Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-25
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police believe the name is correct,
Boyle says he has a widowed mother.
four brothers and sister.
The woman, who Is accredited with
being the wife of Boyle, declared soon
after her arrest that her Identification
would cause a sensation in Sharon.
| Reticcnt Regarding Woman.
When the identification was com
pleted Mr.. Whitla would say nothing
regarding the woman He said he
knew Boyle slightly.
Immediately after Willie Whitla had
seen the man and woman at the Cen
trail police station they were taken to
the county court house and there APP
peared before the grand jury. The
charge. under the laws of Ohio, against
the man and woman, if an indictment
was found, will be blackmail. This is
based upon the payment of the $4,000
ransom paid by Mr.. Whitla.
AS Boyle and his wife are held by
the police on suspicion only, an indict'
ment will afford a means of placing
them under arrest formally and then
they can be held indefinitely.
Immediately after leaving the grand
jury room MIR. and Mrs. Whitla, Willie
and the janitor of the Sharon school
which Willie attended left for Sharon
AS the prisoners have not waived
, cXtradition they will DE held here for
two or three days until the necessary
papers for their removal to Sharon can
be arranged between the governors Of
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Woman Commits Suicide.
Mary Diener. woh the police say.
| was an associate of the kidnapers,
| ended her life in a sensational man
ner. The. woman drank the poison
| while standing in front of drug
store in the east end, not far from the
house in which Willie Whitla was de-
tanned here.
Attorney Whitla, accompanied by
| Mrs. Whitla, their son and daughter,
| Willie and Saline; boy schoolmate
of Willie, Harry Foraker; brother Of
Mrs. Whitla; Janitor Sloss, Chief of
| Police Crane, Detective Kempler. Dis.
trict Attorney Lininser, former Dis
trict Attorney Cochran and Detective
Ward, all of Sharon, arrived here at
O'Clock yesterday. Their purpose was
to identify the two prisoners if pos
sible. Immediately after their arrival
they went to the Hollenden hotel.
Two private detectives who repre-
lSented Whitla first went to the police
lstation in an effort to see Chief u
Police Kohler to arrange for the iden
tification. At once there was clash
The chief would not admit the detect
ives and stated that he would have
nothing to do with them and woulC
deal only with Whitla and his son.
Mr. Whitla then went to the police
station. but was not allowed to sec thu
iprisoners himself He was informe,
by the chief that the only identification
he desired was that which only thu
boy Willie could make.
| The father of the boy who was stole;
then agreed to have Willie see tin
man and woman. An hour later Mr.
and Mrs Whitla, their children ant
, Janitor Sloss appeared before the chic
! of police.
Boyle IN Nervous.
, The man was the first one taken be
fore them. Boyle was little pal
and nervous There was faint smil
, upon his lips.
Chief Kohler asked Willie if he hat
ever seen the man before.
Sure" said Willie brightly ''why
that is the man left Sharon with ii
took me to Cleveland, then to Ashtg
bula and back to Cleveland The bo
was asked the same question again t
| make certain of his memory. and agai
e the lad declared he was positive.
! HE had mustache when | frs
/ saw him at the school house." Will
e supplemented but he must have GU
/. lit off later This is the way he locke
+ when | last saw him in Cleveland
' When Willie concluded, Boyle wa
!, taken back to his cell and the woma
= was brought in.
}, She was defiant and naughty in he
4 ldemeanor. Blanlly she stared 2
Y Whitla and the other members of tn
S lparty. Her only relapse from the il
/ ldignant manner was when she frs
] saw Willie. The woman smiled.
e Immediately Willie walked up {
3 her, and, extending his hands, said:
/ How do you do?"
Hello. Willie the woman reptile
). as she placed her hand upon his heat
y The boy then stepped back to hi
/ father and was asked several question
h by the chief of police.
n Tells story of Nurse.
eyes, l know her." he SAIL "she wd
/ the nurse who took care of me
C lCleveland. She told me l was sic
e land in hospital. / saw her Who'll
/ Hot. as She was with me most all {
It 1.-THE time"
i Notwithstanding the woman's TO
S inner assertion that there would be
0 lsensation when she was identified {
e when Whitla saw her, she and Whit
e looked at each other without any on
l. ward evidence of recognition. The
l. Ibid not speak with each other. Neiths
e Ibid she speak with any of the otht