Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-27
THE wHIrLA ABDUCTION CASE.

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tion case followed each other iss. 10
PIttsburg yesterday. Il Is apparent that
not nearly all the real facts have been
given the public, and thst 90 effort to
conceal much is also in evidence. At
torney T. q. Cochran, of Sbaron, per-
sousl counsel of Mr.. WhitIs, admitted
before leaving Pittsburg With Boyle for
Mercer yesterday afternoon that the
woman was very well known to certain
people in Sharon, but gave no explains
tion of her reported statement when az
rested at Cleveland that, "There'n be
bell in Sharon tonight"
Cochran also said that be has evider ce
which will absolutely connect Mrs.
Boyle with the Pennsylvania end OF the
kidnapping, and expressed the deIermi-
nation to bring her to trial 10 that STATE
on a charge OF abduction, the penalty
for which is life imprisonment.
Boyle left Cleveland heavily msnscled,
in charge of Sher.fi Chess, OF Mercer,
and halt dozen detectives. There was
crowd around the Jail door, and many
epilhtts were hurled at the prisoner.
There wss no attempt at violence.
Mrs. Boyle raised great row in the
Ptisbufg Jail yesterday morning al
breakfast time. When the attendant
came to the wicket of her cell with the
customary tin cup Of black coffee and
three slices of dry bread Ms. Bjyle
came with q smile: "Where's the rest
Of it? she asked.
"This Ia the usual Jail breakfast, +"
was the reply.
"Well, never mind me, dear. III
just send out and get my breakfast sent
10 from G hotel, II you will only call
messenger for me, like good girl"
"I'll do no such thing. You'll cat
his or nothing" said the attendant,
slappiug the breakfast down on the little
shelf snd passing alocg the corridor.
Mrs. Boyle protested loudly and tea'-
fully against being compelled to eat such
junk, but finally fell to and cleaned up
the entire breakfast offered. She was
later warned by the all authorities that
repetition of such scene would not be
tolerated.
The identity of the woman is eth a
mys cry. Some detectives believe she is a
Miss Thu st1p, Of Cleveland.
A disps ch from Chicago says:
"Mrs. James II. Boyle, who Is be-
isved to have supplied the brains 10 the
kiiuspping plot aimed at little Willie
Whiils, in ShaIoO, Pa has been identi.
fed as Anna McDermott, the 23yeSr-
old dsughier of William McDtrmott,
80 years a member OF the Chicago fire
department. Her brother, William
McDermoit, formerly employed as teller
IN the Illinois Trust and Savings Ba lF 4,
is expece ed to leave for the east. The
bro.her will 60 to his sisters aid despite
an assertion by the father that she is Do
longer his child, ard that he wouldn't
spend nickel to tave her. The young
woman who bi fiji ed the police of the co.
| tire country and an army of Americas
greatest detectives to such an extent that
even after her arrest they voted her "ihe
woman Of mystery" is now disclosed as
q girl who left home less than three
years sgo, because she could net have
her own way"
An Offer for Willie Whitls to 90 OF
the vaudeville stage at 81, 600 weeh
has been received by his IA her, whC
merely remarked: "They will have Il
90 higher than that"
| No special grand jury has been sum
moned, bat the kidnapping case will q
before the regular grand jury the thirC
Monday in April. 1t Is expected th
trisl will be begun the first Monday il
May.