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CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 81. r
whftIa. Of Sharon, Pa, father OF Willie.
the central figure in the KIDNAPPING case
did not return 20 Sharon with the other
members OF his family Wednesday.
Mr.. Whitla declined to say that his
preseuce here had anything TO 90 with
the KIDNAPPING case. He asserted he was
:, Cleveland to clear up some private
law affairs.
Grand Jury Probing
CHARGES against James H Boyle and
,ba vror,an who claims to be his wife. who
are held in connection with the KID
naming OF Willie Whitla. are expected 10
he handed down by the Cuyahoga county
Grand Jury today as a result OF the stoIy
told TO the jury "Wednesday oy WINE
and other members Of the Whitla fam
lily. .,-...
Further efforts TO secure satisfac-
tory Identification or the woman IN the
case will be made today Thomas r
Boyle, Of Sharon. Pa. brother OF the
man under arrest here. arrived in Cleve-
Iand today. He has asked permission
10 see the woman detained at the central
police station and he may be able 70
throw some light on her identity.
To the Associated Press Mr.. Whiua
said he and Mrs. Whitla had the high
est appreciation for the constant &C
ttyrfty OF the police all over the country
but especially Chief KOhler. OF the
Cleveland department. and his assistants
Whitla Wants Justice
No understanding as to the prosecution
has vet been made, said Mr.. Whlua.
But" he continued. I'VE want justice
administered and since the crime was
that Is the proper tribunal IN Which 70
bring the criminals to trial.
That James Boyle Is not stranger 10
the methods OF the police. is the belief
OF the Cleveland authorities. Reports
from other cities indicate that he mas
been in trouble before Dispatches from
East St Louis tell Of Boyle being as
rested at Springfield, Ills. about year
ago. on the charge OF uttering false mort
gapes- The arrest was requested by the
East ST. Louis police but the case was
dismissed with no prosecution
BOYLE was born in the vicinity OF Sha-
ron- Pa and has a mother. sister and
four brothers living there at present
About seven or eight years ago Boyle
Joined the army and was sent 10 the Phil
fppines, where he remained for several
years. He returned suffering from a
Growth on the side Of his neck. His rel
atives say that 1t also affected his mind
somewhat and that he did queer things.
Was Given Treatment
Bowie came to Cleveland about five
wears ago TO seek treatment for his neck,
stoppinE with relatives here who wished
20 helm him. For some weeks he TOOK
treatment at St Alexis hospital and the
growth was finally removed II was al
that time that Boyle first gained MS Ia
rnfliarfty with Cleveland and became &C
ouzfnted with the Ontario street Saloon
keeper on whom he called shortly before
beinx arrested. A few weeks later he dis
anoeared. Boyle says that he met the
woman who is now IN custody with him,
IN salt Lake City, and that they were
married there
Mrs. WhitIa. the kidnapped boys mother,
has issued a statement, warning mothers
40 take precautions TO prevent the abduc-
ton OF children. In her statement she
says:
raver TO ACCEPT candy or money from
vtran~ers Children should be forbidden
n 20 the length Of block with any IN
known person, and mothers should tel
their children that II a person should at
tempt to take them away by force they
should scream"
saHeIIo Willie" Says Woman
That Is the woman who acted as the
nurse" Willie whitla said when he saw
Mrs Boyle"
Hello. 1TfIie.'' the woman exc1aimec
as she laid her hand upon the ooy-'
head and Cor an instant fondly ca
ressed him
WhitIa proffered no information 4
the uolice He did not indicate whether
he knew her or not He positively re
fused 10 discuss the woman
Willie whitla Identified the man and
woman held on suspicion by the Cleve
land police as the persons who kidnapped
him from the school at Sharon, Pa, las
Thursday. and held him for the 5000
ransom. which was paid by his father
Attorney J. P. whitla. Monday.
"I-ELL IN SHARON'' REMARK
Is TABOOED By POLICE
Csy Associated Press-l
SHARON. Pa, March 25--An air o.