The Washington herald., 1909-03-26

Cleveland. Ohio. March s.-The stage
setting OF the public portrayal Of the de-
tails OF the Kidnapping or Billy whitla
was shifted this afternoon. when James
II. Boyle. OF Sharon. Pa. and the woman
OF mystery arrested with him Tuesday
night boarded train FOR sharon. there
10 plead 10 information charging kidnap-
ping.
They waived extradition returning with
Chief OF Police Grain. Of Sharon. and
party Of Mercer County officials on the
Erie train. leaving here at 5:25 O'Clock
The waving OF extradition came only
after Boyle. Identified by Billy as his
kidnapper. and by James P. whi,le. the
abducted boys father. as a Sharon man.
had made plea 70 Assistant Police Pros
ecutor Daniel Gull for legal aid for the
woman" as he spoke OF the supposed
Mrs. Boyle.
She has friends and money. and can
ight being raiiroaded 10 Pennsylvania. %
said Bowie. "As for me. am willing TO
be rallroaded and ] don't wan, even a
lawyer"
But the woman changed her mind evil
deHtIy. The Cuyahoga County grand jury
indicted the swo for blacknsn. a crime
punishable in Ohio with maximum sen
tcnce OF hve wears imprisonment and
s1ooo fine. kidnapping under the Penn
sylvdnia statute Is punishable by life i'm
Drisonmeut. Cleveland policemen believe
the woman may be returned for triaI IN
der the blacknal charge. Il is declared
she committed no erlms. in sharon At
least II is pointed out that evidence has
not shown her presence in Sharon after
March p The kidnapping occurred on
March 1S
70 Be ArraiEned in sharon.
The indictments here also viii b. held
over the heads OF the two TO make Dos
sible prosecution should the Mercer Coun-
" prosecution fan IN Sharon the two
viii be arraigned before Justice J. J. Gil
bert The Mercer County grand jury
meets on the third Monday IN April. and
II an indictment Is found. trial can be
held IN the term beginning April Is.
The departure Of the man and woman
was produced by the police Interrogation.
We went 10 be prepared IN case the
trial OF either or both is shifted back 20
Cleveland" explained Chief OF Police
KOhlar. There were only the two in H.
Boyle and the woman have been fully
identified"
Before Chief Kohlar. Chief Grain. and
Mercer County officials. Boyle maintained
a stolid face. while the woman talked vol
unfairly TIL II came down 20 an admission
that she had any part in the kidnapping
She declared she never had been in CIeve-
land before. that her name. given as
! Helen FaIkner the day following her ar
rest. was not Falkner. and that she pre-
ferred not to give her name at ali She
could not be made to reveal her name be-
fore her supposed marriage 70 Boyle.
DO you siug?" she was asked.
Well. 1 wouldn't ike 20 pun my
self up"
Have you sung in church or coneert?''
NO, but / have sung luliabies"
Indicted by Grand Jury.
While this Interrogation was being
made the grand jury reported 10 Judge
Ford. IN the Common Pleas Court. an
Indictment charging the man and woman
with blackmail
Just before she was questioned bv the
police chief the woman in an interview
said she had lust growed. Ike Topsy.'
She denied she had anything to do with
the kidnapping. declaring she never saw
the boys face before he came 20 Cieve-
land.
Tonight Patrick O'Reiily, proprietor OF
the Ontario street saloon in which James
H. Boyle and his woman companion con-
cealed themselves after detectives search
ed the apartments in the Granger, hop
ing 10 escape at night, and who gave the
police information which led 10 their
capture. prepared afidavits claiming the
$4,000 reward offered by the State Of
Pennsylvania. The afRdavits viii be sent
to Harrisburg tomorrow. It was O'Renly
who drew from Boyle and the woman
the story of the desire to get out OF
| Cleveland without being seen by the
police. O'Rellly informed Police Captain
Shattuck. who, with Detective Wood.
made the arreets in O'Reilleys saloon.
The police have been inclined TO give
o Reilly credit for the capture
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