Evening journal., 1913-10-15

the Police Department so far as po-
lice duty was concerned Mir Bowers
wanted to know IL the sergeant had
raided house at Third and Shiplcy
streets. and the sergeant replied nc
had not. that the chief had raided t.
Mr.. Bowers wanted 10 know If Pa
trolman King had not notified him
about the house some time before IL
was raidod. and the sergeant denied
ever receiving any such Information.
Are you in perfect accord with the
chieiy' asked W. Bowers
II am, SO far as police duty is con
ccrncd replied the sergeant The ser
geant also declared he was IN perfect
harmony with Ofho King Mr.. Bowera
stated that at the coroners inquest Miss
Healing had testified that hc, Sergeant
kelleher had told her 90 notify ccr-
tain officers it the young man returned
TO the house.
This statement was vigorously denied
by the sergeant, who stated that he had
mentioned the name OF no officer TO the
young woman i'm connection with the
case
He had received no information ON the
Sunday Of the shooting ailray TO the ef
feet that Miggins was suspected uf
being in the city on that day and did
not know the chief mad placed watch
over the home of Niggns mother.
Davidson Knew Virgins
{ Patrolnm William Davidson was next
called He has been ON the force about
/ twenty years
He had seen the circular sent out by
the penitentiary, but bad never seen tuc
4 picture taken in Philadelphia He could
4 recognize the young outlaw without "a
= picture, having known him for many
= years.
e lie was working on his district, in
the southwest section OF the city. which
{ includes BaXtor's corner, ON the night
Z of tho car barn robbery.
r he heard in line, one day, he didn't
remember how soon after the robbery,
that Council had identified Niggins as
t the rohbcr.
2 He had received information from
r. Captain Evans about Taylors state
, ment that Virgins wanted to meet
I him at the Shipley street lodging
A house. He was sent 10 the house by
5 the captain to watch the house, after
e Sergeant kelleher had been there. The
e captain told him the description Kel-
ANiANi hNA lNHAAhtu AANiA NAAN t1AAA tAAA
Z about the wigs He went TO the house
Q that night. Saturday. and the de-
scription the girl gave him did not
@ tally With Wiggins. They watched
d the house that night until midnight
o but the young man did not return. On
{ the next night Sunday. Sergeant
4 Lyons told him that the captain told
e him that the man was in the room
+ and he had better go take a look al
y him He then went to the house
officer Davidson's description OF
his entrance to the house and recog
il milton Of Virgins has already beer
Il published.
/. He told how he commanded Virgins
n to open the door when he recognized
Il him. how ne went after help. and how
Wiggins fired out of the window a
n he and Officer Taylor. His statemon
concerning the arrival OF the polic
- and the beginning of the battle coin
l. cided with what has already been told
n lie had wanted TO break in the door
v but Captain Evans would not let hin
N do Il. The captain left him to watc
ID the door while he, the captain, wen
le after shot gun. He told of heaan
re- tho mufiled shot and sound of
light fall. and he remarked to anothC
,u officer that nc believed Wigging ha
IN shot himself He also thought ?
m. heard somebody moan. The Oth'
xa officer said he might be shamming.
e. Sergeant Wardlc and several Oh
~ Gers then arrived and they. ycilc
as across the street for the officers
the Fell building not TO shoot an
rn more. as thcy were going into Oh
he room. They broke into the room am
s found Wiggins lying az the foot Z
OF the bed his head towards 1hir
~ street Tho officer thought he wa
nt dead at that time lie went with Oh
ha body around to the garage at t
ne police station
.,. The officer stated that IL was ~
MI fear that kept him from eutorin
nm Niggins room. hut the captaiu's o
,ld doris. He had fred couple of sho
on through the door
r- He saw the gold in Virgins tcoi
no for the first time when the body W;
an turned over lie had never recciy,
ho any information that Virgins h;
~, uold i'm his teeth. lie heard no r
marks madc about IL at the time.
mi The officer stated that he had 7
I'M idea IL was Wiggns when he went
- the lodging house. lie would n
have gone TO the house alone had
known IL was Wigeins. but wou
bii- have got help and laid different lin
10 catch him. lie knew OF threa
Wiggins had made 20 Kill him.
,,s Sergeant Saw One Photo.
Sergeant Eugene McDermott w
was next called to testify.
''' He has been on the force twen
ei' years and has been a sergeant ten yea
'l's lie never knew Wiggins before the
cent affair. He saw the circular Sc
ihs ont by the penitentiary.. lie had Sc
su sanothcr picture of Virgins which Cou
sue ell had picked out the man who b
lla- robbed him. The chief showed it to b
the and the men m line at roll call.
the had no connection with the Virgins e..
1me prior to the shooting. his district bel
ned ON the east side He had received
are struciions TO watch ont for Virgins. a
I Is the chief had instructed his men also
the The first he knew abo.;t the shoot
was when he was returning from lui
unc on a trolley car which he took
and Fourth and CLAYTON streets about "a
night. and he arrived on ne scene sim