Evening journal., 1913-10-15

Isl after midnight. about lOitN minutes
after the shooting haG started. lh,.e
na- crowd there thcu ilc l,dn't Nnuw T
it was Nieaii, shooting. llc told nj The
shooting from thc lcll building, nAign
cuincidcd with statements already mNde.
lie VAS ia the building with taDtam
Evans until the chiei arrived ne che.
said there should be more men over IA
the Baxter building to keep Nirs'sio
from getting away. Captain Evans illd
the. chief there were number oi ncn
thcle. Tie, the witness, then went out
and across TO Che BAXTER building, g''ns
there in roundabout manner. ilc N9s
one of the men who entered rhc rom
where the yoang bandit had committed
suicide. he did not 20 to the garage
with the body.
/ lle had never received any positive
orders from tine chief or Nny one rise
during the airay.
Sergeant McDermott was positive,
when questioned 10y Mr.. Wickcrshau
4 that the photograph which Migpms hat
taken iu Philadelphia was The one
shown him by the chief with the state
mcnt that It wt>-ilc picture picked ont
of che rogucs gallery 3y Morris Ooun-
GILL
He-had never received any miorma
ton tn Tie ciicci that Niglns was eN-
pected to- come tc the house at Fourth
and Shipley streets and had never been
ordered TO watch the house
Officer Crozier Testimony.
Patiomm William G.. Crozier who
has been ou the force eight years. was
nest called 10 testify. llo had been ne
luainted with Wseins for a long whhc
prior To the shooting Ii was about four
ivcurs prior TO tho shooting that he had
seen linn last. lie lad seen copy 81
the circular sent cut by tine penitcntiary
which for some time had been hung ul'
in the mems locker room. \ description
ol the man had also been read out 20
them lie had been informed about the
car barn robbery Tie had never seen "a
copy of The photograph taken in Fii'"-
ldelphm He had NOT received intoiina-
sion direct from the chicf to The effect
that Niggn- wa- expected az the sup
lev street lodging house. but Officer
. Davidson had told him abont laylof s
3 .intenonts. and ne went To the lodging
hou.e with Davidson This was about d
O'Clock ON the Saturday night prior to
. the -inot.ng.
OFFICER Eos had given him descrip-
/ tion OF the man. The woman at ths
, house did not give him description ol
The man. but she gave a description %
Officer Davidson and the latter told hla
i about 10 also
/, The description given him 10y bot
'Offcer. FoN and Davidson was 90 a mat
, 2S or 80 years ~ nse
+, mi. Hrs. information about the s"o
in Virgins teeth was after .hc shoot
! nn and be was surprised TO irlt'
lahont IT,
On the SUNDAY OF th. shooting he had
received no information tn the eicel
that Wieglns was suspeele OF ee'ns d
<hc city.
lie was st udng at Front and Mar
Z kei streets when lac heard the shooting
A was about n lj when he heard II am
p. he came up Market street 10 Fourth o
). a car lie met OEicer Taylor ther
i who told him what the trouble was. II
then went down Market street to ihr
and down 60 Shiplcy and nap 10 li
Shiplcv street entrance OF the baNt'
guildiug where he remained nnl
N nboui ten minutes before the door W.
=. hurst omen and he was one OF The oh
eers Ia enter the room. He did not ;
q TO the narapc at the police station WI
the body. ln reply to Mr.. Bowers
"a stated That hc had no information
y. tlle effect that Wiggin, WIS ft-iown
y. the time ot the shooting. from hea
auaricrs. although hp had heard it iro
j; other officers
"a Railroad Cop Gave Photo.
~ pafruhnap Charles n. Morrow. w
-, has bc on thr force seven years, ic9l
~ licd HAT he had no connection with y
=, Niarins case prior 90 ;hc shooting. }
~ dil not know Niggins m hs me 'lu
~ Tie had se,u the circular OF Virgins q,
y, had seen thr photograph iakeh 'i ~
~ Philadclphia studio which WAS shown.
~ him by Sergeant Nardie at the Pon
station The chief had not shown
ot 60 him
ot Hc and Omccr Burchcnal were STAN
~ inc az Front and French streets Wh'
~. ihe shooting hegau and When they hea
of fhe trouble they haetcned 10 y
IN scene and went w the 'aNtcr b.,'a'i
.s The officer had picture ol Niss,
~ which hc said been given him
M ihe railroid company anu ne said ol''
~ Burchem do Ike a. lie showed
TO The Healing gi. who we're ~
,o hall ot the building and they said
~, scmblcd the aan in the room. lle h
~, asked the special officer ol the talro
L.. company lof lif Ni'tN' 10
~ able. him 10 identity Miggns d hr :.
'u him. as he was not acquainted with h
~, w His statement OF the battle come
" ed with tie others.
Patrolmau John r. Ward was ne
called. lie has been on the force
90 wears. He did not know Wiggins IN
o., life time. He had seen the clrcu
~ about Virgins. The description on
ro circular was read to the men in ia
.,+ shortly after his cseape from the pc
.en ti itiarv. He was informed that W
m. gins had been identified as The ear bi
.nl robber, shortly after IL had occurr
i'm He had seen n copy of the picture w
lie gins had tuken m Philadelphia 5
ase geant Wardle had shown it TO him
ine the courthouse during the Septem
in term of court 10 was the only q
lnd hc had seen IT,
q lie had never received any special
mg strmctions regarding the lodging hol
nch but he had received information II
At the station house about the incident
,id- which Miggins is alleged TO have 81
,rt a dollar to boy to take message