The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-25
BOTH IDENTIFIED.
Willie whitla Says Suspects Were The
Ones Who Abducted Him.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 25.--williG
Whitla yesterday afternoon identified
the man and woman held on suspicion
by the Cleveland police as the persons
who kidnapped him from the school al
Sharon. Pa last Thursday and held
him for the $4,000 ransom, which was
paid by his father, Attorney j. p
| Whitla, Monday.
Willie said the man who gave the
nams of James II. Boyle, was the one
who took him from school and carried
him through tortuous route TO Cleve-
land, then TO Ashtahula, back 10 this
city, and placed him In the house in
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 de-
tanned and who acted the part Of a
nurse.
Boyle said the woman is his wife.
The police have no other Identification
Of the couple then the names given. So
far as the man is concerned the police
believe the name Is correct. Boyle is
said 10 reside in Sharons and is a plum
ber by trade. He Is said TO have a
widowed mother, four brothers and a
sister.
The woman, who is credited with be-
ing the wife OF Boyle. declared soon af-
Ter her arrest that her Identification
would cause a sensation in Sharon.
When the identification was completed,
Mr.. Whitla would say nothing regard
ing the woman. He said he knew Boyle
slightly.
Boyle was first taken before the
Whitlas. He was little pale and ner-
vous. There was n faint smile upon his
lips. He was seated before the party,
which formed semi-circle in front Of
him.
Chief Kohler asked Willie IL he had
ever seen the man before.
"Sure," said Willie brightly, "why,
that is the man l left Sharon with. lie
took me TO Cleveland, then TO Ash
tabula, and back to Cleveland"
The boy was asked the same question
again TO make certain Of his memory
and again the lad declared he was posi-
tive.
''He had moustache when l first
saw him at the school house." Willie
supplemented, 'but he must have cut
IL off later. This is tie way he look
ed when saw him in Cleveland"
Boyle smiled sarcastically through.
out the recital, but said not a word.
He eyed his accusers defantly. Wien
Willie concluded Boyle was taken back
10 his cell and the woman was brought
in.
The Woman Identified.
She was defiant and naughty in her
demeanor. Blankly she stared at
Whitla and the other members Of the
party. Her only relapse from the indig-
nant manner was when she first saw
Willie. The woman smiled
Immediately Willie walked up to her
and, extending his hand, said; "How
do you do?"
"HelIo, Willie" the woman replied
as she placed her hand upon his head
and caressed him for an instant.
The boy then stepped back to his fa-
ther and was asked several questions
by the chief Of police.
"Yes, I know her" he said. "She was
the nurse who took care of me in
Cleveland" She told me | was sick and
in a hospital saw her a whole lot as
she was with me most of the time.n
Notwithstanding the woman's former
assertion that there would be a SEN
sation when she was identified OF when
Whithw saw her she and Whitlaw
looked at each other without any out
ward evidence OF recognition.
THEY did not speak with each other
Neither did she speak with any of the
other members of the party. After the
brief examination by The chief, the wo-
man was taken back to the Jail Af-
ter leaving the police station Whitla
would make no comments regarding the
woman under suspicion.