Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-11
BoYLE,s sTATEMENT.

Royle's statement follows:
Z "The complete history of the kidnap-
ING Of Willie Whitla,t the origin Of same
+ and what led up to It;
ION the morning of -, between
the hours Of -, Dan Feeble, Jr.
a sas found dead on the sidewalk in
4 Youngstown, and over the PROSTATE
form was Harry Forker of Sharon, Pa,
holdng in his right hand a package
~ letters gathered from the sidewalk
near the body.
intercepted by the wlitel: and q man
who has since passed to his reward.
Dan Shay, a saloonlseeper.
am Mr.. Forker's hurry to leave the
scene, he failed to find two envelopes
nat contained four letters. The same
we're picked up by Shay and later taken
To his place Of business.
1.-THE writer and Mr.. Shay examined
and read the contents Of same, which
moved beyond doubt the presence Of
4 h(r. Foraker there ut that time.
"The letters were written by lady,
two from a party in New York and
ihe other from Cleveland, Ohio. At
later date MI Foraker was apprised
Of the fact that the writer held these
letters in his possession and asked ! +
he could use the same. A letter was
stating that he (NIr. Forker) would like
to have a personal talk witllthe writer
and q meeting took place q day or 50
after.
',Mr. Forker acknowledged he would
nav for the letters. \ The amount not
being considered sufficient, was re-
fused, and from that day on and up un-
Ill March, 1908, tho writer, OH the pre-
text OF exposing the letters and the.
concident OF Mr.. Forker being discoy-
cred over the PROSTATE form of Mr..
Reeble, had received at different times.
amounts of money from Mr.. Forker to
remain silent.
About six months ago, when re-
turned to Sharon with my wife, i met
Mr., iForker and informed him that, un-s
less L received Sc, 900 between then and
the time intended, to leave Sharon, l
would hold the secret no longer.
.'He then informed me that it was
impossible for him to get that amount
in that time, but in April, 1905. he
was to get a certain amount Of money
and would then settle with me.
ION MY leaving Sharon on March u,
1906. 7 went to Cleveland and wrote
to Forker as follows:
LETTER no FoRkER.
Dear sir--I have decided not ia
wait any longer in regard to the money
proposition, and IL I don't hear from
you soon there will be some exposing
March Is, 1909, l received ON answer
to the same, which read as follows:
"'You knew the circumstances and
the promise I made you when You left
here, but if you really, desperately
are in need Of money. as you profess
10 be, will outline alittle plan which,
with your cooperation, can be very
successfully carried out. viz, The abb
duction of j. r. Wtlitla's son. can
arrange to have the boy brought to
Warren, o., duo there ut 11:1S O'clock,
with escort 55
There is no signature to the letter.
Il left Cleveland at S:15 a. m. and
arrived at Warren at 1906 a. m, then
proceeded to Niles, o., by street ear. L
arrived at Warren at ISIS, but, failing
to see the boy and his escort, ! got off
at Warren and remained in the vicinity
oftthe depot.
About 10 minutes later boy and
escort arrived, and was then informed
that they drove from Sharon to War
rem. | informed the party to take the
boy up along the Pittsburg & Western
track. leave him there and that would
attend To the rest of it. which he pro-
reeded to do.
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