The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
BOYLES IN PRISON;
CAUSE SENSATION
WhitIa Relative Is Charged with
Being kidnaper.
UNCLE OF BOY is ACCUSED
Harry Forker, Connected with Youngs-
town Murder in Boyle State
rent, Denies charse-Lad's
Father Calls II Lie.

Pittsburg, Pa, May Thames
Boyle and his wife, Helen Boyle, who
were lodged in the Western peniten-
tiary here last night, the former I'M
der a sentence of life imprisonment,
the latter sentenced to serve a term
of % years, began their prison duties
to-day.
The prisoners upon their arrival
were taken first to a side room and
told that they would have to say good
by as the rules of the prison would
not permit them to see each other
again. Mrs. Boyle threw her arm
around "Jimmy's" neck and kissed
him. She said: 1--WE must take it the
best We can"
The prisoners then shook hands and
the matron escorted Mrs. Boyle from
the room. When she reached the cor
ridor, she burst into tears and asked
to be permitted once again to see her
husband The request was granted
and she again kissed and embraced
Boyle. The man maintained his ST.
lence and had nothing to say.
When Mrs. Boyle gave her belong.
ings to the matron, she asked permits
sion to keep a small mirror she car
ried, saying: Il do not want to leave
it behind as that would make me have
seven years of bad luck" The mir
ror was returned to her and she will
be allowed to keep it in her cell.
Boyle's number at the penitentiary
is 6631A, and that of his wife 6632A.
The prisoners were photographed to-
day and Bertillion measurements of
them were taken.
Boyle Makes Statement.
Before he left Mercer Boyle gave
out an interview, to be used under his
name. He said in part:
"On the morning of -, between
the hours of -, Dan Feeble, Jr.,
was found dead on the sidewalk in
front of the Mauser block, East Fed
eral street, Youngstown, and over the
PROSTATE form was Mr.. Harry Forker
of Sharon. Pa, holding in his right
hand package of letters that was
gathered from the sidewalk near the
ueau BOuy OF MT. heeDle.
"As he was about to depart from
the vicinity he was intercepted by the
writer ard a man who has since
passed to his reward, Mr.. Dan Shay,
a saloonkeeper of Oak street, Youngs-
town, o. .....
In Mr. Forker's hurry to leave the
scene he failed to find two envelopes
that contained four letters. The same
We're pictad up by Mr.. Shay and later
taken to his place of business on Oak
street.
The writer and Mr. Shay examined
and read the contents OF same which
proved beyond a doubt the presence
of Mr.. Forker there at that time. The
letters were written by a lady, two
from a party in New York state and
the others from Cleveland, O."
Says Forker Bought Silence.
After telling how Forker had paid
him hush money Boyle declares it
was Forker's plan to kidnap the
Whitla boy, his nephew, in order to
pay $4,000 demanded by Boyle.
Then Boyle goes into a description
OF the kidnapping, saying it was not
he who took the boy to Warren. He
says he met James P. Whitla, father
of the boy, and told him about For
ker's connection with the kidnapping
and Whitla promised there would be
no prosecution.
Whitla brands Boyle's story as a
lie.
Forker Denies the Charge. o..
Sharon, Pa, May Hilary Forker
was seen regarding the statement is
sued by James Boyle, duplicating him
in the kidnapping of Willie Whitla.
He said:
Il know absolutely nothing of this
case. There is nothing to it. only
know Boyle as know other members
of his family, as residents of Sharon.
have never had any dealings with
him. / do not know the woman who
is said to be his wife. I can conceive
of no reason why Boyle should make
such a statement, unless it be to get
even with the Whitla family for his
prosecution following the abduction
Boyle never showed me any letters.
Boyle did not see me in Cleveland.
The whole story is willful, malicious
and slanderous lie"
Janitor Sloss of the school from
which Willie Whitla was taken. in
sists still that Boyle was the man who
called for the boy and took him away
In tho httuov Ha doac not haIfava
the Boyle statement. which has Gre
ated greater sensation than did the
kidnapping.