The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-25
Man and Wife of Sharon
are Practically ldenti-
fled as kidnapers Of
the WhitIa Child
WOMAN MAKES PARTIAL con-
F'ESSION-ARREST WAS THE
RESULT OF A DESCRIPTION
GIVEN OFFICERS BY CHILD.

LIE T. LAM hditn CIV TN
$3.50 currency in their possession,
a man and a woman who refused to
reveal their identity, were taken into
custody here last night on informa-
ton furnished by Billy Whitla. the
boy recently kidnapped from school at
Sharon, Pa.
The large sum of money which was
found on the woman was tied up in
five hundred dollar packages with
pink tape bearing the imprint, Law
renee, Saratoga, New York.
When told this fact last night, J.
p. Whitla exclaimed Immediately
That is the money. The money !
gave had some pink tape around the
packages with the imprint on the
tape"
An attempt of the man and woman
to escape from their captors in front
of the police station adds to the GER
tainty of the officers that they have
the right persons.
We'll you've got us. They will
be glad to pay in Sharon tomorrow"
said the woman TO the officers who
arrested her. This was as near to
confession as the man or woman
would come.
The chief of police after cross
questioning the couple for over four
hours, declared himself this evening
as confident that the people were of
the kidnapping gang and were in pos
session of the lad all the time he was
absent from home. The chief has
obtained a statement from parties
who know the woman and say that
she was in Cleveland with BILLY"
Whitla for four days, the explana-
tion she gave being that she was in
charge of him. Her companion says
that he is James Boyle. plumber of
Sharon, and that the woman is his
wife.
The woman appears TO be we'll edu-
Gated and is refined in manner. She
says she spent 15 years of her life
in a convent in Pennsylvania, but de-
nies that she has ever been in trou-
BILE before.
Willie Whitla told Captain Shat
tuck that the woman who kept him
a prisoner had smallpox scars on her
face. The woman in custody has red
spots on her cheeks and appears TO
have had smallpox. She is tall
blonde, probably 25 years old. She
was dressed in a black silk skirt. a
gray coat and black hat. The man
is dark and smooth faced.
Detectives heard that man and a
woman answering the description OF
the kidnapers had been seen on the
outskirts of the city. They came
down town and bought numerous ar
ticles of clothing, giving So and $40
bills in payment. Later report
came that the couple had left a
package at a down town store which
consisted of discarded clothing.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Woods trailed the woman and the
man around the business districts of
the city for several hours but de-
layed taking them into custody.
The police watched behind the
pair, and Captain Shattuck took the
woman by the arm, Detective Wood
securing the man. The couple stag
gered, say the police. as II they were
They made no protest
against accompanying the officers.
The man was downcast and would not
talk. The woman chatted with the
policeman at her side at first and
asked TO be released.
Whitla says he has the number of
the currency bills handed the kid
napers and the police are comparing
the notes found in the possession of
the prisoners with them.
The childish habit of Willie Whit
Ia of spelling out the names on street
Continued on page two.)