Evening journal., 1913-09-30


They say she had taken poison.
Then a detective told us that he
wanted US TO come with him. We
thought il was in connection with the
death of the girl. and we went to City
Hall. There the detective took hold
OF me and said This is the girl we
want She is the one who has been
hiding Wiggins'
''Beforc that he had told us how
Virgins had been found in his room
and how he had stood OF the police
and fought a bullet battle with thera
before he blew out his brains. We
weren't much interested because we
didn't know that we had known Wig
gins.
when the detective showed me a
picture and recognized the man who
had called on me here under the name
Of Henry c. Wildin. I was astounded.
The man had called TO sec me many
nights, and he said he was United
States boiler inspector | believed
him.
when Virgins left me Saturday
night he said that he might want 10
write me, and he asked me to write
my name and address on several en-
velnpes did this, and when the
police searched Virgins body they
found these envelopes ] had address
ed to myself and came TO this house,
where they got my Philadelphia ad-
dress They thought that | was Wig
gins go-betWeen with the outside
world. and so they sent word TO the
Philadelphia detectives TO arrest me.
soon convinced the police that /
knew nothing OF Virgins criminal
career. and / was released.
81 knew Virgins fairly well under
the name OF Wildiu. The initials Of
his assumed name. you will notice, are
the same as his real initials. He call
ed on me on Monday. Tuesday, Thurs
day Friday and Saturday nights OF
! last week He was a very nice fellow,
thought. He carried a pistol. He
never displayed much money. He did
not seem afraid. He came and went
1 freely. He wore no disguise"
Elsie Miller, who was present. stated
that had she known the man was Wig
gins she would have notified the police
Immediately She also believed the
name Of the young man who visited her
house TO be Wildin.
She stated that Wiggins had sent two
postcards from Philadelphia 30 Mabel
Lynn last Wednesday. One OF these
cards read: "l1l see you tomorrow
night Remember Monday and Tuesday
nightsg ! am now in Philadelphia. Re
CARDS TO all Henry G. Wildin"
The other card read: How arc YOU
all: Rcge'ds to all and the lady Of the
house in particular
Posed as Detective.
Miss Miller also stated that Annie
Bowers, in whose room Edna McCaulcy
died. also knew Wiggins. This girl met
him on a train when nc was returning
from St. Louis. and she was coming
from Cincinnati. Virgins told her that
he was secret service man and show
ed her cards 10 that effect. He also
exhibited a revolver and handouts t,
her.
In all his visits to Mabel Lynn a, th'
Orange street house. Virgins had come
and gone icarlessly aud was apparent
ly unconccrned as though he had moth
ing TO fear from anyone. Upon none %
his visits did he wear Il disguise OF an,
kind. and he sat down in tho parlor o
the house and convcrsed with the in
mates and other visitors from all in
dications as carcfree and happy as an.
of them.
Miss Lynn stated that Virgins ha
frequently walked from the house &
, AnscoW'~. where he purchased clu
sandw ichcs which he brought back am
treated the girls OF the house One nigh
she was with him on Market stree
when hc stopped to look at newspapc
baseball score board in the bright lgh
directly opposite the police station.
Judging by statements the desperst
youth made 10 his mother on Sunda.
cvcning. lust before ne was trapped u
the room OF his boarding house, Wig
Z gins knew that II would be only
, question OF time before tho police woul'
round him up, and from his rcckiessnes
: in appearing on the main streets of ih
city without q disguise il is spparcn
that hc did not care how soon the en-
came. Wiggins is said 20 have bccl
possessed OF vivid i'm sination. and per
: SONS who knew him when boy stat
I that he revelled in reading blood-thirstl
, novels. His tragic end is in keepin
with his life OF excitement and crime.
Tattooed Tribute.
Proofs OF Virgins deep devotion TO
. his mother. which ultimately resulted il
T his untimely end, are found in almos
every development of the cnse. In hi
visit TO his mothers home Sunday even
, ing. Virgins told her that he could no
} stay away any longer, but had 20 com
! back To see her even If the cops" 20
him. Mother. can't stay away iron
you longer" is part of his greeting Z
lhcr
> Another apparent proof is the visit h
made 10 the Eighth street photograph
. studio in Philadelphia. less than thre
weeks after his escape from the Easter
= Penitentiarv, anl the day following th
: carbarr robbery. for the purpose OF ha'
T ing his picture taken to send his mothe
as lasting keepsake.
j. The boys great love for his mothe
Z even dates as far back ~ his priso
4 dsys. While in the prison. according {
y. Ia statement made by Charles Taylor, tn
h huarl1r who escaped from the prison i
v company with Virgins, the latter want
u ed something 70 remember ms motht
e by. lie did not then think he woul
J. come to this city, and probably though
!. he would never see her again.
n Tavlor. who is an artist at tattooini
u was requested by Niggins 20 TAFT,
something on his arm by which he coul
remember his mother. Al the latter's r.
uue4t Tavlor tottooed a womans hoa
II on Virgins left forearm, and under
Z tho inifipls "McD.," his mothers in
y tiaIs. Virgins stated that his mother
"a favoritc bird was a red bird and he h'
e Ta,lor tattoo a red bird on his rigl
y forearm.
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