The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-28
She Promises to Tell Story
Before the Jury That Will
Be of Highly Sensational
Description.
SAYS LOVE FOR BOYLE
BROUGHT HER TROUBLE
Woman Absolutely Denies
That Her Parents Are liv-
ing in Chicago, Stating
That Both Are Dead.

Mercer, Pa. March Elm q re-
markable interview today at the Mer-
Ger county Jail. Mrs. James Boyle. the
pretty woman kidnaper of Willie
Whitla. positively denied that she had
been in any way identified with the
abduction.
Sitting on the edge Of Jail cot
Mrs Boyle described the WY she had
been involved in crime through her
love for the man she married.
Willie Whitla was brought to me
after l had twice been telephoned To
at the Granger" she said. Il was
told that he was the son of man
known to Mr. Boyle and myself. that
they had an infectious disease In tho
family and they wanted the little boy
kept out of danger.
Where She Made Mistake.
Where l made my mistake was
that when ] found out how the land
lay, after the first visit OF the detec-
tives. instead of making a clean breast
OF it, ! threw my fate in with the
guilty people and became myself
criminal i'm the eyes of hell with her
eyes wide open for the man she loves.
l do not think l have done anything
extraordinary. Willie Whitla was mis-
| taken when he said l wore a nurses
costume. What I wore was print
gown and dust cap I always wear
about my housew0rk. The child did
call me nurse and that Is the reason"
rs you fathers name McDermott
and are you from Chicago?'
Parents are Dead.
sary that my name never was Nc
Dermott. or McDonough or Wilson or
Faulkner Nobody knows my name.
I have no relatives in Chicago except
! cousin and she would not know me
II she saw me- My father and mother
are both dead, my mother died when
was born and my father died three
years ago. I have no brothers or sis-
| ters. ] have no doubt the McDer.
motifs of Chicago are respectable peo-
pie. but my father was q man OF dis
tinction outside the fire department.
Information received by detectives
today establishes beyond doubt thta
Mrs. Boyle was originally from Louis
southern accent and is a woman OF
culture.
Stories All False.
"All the stories Of my having come
| from Buffalo. Chicago. st. Louis and
other places are false. No one has
had a statement from me. ! am
southern girl. My age is 22 years and
six months. ] have never been ON
the stage but ] have sung in concert.
l have never sung professionally"
do you expect to clear yourself OF
the charge against you?"
Il most certainly believe that when
l am permitted to tell my story to q
jury and a court there will be a very
different feeling for me. All I ask is
fair play"
Were you aware that Boyle had .
bad reputation when you married
him."
She Still Loves Him.
Il was not. but it would not have
made the least difference. I loved
him and still love him"
What will be your attitude toward
your husband IL you are acquitted and
he 10 convicted?"
Il will stand by him through every
thing.
/ Boyle the other abductor simply
snarled when told that his wife had
! been brought in.
Il don't reckon they'll let me see
her." he said
Several times today Boyle has
| asked for assurances Al Tn the feeling
| in Mercer and vicinity. He fears vioe
| lence- The fear is ungrounded. Tho
authorities are well protected.