The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-12
K|DNAPER'S STORY
Boyle Accuses Relative of
the Whitla Boy.
SAYS FORKER TOOK LAD TO HIM
All His Allegations, However, Are
Flatly Denied - Pair, Under
Heavy Sentences, Landed
at Pittsburg Prison.

pittsburg. May 11.-James II. Boyle,
under u life sentence, and his wife,
Helen Boyle. under sentence of
twenty-five years for the kidnapping of
Willie Whitla OF Sharon, were brought
here by Sheriff Chess from Mercer,
Pa, and lodged In the Western peni-
tentiary.
That the threats Of n double suicide
made by Mrs. Boyle We're not mere
idle words was shown when razor
which had been secreted in his neck
tie was taken from Boyle. and it was
found that Mrs. Boyle had taken what
she says was enough morphine to kill
two people"
Mrs. Boyle got the poison from wo-
n...n in cell adjoining hers who is
addicted to morphine and has been
supplied with it during her imprison-
ment. Mrs. Boyle was rendered par
TALLY unconscious and was made very
sick. AS a further precaution. Sheriff
Chess took from Mrs. Boyle three hat
pins and removed all the glasses she
had in her CELL
Carrying out his threat to expose "a
. wealthy relative of the Whitla fam
lily" as the alleged principal in the kid
naping of the Whitla boy, Boyle gave
out the following signed statement:
"The complete history of the kidnap-
ing of Willie Whitla and what led up
to it.
the hours of -, Dan Reeble, Jr., was
found dead on the sidewalk in front of
shs .Sar-er block, in Youngstown, and
over the PROSTATE form was Harry
Forker Of Sharon, Pa, holding in his
right hand a package of letters that
wac gathered from the sidewalk near
the dead body of Mr.. Reeble.
"As he was about to depart he was
Intercepted by the writer and man
now dead, Dan Shay, a saloon keeper,
of Youngstown, o.
SIN Mr.. Forker's hurry to leave the
scene he failed to find two envelopes
that contained four letters. The same
We're picked up by Mr.. Shay and given
to the writer.
"The letters were written by a lady,
two from a party in New York state
and the others from Cleveland, o. At
later date Mr.. Forker was apprised
of the fact that the writer held these
letters in his possession.
"a letter was Immediately sent to
the writer by Mr.. Forker stating that
he, Mr.. Forller, would like to have
personal talk with the writer, which
meeting took place n day or so after.
Mr. Forker acknowledged he would
pay a sum of money for the possession
of said letters.
THE amount, not being considered
sufficient, was refused. and from that
day on and up until March. 1908, the
writer on the preteXt of exposing the
letters and the coincidence of Mr..
Forker being discovered bending over
the prostrate form of Mr.. Reeble re-
ceived at different times amounts of
money from Mr.. Forker to remain
silent
about six months ago l met Mr.
Forker and Informed him that unless
cret no longer.
"He then Informed me that it was
impossible for him to get that amount
of money, but some time in April,
1909, he was to come in possession Of
a certain amount Of money and would
then turn some over to me.
ION my leaving Sharon on March ~,
1909, proceeded to Cleveland, O., and
on the same evening l addressed to
Forker a letter, which read as follows:
Mr.. Harry Forker:
Dear Sir-I have decided not to wait
any longer in regard to the money propo-
sition, and II don't hear from you soon
there will be some exposing. Sincerely
yours, ]. ]. BAILEY, Cleveland, o.
ION March IL, 1909, l received the
following answer:
Friend Balley-You knew the ctrcum-
stances and the promise l made you
when you left here, but IL you are really
desperately in need of money as you pro-
fess to be / will outline little plan
which with your cooperation can be very
successfully carried out-viz, the abduc-
range to have boy brought to Warren,
o., due there at 11;1S with escort.
81 went to Warren and remained in
the vicinity of the depot.
about ten minutes later boy and
escort arrived. 1 brought the boy to
Niles, o., from there to Ashtabula and
then to Cleveland On March % re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Forker stat
Ing that some one had informed Mr..
Whitla that they had recognized his
boy on March 1S in Niles, o., and that
James Boyle of Sharon was with him;
also that Mr. Whitla was afraid To