Evening journal., 1913-10-15
POLICE BOARD
HEARS MORE OF
WIGGINS CASE
SergeantS and PatrOlmen Tell
Of Incidents Preceding and
During Shooting
SERGEANT KELLEHER GOT
TIP FROM OUTSIDER

The second days probe into the
the manner in which the police at
tempted tocapture Homer c. Virgins,
which terminated shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon, failed TO
reveal any new developments of
very important nature, the testimony
being practically a repetition of for
mer statements that were made on the
first days hearings and at the cor
oner's inquest. The various wit
nesses, consisting of members Of the
force, we're closely interrogated by
City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings. who
is assisting the Police Commissioners
In the investigation, and occasionally
The commissioners themselves would
ask questions bearing upon the state
ments made by the witnesses in reply
10 Mr. Hastings questions. While
here We're only a few spectators pres
snt, among whom were Councilman W.
:. StOvcr. several other members of
Council, former Senator Thomas NJ.
Monaghan and some city officials. yet
he little Office was about filled TO its
capacity.
The most important witness to be
heard yesterday, who was directly
connected with the circumstances
leading up to the Battle of BaNter's
Corner, was Sergeant Daniel Kelleher
The sergeant stated that he had never
received from headquarters any in
formation about Wiggins being ex-
pected to come to the Fourth and
Shipley street lodging house. He said
the information he had secured about
the stranger at the house he obtained
from an outside source. He had al
ways reported all the information he
secured in his investigation Of the
case TO the captain at Headquarters.
The sergeant in the course of his
examination, in reply to questions
asked by Mr.. Bowers. stated that he
was in perfect accord with the chief
OF police so far as duty was concerned.
He also stated I'm reply to Mr. Bowers
questions that he was In harmony
with his men. especially officer King.
Mr.. Bowers asked him questions
about an incident i'm connection with
the raid on an alleged improper house
ON Shipley street near Third. General
Wickcrsham objected to this line OF
testimony on the ground that it had
no direct bearing on the case under
consideration. but as Mr. Bowers in
sisted. the objection was overruleS
0fs I'm connection with this case
~ was IN connection with this case
that The questions concerning Oficel
King were asked. and the sergean
made tho statement that he was il
harmony with the officer
llc declared that whenever he f0uu,
Officer King dereiict in bis duty be, a.
sergeant. called his attention 20 IL.
Nmong the new evidence developed al
the hearing yesterday was that in the
testimony of Sergeant Schell. who i
connected with the chiefs Office, wh'
stated that he was the man who kept
mp close 10 the huilding line as he ap
proached the Fell building along Shiple'
from Fifth street. aud olsu stopped in
doorway a short time. he stated thai
DC was half way down the street whel
some one shouted TO him 20 get IN clos
90 the building line. as Virgins wa
shooting mp Shiplcv street. lie then 60
IN close % the building line and ap
preached the house in that way. he said
When he had almost reached the hous
he stopped in a doorway for a mOmen
fo ascertain the lay Of the land.
Sergeant Kelleher on Stand.
Sergeant Daniel Kelleher was Oh
irst witness called. He has been
sergeant since 1897 He had know
Virgins for a long time prior TO n
shooting. He had seen the descriT
lion of Virgins that was sent out b
the penitentiary authorities. He di
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