Evening journal., 1913-09-29
Wiggns Kills Himself After Fierce Pistol Battle

come into the house and went to his /
room.
The next time that saw him was
lass night a little before 10 o'clock. when |
he came in and went to his room which /
he had engaged | made sure that he /
WAS in his room and then went to CITY |
Hall and notified the police that the |
man that they were looking for was in |
the house. After notifying them came
back to the house and went 10 my room
10 await Developments | expected the
police To come Immediately and arrest
the man but il was over an hour before
they came and J thought that they had
decided that the man in the house was
not tho one that they were looking for
When asked what time she went to
City Hall. Miss Healing said tha, it
was about 10 o'clock and that II was
a good while after II O'Clock before
the police came to the house $50
Ions" she said. that 7 thought they
were not coming and lJ1t WIG -ins
was not tho man thoy we're looking
+ sor."
"H'. Virgins. Get Hep.v
Finally Policemen Davidson c4r7a
60 tie house end gaif tEct ie rrted
20 20 20 the room viii hN man was
IN. ] took him ~ e Wisrins' door
with nc, and luociee on tie door
and called TO Wggns The policeman
stood by me- and Virgins knowing my
voice came TO The door and opened IT,
/ The policeman and Wggirs stood al
most face 10 face end SAID something
TO each other and then Virgins slam
med the door in the officers face He
/ hurried away crying get help, It's
/ Wiggins'
Miss Healing would not say what
either man said to the other or how
long they talked She did say that
/ they said something TO each other
and that Wiggins closed the door in
Davidson's face. When asked II
Virgins had a revolver when he
( opened the door she said that she did
not think that he did.
1T he had gun, he would have
) II at that time, said tho woman,
but this thing about the door being
locked is not So We never give keys
TO the guests here. There Is only
/ one key TO the room. and we had IL
all the time Tho door was not locked
az all and all that was holding il was
this" She pointed TO a small wooden
button screwed loosely to the frame
/ work ON the door II was Just such
button as one would ind on door
Of barn or chicken coop. THAT was
all that was holding the door all tho
time said Miss Healing. "and Il
could have been pushed in by almost
any man" u was very small catch
and the reporter could have forced
open the door with ono blow of his
/ fist IL he had wanted to.
This thing about the police break
ing the door off its hinges is not so
either" she said. "The door was not
broken off the hinges" and she point
cd TO them The hinges were IN good
condition.
What are the bullet holes" asked
the reporter.
"Why. those arc where the second
crowd of police shot through the door
TO scare Virgins said Miss Healing
Did Virgins shoot back" she was
asked.
Il don't know" she said "but there
are no bullet holes through the door,
If he did"
There are FIVE holes through tho
door Some were made from the
outside. as holes we're clean through
where the bullets went I'm and splint-
cred the door on the inside of the
room. where they came out. Ono bull
let was about the height Of a mans
knee and tho other would probably
have struck Virgins in the chest II
he had been standing in the way
Policemen Expected Him.
WAS Virgins shooting much" was
the next question
well. il you had heard IL, you
would have though there was some
shooting going on" she replied.
Miss Healing said that all the time
the shooting was going on. there were
bparders in the next room, and they
stayed there.
When asked about Virgins many
disguises. Miss Healing said that he
never wore them when she saw him
and that il he used any disguisess,
he nut them on outside her house.
When Miss Healing was asked how
she came 10 notify the police she saids
"On Saturday the police came 10 my
house several times and asked if there
was man answering Virgins dcscrip-
tion staying here ! described the
Young man and they said that was the
man they wanted They kept coming
back To tho house Officer Fox came here
last night about sN O'Clock and inquired
about the man and J promised to let
the police station know when Virgins
came in. ] had no conversation with
Chief, Black regarding letting him
know Virgins came here. and had
nothing to do with him regarding Wig
gins at all
"After waiting over an hour Police
man Davidson came TO the house and
took him TO the room. ! was not sure
who the man was until he closed the
door in the officers face When he did
this the officer said It's Wigginsl It's
Wigginsl Get helpi Get helpr and
hurried downstairs He could have beer
gotten when the policeman opened th,
door il he had tried TO get him"
Chief RTACK