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Show SHE MAKES A SENSATIONAL ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM OFFICERS ; Mrs. James Boyle, Implicated in Kidnaping Willie Whitla, Is Thwarted in Her Daring Effort to Leap From Moving Train When Being Taken to Mercer County Jail Breaks Silence and Talks, but Little Satisfaction Is Obtained. excited by tho daring of the woman, immediately arranged their chairs in a circle. Mrs. Boyle was placed in the middle, and the olllcers decided to keep a more careful watch on her movements. Sheriff Gumbert occupied occu-pied the last chair in the car, wan Mrs. lioyle directly in iront or him on the left side of the car. Opposite her sat Detective W. V. Perkins, while in front of the woman was Detective Gilbert Perkins. Brakemau Campbell hastened through the car and opened the rear door of the train. Before the ottlcers were aware of her actions, Mrs. Boylo v as rapidly nearlug the door. A sharp cry from the detectives warned the biakeman who quickly slammed tne door. As the brakeman shut the-door, ' a look of anger and disappointment clashed over Mrs. Boyle's lace, but turning to one side, she opened the lavatory door and stepped into tho room. Slamming the door she began working at the window, but did not l.ave sufficient time to open it before Sheriff Gumbert followed her. bearing bear-ing the woman might dive througn the window, Detective W. W. Perkins, ran to the rear platform and stepped down .on the steps of the car In an endeavor to catch her should she go through the window. Immediately the car was in an uproar. up-roar. Mrs. Boyle was taken out ot t the lavatory and escorted back to her scat and the guard never lagged again. . As a precautionary measure, the rear door was locked. Sheriff Gumoert, In charge of Mrs. Boyle. Is the old Chicago pitcher. He was a member ot Anson's team when it won several National League pennants. Pittsburg, March 27. In making a K jsatlonal and roolhardy attempt to ..cape from a train going at the rate 30. mlle3 an hour; deuylug tnat r',.- had a hind In the kidnaping ot 4t ile Willie Whitla; asserting that sne ! , not Anna C. McDermoit of Ctn-j Ctn-j .o; saying that the numerous slor- are absolutely incorrect, and .Sicily maintaining the great air ot :. btory that has surrounded her, Mrs. . .mos Boyle, wife of the man who i insped the Whitla boy, left Pitts-lrg Pitts-lrg today for the Jail at Mercer, Piu Developments In the famous abduction abduc-tion caxe were rapid and numerous i i lay. The woman broke her silence iud tulked, but no one person could bt2ln much satisfaction from her remarks. re-marks. Although three detectives ac: ompanIed her on tho trip lrom tnts cJty to Mercer, she scared them so jadly in an attempt to either escape cr Injure herself that the experience w J I nut soon bo forgotten. j At every station between Pittsburg ind Mercer largo crowds congregated rod cheered her and struggled with tiie olice In their endeavors to seo un1 talk to her. Unlike a trip to prison on a serlouft charge, her journey to Mercer was n ore like the triumphal Journey ol jpnie person of renown. Mercer, Pa.. March 27. Mrs. Boyle, .'nmedlately on the arrival of the train, uas taken to the Mercer count jail, Mhere she was placed In a cell and a pec la I guard was placed over her. r A special gunrd has also bcT'n "placed overt the husband of the woman, and it 'lia? been arranged that, from now until un-til the end of the trial, the two noted piisoncrs will not be given the slighter slight-er opportunity to get'awa. .Sharon, Pa., .March 27 Attorney. Cochran, representing James P. Whtt-l.l. Whtt-l.l. father of the kidnaped boy, hns made information before Justice ilc-CiRlr ilc-CiRlr at Mercer, charging Boyle and hit wife with abductlcn. They will bi given a hearing Monday. Mr. Whitla said today that he had loMtlve information that Mrs. Boyle formerly was Miss Anna McDcrmott l Chicago. . Pittsburg, March 27. While . the F.c8cmcr and Ijike Erie train bearing Mr?. Jas. H. Boyle, Implicated in the Whitla kidnaping case, was making ;ju . miles an hour at Valencia, 20 miles rorth of thl$ city, Mrs. Boyle made a daring, but unsuccessful attempt to f',ther escape or seriously Injure her-htlf. her-htlf. Mrs. Boyle was en route to the Mercer county jail at Mercer, Pa., and was In charge of Sheriff Gumbert or Allegheny county and Detectives W. W. Perkins and Gilbert B. Perkins, Jr.. of Pittsburg. The train had reached reach-ed tie Bakerstown hill, one mile south of Valencia. William Campbell, railroad brakeman, opened the rear door of the chair car in which the woman and officers were riding. Tho . next lnttant Mrs. Boyle Jumped rroni tier seat and ran tow? Yd the platrorm of the car. Some oim made a Bharp rry, and Brakeman Campbell slammed tbe door and faced the woman. Mrs. Iloyle quickly stepped into the lavatory lava-tory and was attempting to open tne window when Sheriff Gumbert forced his way Into the little room and took possession of her. In the meantime, the two detectives guarded the rear platform. Mrs. Boyle was taken back to her seat, and the three olllcers, visibly l i ... ! ' TUESDAY 2:45 P. M. White Sox Chicago - ' , VS. ' Dad-Gimljn's- Pick FAIR GROUNDS 50c" NO EXTRA FOR GRAND STAND. OGDEN VS. SALT LAKE CITY, SUNDAY, 2:30 P. M. ! U w "t"."' '"i' "'mT"" "-r" " ' 1 ""i"" '-' !"' '7lT't |