessory to the
crime YOU have put me in as a conf
dence game as the woman stated she
did not know me at all You know
that, and where you can find law
for an indlctmen on me for a conf.
denCe game instead of an accessory
to the crime. wish that You gentle.
men would show me where il is, and
ii YOU cannot show me cannot show
YOU where it l. and that is all ! have
got to say in the case.
The Court feel from the eyid
cnce would not disturb the verdict
OF he jury. | thiAk i the jury were
warranted id finding as they did and
it is then province to pass upon the
evidence and will let the yerdic>
stand
Mr. Boswell; That is satisfactory
am perfectly satisfied to tell it,
as YOU know and being punished for
everything that has been done There
was at no time that neither Of us, as
my wife said, she did not have it, be
cause she said she did. There was
no time she did not say she did not
take it because she did from the time
We left Tennessee until the time We
reached Ottawa, Illinois. and Mr. Davis
made IA false statement when he SAID
that said told him that slept with
the money under my pillow. ! dld
nothing of the kind am not here
/ to tell YOU anything false because you
have got the law in your own hands.
| agree with YOU in everything YOU
stated and am not going to withdraw
anything | have said or done at all
but Mr. Davis stated a talsehood when
he said that | said to him that
slept with the money under my head
nothing Of the kind.
am not going to try 10 get out OF
il at all, because my wife Is IN it ant
Il am entitled to suffer the punish
ment just as much as my wife is anC
am willing to take her place at any
time