New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
EXPECT Il SENSATION.
Interest at High Pitch in Sharon
James BOyIe's Career.

sharon Penn. March A-BeIieving that the most
interesting part OF the story Of the kidnapping OF
Willie whtla is yet to come the people OF sharon
are waiting in eager expectancy for the positive
fda1+iecation Of the man and woman arrested at
Cleveland last night. That others are implicated
is not doubted here and the revelation OF their
identity promises sensation when the facts be-
come known
T-ns+ there would be an effort 10 prevent the
making public OF names which may be involved
in the case was surmised to-day. by reason Of the
activity in certain lines but the probability Is
that the persons in custody will not be permitted
10 withhold the names Of other persons implicated
when the case comes 10 trial
Thomas F Boyle. OF this city manager OF the
shenango Hotel. owned by the widow OF his uncle,
John Boyle who died recently. left Sharon this
afternoon for Cleveland. after receiving a message
from a cousin saying the In custody IS his
brother He was Of the opinion that mistake
had been made. because Of the fact that while the
Kidnapping occurred on March 1s. he had letters
from his brother postmarked at St Louis March
Is and at Denver March Il. indicating that he was
on his way West at too late date to have
reached Sharon for the kidnapping. The letters
may have been sent TO friends accomplices in
those cities. however, with instructions to mail
them certain dates
James Boyle. believed to be the under
rest at Cleveland. together with woman he says
is his wife both charged with the Kidnapping OF
Willie Whita, had been a resident Of Sharon all
his life until about six or eAven years ago Since
that time he has been in the habit OF making in
freduent visits here. his last trip to his home
being shortly after Christmas when he came hers
with a woman whom he introduced his wife.
The two remained at the home OF Mrs Michael
Boyle No 81 Ormsnd avenue, Sharon about six
weeks and the young took his wife around
among all the friends of the family. He said he
had married her in Denver about year ago, and
lei it he known that she of a wealthy family
and soon would come into possession Of consider
obe money in her own right. According to those
who met the young woman, she a linguist
and an accomplished musician She created a
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
T. It was the following day, according to the
Cleveland dispatches. that he rented the hat in
which Willie Whitla held prisoner. Boyles
uncle was a warm friend OF Thomas Forker.
brother OF Mrs. Whita. who sold Boyle the She
mango Hotel for the Forker estate.
Besides his mother. Boyle has three brothers
Thomas, Joseph and Mchael-and a sister. Miss
Ella. Boyle was locked up In Mercer. the
county seat and another time in Sharon. minor
charges and each time broke Jail. but the
settled.
Friends of Thomas Boyle. who left here for CIeve-
land 1850 o'clock this afternoon, state that he
did so in response TO a ge from his cousin.
John Boyle. in Cleveland who had identified the
man under arrest James Boyle. The Cleveland
man Is said TO have wired Thomas Boyle here that
he had James at Police Headquarters in
Cleveland that ne asked him how he came to be
there and that James replied They've got the
goods me; that's all
Aside from the heart-broken mother. the blow
OF James Boye's arrest fell one so hard
on his sister, Miss Ella Boyle She great
admirer of little Billy Whita and freely
pressed her sympathy with the parents. and the
hope that the kidnappers would be caught and
punished for their crime. No outside the
Whitla family happier when the boy was
covered and on several occasions she publicly ex-
pressed the hope that adequate punishment would
be provided for the perpetrators OF the crime She
had hardly completed of these assertions this
morning when the word reached her that the
under arrest was her brother.
Information made to-day against the two
persons arrested in Cleveland. the names used be-
ing John Doe and Mary Doe. charging them with
abduction. The prisoners will be brought TO Mer-
Ger. the county seat of this county. they
can be extradited II is doubted IL they will de-
mand extradtion papers. and they may be brought
here at time If present plans carried
out they will be tried at the April tesa Of court.
- Mrs. Whitia and family, who left Sharon st