The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-25

ernon for Cleveland, after receiving
a message from cousin saying the
man in custody was his brother. He
was of the opinion that a mistake had
been made because OF the fact that
while the kidnapping occurred on the
18th instant, he had letters from his
brother postmarked at ST. Louis,
March 16, and at Denver, March n,
indicating that he was on his way
West too late date to have reached
Sharon for the kidnapping. But the
letters may have been sent 10 friends
or accomplices in these cities, with
| instructions to mail them on certain
| dates.
James Boyle, believed 60 be the
man under arrest at Cleveland, has
been a resident of Sharon all of his
! life until about six or seven years
ago Since that time he has been
| in the habit OF making infrequent
visits here, his last trip TO his home
being shortly after Christmas, when
he came here with woman he in
troduced as his wife. The two re-
mained at the home of Mrs. Michael
Boyle about six weeks, and the
Young man took his wife around
amony all the friends of the family.
lille said he had married her in Den
yer about q year ago and that she
came of a wealthy family. Accord
ing to those who met the young wom-
an, she was quite linguist and an
accomplished musician. She created
very favorable impression.
After waiting to attend the funeral
of his uncle, John Boyle, proprietor
OF the Shenango house, here three |
weeks ago, Boyle left Sharon on |
March 12. It was the following day,
according to Cleveland dispatches, |
that he rented the fat in which the |
Whitla boy was kept prisoner.
The uncle of Boyle was q warm |
friend Of Thomas Forker, brother OF |
Mrs. Whitla, who sold Boyle the |
Shenango hotel, for the Forker es-
tate.
Besides his mother, Boyle has three
brothers, Thomas, Joseph and Mich
ael, and q sister. Ella, all of whom
are estimable people.
Boyle was locked up at once in
Mercer, the county eseat, and another
time In Sharon on minor charges
and each time broke jail, but the
cases were settled.
Friends of Thomas Boyle, who left
for Cleveland at i:5O yesterday aft
ernon state that he did so in response
to a message from his cousin, John
Boyle, in Cleveland, who had identi-
fed the man under arrest as James
Boyle. The Cleveland man is said
to have wired Thomas Boyle here that
he had seen Jim at police headquart-
ers in Cleveland, that he had asked
him how he came to be there, and
that Jim replied: "They've got the
goods on me, that's ALL"
Although Thomas Boyle left here
It Is stated that no word has been
received from him since he started.
Another brother and sister are at
home trying to comfort Boyles aged
mother, who is suffering keenly be
cause of the reports sne has heard
Of her sons connection with the kid
naping case. Every effort was made
to keep the news from her, but it
was found impossible. II don't be-
Iieve Jimmy could do such a thing"
she sObbed when she heard of his ar
rest. 100.
Aside from the heartbroken moth
Pr. the blow Of James Boyle's arrest
Tell on no one so hard as on his sis
er Miss Ella. She was great ad-
nirer of little BILLY" Whitla, and
expressed freely her sympathy with
he parents and the hope that the kid
lapers would be caught and punished
or their crime.
No one outside the Whitla family
vas happier when the boy was re-
overed, and on several occasions she
rublicly expressed the hope that ade-
Iuate punishment would be provided
or the perpetrators of the crime She
lad hardly completed one of these
ssertions yesterday morning when
Ire word reached her that the man
Inder arrest was her brother.
The prisoners will he brought to
lercer the county seat OF this county,
8 soon as they can be eXtradited.
I present plans are carried out, they
will be tried at the April term of I
ourt.
The Whitlas returned from Cleve-
md fully satisfied as to the correct
ess of the Identification Of the per- l
Ons under arrest t
The failure Of Frank II. Buhl, the a
lillionaire relative OF the Whilas, to /
o to Cleveland yesterday caused
luch talk. He said he did not un- q
rstand why the woman made the t
she did when she was ar i
asted that she is known here. c
IT, Is said by detectives that the a
idnaping case had cost Mr.. Whitla t.
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