Evening journal., 1913-09-30
BURY WIGGINS TOMORROW;
TO HOLD INQUEST FRIDAY;
UNDECIDED ABOUT REWARD
Thousands See the Bandits Body at the MOrgue
and Big Crowd Expected at the Funeral From Hi.
Late Home. Seek 10 Get Mother From Cell fc
View Body and Attend Services
CAR BARN LOOT TURNED OVER TO
COMPANY, TRACTION OFFICER SAYS

A day has passed since Homer C.
Virgins, the young outlaw, trapped in
small bedroom on the third floor of
the boarding house at the southeast
corner Of Fourth and shiploy streets
sent bullet into his brain rather
than be taken alive by the army Of
policemen that surged about his
stronghold, and yet the tragic ending
Of the boy is as fresh in the minds OF
Wilmington citizens as though the
long duel and suicide had taken place
this morning. Instead of abating. the
interest In the case seems TO have in
creased and the tragedy was the fore
most topic of conversation with the
majority OF the people throughout the
city this morning.
All day yesterday and today crowds
Of curious persons surged around the
corner near the boarding house, gaz-
ing with wonder at the riddled shut
ters that covered the two windows to
the room in which the young bandit
made his sensational last stand. and
at the holes in the windows across
the street made by the bullet from
the young outlaws revolvers as he
returned the FIRE OF the policemen
Last night the crowd increased to
large dimensions, many persons who
had been working through the day
taking advantage of the evening hours
to see with their own eyes the scene
Of the tragedy. The crowd even lin
gered this morning. small groups OF
persons standing around in front OF
the buildings all during the morning
hours.
Many comments are TO be heard upon
IAN sides concerning the manner in which
The police force accomplished their end
that OF capturing Virgins. Opinion.
upon the master are many and varied
the police hawng hosts of admirers ,vh,
lare not backward in declaring their an
lpreciation and admiration ot the wnrl
done by the local force in bringing IN,
might've 10 Justice after he had beer
( sought so long by the police and dcfee
tiNes of other and larger cities. On Ia,
other hand, there are those persons who
while they admit that the police hnv,
dome eilcctual work IN tracing up tho
young desperadu criticize the manner In
which they finally routed him out after
he had been coinered. That the police
should have fired over a hundred shots
at a. man whom they did not see, and
had no idea they could hit, seems hardly
beiieNablc IN the opinion of many. but
the facts in the ease bear out the state
mcnt.
Tho Delaware Hospital attendants at
noon today stated that the condition of
cewell scott, the policeman who was
shot through the body by Wiggins early
m the battle, has greatly improved. and
that he Is doing very we'll.
The shooting Of Scott recalls the death
lof Guard John Mccullough at the work.
house several years ago Mccullough
was a brotherin-law of Scott. the latter
having married Elizabeth Mccullough
lshortly after the workhousc shooting at.
fray Mccullough was shot by Stephen
Hunter. a prisoner
The bullet that struck Officer Scott
ibid not penetrate his lung, il has been
found, but followed the curvature of the
ribs about his body and emerged from
the back
The body OF Virgins was taken
from the morgue yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. George H. Colt. sister OF the
dead man, and she has instructed
deputy Coroner Nichols 70 prepare II
for burial. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon from his sisters
home, at No. 217 South Harrison
lstreet. This morning Mr.. Nichols had
ian interview with Chief OF Police Black
ITO ask permission to allow the boy.