Evening journal., 1913-10-11
GIVE VERDIc + THAT WIG GINS KILLED HIMSELF

AnOut i've minutes. Wards shot |
was the last one"
Juror Robert Chadwick then object
ed to the line of questioning. holding
that it did not concern the real mo-
tive Of the ir.y, that OF learning how
Virgins met his death Foreman
Carter said that II was within the
province Of the jury 10 learn every
detail connected with the case, and
the questioning continued
In reply to questions Mr.. Wagner
stated that he did not see the body Of
Virgins until It had been moved He
did not see it in the original position
In which it was found, and could not
say whether he believed he committed
suicide or not.
Mrs. Mary Maloney, Of No. 4O2 Ship
ley street, the Fell building, then ar
rived with Chief Black, who had gone
in search of her. and she next testl-
led Her statements regarding the
actual shooting between the buildings
corroborated the previous statements
When she first heard the shots, she
declared, she looked from the win
dow. 81 saw a man with a white
shirt shoot three times from window
across the street, she said, "and a
man was running up and down on
the pavement below daring him to
shoot"
did you hear him dare him to
shoot?"
IL certainly did"
We're you leaning out Of the win
dow?"
"Oh, no, was not that close"
Were you there when the chief ar
riyed?"
yes"
Who accompanied him?"
Sergeant Wardle"
How long did the shooting con
tinue2'
1T stopped right away"
Did he order them to stop7"
"fes, heard him tell them to stop
shooting. We won't ever get him that
way. he said, you've been shooting
long enough. He got one of us and
can't get but one more. Let's go get
him. ] was standing right there and
heard him "
NhO NtN h' iIil W SUP rM0Oiiuk
II don't know. They we're in the /
third story front room"
Where were you?"
Standing in the hall"
you didn't see him address Cap
tain Evans in particular"
Not Captain Evans in particular.
He seemed to speak TO everyone in
the room"
How long after the shooting stop
1ed was Il before they carried out the
,ody?"
only short time"
Reporter Tells His Story.
J. X. Weaver, also of the Morning
News staff, was the next and last wit
less. His statements corroborated
up to the time Scott went
TO the hospital, then he had gone to
he Fell building while Wagner went
% the hospital Il went with Can
-ain Evans into the Fell building and
was there until the body was carried
out" he stated. 81 went to the fourth
floor first with Captain Evans He |
went to the fourth floor first and sta |
toned his men. The shooting on the |
third floor did not begin until later"
Was Captain Evans shooting?"
"Yes. with a shot gun"
How many shots were fred from
the third foor?"
About fifteen"
by Captain Evans or the others?"
"All of them.'
Mr. Weaver stated that Captain
Evans was exposed TO Virgins fire a
good bit of the time
Where were you when Chief Black
arrivedl"
"On the third floor"
Did YOU hear him tell them TO stop?'
Il didn't hear him tell them TO stop /
shooting, but 1 heard him say words to |
the effect that the shooting was doing
no good. He might have told them TO |
stop as ! was not there all the time. /
was using telephone in back room
part of the time"
He did not see Virgins body in the
position il was found
How long was Chief Black in the
Fell Building before the shooting stop
pedg" asked Mr.. Carter.
should say about five minutes" as
serted Mr. Weaver, which corresponds |
with the statement made by Mr.. Wag
ner
He declared he did not know what
not up there He did not think Wig
gins was killed by a police officer as |
not many revolver shots were fired
by the officers.
do you think Virgins killed him !
selt2' asked Mr.. Chadwick.
1T Is my personal opinion that he
killed himself replied Mr.. Wagner,
which concluded the inquest.
The jury then retired and returned
the verdict as above stated. The jury
In the case consisted OF George Car
ter, foreman; Frank Hainsworth,
secretary; Henry c. Robinson, Nevin
NJ. Clowney Robert l.. Chadwick,
Seth H. Feaster and william G. Ham
ilton.
NATURAL HISTORIANS MEETING.
a regular meeting Of the Society of
Natural History OF Delaware will be
held at Science Hail. Tenth and Van
bren streets, on Monday evening. The
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