Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30
MAN VISITOR
Has Secret Interview With Alleged
Kidnaper in Cell.
SHE IS NOT ANNA McDERMOTT
No Relation to Chicago Family, At
torney Declares-Efforts to Es-
tablish Her Identity Futile.

MERCER. Pa, March 3O.-Mrs James
H. Boyle will not be taken to Sharon fol
a hearing on the charge Of kidnapping little
Willie Whitla. Attorney Cochran, coun-
sci for Mr.. Whitla. arrived here shortly
after noon from Sharon and stated it had
been arranged to give the woman an op-
portunity to waive hearing in jail here
by her signing a legal paper to the effect
that she desired to waive a hearing with
out going to Sharon.
Attorney Cochran said every effort
would be made to obtain a conviction in
the womans case, but If 1t failed she
would be turned over to the Cleveland.
Ohio. authorities. she having been indicted
in that city on a charge Of blackmail He
further asserted there was no intention OF
eliminating the woman from the case. and
detectives will continue at work up to
the time of the trial searching for evil
dence against her.
1.-The woman is as much mystery now
as at any time since she was arrested
declared Attorney Cochran. absolutely
nothing has been learned concerning her
identity"
He says detectives have run down the
McDermott theory and found that she
was not connected with the Chicago fami-
ly nor does the family, he says, know
her.
Mans Mysterious Visit.
With regard to the man. alleged to be
a brother Of the woman. who mysterious
ly visited Mrs. Boyle yesterday, Attor'
ney Cochran said he had no idea who the
man was He might possibly be q
brother but he Is sure his name is not
said. that the man who called was a
xIa
In some circles 1t is believed the prose
cution Is holding back the proceedings
against Mrs. Boyle until her identity Il
established. Every effort made up to
o clock this afternoon to get some trace
of the man who called on Mrs. Boyle
has been futile. In talking to Mrs. Chess
wife of the sheriff. the man said he was
a banker. She describes him as a man
forty years Of age and worn and bag
gard.
Visit Carefully Planned.
The visit was apparently carefully ar
ranged and as a result was made at 9
time when with the exception of the
sheriff's wife there was no one around
the Jail to see what the man looked like
question him or discover anything that
would lead to the real identity of Mrs
BOYLE.
The man did not register at any Mer'
Ger hotel. He did not eat a meal In Mer'
Ger. His coming, his going and his motive
for the visit are shrouded in mystery.
Sheriff Chess stated this morning tina,
the woman's clothing and her cell viii
be searched to find any discriminating
evidence When Sheriff Chess today
asked Mrs. Boyle about the visitor she
said it was her brother. but refused &c
give his name or where he came from
Judge Miller admitted the man was al
scented himself as brother OF the prison
err Judge Miller said he turned him ovel
to Attorney Stranahan, who. believing he
was the the woman's brother, took him
to the Jail for an interview. Attorney
Stranahan refuses to discuss the case.
Wants Better Bathtub.
Mrs. Boyle is not feeling we'll today
She expects to be removed to another cell
which has a bathroom attached. The
one In which she is now confined only has
small tin bathtub.
II do not like bathpans," said Mrs
Boyle today They remind me Of 6
canary bath, and l am not used to canar,
baths"
The people residing in the rural district:
are protesting against the expenses in
CURED in bringing the Boyles from Cleve
land to Mercer. They object to paying
for the use of private Pullman car, ane
when the bill Is presented to the county
commissioners delegates will be present
from all the rural districts to profess
against its payment.