Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-15
BoyIe's Accusation.
ssoyle7s statement follows:

yrr.e complete history OF the kidnapping
or gyVMlae Whtla, the origin or same anu
snat led up to IT,
On The morning of -, between the
2xoUra CT -, Dan Reebie' Jr" was iouhu
sesr on -&s sidewalk In front OF the
Ms.ser q,acE East Federal street, In
YOUNGSTOWN and over the PROSTATE form
was Mr. Harry Forker. of Sharon, Pa,
holding &a his right hand a package OF
aetters that Sas gathered from the sue
walk near the dead body of Mr.. Reeple.
As he was about to depart from the
yfrinltv he was intercepted by the writer
ana man who has since passed to MS
Q reward Mr. Dan Shay, a saloonkeeper or
Oak street Youngstown, Ohio.
In Mr.. Forkers hurry to leave the
sscene ne failed to find two envelopes That
contained four letters. The same were
4 picked up by Mr.. Shay and later taken
80 his place Of business on Oak street.
The writer and Mr.. Shay examined and
crezr the contents of same, which proved
Qsevond a doubt the presence of Mr.. Fork
.er there at that time.
Claims 5IackmaiI Succeeded.
The letters were written by lady,
sypo from a party In New York state and
the Others from Cleveland. Ohio. At a
aatsr date Mr. Forker was appraised of
she fact that the writer held these let
tiers in mis- possession and asked II ne
-.seuld use The same. A letter was imme-
stately sent the writer by Mr.. Forker,
stating that (Mr. Forker) would like to
nave a personal talk with the writer
which meeting took place a day or Sc
ssftev Mr.. Forker acknowledged ht
would pay a sum of money for the pos
session of said letters. The amount not
l1esng considered sufficient, was refused
and from that day on and up until
March. 1868 the writer. on the pretext OF
exposing the letters and the coincidence
nj Mr. FOrker being discovered bending
Bper the PROSTATE form of Mr.. Feeble
1zd receitvd at different times amounts
aaI money from Mr. Forker to remain
B5ieIIt
About six months ago, when returned
% Sharon with my wife, l met Mr.. Fork
or on East State street and informed hin
. thar unless / received $1,000 between ther
and the time l intended to leave Sharon
z would hold the secret no longer.
lie then informed me that 1t was i'm
possible for MIN TO get that amount o
ausney, but some time in April, 1909, n
WIS 70 come in possession of certain
arnwuEt of money and would then turf
asosne ever 20 me, which was satisfactor!
at Ghat time.
On my leaving Sharon, on March Il
1908 ! proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio, an
on the same evening / addressed to Mi
Forker, 24i9 East State street, Sharon.
DETER which read as follows:
s'Mr. Harry Forker: Dear Sir-I hav
decided not 10 wait any longer In regar
TO The money proposition, and II don
' hsar from you soon there will be som
exposing. Sincerely yours,
y. ]. BAILEY, Cleveland. Ohio"
Letter Without Signature.
On March IS. 1903 / received an answe
to the same which read:
syTriend Bailey-You know that the cir
, enmstances and the promise ] made 20
when you left here. but If you are reall
desperately in need of money as you pre-
fess to he. I will outline little pla
-5rh&ch, with your cooperation, can
very successfully carried out, viz: tn
= ABDUCTION OF ]. =. Whitla's son. ca
arrange TO have the boy brought to Wa
ven, Ohio, due there at 11lS, with e.
sort"
sErneTe Is no signature to the letter0
a left Cleveland at SIS a. m. and al
r-fvsa al Warren at 1906 a. m. then PR
"a to nv