Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
WILLIAM M'pERMoTT, RETrREa
MEMBER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.,
is HER FATHER; HEARTBRok.
EN- AT DAUGHTERS FALL.
KIDNAPERS TAKEN
TO PENNSYLVANIA
PAIR FIRST REMOVED TO PITTS
BURG JAIL AND THEN SEP
ARATED, BOYLE BEING TAKEN
TO MERCER, PA.

Chicago, March 26-That Will I
liam McDermott retired MEM
berS of the Chicago fire depart
ment, is the father of Mrs. James
H. Boyle" who with her husband
is charged with kidnapping Willie
Whitla was confirmed by the
grief stricken father today. Mc-4
Dermotts story Of his daughters
life Is that Of a wayward girl.
Anna McDermott, according to her
father, was one of the prettiest 4
and brightest children In the
neighborhood when a child. She
was given every possible advant
age Of education and careful NOR
al training, but as she approached
womanhood she fell into company
of which the old fireman did not
approve. Quarrels were frequent
and about three years ago Anna
eloped. Since that time her his
tory is blank to her Chicago kin.
McDermott has two other daugh- y
ters who are married.
Pittsburg, March 26--James Boyle
and wife. the abductors who were
brought to the Allegheny county Jail
from Cleveland last evening, enjoyed
good nights rest. Mrs. Boyle seem
ed greatly pleased with her quarters.
but unlike his vivacious wife, Boyle's
demeanor is morose. According to
reports the prisoners will be taken sto
Mercer county this afternoon.
Couple Separated.
At the conference held by thesMas.
Ger and Allegheny county authorities
this morning 1t was decided to take
Boyle to Mercer at once, but to detain
Mrs. Boyle here as there are no ac-
commodations for women prisoners I'M
the Mercer county Jail. Boyle left at
o'clock for Mercer.
Feared for Prisoners Safety.
Fearing for the safety of their
prisoners il they were taken to Sharon
or the county seat at Mercer, officers
last night brought James H. Boyle and
his wife, accused of kidnapping Willie
Whitla, to the Allegheny county Jail
here
They were brought here in a. special
Pullman car from Cleveland by the
way Of Youngstown and New Castle,
over the Pttsburg & Lake Erie rail-
road and arrived at 9:45 p. m... The
prisoners were guarded in their car
by sixteen detectives and officials.
The car was kept securely locked and
no one was granted admission to the
car except few newspaper men who
boarded the train at Youngstown.
1t was the unanimous opinion of the
officers that it would be safer not to
take any chances by exposing their
prisoners to the wrath Of the Sharon
populace.
On the arrival of the train here the
prisoners were placed in an automo-
bile belonging to Harry Perkins and
rushed to the county jail. Boyle was
manacled and guarded by two detec.
tives, but the woman was allowed to
walk quietly beside Harry Perkins.
Mrs. Boyle chatted freely with the
officers and seemed to be In happy
frame OF mind.
Whitla Deposits Ransom.
Sharon, Pa, March 26.--Guarded by
several private detectives in plain
clothes, James P. Whitla, father of
the abducted lad for whose ransom
$4,000 was paid, returned home last
night, bringing with him the money
recovered when James Boyle and his
wife were arrested In Cleveland. The
package Of bills, still marked as they
were said to have been when paid to
the abductors by Mr.. Whitla, were tak.
en- to the safety deposit department of
the Sharon Savings & Trust company,
which kept its DOORS open until Mr..
Whitla reached here about 8 o'cIock
last night. The money was carefully
| placed in safety deposit box to res
main till 1t may be needed as evil
dence in the kidnapping trial.
Russian Oppose Liquor Sale.
st. Petersburg, March 26.-The
| Duma today adopted a budget OF the
colonization departments with reso&