Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-24
Woman Responsible for Kidnap-
ing, it is Rumored, viii
Not be Prosecuted.
ADMITS HAD CHARGE OF Boy
She and Man Willing to Return
To Pennsylvania Without
Requisition Papers.
sum Of $3.50 In Currency Found on
Woman--James Whitla says is
The Money lie Gave.

aaron, Pa, March 24-mportant
sensational developments concerning
the Whitlo case are expected TO occupy
the police Of Cleveland this afternoon.
Humor has II that the woman is per-
sonaly known to the entire Whitla
family IL is said efforts are TO be
made 10 have prosecution stopped. 1t
.s reported that the woman is RESPONSE
bic for the KIDNAPPING and that she iu-
timately knows the Whitlas and is ac-
quainted with their affairs. It is also
rumored they will not prosecute her
TO IDENTIFY THEM
sharon. Pa March 24-For the pur-
pose of identification and getting pos
session OF the man ana woman who
are under arrest al Cleveland in CON
uecuon with the Whitla kidnapping
case, Chief of Police Crane. Detective
kcmpler, Dist Atty. Lininger, former
Dist-Atty. Cochran and Wilhe Whitla,
accompanied by his father and uncle.
Frank Bull left here this morning for
cleveland. The names OF the prisoners
ula said To- bc Fomkncr and James
BOYLE.
A PARTIAL CONFESSION
NfN flNAIAa uUlfN -Ns~~ahAAhI NINlna
questioning the man and women tax
81 into custody as suspects In con
neoti0n with the kidnapping of Willie
Whtia for over four hours, the chief
%; police said today he was confii-
dent the people were in possession
of toe lad all the time he was absent
from home. The woman confessed
slo was la charge OF tho boy said
tnc chief "shc says She was In Glove
land with While for four days
The woman said when her identity
became known 10 would show she
was OF a good family. The man first
soiG his name was John Doe, later add
Witted be is James Boyle, a plumber
of sharon and the woman is his wife.
They signihed "a willingness To return
to- Pennsylvania without reQuisitiou
papers. That the woman Us clever
and of good education was proven by
nor conversation.
she carefully warded of every ad-
vance that Gle police made which
might have caused her TO answer
questions which she should not have
answered. She has not confessed that
she kidnapped the boy, far from it,
She has said she was in charge OF
him but that's as far as her story goes.
SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.
Cleveland. o.. March 24.-with So
$50 in currency IN their possession
"a man and woman are ln the custody
or the police anu steadfasty refuse 10
reveal their identity or explain why
they were carrying such large
amount of money when Capt Snat-
tuck and Detective Wood placed them
in custody as suspicious characters.
chief OF Police kohler took personal
charge Of the case when the arrests
were reported, but he has Been unable
20 obtain any admissions calculaead TO
throw light on the Identity Of tlo sus-
pcets. The $3.50 in currency which
Als found on the woman, is locked IN
the station safe. This was tied IN 5000
Packages with pink tape bearing inc
imprint Lawrence, saratoga, n. \.
When told OF this fact last night j..
T. Mhttla exclaimed Immediately:
THAT Is the money! the money gave
had the same pink tape around the
PACKAGES with the same imprint on the
tape.
'Wcu. you've got u.s. There'u be
TO pay in sharon tomorrow" said the
woman 10 Captain Shattuck and De-
tecuVe Wood VINO made the arrest.
This was as near 70 confession as
either man or woman would come,
but this Is more than su1iclent 10 the
minds OF the police.
An attempt OF the man and woman
60 escape from their captors in front
CO.. the police station, adds 10 tho
certainty OF the Officers that they
nave tuo right persons.
Neither the man nor woman win give
names and neither can explain their
possession of the money or give an
address, though the man said that he
had lived an Cleveland FOR several years.
one police Ofncer says he Is known as
James Boyle. Information which led
directly 20 the arrest was furnished by
"Bnly' Wnitla himself This informa-
tion was given % tho family friend,
Charles Sankey az Cleveland, on the
train bOdnd TOR sharon and was COM
municabed 20 the police here. billy
told his friend the names on the skins
which he read from the window where
be- was confined. These were "Ihorpe'a
hotel" san CoIso,' and "stono
church" The capture was made az
l0.i5 last night by Detective Prank
Wood and capt Frank Shattuck Of the
local police department. Acting on tho
information conveyed by Biily's own
suggestion, tho officers started the
search In the neighhorhood OF Pros
poet avenue and East IWonty second
street There they located the sus-
poets and Swallowed them. To the early
evening the man and woman appeared
from house which was being watched
Immediately Capt Shattuck and De-
tcctiyc Wood fen in behind them, being
certain that they could not escape ana
watching 10 gain amy further incrlmln-
dting evidence possible. ON ontario
street between Vinegar hill and Michi-
San avenue, the couple went into a aa-
loon. The officers watched the on
trance for some time, assured mat they
could not escape ana hoping that the
drinking might loosen their tongues
when captured.
THE CAPTURE.
Al 1918 the couple appeared again
ON Che sidewalk and started nortA o.
ontario street Capt 5hat.lck NalSrd
up 90 them az once aud asked them
whore they were going. For "a nom nc
both heslatcd but shattucA wa in
plain clothes aud they did not a pear
willing a. talk Ills police badge broke
their silence. however. and they un-
sHerod that they were going 20 mo
american House and then 10 the depot.
rnattuck ana Wood told them they
hnd better come along and started IN
toward Central station Tho man and
woman were not handcunod and camA
along peaceahly enough until they GOT