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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
TRESPASS NOTICE.

The undersigned hereby forbid
trespassing upon their. lands either
by hunting, fishing, or in any other
manner. This is also applies to stock
running at large.
W. Q. Boland.
c.. c.. Boland.
J. A. Boland.
Jacob Fellers.
1l-30-09-2t-1taw.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that certif-
cate No. go for two shares Of the
capital stock Of the Farmers Oil
Mill, standing in my name, has been
lost or misplaced. An application
has been made for new certificate.
D. L. Ham.
11-30-O9-4t. ltaw.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

a front seat, so I reckon III lei
things rock long lax dey gwine! !"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
STATEMENT

Of the Condition of VIM. Coleman &
Co., Bankers, Located at Whit
mire, S. c., at the Close of
Business, Nov. 18th, 1909.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30

The oftner you look back the fast
er you don't 60.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
NOTICE TO DFLN1QUENTS.

Ten Per Cent Penalty will be col
Iected o. 81 any taxes not paid be-
fore th7 se:olI Of December, 1903.
BY order Of Council.
]. J. Langford,
Mayor.
@. L. Buzhardt,
Clerk and Treas. T. &.
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Total .. =. =. >. .. .$242444l 2
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,


County Of Newberry. =. ?. =,
Before me came W.: R. Watson,
Assistant Cashier,of the above named
bank, who, being, duly sworn, says
that the above and foregoing state
ment is true condition of said bank,
as shown by. the books Of said bank.
". r. Watson.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 24th day Of November, 1909.
J. D. Stokes,
Notary Public.
lCorrect- :
(; -
VIM. Coleman. <, >
Director. . - ::
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
Resources.

Resources. a
Loans and Discounts .. S 56O28 81
Demand Loans .. :. :. 1880 90 !
Overdrafts .. >. .. .. ~ 1890 10 !
Bonds and Stocks owned
by the Bank .~ =. $4,000 90
Furniture and Fixtures =. 600 90
Due from Banks and Trust
Companies .. 17217 70
Currency .. .. :. =. -. 4813 90
Gold :. .. .. :. .. .. =. so 90
Silver and other Coin :. 391 80
Checks and Cash Items :. 249 90 /
Total .. :. :. .. .. ..$2442244441 25
Liabilities.
Undivided profits, less cur
rent Expenses and taxes
paid :. :. =. =. IS 2235O SO
Due to Banks and Trust
Companies o.. :: :. e.. 199 50
Individual Deposits sub
ject to Check :. -. :. 1oO34O "a
Time Certificates Of De-
post :. =. =. 14686 81
Cashiers Checks ...... 1858 sc
Bills Payable, including
Certificates for Money
Borrowed '. .. -: :. 1O45O0 90
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Cash on Hand. g.

The, 'February setsemeats from the
parish tax collections .Yh!ch.- ,haEe
just 'closed. haye run the tetal dsRss-
its Which the state has in the fiscal
banks up to. 2;8s50OO, which. is
the. amount the state has on hand to-
day. jim. spite of ytSe fact that the DIS
buysments .durinS .trhe month: have
been hfavy-.'
ish that was held for, speculation. TIE
Centpas 'CoKe and Coal Company owns
nfiffs at Neame .ans Carson, to which
the logs VIII be. shipped. '',s.' '';'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Sulphur Water Fro9r :on We'll.

J. NJ. Barrow, Of Ahsley, formerly
Of Rustpn. has entered into an agree.
ment' utilize the black sulphur wa
ter that flows in a. constant. stream
srop tlH. Pace oil. well near Winn-
.fha. az ff9t viii erect bathhouse,
with six. .r9Qms,. and. bedr2op, at
'the treatmeqt ashSd amfw afWy an
sres sieFkrrHtTfe TIeil,. as a sanitarium
for the treatment OF patients This
water'is:a Strong combination of. sui,
phJir, h,agnesia and salt, :and, flows
from the pipe quite warm. 1t is a.
cure for eczema, skin eruptions of all
kinds ehrcnie sores. etc, and. has al
realty Objected number Of wonder
ful cures Fhfs is but the initial step
towards making Winnfield a popular
and, promipent health resort in, the
neas flsure. =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
GoOd Roads Movement.

- Good Koads MOVemcnt...
The Police Jury of Caddo Parish
has aHprSved Governor Sanders' plan
for a systematic good roads movement
hy.appropriatihtg $500 to the cause. The
.spFyprstsFt WAX '1raered following
the reading Of a communication from
the governor in, Ysssh he explained his
desire 10, have a good roads scheme
developed from parish to parish and
from town to town throughout the
state In his letter he says that the
money appropriated will be used in
the parishes appropriating the assist
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Camery a Paying, Investment.

w Il. Lutrick, reptesMting'the En-
tfrpS Canning Comfanyc' OF Enter
IfiseS EstahoV$ Patks,t was,in Mok.r
roe lat Week With samples Of the pro-
duct of that factory. consisting, of
peac hess bl9 9ckbsrries, tonatoes;' Beans
tdfkt Sausage; homeIade, .sauersrs w
ana %slasset; The cans arp all nsatIss;
.fbeII and 4he contetsAare ssrsd to-
Ttsisfssths ,br6duct of any canning fac
tory in the. United. States: The En-
-esrSrrs3 Canning Company's factory
has a daily capacity Of 5000 cans and
the; slfsdssnly cost s175. The concern
is'bcts4ng. '6ut a number of different
frusts ami yegetfbles, and is !: fayiag
investattht ,'tn: spite of the fact that
the plant IS ssested in an interior town
away FROM "a railroad,
alh }; Af - '
skin Game Artist -.1siied. - '- -
Chief Of Police ,Gs III. Dugger,> cf'
AleNsndrfs's arrested man who was
operating. EfidsI .tise. name ef Il. g..
EyXs tcoiIfedfS: lieensar FROM ttall5ih
claiming, to. be a.soyera-.
mert' eiaploye. 'fie 'iild that he was.
pure food official; and was .afso
testing scassyr for wt iGh he charged
Saribus anfoGnts. threatening to have
shs stores CLOSED if they. did not .,pay'
The iieestys' to him. sThe' offcers had
a.iively chase to catch the saIIow.t = VI.
ter bring siaflts he atkto&Siedged' To
being deserter from .thA.. .Unises.
States. Army. saying that his read
name is IL. L. Peas, bat:that .hes az
listed in he. Army under sthd hSme
of Robert Thompson. at AmarilIo.I
Tex. and that he 'desar,ed frog jeff.
ferson Barracks, St. :Leu:xI on y asl'
ii. :. :, :,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Sends sastack Hand" Letter to Her
Dusky Rival. -. ...

FLORENCE Jackson, .aecerdings,to tae,
belief of the Baton Rouge .peljqe bears
1.-THE 'die.4nution of being the frst, fe-.
male Black. Hand letterewriter She.
.h&sfalso opahea up a,&Ad 5f VAST pos.
sibilities for those wse discover thai
sthe snet.tid6hSoE their lover are in
'clined toy cool Florence Jacks5nl' Is
a;eged 10 hlsS yritten y BaSk 9fshs
letter to Ella SCOTT Fre.1wr- -.affEs'
DANES. w rf ,ssyssfs for the. same heart.
Flotence had the caresses offtstfs .sass
,foE siSsT XAhes but finally srs r6eeah
ft6 Sef ttiee fsad. This is the Black I3and.
letter which Ella Scott received End
.tarfIed' oStr1tb' the officers: Baton,
Rouge .sEas GAElla Scott: YOU, hsl
better leagsstszftown within the feet
twenty:four hours. for have. found
out. that yY tave got my man, and
! #. You |don.t ~ viii be sure death for
you, 1 will play the Black Hand on
you The letter. was put in a shoe
box. and to make it duly impressive
was pinHets to aAIof of Grape. 1t was
also ornamented awith a hand arawa
with black pencil which pr6bably
was intended for Black Hand. and
DECORATED with several death hesds. g
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
- ..+t ..
Plans Ereciipn of Big saw Mill. .

The Newell Lumber Company, Ltd.
expect to. build a mill at Eunice soon
with a capacity of. $1,000 feet daily.
They now have timber sufficient to
run such a mill for six or eight years.
near Eunice, and are about closing a
1ontract for $anOther. large tract of
timber in the: vicinity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19

ing. is -rompleted. The machinery is
on the, ground and will be inssflied
as rapidly as possible Mr.. Harvard,
will stay on the ground until the fac.
tory blows its whistle ready for 'busi-,
hess, which will be i'm about. two
weeks. E. c. Wolf has been hired to
go out and sell stock and, solicit sub
scriptions, and IS meeting with great
success. =. -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Nigiit school For Negroes.

A negro night schpoi; for grownf-up
negroes, has been 'orgaHizeds in South
Baton Rouge. The school, sNih jPe
lrown as the. ,sSuth Baton Rouge
Academy. It will be arteDteA brsaAnr
beEs ,ef.,the colored rage. The. Sschoel
VIII be run. five nights in the week
with Nora Washington as teacher.
seems to be a new one; in this vicinity,
axd:nfanyS are becoming interested in
the enterprise. 81: :, q;
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
!. To Destroy BsIgs. on Faru

John "a. Brewer, one of the most
Successful farmers and ssedek raisers
m the Arcadia secti9n. statess that his
is' iraeins 'purned all the ACCUMULATED
trash, grass. weeds, and brush around
his farm in order that Ife"fnight dfs
ysJkoy, an the bugs land iasectss tfaa
,-ssAu,a dc. 'damagei to his, growing
crops. Farmers wdtfld-'io 'eeh to fol-
dow iMr. Brhter's examnie 7an aer-urt
'@f the Success he'has maas. 4 the
'fs5tt' 1 ). 10.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Lumber ComSany to BE Sold.

. Lumber ComDany to BE Sold.
:, JeSkGIbn F,sSorrelle has issued the
isec cessafy@ Orders to the receiver Of
the, L9gansp@t Lumber Company;
Ltd. fnstructing him to sell the pro-
perty ofntaa Company at public; sale
on March '2O7at "the Gomns<ry's 6ffce
here. &. 1t lis. Thought the Cred iters will
receive about so cents On the dollar
for their claims.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
. Monrned. For Dead, Is Alive.

Leng mourned, for. .assd ,hX her par
ents Aid friends at New Iberia. Miss,
Josebhine do6d,, who married iJohn c:
CaSendfsA'a alias "Lnrd. sholt6 +oougs
lasss.,tha noted bigsmist, who. .it.is
said. has Harrisd and deserted over "a
dozen. wegeHv here zpeeehhsr. 1906, has
'beeh LOCATED. in .Tueumcari, N..M.. by,
her 'parehts,s WHO are now living in
Ashvise. N. c. Mns- Rc6f Is 'sasfid to
have been slsseftei5.at. .thatsRont ans
up2nt learning the true value. Of her.
alleged. huspandS has been modestly
earning her own. Livelihood under an
a assdiiinled ;;iii7d name rather than come back
.sssf 'fade her PATENTS and friends.
-. L. u : l..
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Tag Day-Net4. is1s1.s7H.

E. At Amite City one hBndreGf' ant
eighty-one dollars ands sixty-seEs<'
ceets was.. she amount realized bxs the
ladies who celebIafed tag day for the
benefit of the five ciInrches fpat We're
destroyed by the cyheneNIasf Apf1i..
The, amount. wisk be divrisa+seauaAly-
.arrofg, ,itFesschufeheg which are rfS~'
under construction. =.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19

ance; and that little later when
various parishes Mis wfl s seuss $50 Gss 'fs
with their area, wealth!
and. population. - s.--~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
To Care For Iifdigent :Roof

An ordinance has~been placed on file
with the Police Jurys9f Caddo RansA
for the establishment of a poor farm
for the care of hexindigentxpp9r pf
the parish. to be s4lfssupporting. II
is proposed to have~ *o sectfoHs' g
the farm. one known as the caddo
Parish poor: farls, in which will be
placed the paupers and INDECENT poor;
and. thes other to: he known as the
.esddo Pafskss work 1Ss -farnf..sin which
sifl betpNS@! persons convicted, but
sanaSe Go, do the heavy; work. on, the,
public roads. 1t. is als6 Dyoposed to
baye- the farm undeE the Supervision
of a board of contfsl,, composed. Of
threeTnRh bers, one. & ing "a. nember
.sf .thf poAce j4ry, ane the. Others Ito
be good. moral citizens; but mot potice
Jurors II DIS Manned to. buy between
100. ana 200 acres for the farra. 81
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
81 49, ia! 49,. 80
-: Free Wall DeIiverx Assured. :.

-: trdt Nlaail BE; belixcrv Assured.
5 4'ost4nsater' Eagles Of '%itinnfeld. re,
ceived letter from Assistant Super
visinS Architect Charles. E. Kenfree.
.%AWashingten. ID. c. saying thai Z a
bill had been introduced in the House
of Representatives making appropria-
ton for a government building in
Winnfield. sueh, building Has BECOME
e@q qt&sSfty to handle the mails. The
pestoffiee business is increasing rap
idly. and the receipts growing each
s9fnths. The. office ,ewill soof. rsaeh-a
secona-eIass position The receipts
have grown from s66iO3 in 1908 to
s7s1-4s ip 1909 for, JaeusryEt'4 rural
route VIII be Established here April
l. The town has reached the propor-
tons that entitie. it, to free delivery,
with the, houses Numbered Sapd streets
dstghated. These facilities have. beer
discussed for some time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Big Revenue rom Sale of Near Beer
Unless a higher court reverses "A
ruling by. City JNdgas So az FtMhSess'

ruling by. City JSdsas S. .so.s FtEibse
that 4 is not contrary ta.-the prnhlbi-
ton law for near beer and similar
beverages to be sold in Shreveport.
the city will probably collect $4,000
IN iicense from near beer establish
.ments. An amendment adopted with
the revenue ordinance this year pro-
vides' that in case near beer is allow
ed by the court, to be sold the deal
ers shall pay license Of at least
500 each annually. The license viii
be based on the amount Of sales
some of the places probably having
to pay as much as $500 for license.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
lSh FabricS-f9O9

We Show an Extensive Line ,of<
White Linen, Lawns and ,Cambric in .
'Best"nnd Mdstt Popular .slvesyies. for
.,resses and Waists. sSc to 81 80. -
-. -, a.. ~ -. -
+. We Will Place on Sale 4ondfay Se;y-
/. eral Pieces sB, inch Sheer White Lin
'en.Lawn Usually sold,at SOC for 1se
a yard. ''" -. ~ /.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
SPECIALS FOR This WEEK

Wide Sash Ribbons in Fancy Dres-
+. den FloNerrd. Checks and Satin
s:shi6e, Ribbons soc Value a9c &yard
Wide Fancy Sash Ribbons in Satin
Stripe hIessaI,ne, Cheeks and Pom
padoun Designs-New CoIorine 6Oc
EaIue i3as.a. Yard:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
Canning Factory Almost romplete,i.

c. F. Harvard. OF Halls, Tenn.
contractor OF canning factories, is in
Delhi superintendlng the finishing of
Delhis canning factory. The build
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-19
new gIt FIELD
}! -. - i-H=e -as--'" -
Company is Organized With:
.hY n S290, ,Oa0X2pital.
A DEAL IN virgin yellow Pine
Involves sl.s2oooo, Army Deserter
Turned skin. Game Artist and
Is Jailed Oil Indications
At Spider.
-. -
'BatOn~ Rouge capital is ,gofng~:teL-ie-


:Batoh"Rouge espasi is .going.te4ie-
,velop the Deerford. >oil field. The Ba-
ton Rouge. oil and Natural Gas Com
pany was organized with ..a .cspitat
,stqfk 8f ss20esoSt:: 'ffie "object of the
company is to develop the oil field in
the Deerford .neighborhood where
what sis +s4leuglf e be valuable oil
- .,:and Irnsnsraf righty have been secured.
.TheEe.haSjasseen strong III indications
in this neighsorhood and 6hpse inter-
-esthd 'in'-ssre company recently sent
an; oil expert there 70 make. a CART:
-fuF examination He reports that the
indications are favorable .fo- Ola. yAr
1faItgements have already sheen made
TO sink a test well. and an .exResienc-
ed tdriIfer from the JennihkssAeid viii
be"here in a few days to begin woyk-
The OH field is on tie. line of.the
zachary and Northeastern, q. BRANCH
.af the, .Fszoo &'- MSs.eSfpph Ta.iey
Railroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
TURKEY PROMISES
TO PUNISH GTUILY
Order Being Gradually Restored in
Disturbed Area, But Need of
Aid Is Urgent.

Boston, May 11-Indications that or
der is being restored in the disordered
regions of Asiatic Turkey were con-
tanned in cablegram received today
at the headquarters of the American
board of commissioners for foreign
affairs from Rev. w. w. Peet, the
boards treasurer at Constantinople
The message also stated the govern
ment had promised to punish those
responsible for the massacres of Chris.
tians and the destruction of American
missionary property and the death OF
two American missionaries. 1t was
also stated the need of aid in the de
vastated erritory was most urgent
Thousands of homeless and wounded
persons were looking to the mission
airy establishments for aid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
THE LOST JOHN
ORTIZ SAID TO
Be DISCOVERED

Chicago, May 1.-THE Journal today
devotes the entire front page to the
elaboration of an unequivocal state
ment that it has discovered "the lost
John Orth,' otherwise Archduke Jo-
ham Salvador of Austria, prince OF the
House of Hapsburg, who disappeared
19 years ago after marrying Ludmilll
Stubel, the opera singer.
working as Maehinist.
Briefly sketched, the Journal story
says: John Orth was discovered at
Painesville, Ohio, working as ma
chinist.
sailed for South America.
Johann Salvatore, as the alleged
archduke has always been known since
he left court at Vienna, was married
in London, and he, and his wife after
wards sailed to South America in the
Santa Margarita, schooner which ht
had chartered. 1t has always been be
lieved the archduke lost his life wher
the schooner sank off the coast o
Chile. According to the story OF the
Painesville machinist, he and his wifi
were not aboard the ship, as was gen
orally thought to have been the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, May 11.-Following is
summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE-The ability of the republi-
can majority of the senate to uphold
the recommendation of the committee
on finance on the lead schedule. which
contains the Dingley rates in the tar
iff bill in the place of the lower duties
fixed by the house of representatives
was fully demonstrated when by a vote
of 35 to A the senate declined to re-
duce by one-quarter of a cent a pound
the duty on pig lead, as recommended
by the committee on finance. In this
vote IL republicans voted with the dem
ocrats and two democrats with the re-
publicans. By viva voce vote the sen
ate adopted the rate of is cents g
pound on pig lead as recommended by
the committee. AT the conclusion OF
the session Chairman Aldrich stated
that he regarded the vote as an en-.
dorsement of the action of the com
mittee, and he expressed confidence tha
all the schedules of the committee would
be upheld. Adjourned at ABS p. m.
HOUSE-Strenuous opposition by th'
democrats in the house yesterday pre-
vented the reference of the president!
tion for Porto Rico to the committee
on ways and means. motion by MI
Garrett of Tennessee directing TIL
speaker to appoint forthwith the com
mittee on insular affairs, which unde
ordinary procedure would have charg
a quorum was not present. Conse
lquently the message will lie on tn
speakers table until Thursday. TIL
Philippine tariff bill was reported an
call it up Thursday. Adjourned at 1874
1 %. m,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11

place between him and Forker, and
the latter offered sum of money for
the letters. He did not offer enough,
Boyle declares, and says he kept the
missives. From then on until March,
1908. at different times, the kidnaper
continues, Forker paid him money in
various amounts to keep silent regard
ing the letters and the alleged pres
ence of Forker near Reeble's body.
About six months ago, according to
Boyle, Forker, on being asked to give
up $4,000 at once, pleaded for a short
delay, and subsequently, on Boyle's
writing him a letter under the assum-
ed name of J. J. Bailey from Cleve-
land, sent back a note. unsigned, sug-
gesting the abduction of willie"
Whitla. Continuing, Boyle tells of the
actual kidnapping and the alleged par
| ticipation of third party in it, as
well as the purported promise of Mr..
Whitla regarding immunity. The kid
naper charges that the unsigned note
said its writer could arrange to have
the boy taken to Warren, Ohio, with
an escort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
DIVORCED WIVES CAN ALWAYS CLAIM
ALIMONY UNLESS AGREED OTHERWISE

Chicago, May 11.-Divorced men re-
ceived shock from Judge Farlin @.
Ball yesterday that caused not a few
of them to seek the advice of lawyers
at once.
Although divorced so years, was the
|purport Of the bombshell exploded by
the jurist, and although no mention OF
alimony was made in the decree, no
divorced man is safe from the payment
of that peculiarly irksome obligation
so long as his former wife lives and
fails to remarry.
Judge Ball calmly announced from
the bench that, while a decree of di
vorce ended the other marital obliga
tions, the duty of husband to sup
port his wife and her right to demand
and receive such support was not
thereby ended. He further held thai
only the death of one of the parties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
FRANCE Gets
READY FOR THE
COMING STRIKE

Marseilles, May 11.-Military and
civil authorities with the aid of the
chamber of commerce have complet-
ed arrangements for wireless tele-
graphy and automobile service to ins
sure a continuation of the transmits
sion of kilograms and letters in a
case of strike.
Depends Upon Parliament.
Paris, May 11.-Whether or not the
French postmen are to inaugurate q
strike will probably be decided on the
result of the debate in parliament this
afternoon. Leaders of the men are
proclaiming that unless the Clemen
ceau cabinet falls, which would involve
the disappearance of Under Secretary
of Posts and Telegraphs Simyan, &
strike might be ordered at a meeting
to be held tonight.
Make Final Appeal.
Lyons, France, May 11.-Local post
men have issued final appeal to par
|liament against the government
failure to keep it's promises"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11
bOYLE'S CHARGES INVOLVE UNCLE OF
WHITLA BOY BUT ARE NOT BELIEVED
Story Gives Alleged Light Upon Cleveland Murder Mystery
and Long Series of BIackmaiI-Case Will
Probably Be Dropped.

victed man by prosecuting him. These
allegations are both denied.
Paid Hush Money.
Boyle charges that Harry Forker, an
uncle of Willie Whitla, suggested the
abduction of the boy Boyle says this
was because since 1895 Forker had
been paying him hush money in con-
nection with an alleged murder in
Youngstown, Ohio, in that year. When
$4,000 was demanded at once, Forker
could not produce it, says Boyle, and
it was then that the kidnapping scheme
was broached.
When he met J. P Whitla in Cleve-
land in regard to the payment of the
ransom, Boyle says, he told the father
of the boy all about the case and Fork
er's alleged participation in it. He
adds that Whitla said if he could prove
the story there would be no prosecu-
ton. The child stealer declares he
did prove his case by turning over his
evidence-which consisted of several
letters-to Whitla, and that Whitla
did not keep his pledge.
Both Whitla and Forker vigorously
deny the charge of Boyle, calling il
absurd" and rot
| Goes Back IL Years.
i Boyle told his story in the form oi
an interview to be used under his
name, and styles it "the complete his
tory of the Whitla kidnapping case, the
origin of same, and what led up to it.
The kidnaper turns back the page!
of history Ia years when in Youngs
town, Ohio, one morning, early, Dal
Reeble. Jr., was found dead on side
walk. Boyle declares that he fount
Harry Forker, Mrs. Whitla's brother
standing over the body holding pack
age of letters gathered from th
t ground, near Reeble's body. He say
) that Forker in his haste to quit th
= scene left four letters, which h
5 (Boyle) and Dan Shay, a saloon keeI
-ler, now dead, picked up and read
: The letters were written by women
= two from New York state and the otf
: ers from Cleveland, Ohio.
: Later, says Boyle, a meeting too