Evening journal., 1912-06-27
BULLET FROM
YOUTHS GUN
KELLSO OFFICER
Found in Pawn Shop in Act
Of Selling Diamond, Wig
fins Opens Fire
KS Hf DDN'T
MEAN TO SLAY MAN


stFt ,ol.r,.aen r omas J. Bowling. Of
Seventh dis let, in the pawnshop
A. McGar Fifth and Vine
sts ahilade phia. yesterday af-l
.noon aomer Virgins, nineteen
sear a y8u.a . No. PIT South Har-
rison street ,hia city, escaped to the
stree sad lied pedestrians I'M
nos section a. philadelphia by -four
chin revolver as he ran UP Fifth
tree 1aliovhill. and shouting that
woeid shoo Town anyone who at
opted 10 SOP him.
,ed b5 ~ ian Joseph Linck, of
too Seventh rict, a crowd which
tisw in size as l progressed, pursued
desperate sl yer for half a dozen
cls efof7 hc was brought to bay
uat cap'1.e1 Only the fact that
glet ismmeC IN the mechanism of
le automatic magazine pistol pre-
eated WigE.us -om adding others to
as victims
The Kill ~ VAS particularly cold
l0oded and lhe slayer added to its
fb-uianly by klc 'ng Bowling in the
JUS HNA NA"eN - ne lay uuIldllJ
wounded in the lorway of the pawn
shop
Meresf chance made Bowling the
victim Of Wigeins bullet The police
man was making a tour OF the pawn
shops. leaYiug notices of stolen goods
tor the information of the pawnbrok-
ers, when he entered the McGarry
establishment. Virgins was there try
me 70 dispose an unset diamond
George ID fei0 the clerk already
/ had teiaphoted geant Exeley at the
Central station ID kept Wiggins in
the shop o0 us pretexts
Just 7t Hls lure Bowling enter
Cd With re no to leave with the
pTc fietni " whispered to the
oiI- orly-dressed youth
at the counter wanted at the Cen
frsi Station or suspicion of rob
bef2 Wiegins antly became de-
hant as The pr man grasped him
nr the let Ter and started to
lead him fr0 ae place, and IN a
Fash had whi the gun from his
pocket and fr, poin-blank at his
cantor The hule a 32-calibre, en-
tered the arm lightly below the
shoulder and tool its course through
both the left and right lungs, pene-
rating the chps walls on the right
side and lodginE n the muscles.
The stricken uoliceman took two
steps toward door, reaching foI
his lsrci"er as a- so, but collapsed
snt fell scrrsa ne entrance to the
shop. "t'1 shr I'd" he gasped tC
a Edward slate y a friend who waE
W1ifus for hiu on the outside. Be
forr Siaftsry could divine the situa.
tion Wiggins Gen iishly kicked the
Vi nilcn nan again nd again, and then
lrandishing his We pom, leaped from
the DOORWAY md d up the street.
Several times faced around and
checked the moo hich was CLOSING
up on nim 1y laNeHn g his gun at then
and shouting that re would kill thu
fret man that came a step nearer
Tie rarto Callowhiii street, westward
anf tnen hack % fne street. Mount
ca Policeman Faulkner. Policeman
1 Cunningham. of the Seventh district
and several other officers Joined Po
liceman Iinck and he crowd In thu
chase, and were close behind the fugi
I tive 90 Franklin and Vine streets
\ Wgginr ran into the ruins of the Hen
! ssl-Coiiaday building, which wa
m burned last winter He attempted t
4 frighisn The officers by pointing hi
y weapon Al them and then threw tn
! neeiess 0' toi into a heap of rubhisl
aH6 lafe anothei dash for liberty.
ta Wanted Lynch Law.
2 brought down by Policema
4 vfo harleo hi' club at the flee
4 msn striking hic- On the head an
Inllas him up on pile Of debru
4 rernod ans fouea desperately a
o rs pclnccd n him, but wa
Il ut'r ra0Ued s. ! of the hottie
Y pNr in re crowd ire for admir-
n~.rr rnk justic to the youn
II 6srr HrJ lc- fta oments he al
rt.rf1 -u Clneer of let treatmen
1 riot cali brought two patrol wagon
filled with policemen one from II
Fourth district and the other fro
{ the Seventh and Virgins was hurrie
20 a cell in the Seventh district sts
tion and then to the Central station.
Bowling died within a few minute
latter he had been admitted TO Roos'
ive Hospital. Young Dowling va
ID Ynted to the police force only la
: ~ end had made a creditable recoi
IN his service OF less than year
n Virgins emerged a detected tgul
from the office of Captain Of Dete
tiges Cameron in the City Hall aft
making a statement admitting u
shoo'ing and relating how he hs
1 1ri 5 empting TO dispose
SENS He told the officers
ame was Walter Johi
frt re had been working f
Z Harrisburg for about
lied that he had con
t- the diamonds he WI
- . sell. Under the stea'
rur ms he finally weaken'
H ia his real name IS Hom
.n0r I his home is at No. ?
lff Ifr on street Wilmingto
1n e .ems had been given hi
dispose ( by man he met I