Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-11
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impossible for him to get that amount
of money, but some time in April.
1909, he was to come, in possession OF
certain amount of money and that
he woudlu then turn some over to
me which was, satisfactory at that
time.
ION my leaving on March -, 1909,
I proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio. and
in the same city I addressed to MI.
Forker, No 2249 East Stats street,
Sharon, Pa, letter, which read as
follows: -. ......
'."Mr. Harry Forker:
wait any longer in regard to the
money proposition, and If I don't hear
from you soon there will be some
exposing
49,: Sincerely yours
g.. u. J. BAILEY, Cleveland
ION March Is, 1909. I received an
answer to the same which read:
,"'...Friend Bailey: You know the
circumstances and the promise I
made you when you left here, but If
you are really desperately in need Of
money, as you profess to be, 1 will
outline plan which will with your:
cooperation can be successfully car
ried out, viz:
"'The abduction of J. P. Whltla's
son. I can arrange to have the boy
brought to Warren, Ohio. Be there
at Ills, with an escort
There was no signature to the let
teri
left Cleveland at S:15 a. m. and
arrived at Warren at 1906 An,
then proceeded to Niles, Ohio, by
street car. boarded an Erie train
and arrived at Warren at 1918 a. m,
but failing to see the boy and his
escort, got off at, Warren and re-
manned in the vicinity of the depot.
. "About Is minutes later, boy and
escort arrived and I was then inform
ed that they drove from Sharon to
Warren. j informed the party to
take the boy up along the Pittsburg
and Western track, leave him there
and that T. would attend to the rest
of it, which they proceeded to do.
After making inquiries as to the
next train to Cleveland, brought the
boy to Niles, Ohio, from there to
and then to Cleveland.
On March 22,~I received a letter from
Mr.. Forker stating that some one had
Informed Mr.. Whitla that they had
recognized his boy on March 18,, in
Niles, Ohio and that James Boyle
of Sharon, was with him, also that
Mr.. Whitla was afraid to divulge the
for fear the boy might
come to harm and telling me to be-
careful and be on the alert, and that
wnen i received the money to imme-
diately surrender those Youn gstown|
letters, to send same TO him., Mr..
Forker, at Sharon, then on Tuesday,
April 23,to send half OF, the ransom
money to him. Mr.. FOrker, and he
would turn over the same to the
party who took Willie Whftla to
Warren. Upon learning that my name
was mentioned in connection with
The case I made "a point to meet
Mr.. Whitla personally In Cleveland
on Fifty1thirds street ana st. Claire
venue; showed him the letter that
passed between Mr.. Forkr and my
self; also the Youngstown letters
and Mr.. Whitla promised that II III
would substantiate the truth OF the
youngstown letters he would see to
L that there would be no prosecution
ss,''I then surrendered through Mr..
Whitla all the letters that were IN my
and the world knows the
result. was arrested and convicted,
Ind deprived by my own counsel Of
:elling my story on the stand. Incl
,ormed myfwife the boy wag Brought
q order. to escape .hetng 0uarantined
q the pest house, and we were to be |
,andsome1y fewar ded for taking Care
II him. s, :55
This unfortunate woman was
luped from start to finish In regard J