Evening journal., 1913-10-22
IA MOTHS In
JAIL FOR MAN
WITH NITRO
"LaDky Lem" Would Net Tell
Sentencing Judge Why He
Carried the Explosive
GOVERNMENT KNOWS
PRISONER AS "YEGG"

PklSONEK AS "fEG6"
Edward Hall. alias Edward Faulk-
ner. alias Edward Fulton. hut better
known as "Lanky Lem and known
to the Government as a "yegg" in
u. S. Court this morning was sentence
led to pay a fine of 500. the costs OF
prosecution and to serve IA months
In the United States Penitentiary at
Atlanta. Ga, after he had pleaded
guilty to the charge of carrying into
the state nitro glycerine In liquid
form. which. in the language OF the
'yeggsmen,' is known as soup.
'Lanhy Lem" was arrested at Clay
ton on June lS, Of the present year.
and it was set forth in the indictment
that he had been in b. g. o. freight
car with the soup" in his possess
sion.
After pleading guilty the prisoner
was asked by Judge Edward G. Brad
ford. before whom he was arraigned.
! why he had been carrying the eNplo-
sive. The Judge declared he did not
wish TO sentence the man until he
knew what his intentions were in
carrying the explosive.
~ couldn't explain that. your hon
or" replied the prisoner. ~ wouldn't
care 70 go into an explanation of
/ that"
lhe Judge then asked him IL he had
been carrying il for wrongful or le-
J gitmate purpose, and "Lanky Lem adj
mitted that he had beeu carrying IL for
an unlawful purpose, and that whatever
I he could say in the matter could not
help him.
District Attorney Nields then inform
ed the court that the maximum sentence
for such case was eighteen months
and stated that an Investigation into
the mans career warranted the imposi-
ton of the limit of the law.
The prisoner asked the Judge TO take
into consideration that he had been in
prison since June awaiting trial, and
Judge Bradford replied that he would
take that into consideration.
The voice OF the prisoner broke lit
tie as he asked the nudge for that con-
sideution. hut otherwise he seemed Il
be ia no way affected by his predica.
ment. his demeanor being that of a
spectator instead pf the prisoner before
the court
'rhe sentence of this court is that
YOU pay fine of SlO0 pay the costs OF
prosecution, and be imprisoned in tho
United States penitentiary for period
of one year and two months, beginning
ION October y. 4" said Judge Bradford. anC
the man for the first time allowed tn'
features Of his face to relax in no
ticeuhe vince.
"Lanky Lem" is a widely-knowi
terminal. While only "A years o
age, he has led life of crime tha
throws into the shade the careers q
much older men than himself Pos
! Office Inspector Pmmmer this morr
ing said: "Lanky Lem is the bel
! |yeggsman in the United States. Fl
|. has operated all over the Unite
/. States He is a good fellow a
fine as you'd want to meet, outsid
OF his profession. and he is we
educated, too"
The inspector stated that LENS
specialties we're entering banks an
, postofices and cracking safes wit
, the use of soup or nitroglycerint
He associated with West Philadel
phia Johnny" New York Blackie.
Topeka Joe" and other well-knowi
craftsmen. and he was known as tn
peer of them all A Job pulled OF
by "Lanky Lem" was always a mas
terpiece in the profession. and h
never left anything that would sery
as clue.
There was much excitement con
S nected with the arrest of the man. H
r was captured, after a hard tussle. b
:. Lieutenant Doris and Special Office
e Hessler, of the Pennsylvania Raj
Z roads force. and in his possessio
4 was found nitroglycerine. fuses an
: dynamite caps He was detained o
\ the charge of carrying explosive
e from one state TO another, in vioiatio
- of Federal statute. and later n
j. identity was ascertained.. The ma
l. had planned TO escape at that tim
even II il was necessary to shoot III
officers
That the officers We're not shot
9 due to the fact that Fulton fell an
e injured himself The "yegg' said thi
as ne and his partner ran from u
}. officers. they counted the revolvl
:. shots. fired by the officers. Just ,
{ the sixth shot rang out, they plal
ned TO wheel about and draw the
Il guns on the officers. but just th'
o Fulton fell on his gun. The 9TH
yegg seeing Fulton fall, made his e
cape.
c Fulton. in conversation with II
n spector Plummer. said It was easy
enter a place in the lower section
the state. but the effects of the woi
Z, made "one sick" This was cause
X by the fumes. he said. and caused oi
to have bad headache the next da
:, The nitro glycerine found in q
q yegg's possession was stored in Il
. laboratory Of the r. l. dupont n
mours Powder Company as part
the evidence against hem. Personal
'Lanky Lem" is attractive, He h
a bright, intelligent face, pleasa
S, voice and dressed In good cloth
J. would be taken for a prosperous bus
c- ness man.