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Show FATHER RELENTS; Wl AIDDAjiGHTER William McDcrmoft Secures Attorney At-torney to Look After Case of Woman Kidnaper. SHE IS LODGED IN JAIL AT MERCER j UNDER GUARD , Malies Sensational luit Futile Attempt to Leap From Swii't-.. Swii't-.. Jy-Moving Train. PITTSBURG. Pa.. March 27. William Wil-liam McDcrmoft, tho retired Chicago lireman. wjio believes that Mrs. James H. Boyle, one of tho alleged kidnapers of Willie Whit la, is his daughter, has retracted hie declaration made yesterday yester-day that he would not assist the girl, and on his arrival iu this city todaj- is said to - have retained an ntlornoy to look after the case. McDcrniott did not got a chance to sco Mrs. Boyle, as she had been taken to Mercer, Pa., before he could visit hor. After the departure of tho prisoner, pris-oner, it was learned that her sudden removal from this city was duo to a fear on the part of the detectives connected con-nected with tho case that McDcrmoft would institjito habeas corpus proceedings proceed-ings to secure the release of the girl ho believes to bo his daughter, Attampta to Escape. Making a sensational and foolhardy attempt to escape from a train going at Iho rato of thirly miles an hour, denying de-nying that, she had hand in tho kidnaping kidnap-ing of litllo Willie "Whit In. asserting (hat. she is not Anna ('. McDermott of Chicago, saying that the numerous stories sto-ries arc absolutely incorrect, and strictly strict-ly maintaining the groat air of mystery mys-tery that has surrounded her. Mrs. Jumc3 Boj'le, wifo of the man who kidnaped kid-naped Iho Whitla boy, ieft Pittsburg today for tho jail at Mercer. Pa. Developments De-velopments in the famous abduction case was rapid and numerous today. Tho woman broke her silence and talked, but later no person could obtain much satisfaction from hor remarks. Although three officers accompanied her on the Bessemer Lako Frio trnin to this city to Mercer, sho scared thorn so badly in an attempt to either escape es-cape or' injure herself that tho experience experi-ence will never bo forgotten. Oheorod by Crowds. At every station between Pittsburg and Mercer large, crowds of persons congrQgated and cheered her and struggled strug-gled with the police iu their endenvors to see and talk to her. Unlike a trip lo prison on a serious charge, her journey jour-ney to Mercer was more Jikc the triumphal tri-umphal ,inurne3- of some person of renown. re-nown. A special to the Gar.ctto-Tinics from Mercer, Pa., says that Mrs. Boyle admitted ad-mitted to their' correspondent; that sho was Miss McDermott and that her father fath-er was William McDermott of Chicago. According to tho correspondent, she said: 'I'm tired and sick of tho whole business. There is no nsc of denying it any longer. When I go on tho stand and tell my story it will throw an cn-lirely cn-lirely different light on the kidnaping episode. In no wav am I relnlcd to tli o Whitlas or Buhls in Sharon. "I mean, to stand by my husband through : this affair. . I do not know what his connection with tho whole dreadful thiug is." M ERC13R, March 27. M rs. Boylo, immediately on the arrival of the train, was taken to the Mercer county jail, whero she was placed iu a coll and a spociul guard was placed over -her. A special guard has also been placed over tlic husband of tho woman, and it has boon arranged that from now until tho end of the trial the two noted prisoners will bo givon not the slightest opportunity oppor-tunity to got awa3 SHARON". Pa.. March 27. -Attorney Cooliran, representing James P. Whitla. father of the kidnaped boy, has made information before .Justice McClair at Mercer, charging Boylo and his wife, with abduction. .They will bo given a hearing Monday. Mr. Whitla said today ho .had. positive posi-tive information that Mrs. Boyle formerly for-merly was Miss Anna McDermott of Chicago. |
