Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-10-11


did you hear anything said by
the chief?"
only when he called him back"
Called who bsck2r
Mrs. Jack explained that when the
chief and Sergeant Wardle had come
out of the building again they had
gone to the corner and stood under
the awning The police were still
firing across the street and when Ser
geant Wardle started TO cross the
street Chief Black called him back.
who took the lead when they came
out and went TO the cornere'
Sergeant wardle; the chief was
hack OF him.
How near did they 60 to the
curb?"
They didn't go to the curb. They
stood under tho awning and when
Sergeant Wardle started to 90 across
the street CHIEF Black called him
back Wardie then came back. Just
then 2 muf1od shot sounded over in
the building where Virgins was. and
someone came 10 the door OF that
building and held up his hand Cap
tain, don't shoot any more he said.
Then the chief and Wardlc went
across the street"
Mrs. Jack" said Mr.. Carter. 1T
has been testified that when Chief
Black went to the fourth foor he told
Sergeant Lyons to stop shooting. and
also told Captain Evans. In other
words il was testified that few min
utos after he entered all the shooting
stopped. According to your word, the
shooting kept on. Arc you sure Of
thatg
"Yes. they shot ! don't know how
many shots wish ! had counted
them. Sometimes il sounded like they
we're shooting three shots at a time,
or there must have been more than
ono shooting. At any rate there were
a good many shots fred
"Was the firing going on after the
chief came out of the building
Yes. II was"
~You say you heard a mufaed
shot?"
I'VE did. My daughter said
Mother. believe be has shot him
SELF We saw 2 man In the room
Tight match and throw II out OF tue
window just before the muihed shot'
I saw that myself
you say It was before the muified
shot?'
yes"
eAlou, how many shots we're fired
after the chief got there
eQuite a number -
.lou are sure they were urea ilon'
Tho Fcl Building and not those wni'h
were iircd through the door OF WIG
= am sure they we're fred from the
Fell Building. s.
Were they pistol or gun shots
~ thonrht thew were al guns.
Mrs lack stated tina, there was no
lirht in Virgins room except when ne
struck the natch.
Said Shooting Continued.
..How long did tho shooting continue
after Won saw Chiei Black and Sergeant
Marble 20 into the Fen Building was
askcd
About twenty minute
ibid ans one see You about TESTIFY
= Ing ON this casel'
''Acs'
"Nho was its'
"Scrgeent Marble.
Whom did he see YOU
"Wednesday morning
b reply TO questions. Mrs. Jack stated
that the sergeant had called al nor
house about ! ! o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and she was out doing some market
ing Her daughter had gone TO the door
and she told Nardle TO return ahont
fl.50 When she, the witness. returned,
Marble came back and he told her ne
wanted to SCI hcr in regards to the Wig
from 'nlCI
BLACK 10 interview yon,' inc had sald.
"He then asked me what ! had seen,
continued tho witness. "and ! asked nim
II he had seen the SUNDAY star. lie said
Nc did. and I said every word m u was
true. lie didn't have much more TO say
hut he said I va. accused of giving that
article 10 tho Star. and I told him that
Was not afraid Of that as tho article
wa. true He then asked Was Johnny
Hxntt hercr | told him would not
give him TINT information.
Mas Sergeant Marble angry
son. no he acted as perfect gentle
did any one else from the police de
partment oan upon YOU
nNo'
~Did any one from any other sourc
call on yous'
NO. only Mr. Hyatt
Mrs Emma Phillips. the daughter
although reluctant to be summone
as a witness. testified that she ha
been in the room with her moth'
when the various events had Occur
red. She corroborsted every stat
ment made by her mother posltiVel
declaring that the shooting had col
finued about twenty minutes att'
the arrival Of Chief Black and Sc
geant Wardle.
SAWS An Saw the Photo.
Chief OF Police Black was next cal
ed to the stand.
Hchief,- said the foreman, "sin'
the last inquest the questions ha'
come M as to whether, after you hs
learned that Virgins had gold tool
and had his photograph taken IN u
Philadelphia studio. you had toln yo'
subordinates. Did you tell them aOo'
the tooth and show them the phot'
graph"
"They all saw the photograph. r.
piled the chief. 1.-The captain had OF
in his desk"
did you tell them about the gol
tooth2'
Il didn't know il myself He ha
that done after he left the penitei
tiary and I didn't know anythin
about it,"
You didn't know anything about
then7"
NO"
'The reason asked is because