Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-31
ALSO THE MAN HELD WITH
hER-sHE RECOGNIZES
THE BOY.
MARY DiENER, A SUSPECT, COM.
MlTs SUICIDE BY TAKING
POISON.

Cleveland police as the persons who
kidnapped him from school at Sharon
Pa, last Thursday, and held him for
$4,000 ransom. which was paid by
his father
Willie said the man, who gave the
name of James H. Boyle, was one
who took him from school and carried
him through tortuous route tc
Cleveland. then to Ashtabula, back tc
this city and placed him in a house
in The east end, where he was held
until the money was paid. Willie
also declared that the woman was the
one who cared for him at the house
where he was detained and who acted
the part of nurse
Boyle said the woman is his wife
The police have no other identified
ton of the couple than the names
given. As far as the man is con
cerned, the police believe the name is
correct. Boyle is said TO reside in
Sharon, and is Plumber by trade
He is said to have widowed mother
-four brothers and a sister.
The woman, who is accredited with
being the wife of Boyle, declared that
soon after her arrest her identified
tion would cause a sensation in Sha
rou.
When the Identification was com
pleted Whitla would say nothing re
garding the woman. He said he knew
Boyle slightly.
Immediately after Willie Whitla
had seen the man and woman at the
central police station, they were taken
TO the county court house and there
appeared before the grand jury. They
We're examined for the purpose OF
aiding the jury in its attempt to find
an Indictment against the two prison
ers. The charge, under laws of Ohio
against the man and woman if an in
dicssnent is found, will be blackmail
This is based upon the payment of the
$4,000 ransom by Whitla.
AZ Boyle and wife are held by the
police on suspicion only the indict
ment will afford a means of placing
them under arrest formally and then
they can be held indefinitely.
Immediately after leaving the grand
jury room Mr. and Mrs Whitla, VIII
Sic and the janitor of the Sharon
school. which Willie attended, left fol-
Sharon.
As the prisoners have not waived
,extradition they will be held here two
or three days until the necessary pa
pers for their removal to Sharon can
pc arranged between the governors OF
ONO and Pennsylvania.
The woman known as Mary Diener
who the police say may have been
an associate of the kidnapers, or was
implicated in the plot, committed sui
eide in front of a drug store in the
east end. not far from the house in
which Willie Whitla was detained
here. She died in an ambulance while
beng taken 20 the hospital.
Attorney. and Mrs Whitla, son and
daughter. Janitor Sloss and others
arrived from Sharon yesterday after
noon to identity the prisoners if pos
sible.
Private detectives who represent
ed Whitla first went to the police sta
ton in an effort to see Chief of Police
Kohler to ARRANGE Tor the identiti
cation but kohler would not admit
the detectives and stated that he
would deal only with Whitla and son
Whitla telephoned the chief from the
hotel that he was ready to see him
but Kohler replied holly that he was
al the police station where the prison
ers we're being held and Whitla could
see him there if he cared to assist in
she prosecution of the man and wo-
man in custody.
Whitla went TO the station. but was
no. allowed TO see the prisoners
himself. He was informed by the
chief that the only Identification he
desired was that which only the boy,
Willie. could make The chief also
told Whitla If he did not care to make
the Identification in the usual manner,
he could return to Sharon and the
prisoners would be prosecuted here
on ne charge of blackmai'. Kohler 5
plan was then agreed TO.
Eohler asked Willie if he had ever
seal the man before
Sure" said Willie brightly; why
4ha-'s the man left sharon with He
too& me to Cleveland, then to Ashta'
bula and back to Cleveland
TIE boy was asked the same ques'
tior again to make certain of his
memory. end again the lad declared
he vas positive.
lie had a mustache when | first
saw him at the schoolhUase," Willie
up2lemented, but he must have cut
IL On later. This is the way he looked
when last saw him in Cleveland"
zuyle smi. ed sarcaastically through
o,- he recital. but said not a word.
h eyed his 1ecuser defantly. Mhrn
Willfe concluded Boyle was taken
bars to the cell End the woman was
bro ght in,
she was defiant and naughty
Blazky she stared at Whitla and
oth-r members Of the party. Her only
relapse from the indignant manner
VA when she first saw Willie. The