The Washington herald., 1909-03-25

Cleveland. Ohio, March 24-"Bfly"
whitla himself to-day identified the man
and woman captured here last night in
possession Of more than $1,000 OF the
marked bills paid by James H. Whisla
Tor the ransom Of his kidnapped boy.
After identifying. as Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones. James Boyle. Sharon pa
plumber. who has wandered over the
country, living in ST. Louis, Denver, and
other cities, and his woman companion.
declared 10 be Mrs. James Boyle. who
was known in St Louis as Helen Falkner.
Billy told the Cuyahoga County grand
3Ery about the kidnapping, particularly
the identification OF the prisoners. An
indictment against the two. charging
them with blackmail. probably will be
returned in the morning.
Meanwhile. there died in an ambulance.
en- route to hospital, woman named
L,emar. who had been seen with Boyle
and the woman prisoner before their ar
rest last night. This woman the police
had been searching for all day Her
body is at the county morgue tonight.
and the coroner is Of the opinion. hastily
formed. that she poisoned herself.
That Billy" Whitla had been kept in
the Granger, a respectable apartment
house in Prospect avenue. al East
twelfth street. not a mile from the Cen
trail police station. since Thursday night.
twelve hours after he had been abducted
from the Second ward school in Sharon.
was proven to-day
Taken to Apartment.
The prisoners rented an apartment in
the Granger March IS. giving their names
as Mr.. and Mrs waIthers. The child
WAS spirited into the apartment late
Thursday nighfN having been driven from
Sharon 10 Warren. taken 70 Ashtabula on
a train. and thence brought into Cleve-
land on another train. No ont. knew the
child about the apartment But Billy
told Cleveland detectives yesterday morn
Ing that from the window he could see
the sign Thorpe Hotel" a church. and
some street cars.
This description senr the detectives to
the Granger yesterday morning. There
the Walthers were found in bed. Two
detectives ransacked the rooms and ques-
toned them. Later Miss Elizabeth Mills
proprietress Of the Granger. went TO the
apartment
Mrs. Walther was indignant" said
Miss Mills. Then she laughed. and said.
I wonder If they take us for the kidnap-
persg She came downstairs a few min
utes later. fully dressed. and asked where
Ehe could buy good potatoes. She had
basket on her arm. Ny sister told her OF
a store. Mrs. Walther. thinking nv sis
ter maid said: I've FORGOTTEN NV
purse, dearie; won't you get It for me
My sister went upstairs and brought the
purse down. A few minutes later d4tec-
tives surrounded the house. When they
went upstairs walther had disappeared.
No one had seen him leave
Drink Leads TO Capture.
The man and woman were captured on
tip from Pat O'ReIIly. In whose saloon at
10 ontario street. only four blocks from
tne Central station, they drank through
me day and evening yesterday.
That's Jonesy. only he's got now
suit. was Billy Whitla's cry when shown
pa photograph OF Boyle, when the child
and his father arrived from Sharon this
morning. Mrs. Whitla. Henry Forker.
and his son. Harry Forker. accompanied
them. In the central station Billy identi-
fed Boyle, and the woman Identified her
seif by an impulsive movement TO kiss
Billy. She refrained when she saw Mrs
Whitla's expression. The boy also Ident- !
fed her as Mrs. Jones.
In the Granger had been found grease
paint. used to simulate small pox pits or
the man. and drugged candy. Billy had
told Of sleeping after eating candy the
woman gave him
The bills taken from the woman last
night were identified by the police to-day
by the numbers
The grand jury action followed intima- |
ton from Sharon that demand for extra /
dition 10 Pennsylvania would come Guy
Bhoga County insists on prosecuting for
blackmail. Vague rumors that the Whit !
Ia family might not prosecute should the
ease go TO Pennsylvania were set az rest. /
however, by Mr. Whitla's declaration.
through Detective Grant s. Ward. that
The and Mr.. Buhl would prosecute to the
limit Of their power
Takes Son Voluntarily.
whitia brought his son here without
The invitation Of the police.
In the police station and before the
grand jury, J. P whitIa declared he
never had seer the woman prisoner.
about whose identity and past mystery
stil prevails. Harry Forker. whose wife
has not been living with him for some
time. was questioned in the grand fury
room as TO the identity OF the woman
prisoner
rs she a relative?" was asked.
Il can't say" ne answered: It have
not seen her"
BE had gone direct TO the grand jury
room from the train. Mrs Maud Forker, |
wife of Harry Forl0er. and mother of
Dne OF the three children who are heirs
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