Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-25


woman held on suspicion by the Cleve-
land police as the persons who kldnap-
ped him from the school at sharon,
Pa, last Thursday, and held him Tor
Z the $4,000 ransom. which was paid
by his father. Attorney J. p. Whitla,
on Monday.
willie said the man. who gave the
name of James II. Boyle. was the one
who took him from school and carried
him through tortuous route to Cleve-
land, then to Ashtabula, back to this
city, and placed him in the house in
the East End, where he-zEas held un-
I'll the money was paid. Willie also
declared that the woman was the one
who cared for him at the house where
he was detained and she acted The part
OF a nurse.
Mr. WhitIa Would Say Nothing Re-
garding the Woman.
Boyle says that the woman is his
wife. The police have no other iden-
tication of the couple than the names
given. So far as the man is concern
ed. the police believe the name is cor
rect Boyle Is said to reside in Sha-
ron and is a plumber by trade. He is
said to have a widowed mother, four
brothers and a 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.
When the Identification was complet-
ed. Mr. Whitla would say nothing re-
garding the woman. He said he knew
Boyle slightly.
Prisoners Before Grand Jury.
Immediately afteN Willie had seen
the man and woman at the central po-
lice station. they were taken to the
county court house and there appeared
before the grand jury. They were ex-
aSnined for the purpose Of aiding the
Su-y in it's attempt to 1nd an indict-
rnsnt against them. The charge, under
Ghe laws Of Ohio. against the man and
woman, il any indictment was found,
will be blaclsmaH. This is based upon
the psy'mment Of the $4,000 ransom
made by Whitla.
As Boyle and his wife are held by
the police on suspicion only. an indict-
ment will afford means Of formally
placing them under arrest, and then
they can be held indefinitely.
Altar leaving the grand jury room,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitla, Willie and the
5anitor of the Sharon school which
Willie attended Immediately left for
Sharon.
As the prisoners have not waived ex-
tradition, they win be held for two or
three days until the necessary papers
for their removal to Sharon can be ar
ranged between the governors Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
Suicide Growing Out of the Case.
A woman known as Mary Diener
who the police say may have been an
associate of the kidnappers or was i'm
piicated in the plot, committed sui
eide today by drinking morphine. The
woman drank the poison while stand
ing IN front OF drug store in the East
End not far from the house in which
Willie Whftla was detained here. She
died in an ambulance while being TAX
en- to a hospital
Prisoners Before WhitIa Party.
Attorney Whitla. accompanied by
Mrs. Whitla, their son and daughter
Willie and Saline, u boy schoolmate Of
Willie, Harry F'orker brother of Mrs.
Whitla. Janitor Sioss, Chief of Police
crane, Detective Kempler District At
torney Lininger former District Attor-
ney Cochrane, and Detective Warf all
Of Sharon arrived here at 1 o'clock
today, and an nour later they went to
the police station
The man was the first one taken
before them. Boyle was a little pale
and nervous. There was a faint smile
upon his lips He was seated before
the party which formed a semi-circle
in front Of him.
Chief Kohler asked Willie If he had
ever seen the man before.
sure" said Willie brightly, why,
that is the man y left Sharon with He
took me to Cleveland, then to Ashta-
bula and back to Cleveland"
The boy was asked the same ques-
tion again TO make certain Of his mem
ory and again the lad declared he was
positive.
He had a mustache when first saw
him at the school house" Willie sup
plemented. "but he must have cut it
off later. This is the way he looked
when / last saw him in Cleveland"
Woman Defiant and Naughty.
Boyle smiled sarcastically through
out the recital but said not a word.
He eyed his accusers defiantly. When
Willie concluded Boyle was taken back
10 his cell and the woman was brought
in.
she was defiant and naughty in her
denfeanor Blankly she started at
Whitla and the other members Of the
party. Her only lapse from the in
dignant manner was when she first
saw Willie. Then she smiled.
Immediately Willie walked up to
her and extending his hand. said:
How do you do?"
Hello, Willie" the woman replied,
as she placed her hand upon his head
and caressed him for an instant.
The boy ten stepped back to his IA
ther and was asked several questions
by the chief OF police
Yes. I know her" he said. "she was
the nurse who took care of me in
Cleveland. Che told me l was sick.
and in a hospital. ! saw her a whole
lot. as she was with me much of the
time"
Notwithstanding the woman's for
mer assertion that there would be a
sensation when she was identified or
when Whitla saw her she and Whitla
looked at each other without any
outward evidence OF recognition They
did not speak with each other. Neith-
er did she speak to any of the other
members OF the party.
Taken Back to Jail.
After the brief examination by the
chief the woman was taken back to
the Jail. After leaving the police sta
ton Whitla would make no comments
regarding the woman under suspicion. |
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OTHER SHARON PEOPLE
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