The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
NOW DECLARES HE CONFESSED 10
HAKH4 TO AVOID HAVING AAS
PRBvIoUS RECORD EXPOSED
says Third Degree Methods Were useo
and Insists That He was Boeced
Of 500.

Frank Boston. who on Wednesday
signed a written confession to the ERECT
that he gagked and bound himself ana
then told the police sensational storS
Of being robbed OF 1910 in East Wheel
ing Tuesday night, last evening COM
municatcd with The 1ntelligcncer ny
telephone and rcpudlated his confession
" tho framc-up
Boston. in his statement last nlght.
declares that Il" actually was waEta'u
and robbed Of 500: and that n" slSncu
tho confession 70 framing up the aIta'r
70 keep Chief Of Police Fred Frazier from
exposing his record as a former inmate
~ the West Virginia p"n't"ntiary AT
MourdsvlllC. and TO keep the chlct from
exposing the name Of the East Wheeling
Glrl with whom nc was friendly.
About II o'clock last night. BOSTON
called Tho IntClngci c"r by tclephon'
from MoundSvillr. asking that report
or b. sent TO takr his statement. ana or
ferlng 10 pay the reporters eAoenscS'
When told that Il would be impoSslole ioF
a reporter 10 go to MoundSEllle. receive
his statement and return IN time 70 pre-
pare il for this mornings paper. Boston
then requested that his story be received
over the telephone.
Before going into his new story. Bos-
ton told The Intclligepcer that he had
served time In the penitcntiary. TINS
fact was known to the police WEDNESDAY
but The Intclligcncer rcfrained from re-
ferrtng to the mans record yesterday
morning because OF request from poIlce
headquarters that that feature be omit
ted 80 as not to make their case against
Bosom appear worse.
II will be RENE mhercd that on "edneS-
day morning. the Waterman at the Cen
trail Glass plant in East wheeling found
Boston lying on a sidewalk near that
plant, bound and gagged. The Waterman
cut the rope and released Boston. and the
latter was taken to police headquarters
There he told OF being accostcd by
man who asked for a. match. AS he felt
for the match. Boston said. he was kick
cd in the stomach. then bound gagged
and robbed by three men.
The money. Boston claimed. nc nad
received from Frank Lailoack and NICK
Niloyek. who came here on the MD
nigh, train Tuesday night and delivered
10 him the money. in return for which
he claimed ~ give them mortgage on
property in the old country. he
claimed that no one knew that he had
the money. and his story cast suspicion
in the direction OF tho two mon whom
ne claims paid him the debt.
\ number Of features caused police
officials 10 suspect that the sensational
affair was n tramc-up on Boston's part
Boston was sent homo in tho patrol
wagon at four O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing. hut at $50 n. m. the investigation
had convinced the police that tho ahair
was all n fake. and Boston was APP
pretended and locked up. Later in the
day. he signed a confession 10 the effect
that nc had framed up the afralr IN or
der to make himself square with his
girl friend 10 whom he had made prom
Uses Of buying an automobile winch nc
Was unable 70 fulill. Tho turn IN the
raSe led to Boston's arraiYnmcnt IN
police court yesterday morning on
charge OF disordcrly conduct. Boston
VAS fined s. ard costs. JudS" RITZ
SUSPENDED sentence on condition that
Boston leave town and the community.
Nothing could be learned as 10 where
nc man had gone until last night wnen