Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-08
l('EMRS. BOYLE. Z.
] SUE FOR SLANDER
..,... Grove Woman Accused In
Two.year.o .oId Double Muir
der May Rsta'iate
cay AccusER ACTED RAsHLY

flint. Of counter.ehs,rses M...,s sTe Te'T: ~
,.i,a n from friends OF Mrs.: rs hr..'e s,.. a..
Ell. sesl,. Of West Grove, Wnc VIZ. VIZ a.
bd bosSd Tuesday charged with oeins s,a Sn
ie.." sss.ory before the fact IN tne ,ooHU.e Ssse
cccT, s,s,,nS and suicide which .tooE pass paes
.1 snyna ao' 1920. when mrs; fTrhSss r1sS
nay A. o.; .bot and killed J. Leroy Eicn.
Dunlop , and her daughter. Ruth. eleven
eloerseJl IA rI and then ended her own iiis; re
Iear' po,ls g was released under SlOoO
NJ ,or n the next term OF court IN
ps,, p,ost ~, BY Judge Hause Of West Cnes'
Ter, r.s merely an attempt on the
Robert Dunlop, who swore out
rt"rrant for my arrest, to get even
zoe w.s wa ssye testimony injurious to
eec'uss uss. At the time Of Mrs. Eichel.
!S 20. civil suit against him last
em,' eers,' Mrs. Boyle said this morning.
az; VA rss seen with her husband:
u.av 01s Hoyle. her daughter. Helen, and
m. Harry. Jr.. as they were .,ss iesv'is a.
Esnnett Square to visit reiat,ves s.. IN
WILMINGTON. Mrs. Boyle IS an attrac, .
W.. woman, about forty years Ola ano
u..rs w. nose glasses. Her appearances
Niles Mia that pictured by Dunlop. VINO
ia Ia che tried to hide her knowledge OF
~ crime. Her manner is quiet ana
q. M , wss r.ticent when asked for her
,- sne W. ~ the charges. Her husband. is
s'o.: ::, ~ "a do farmer and both are highly
s..n.rted in the small community.
" would Rather Drop Matter
"Mv friends have urged me to swear
~, a warrant for Dunlop's arrest Tor
"s.t,ns slanderous statements concern
ne myself and family she continued.
a3rt I have not vet decided just what
~ "A dislike very much the. idea Of
s"srs.rins in court again and would
.!p,Ssr forget all about the incident,
Srt A. the same time I cannot allow
@-r..lf w. and husband to be talked about
~ S,ch a manner as Mr.. Dunlop has.
3. Sss assumed an attitude Of defiance
and repeatedly ISLANDERS US to our
friends and neighbors.' " -,
Ircordins to Mrs. Boyle. she learned
! tvo months ago that Dunlop was going
! a swear the warrant out for her arrest
Ssrsuse she testified at two previous
trials that size knew all about the nur-
Ar before It occurred. but paid no at.
anton TO Mrs. Dunlop's threats.
: She ignored the advice of her neigh :
MRS, however. and made no effort to
stop Dunlop's repeated statements. She
vss not surprised when she was ar
rested and arraigned before Magistrate
Pratt at Kennett Square, who later had
her sent to West Chester to be admitted
10 bail. When she returned to her
nome In West Grove neighbors were
tate and insisted that she retaliate by
having Dunlop arrested for slander.
Say Dunlop Acted Rashly
According to those interested in the
ease, the trial in August may not mn >
trialize and proceedings may be
dropped. They assert that Dunlop acted
rshiy in talking about the Boyle fam .
ly and swearing the warrant out.
At the inquest before the Coroner
and later at the trial here Of a suit
r for 10000 damages against the estate
Il Mrs. Dunlop. Mrs. Boyle testified
that several days previous to the. muir :
ders and suicide Mrs. Dunlop had told
her she intended shooting Eichelberger.
her daughter and herself. but had paid
10 attention to the threats. believing
them to be an attempt to scare Eichel-
berger. The suit was settled out OF
court after some testimony had been
taken. and IT is said Mrs. Eichelberger
vas paid $4,000.