Evening journal., 1913-10-16
POLICE DON'T KNOW WHO
GAVE THE GUN ORDER
lcontinued trom FIrst Pagel


Sergeant Marble went to the Fell |
Building. They walked directly to !
the Fell Building. and there was no 7
dodging on the part OF anyone The J
chief went frst. Sergeant Wardle sec /
ond and be followed them. They !
went into the building about min I
ute before be did. He then went up
to the third floor and met Captain
Evans. who said: Il believe I'm shot
and began looking at himself The ]
capiuin had believed that Wards ac- {
cidcntal shot had hit him. The acct d
dental shot had been fred just before
t.tc witness entered the room and II
was the last shot fred. His story of
the fight was similar 10 the others
He went to tho garage with Wig
gins body. Somebody made some re-
mark about the gold tooth but he did 7
not remember who said IL. The re- /
mark was: That's him, he's got
gold TOOTH" He couldn't say who
made The remark Everybody seem /
"a to be surprised TO find that Wig
gins had a gold tooth.
He said boys had gathered up
cmpty shells in the room where Wig
gins had killed himself, for souvenirs.
Scrson said there was no shots hred
IIOm IiIUII slut ulNtA AhN A''AN'hNtA
shot had been fred by Ward, 10 the
best Of bis knowledge.
FIc said Il was when he and Nc
lillon went TO the station house TO
change their clothes. that they saw
fhe chief and Sergeant WaFdle. Some
one then ordered thom to go after
guns and they went 10 several pawn
shops after them and then returned 20
the station house. The chief WAS
still there.
Arc you sure of thstg" asked Mr..
Bowers
"Ycs. sir"
You arc sure that the chief was
there before YOU went after-the guns
and Was there when you came backE
"Yes. sir"
Tho oincer stated that they were
gone abdut 20 minutes after the guns.
Va PstrFman Michael McGillon was !
ing. uett witness called. He has been /
'ninaR force seventeen years. He /
b fDf Virgins 10 his boyhood. He /
81 b the circular and saw the photo |
a n ph taken in Philadelphia, which /
Us shown to him by Sergeant
Wardle. Marble also told him about
Ne young outlaw having the photo
id aph taken
ey Hc was notified of Wigelnsi escape
rom the pcnitentiary and that he bad
=jcen identified as the car barn rob
5cr
He was at lunch when the shooting
t5ogan. He reported at Seventh and
lombard at 1920 o'clock, and was
-old OF the affair.
He met serson on the way. They
Sent to the station house to change
heir clothes and met Chief Black
and Sergeant Wardle.
Some ofhcer, he believed II to be
Omcer Maloney, said TO get some |
guns. They tried several second |
hand places and went TO Hartlove's, |
but couldn't get in. He then re-
turned to the station.
There we're no officers there then.
went to Fourth and Market street
saw the crowd Of 'look-around-
He did not go TO the Fell
ding but went to the Baxter
lding he was there when the
ly was carried out. He called
patrol at the chiefs request and |
vent with the body to the police /
garage When they got there Chief
Black stopped down, raised Virgins
lip and said: He's got the gold tooth
ali right" This concluded his testi-
mouy.
patrolnian Hugh Mcbride was next
called He has been on the force is
wears. lie is on the Fifth district, west
OF Market street. He did not know
Virgins in his life time. He had seen
Tho circular He had never seen the
photograph Of Virgins which WAS taken
I'm Philadelphia. lie had heard from
ncirhbors aud the station house that
Virgins was in town. The only official |
information he received from the sta
tion house was that be did the car barn
robbery lie had never been informed
that Virgins had been in town during
tho week before the shooting.
He was eating lunch in Webb's res
taurant when the shooting began and he
as notified by telephone. He hurried
70 the scene
His story Of the affair coincided with
the previous ones. He remained in the
Baxter Building until the door was
broken open and -Nieeins' body found.
He heard no conversation there about
Virgins having gold tooth, and did
not remember hearing any conversation
at the police garage about the tooth.
He had beard the mufaed shot about
twenty minutes before the door was
broken open.
tfamhiC ntdlu AuOut Uith
Patrolman Samuel Gamble was next
caHed upon He has been on the force
for seventeen months. He had seen the
circular, but had never seen the photo
pfaeh taken IN Philadelphia.
He bad never received any instruc-
fions about Wiegins except about the
finding OF the wigs at the lodging house
lie believed II was an actor there, from
the description he got of it. He was
eating lunch when the shooting began
and ne returned to the station house
about 1915 o'clock Sergeant Durney.
who was in charge Of the station, told
him Officer Scott had been shot and told
him TO go to the scene. When he got
20 Fourth and Market some one grabbed
him and said that the man in the win
dow was shooting at officers uniforms.
Hc returned TO the station and changed
his clothes. While there he saw Chief
Black and Sergeant Wardle lie heard
no orders Tor anyone TO get guns, and
did not know where Officers McCillon
and Serson had gone. They were gone
wien he came down.
Sergeant Tucker said he went to the
iiaNtcr building and guarded the rcaf
door witt officer Croxier just before
thc door was broken In the officers. i'm.
eludins himself, all went mp into the
building.
ne saw the body brought out. but did
not 20 IN the room. lie went into the