The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-24
BOY SRATCRERS
LANDED IN JAIL
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Two Suspects Arrested.
CLEVELAND. O.. March "a
The woman under arrest here on
the charge OF having abducted
billie Whlua. Of sharon. Pa, gave
her name today MS Helen Falkner,
and the man who was arrested
with her gave his name ~ J. II.
Boyle.
There IL stu considerable npecu.
lauon aa 20 the meaning OF the
woman'a remark last night
There Will be trouble for
me and he'll tomorrow In
Sharon"
Before her marriage, Mrs. Whit.
las name was Furknar, aud the
similarity OF the names has caused
considerable comment
Sensation Promised.
The woman under arrest appears
20 have been educated and prob.
ably comes from good family.
The police are Inclined 20 believe
that she Ia prominently known In
sharon, and that the disclosure az
her Identity will bring forth a sen.
sation
The police today searched the
Granger apartment where the man
and woman lived. and reported that
IN every detail Il fits the dcncfip.
lion given BY billie % the place
where he was held prisoner.
orugesd Candy Found.
Candy containing ehl0roform was
found IN the apartment and the Do.
lice believe that this was given to
billie before he was returned %
Attorney Mhitia on Monday night.
When the lad entered the hotel he
was dared and clearly under the
effect u drug This sxpedient II
supposed 10 have been employed 40
that he could not tell the route
BY which he was taken 10 the hotel,
or giye any Information uatil the
kidnapers had q chance 10 escape
A woman living IN the Granger
apartments says that she saw
man enter the place Friday eve.
ming. leading boy about s years
old. Il Is known BY the police that
Billie was brought 10 Cleveland on
Friday evening
Mystery Develops.
William MoerN. manager 81 the
Granger apartments. said today
that the man aud woman engaged
the apartment on March Is He
knew very little about them and
had not observed them closely
As soon 40 Attorney Whitla a..
riveH hers this afternoon. a com,
parison OF ths numbers on the cur
rency found concealed In the won.
ans druas will be- compared with
tho numbers recorded by him when
he took the money 20 pay the Md
nApers.
Tue woman had ss.ess In her
possession and mfoMt OF the Bills
were In the original packages a.
taken from the bank by Ms whisla
Both the woman and man were
slightly Intoxicated when placed
under arrest
Confession Made.
tfAtN tuta atttf89gA AHaEN " TO
lice KohleT said that J. II. BOYLE.
arrested as = suspect IN connection
with the whisia kidnapping. has ad.
mitssd that ne was q plumber. 10
business At sharon. Pa. and that
the woman claiming 10 be Helen
Falknsr is his wife,
John Boyle. secretary OF tho
county building commission. this
afternoon Identified the man as .
distant relative and said that he
believed that this aauie given b.
the suspect was correct.
Belongings Identified.
Ia the Granger apartments ths
police found grease paint and rag
which. they aay, the woman used
In making the smallpox marks"
on her face described b. Billie. A
pair OF apectacles. similar 10 those
worn BY Billie. Was found
A suit Of clothes. which .ho police
say belonged 10 the man under ar.
rest. Also was discovered. When
arrested the man wore a new nait.
purchased hare on Tuesday The
trousers Of the old suit have but.
tons marked -. w tsoase. st
Louis. The police also say that
~, the articles found In a suit case.
!. 1911 as..4 = knaket In fha anArt.