Evening journal., 1913-10-15
Police Testimony More Policemen About The Hunt For Wggns

iConti-ucd From First Paycl
rot know whether one of the cards
was posted in the mems room.
lie was on day duty at the time OF
the cm barn robbery and heard about
IL that morning when he reported for
duty lie was informed by Captain
l<anc about Councill identifying Wig
gins as the lone bandit who robbed
him. II was day or two after the
Identification lie informed his men
that it was Virgins who committed
the robbery and IL was given out at
the roll call the next morning.
He had never seen the photograph
OF Wiggins, which was taken in phiia-
delDhia. until the body CT Wiggins lay
ia the uiorguc. when two guards from
the Dcnitentiary, who came here 10
identify the body, showed him one
like il. He never knew that such
photograph was in the possession Of
the police department.
He had watched the home Of Wig
gins mother for some time. He had
several times heard that Wiggins was
in town. and he had investigated each
report. Several times he found it was
a brother of Virgins. who had been
seen
The sergeant had never been In
formed that Virgins friends and rel
atives here had received mail from
him. He went to the home OF Wig
gins three times having heard hat
Virgins was there One time he went
there with four men and searched
the house.
He had never received any inlorma-
ton about the house at Fourth and
Shiplcy streets. He never heard
about Taylor telling of Virgins ask
ing him to meet him at the Shiplcs
street lodging house until after the
Battle of BaSter's Corner.
lie had received information about
stranger stopping at the lodging
house, from an outside source. other
thaa the police department.
He saw Miss Healing at the lOdg-
ing house ard she said he W about
IS TO 30 years old. He told her ne
was looking for man about 20 on
p years old. Then she told him
ABOUT the suitcase. which she brought
down al his request, and finding d
key TO lt it from The bunch OF keys
the girl found in the kitchen. he
opened IT, lie found the suitcase
contained 2 suit of underwear, sever
al shirts and collars two wigs and
two boards. He remarked that tbs
stranger must be an actor.
The sergeant then requested the
young woman to inform him When
the iOdgcr returned. She wanNed tC
know who It was. and the sergeant
told her he thought it might be a
OF
looking for. He didn't mention Wig
gins name. She promised TO notifl
Says He Told Captain
He received the information abou
the stranger at the lodging house oi
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock
and told Sergeant Tucker and Captain
Evans about it that evening abou
G.a0 o'clock.
She told him about the gold tootl
in the strangers mouth.
lie camc on duty at Z o'clock sun
day morning and Captain Evans IN
fc-'-~f ''-.- -' "'- '-'~o~ nod no
returned. About ~ ~'-' Sunda
morning he and Officer Fox wen
TO tho house again and tho airl sni
The lodger had not returned. Sh
sfatcd that an f'-'--- '..d called thcr
fhr ltinht loe--, .-.-1-s-.-- iuouiries
The sergeant had heard that @
Saturday evening Wiggins had bee
seen on Front street. near Jcifcrso
when he gave boy "A dollar TO tai
message TO his brother lie II
ported Tho matter 10 Sergeant Tucke
who put IL i'm the Captains desk
the chicf was not here
Tho sergeant did not see or lear
the namr OF the boy who received n
dollar from Virgins lie WIS sati
fed that the persons Who told him
ihc occurrence had learned all the be
knew ot the matter. Tho scrgcal
stated that when he first went to n
Shipley street lodging house he Vs.
under The impression that II w:
Virgins who was stopping there. hi
when the girl told him ii WIS m;
about IS or 80 years old and had go
Ia his tccth. he abandoned that ids
and Thought II might be pal of wi
gins vino was stopping there III
sergeant had received infOrmaii'
from The mother of Virgins that 81
had received mail from the young on
law posfmarked ST. Louis.
I'm reply TO Mr.. Bowers. the sorgea
stated that ne WAS i'm harmony wi