The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-24

Cleveland, O., March 24.-With $9'
$50 In currency In their possession q
man and woman are In the custouy vi
the police, and steadfasuy refuse 10
reveal their identity or explain why
they were carrying such laree
amount of money when Captain Shat-
tuck and Detective Wood placed them
in custody as suspicious characters.
Chief of Police Kohler took personal
charge of the case when the arrests
were reported. but he has been un'
able to obtain any admissions calcu-
lated to throw light on the identity oil
the suspects The $3.50 In currency,
which was found on the woman, Is
locked I'm the station safe. This was
tied In $500 packages with pink tape
bearing the imprint, Lawrence, Sara
toga. n. Y"
When told OF this fact last night, ],
P. Whitla exclaimed Immediately:
THAT is the money: The money /
gave had the same pink tape around
the packages with the same imprint
on the tape"
We'll, you've got us. There'll be
- TO pay in Sharon tomorrow" said
lIlc Houidh " 1dPbeilh .pIaituNh Gnu
Detective Wood who made the arrest
This was as near TO confession as
either man or woman would come, but
this Is more than sufficient to the
minds Of the police.
An attempt of the man and woman
TO escape from their captors In front
of the police station, adds to the GER
tainty OF the officers that they have
the right persons. q
Neither man nor woman Will give
names. and neither can explain their
possession OF the money or give an ad.
dress. though the man said that he
had lived In Cleveland for several
years. One police officer says he Is
known as James Boyle. Information.
which led directly To the arrest. was
furnished by BILLY" Whitla himself.
This information was given To the
family friend, Charles Sankey, Of
Cleveland, on the train bound for
Sharon and was communicated to the
police here. BILLY" told his friends
the names on the signs which he read
from the window where he was con-
fined These were "Thorpe's Hotel"
San Corso." and Stone Church"
The capture was made at 1915 last
night by Detective Frank Wood and
Captain Frank Shattuok OF the local
police department. Acting on the in
formation conveyed by Billy's own
suggestion. the officers started the
search in the neighborhood of Prospect
avenue and East Twenty-secoud
street. There they located the sus-
poets and shadowed them In tfee
carly evening the man and woman ap-
pcared from a house which was being
watched. Immediately Captain Shat
tuck and Detective Wood fell In be-
hind them. being certain that they
could not escape, and watching TO gain
any further incrlminating evidence
possible. On Ontario street between
Vinegar Hill and Michigan avenue, the
couple went into a saloon The officers
watched the entrance for some time
assured that they could not escape and
hoping that the drinking might loosen
thelr tongues when captured.
Az lV:l5 the couple appeared again
on the sidewalk and started north on
ontario street Captain Shattuck
walked up to them at once and asked
mem where they were going. For
m"ment ooth hesitated, but Shattuck
was In plain clothes and they did not
appear willing TO talk His police
oadge broke their silence. however,
and they answered that they were go
Ing 10 the American House and then
TO the depot Shattuck AMI Wood
told them they had better come along.
and started of toward Central station
Inc man and woman were not hand
cuned and came along peaceably
enough until they got TO the entrance.
Inc woman made break to get away.
Wood grasped her. AT that moment
the man also broke away
The mans attempt To run away
was sin1ly bluff u get me TO leave
me woman for moment" said De-
'tect'Ve Wood. They thought | would
leave her and then she could get rid
ol the money. stayed close By her
however. and Captain Shattuck was
soon able TO stop the runaway. l
thought all along the woman had the
money" ~ 49,
The woman appears to be about 80
years Old, and admits. SO the police
say. that she has Intimate knowledge
o, tne Whitla family and their relation
ships
Inc woman said. when her iden-
wy became known. 1t would show
'nat she was OF good family she
saiu his name was John doc, and
later admitted his name was John
Boyle, a plumber OF Sharon, and the
woman was his wife. They signified
'heir Willingness to return 20 Penn
syivania without requisition. That
Inc woman is clever and oil good edu-