The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-05-15
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BOYLE duplicates WHlTLA
BOYS UNCLE IN MURDER AND
ABDUCTION.
TELLS SENSATIONAL STORY

Says Harry Forker Planned Crime to
Get Money to Hush Story Of slay-
Ing at northumberland Do
niles Charge.
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 term
of Is years. began their prison duties
to-day.
The prisoners upon their arrival
were taken first to 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 "Jimmys" neck and kissed
him. She said: I'VE must take 1t 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 81
lence and had nothing to say.
When Mrs. Boyle gave her belong
fngs to the matron. she asked permits
sion to keep small mirror she car
ried. saytng: II do not want to leave
1t behind ms that would make me have
seven years of bad luck" The mir
ror was returned to her and she will
be allowed to keep 1t 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 we're taken.
Boyle Makes Statement.
Before he left Mercer Boyle gave
out an Interview. to be used under his
name. He said in part:
"One the morning Of -. between
the hours of -, Dan Keeble, 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
dead body of Mr.. Feeble.
LAS he was about to depart from
the vicinity he was Intercepted by the
writer and q man who has since
passed to his reward, Mr.. Dan Shay
a snloonkeeper of Oak street, Youngs
town. o.
I'm Mr.. Forker's hurry to leave the
scene he failed to find two envelopes
that contained four letters. The same
were picked 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 doubt the presence
Of Mr.. Forker there at that time The
letters we're written by q lady, two
from 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 II
was Forker's plan to kidnnp the
Whitla boy, his nephew, in order to
pay $4,000 demanded by Boyle.
Then Boyle goes into a description
Of the KIDNAPPING. saying 1t 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 he
no prosecution.
Whftla brands Boyles story as q
lie
Forker Denies the Charge.
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.
l have never had any dealings with
him. l do not know the woman who
10 said to be his wife. can conceive
Of no reason why Boyle should make
such a statement unless 1t be to get
even with the Whitla family for his
prosecution following the abduction.
Boyle never showed mo any letters.
Boyle did not see me in Cleveand,
The whole story is willful, malicious
and slanderous lie."
Janitor Sloss Of tho school from
which Willie Boyle was taken, In.
sists still that Boyle was the man who
called. for the boy and took him away
in the buggy. He does not believe
the Boyle statement, which has ere.
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