Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
Willie Whitla Says Man in Gus
tody at Cleveland Took Him
Away from School.
WOMAN WAS Ills NURSE
Man Gives His Name aS j. u. BOYLE
and Says woman IL Ills Wife
Chief KOh,cr Was Very trbi-
trary about the Ncthod
OF Identification.


Cleveland. ohio. March .A.-Wiie
Whitla to-day identified the man and
woman held ON suspicion by the cleveland
police "a the persons who kidnapped him
from Che school ut sharon, Pa. last
Thursday and held him for tho $1,000
ransom, which was paid hv his father,
Attorney j. J. Whitle. Monday.
Willie said tho man who gave thc name
of james H. Boyl. was the one who took
him from school and carried him through
tortuous route to Cleveland then to
Ashtahula back to this city, and placed
MN IN the house in tho Fast End where
he was held until the money was paid
Willie also declared that the woman was
the one who cared for him at the house
wiicrN lie was detained and who acted
the part OF nurse
Boyle said the woman Is his wife
The police have no other Identification
or Tn" couple than the names given. So
far as the man is concerned the police
believe the name is correct Bovle is
said to reside In sharon, ana is a plu,nbcr
by trade lie IS said to have a widowed
mother. four brothers anl a sister.
TN" woman. who is accredited with
being the wife Of Boyle. declared soon
Wt"r her arrest that her identification
would cause sensation in Sharon.
When the identification Was co,,nl.t.1
SIR Whitla would say nothing regarding
In" woman He said hc know PovI.
slightly.
I,t,
MAIL.
Immediately after Willie Wliiln n,I
seen the man and woman at In. c.ntrar
police station they were taken ,o IN,
county court house and there annaared
before the grand jury. They were ev-
ainined FOR the purpose Of aiding tho
Jury IN ltS attempt to nnd an Indictment
a:ainSt the two prisoners The char,.
urder III" laws of Ohio against the man
ond woman, II an Indictment was foun,
VIII be blacknail This is based uno,,
inc payment OF the $4,000 ransom pad
by Whitla.
AS Boyle and his wife ar, held bv IN.
police on suspicion only an indiotmen,
VIII afford a means of placing them nm
DER arrest formally and then they can
bc held indefinitely.
Immediately after lo,,.t,r tbo -
Jury room Mr.. and Mrs. Whtla WIN,
ana the janitor Of the Sharon schoo,
"h'h Willie attended, left for sharon.
As me prisoners have not waived ex-
tradition they will hc held here for tw,
or three days until the necessary pane-s
fo' their removal to Sharon can he ar
ranged between the Governors OF Ohio
ana Pennsylvania.
a SUSPICIOUS SUICIDE.
A woman known as Mar. uicner u.bo
the police say may have beer an MS.
soclate of the kidnappers or wos ir,-
plicated IN the plot committed .r,r,,a
to-day by drinking morphl-e. The wo-
man drank the poison while s,aud,rc I,
front Of II drug store IN the enst end not
far from the house in which Willie Whit
la was detained here. She died in an
ambulance while being taken 70 hos.
pital
Attorney Whitla accompanied nv Mrs
Whitla. their son and daughter. Willie
md Saline. boy schoolmato Of Willie
Harry Forker, a brother Of Mrs whit.
Ia. Jan'tor Sloss. CHIEF of Police Crane
Detective Kempler, District Attorney
H.
rane. and Detective Ward. all of sharon
arrived here at one o'clock to-day. Tbeir
purpose was TO Identify the two prison
ers II possible Immediately after their
arrival they went 10 the IIoIlonden
Hotel.
CLASIl WITH THE CHIEF
Two private detectives vino rcoro-
Sc nted Whitla first went to the noiic,
station in an effort to see Cbiaf ,r
Police kohler to arrange FOR the ide,-
tification. At once there was a clash
The chief would not admit the detec-
tives and stated that he would NOT
have anything to do with them and
would deal only with Whitla and his
son.
This was reported to Nhitla and an
other dispute occurred which nror
ised for time to stop tho identiflca-
tion proceedings Whitla telephoned
to the chief from the hotel that ha
had arrived and that he was ready 70 F.,
see the chief Chief Kohlcr renlicd
hotly that he was at the police station
where the prisoners were being held |
and that Whitla could see him there |
IL he cared 10 assist In the prosecution
Of the man and woman in custody.
Mr.. Whltla then went to the police !
stations but was not allowed to see |
the prisoners himself. He was in
formed by the chief that the only
he desired was that
the only identiiication he desired was
that which the boy, Willie. could
make.
The chief also told Mr.. Whitla that
If he did not care to make the identi- |
fication in the usual manner he could |
return to Sharon and that the prison |
ers would be prosecuted here on the |
charge of blackmail.
The father OF the boy, who was
stolen then agreed to have Willie |
SEQ the man and woman. An hour
later Mr.. and Mrs. Whitla, their chill |
dreh and Janitor Sloss appeared be-
fore the chief of police.
MAN QUICKLY IDENTIFIED.
The man was the fyst one taken
before them. Boyle was Il little pnle
and nervous. There was faint smilo
upon his lips. lie was seated before
tho party. which formed a scmi-cirole
In front of hin.