Evening journal., 1913-09-29

the small wooden button which held
the door shut. and had Il been an
inch or so higher. would have knock
ed the butt. 4 Off.
rho only thing that Virgins had in
the room with him was his two revulycrs
and the suitcace containing lnc wigs ana
boards. The note which e had written
TO his mother before turning his reyol
vor upon himself. had evidently been
written while he crOuchcd beneath a win
dow dodginp the shot from the police
mems guns 1t had probably been torn
from the paper lining of one of the hu.
rcau drawers. 50 torn place was found
on any of the paper lining in tho draw
crs, but the paper was a dark yellow
paper. similar TO that he used in scratch
ing oil the last few lines 10 his mother.
A more appropriate place for ban
dts last stand. could hard- have been
found The room, the frfnt third story
room, WAS entered by a narrow winding
/ hallway, there being entrances tn two
other rooms lust out ide the entrance 10
the one in which Nigems was Killed.
The bniding, eh is of brick. four
story and many years old. could have
resisted the shots from iatling gun Tor
some time. Had strong lock been
upon the door instead Of the small but
ton. and had Virgins had plenty Of
ammunition, the despcr &c boy might
have held the police az bay until star
walton had routed him. Running out of
ammunition sn soon. however leads TO
the belief that Virgins did not have
many cartridges with him when corner
ed in the little room No cartridge box
was found in the room. showing that
wnat cartridges he did have were in
the revolVcrs a loosein his pockets.
The police searched Virgins cloth
ing and found wallet and a belt
about his body containing s560.75 on
him. In the wallet was $3.50 In notes.
In the belt was $500 in notes and in
his trousers was S20.75.
Tho body was taken by the police
TO tho police station garage.
A large and curious crowd gather
cd around the police station anxious
to see the body. Or. George w. r..
Forrest police surgeon. examined
the body and pronounced Virgins
dead for some time.
Captain Evans and squad went
on, to Virgins mothers home ahi
after a search found tin bucket
hidden in a chicken house in the
yard. II contained S636SO I'm pen
mics. nickels, dimes, quarters. half
dtiars and dollars in silver u had
heer placed there two days after the
robbery. What became of tho rc-
naming S633 that Wigglns stole
from the ear barn Is not known. II
ia supposed Wigsins gave away or HID
part OF II and spent part of it
ON Virgins bouy also was A new
so'd watch. a black ribbon Ton with
sold pendant, "A gold sticskpin. a
pocket fashlight, key and Il peii-
ch. Wigs and false whisksrs and
moustaches and gum TO fastcA them
on also were found among his ef-
tccts. indicating hn had gone aoout
! a. times in Disguise.
Riddled Hat Store.
The window and door Of the hat store
occupied by II. D. Springer al No =
West Fourth street were struck four
limos hy the bullets of Virgins as he
shot out of his room The largo glass
window was hit three times. The bnl
lets crashed through il and struck sev
eral hats and ruined them. On ono hat
ls one of the bullets. II spent IS force
M going through the window and fell
on top of the hat whore IL is stil living.
Another bullc. went through the door.
he bullets were lead and could not
have come from an automatic pistol.
which u was reported that Niggins was
using.
I One bullet also went through the win
dow Of the Pan Hellenic Association ON
the second iloor oi the Fell building.
All of this morning curious crowd
Of several hundred persons gathered
about Fourth and Shipley streets and
viewed the scene of the battle and dis
cussed the tragedy and the last stand
of the youthful bandit.
The crowd eagerly pointed out the
marks of the shower of shot and bul-
/ lets
Joseph Fisher, of No. PIG West Fourth
street, a spectator. today said he count
ed o. shots fred by the policeman and
lMiggins
Object TO Children Seeing Suicide.
Early this afternoon complaint was
made 10 the police by prominent citi-
yeus that school children were being al
lowed 10 view tho remains Of Virgins
40 the morgue. The matter win be
taken up with Attorney General Josiah
.. Wolcott, as Coroner Spring is a state
officer.
According TO the complaints. at the
county morgue, in King street near
{ Eighth street there was steady
stream OF morbdly curious people pass.
ing into the building all morning
Among them were girls and boys.
Trolley Officials Appreciation.
Thomas II Wilson. vice president
j OF the Wilmington and Philadelphia
: Traction Company. expressed his ap-
{ probation of the manner in which
Z the police handled the carbarn rob.
, berry case. He said
Naturally ] am pleased at thu
2 outcome. Chief Black and the Who'll,
l. police department deserve groa
e credit for the way the entire cas-,
: has been handled. And I am par
ucularly delighted that IL was the vii
e mineton police department whicl
e succeeded in rounding up this desper
e ado. In view of the fact that Wigein
J has been in so many other cities witt
i much larger police and detectiv
], equipment am sorry for Office
y Scott who was shot during the me
lee. but understand he is not ser
L iOusly injured