Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
WOMAN KIDNAPPER 6fYES INTERVIEW AT COUNTY JAIL Mrs. Boyle Denies All Knowledge of the Kid
 mapping. But Admits She Cared for Billy Whitla at Cleve-
 land.
Refuses to Tell Her Antece- / dents or Who Her Family
 Says She Is a South
 erner of Good Connections Says She Is Alone in
 the World.

Mercer, March 27-Mrs. Helen Boyl, n the county Jail here to-day gave z au8hentic interview concerning hel Connection with the Kidnapping o1 Biny Whitla and her past life. She denied every other interview attributed
 Tn rt1le first place am the wife oi yames n. Boyle. arrested together with mo for the Kidnapping" she said. q am. le8ally married to him. love him not Anna McDermott of Chicago. Anna N1iSon Of Denver. Helen F'alkner or 4aiy other of the persons whom have -ubsseu said Ito be-.
 2ns an accomr,lice to the Kidnapping L knovN nothing about the Kidnapping M took no part in deceiving Billy Whitla- I do not see how I can be with the Kidnapping.
 q mean to stand by my husband through this affair even though I am Eq0ttted as I hope.sI may be. I do
 know what his connection with
 afHair is but I am sure he was not
 I1nstigator of ethe kidnapping plot.
 Fiu not say whether he had any ac- 6mplice.
 family connections. I have always as noctated with reputable people. Iwou:d <keep. silent and refuse to drag any onezs people into the notoriety of this
  lnecessary. My mother is dead. She lied when was born. My father died {&hree years ago. He is buried near Chicago. will not say just where. g stoither will tell my parents snaanes am alone in tho world. I have no relatives except distant cou- afn6. Some of these are in Chicago but 'dD not believe they mow me my yearA have travelled about from 6dfy to city,
 At this point the interviewer noticed -a soar abovo her left eye. He asked 2 k6r how sha got it. 'I was injured h m automobile accident some two yoaxs A8o. will not say where was Injured
 ssT supposed Billy was brought by my husband for the same reason Billy nupposed he came to me- I was led to Believe that there was smallpox at XounEstown and that Billy had been exposed and the father wanted to keep him in some safe place until the small Dox scare had passed.
 ssTde report that put makeup on my xAce in imitation of smallpox mnrm is false. Neither did dress in . f14lrseeD cap. I wore blue 2 'ngham duDt cap and was dressed about the house like any other woman does when e1le fs doinK her work. The report concerntng the box of drugged candy? We had at the Granger a package of collodion. One of the ingredients of co1Iodion I am told. is ether. We lost the stopper to the package of collodion 50 we put 1t in the candy box in order to keep the odor of the ether from fill ing the room at tho Granger.
 The only report concerning my part % far published which was true was : tho statement that MT. Boyle and I wore arrested in St. Louis. We were arrested there in connection with a crap game We were held only a short time then we were discharged.
 II intend to remain a woman of my stery unless someone discovers my sec ret. It Is not on account of my family or relatives that I must do this for quaintances in good society and I must keep quiet to protect them.'
 Mrs. Boyle was dressed in a black hat and gown. She sat in her cell with her hands clasped on her knee. She spoke in low soft tones. Her language was that of a refined woman and her manners showed breeding. Her face was pale and her lips almost bloodIess.