The Yale expositor., 1909-04-02
MRS. BOYLE WAS
ANNA Nc DERM0TT
NOW THE FATHER OF THE Wo.
MAN HAS DECIDED TO HELP
IN DEFENSE.
KIDNAPERs IN PA. JAIL.
Latest Reports About the Boyle Wo-
man and Her Connection With the
Whtla Case.

James H. Boyle and Helen Boyle,
alias Faulkner, was Indicted by the
county grand jury in Cleveland Thurs
day, charged with blackmail. The
charge is based on the payment of the
$4,000 ransom by James p. Whitla
for the recovery of his son, kidnapped
by them.
Willie Whitla late Wednesday after
noon identified the two suspects as
Mr. and Mrs. JONES'" who took him
from school in Sharon week ago and
kept him a prisoner in the Granger
house, a first class Gooming house in
Cleveland, until ransomed.
Mrs. Boyle, who was the nurse" in
the Whitla kidnapping case. was form
of Chicago William McDermott, a
retired member of the Chicago fire de-
partment, is her father.
When shown a full description of
the woman he broke down and de-
clared that it was his daughter. He
and his family had been hoping
against hope that there had been some
mistake in the identification. Mr.. Nc
is that OF hayward girl.
Anna, according to her father, was.
as a child, one of the prettiest, one of
the brightest, in the neighborhood.
She was given every possible advan-
tage of education and careful moral
training, but as she approached wo-
manhood she fell into company of
which the old fireman did not APP
prove.
Quarrels were frequent, and about
three years ago Anna eloped. Since
that time her history has been blank
to her Chicago kin. Even the name
of the man with whom she cast her
fortunes was unknown to them. They
carefully read from day to day the
story Of the kidnapping of Willie Whit
la, of his return to his parents, and
the arrest of the "Boyles," but they
never dreamed of connecting Mrs.
Boyle" with winsome, headstrong An
ma, who had deserted her home to
follow unknown paths.
Boyle and Anna, his wife, are now
in Jail in Pennsylvania awaiting ar
raignment and trial. William McDer-
mott, the woman's father, has re-
tracted his declaration that he would
not assist the girl, and on his arrival
in Pittsburg, is said to have retained
an attorney to look after the case.
McDermott did not get a chance to
see Mrs. Boyle, as the woman had
been taken to Mercer, Pa, before he
could visit her Since the departure
of the prisoner 1t has been learned
that her sudden removal was due to
a fear on the part of the detectives
connected with the case that McDer-
mott would institute habeas corpus
proceedings to secure the release of
the girl he believes is his daughter.
Reports from Mercer are that Mrs
Boyle admitted to a correspondent
that she was Anna McDermott and
that her father was William McDer-
mott. of Chicago.
According TO the correspondent the
young woman, when told that her
father was in Pittsburg and had re-
tanned lawyer to look after her in
terests, said:
I'm tired and sick of the whole
business. There is no use denying it
any longer l am Anna McDermott
and my father is William McDermott
of Chicago.
now l will tell you the truth. Yes,
he is my father
my early education" continued
Mrs Boyle. was received in the pub
lie schools and later | was sent to a
convent in Wisconsin. What was it's
name? Well that is not necessary
My mother has been dead for several
years. / really am Mrs. Boyle. We
were married three years ago. No,
we have no children, but / am very
fond of little ones.
Afraid to stand trial? No. When
I go on the stand and tell my story
it will throw an entirely different light
on the kidnapping episode. Until then
] would ask the public to withhold
its judgment. | want you to correct
one thing for me. In no way am
related to the Whitlas or Bulls in
Sharon.
Il mean to stand by my husband
through this affair do not know
what his connection with the whole
dreadful thing is, but I am sure he
was not the instigator OF the kidnap-
ing plot. | will not say whether he
had any knowledge or not"