Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-24
Tho Alleged KIdnappers.

Cleveland, O., March 24.-There is
practically no doubt today that the man
aud woman arrested here late last pight,
are the kldusppers Of Billie Whiils. The
police today refrain from positive an
neuncement Of the fact only because
they are waiting for the arrival Of James
P. Whilla, who Viil bring the kidnspped
boz mere tts lruoon to make the
idertihcslio1 A. nearly asst has been
possibit 10 1T py descriptions over the
telephone, tn. couple have been con.
nected with the crime. The most tell
ing evidence OF their guilt Is the money
found on the woman, 50, 84S, snd the fact
that 1t WAS wrapped just as WhItls says
be prepsred the ransom money.
The names ]. S. Boyle aud Helen
Falkntr Sere given to the police this
morning by the man and woman. Falk-
ner WAS Mrs. Whilla's name before her
marriage, and this fsct tends to confirm
the suspicion of those who have said all
along that the kidnapping was accom-.
plished by some one connected with the
Whitla family. The police are sure they
have either The kIdnappers themselves
or their most important confederates.
The pJlice cow cay that there Is no
evidence connecting With the crime.
Mrs. Whitls's sister-in.law, named
Forkner, and that the resemblance be-
tween the names is only accidental.
The money was tied in $500 packages,
with pink tape bearing the imprint,
"Lswrence, Saratoga, N. Y" While
no Identification of the bills by numbers
has yet been made, Whitla said over the
telephone eSrly today, that the ransom
greenbscks we're packed precisely Ia this
way, even to the lettering on the band.
When the police searched The "Grsn-
GER" early today they found that the
suite occupied by the pair answered to
Billy's description 10 every detail. Most
conclusive of all the evidence was Jar
Of candy drugged with chloroform.
william Mears, the man who keeps
the Granger" says the couple now nn-
der arrest came TO the house on March
Is and engaged the suite they occupied
when captured. No child was ever seen
there, but young woman who has a
room near, says she saw the man on
Friday evening enter the house With q
boy OF about eight. II was Friday even
ing when Billy was brought to Uleve.
land.
Billy Whitls, accompanied by his
father, James P. Whitls, his uncle,
Frank Bull, aud Ohiet OF Police Grain
left Sharon, Pa, at 1872 o'clock over
the Erie Railroad for this city to view
the two suspects.
Cleveland, o., March "A Chief Of
Police KoehIer this afternoon said that
j. II. Boyle, under arrest here 10 con.
nection with the White kidnapping,
has admitted that he is n plumber re-
siding In Sharon aud that the woman
calling herself Helen Fslkner is his
wife. John Boyle, secretary of the
County Building Commission, this after.
noon denied that the man was a distant
relative. He says he lives 10 Sharon
and that the name givea Is correct.
Cleveland, o., March 24.-Billy
Whitla came here from Sharon this
afternoon and identified photograph of
the man held at police headquarters as
James E Boyle, his kidnapper When
q United Press reporter showed the boy
a picture as be stepped frcm the train,
he said, without hesitation: Eyes,
that's the man. Its Mr.. Jones all right,
bat hes got q new salt of clothes on"