Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
WHILE WHITLA iDENTl-
FIES HIS kIDNAPPERS
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,rr Identification he desired was that
,bicb only the boy, Willie. could make.
The chief also told Mr.. Whitla that if
10 did not care to make the identifica-
linn in the usual manner he could re-
mrn TO Sharon and that the prisoners
rould be prosecuted here on the charge
4 Of blackmall
I The father of the boy who was stol-
On then agreed to have Willie see the
man and woman. An hour later Mr..
! and Mrs Whitla, their children and jan
/ tor Sloss appeared before the chief of
police.
The man was the first one taken be-
! fore them Boyle was "a little pale and
nervous. There was faint smile upon
4 bis lips He was seated before the par
IL. which formed a semi-circle in front
( Of him. Chief Kohler asked Willie if he
4 had ever seen the man before.
Sure" said Willie brightly. why.
4 that's the man I left Sharon with. He
/ took me to Cleveland, then to Ashtabula
l and back to Cleveland.
1 The boy was asked the same question
1 again to make certain of his memory
and again the lad declared he was
! positive. ~
He mad a moustache when I first
saw him at the schoolhouse. Willie
supplemented. but he must have cut
L OF later. This is the way he looked
when last saw him in cleveland.
Boye smiled sarcastically throughout
NE recital, but said not Il word. He
eyed his accusrrs deliantly When Will
ne concluded Boyle was taken back to
nR cell ana the woman was brought in.
Me was defiant and naughty in her
RIltanor HlHnkly she stared at Whit
Ia AID the other members of the part.
f'r only lapse from the indignant
Then she smiled.
Immediately Willie walked up to her.
and' extending his hand. said:
How do Yen do?"
helIo.. Willie" the woman replied.
size placed her hand upon his head
anu 'af"Fsed him for an instant.
iie hoy then stepped back to his
a'hfr ana was asked several Gues-
"ns by III" chief of police.
les know her" he said, .'she was
NV nurse who took care of me in
'eVeahd. She told meal was sick
"a hospital | saw her whole lot.
az SIZE was with me most all of the
tine"
Notwithstanding the woman's former
~ser'lon that there would he a sen
w m,oh Whcn she was identified or when
""''ia saw her. she and Whitla look
al each other without any outward
,'"eice Of recognition They did not
,'ah with each other. Neither did
~. !" speak to any of the members of
he party.
,'.er the brief examination bv the
anvil tne woman was taken back 10
wy JAIL After leaving the police sta
WI Whltla would make no comments
>, the woman under suspicion
."e movements of the Whitla party
e greatly hampered at the police
'"' large crowd greeted them
t"e uepot when they arrived. There
,." "hother jam at the hotel. Thou
NE vi persons followed their every
h hwy At the police station the officers
NV NV u'Hiculty in handling the throng.
Il, steps outside and the corridor in
ae We're packed.
Upon leaving the station Mr.. Whitla
nVSed Willie up and placed him on
ss, shoulder. The police formed a
hee IN front and with football rush
m hurried ont. AS they passed along
Nan .oiildor the crowd shouted Hello.
ana Many attempted to touch him
T. o'ners tried to shake his hand.
,a leaving the station the Whitlas
my 'usned to the court house in an
No 'h,oplle in charge of Sheriff Hirsti-
mo- VINO mad previously served a sum-
,nn s upon Mr.. Whitla and his son to
a, pe"r before the grand jury. Their
Hp,,,. before the jury was brief.
h s.A In the day arrangements had
Quickly. ' GAMING ''e ><'Se ~
ebo,ah'v prosecutor Cline, who is in
Will OF the grand jury. said that
mr. ne could not say what the grand
cnn,, would do, the man and woman
hal We held in Ohio on the charge of
tho, u, The prosecutor also said
mae. uhe grand jury was taking the
,hsrs up merely as precaution, for
pro.e were no present intentions OF
uting the prisoners here.
IN p. would be better if they were tried
nat s'nsyivania, as the laws in that
'1'e are much more severe, the ex-