Evening journal., 1913-11-11


Captain Evans states that the Rogues'
Gallery picture did not remain in his
desk. but was in the Office of the
Chief, and that the latest picture Of
Wiggins was not in the Captains Of
fee at any time.
The man was discovered in his
room by Miss Healing on Sunday
night about 10 o'clock, and shortly
afterwards. Miss Healing went to the
police station and notified Captain
Evans that her lodger was there. This
was not later than 1915 p. M. accord
ing TO Miss Healing, though Captain
Evans states that il was certainly af-
ter 1920 p. m, and he thinks it was
about 1890 p. m. Captain Evans
waited until Sergeant Lyons, who had
charge of that district, made his next
report. which was about 11.20 p. m,
when he gave Sergeant Lyons instruc-
tions 10 send Davidson to the lodging
house of Miss Healing ito look over
the stranger there. Davidson went
promptly. and when he was shown
the room of Virgins, and Virgins
appeared at the door, he recognized
the man as Virgins.
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pushed the door to quickly. and that
Davidson said TO Miss Healing that il
was Virgins, the man they we're look
ing for. and he must get help. When
he started across the street for help,
Virgins shot at him three times, and
Davidson also shot at the window
where Virgins was. Captain Evans
was promptly notified and went to the
scene as quickly as possible. He
learned from Davidson that it was
Virgins.
Davidson also wanted to burst
open the door and go in and arrest
the man, but he was directed by Cap
tain Evans not to do so, that it was
not necessary to risk their lives in
that manner In the meantime. Wig
gis continued to shoot from the win
dow and did shoot one citizen and
one officer. Captain Evans then Sc
cured a shotgun. and. going across
the street, he located himself in the
Fell Building and began to shoot at
the window where Virgins was. He
states that he did this for the pur-
pose of preventing Virgins striking
people on the street, as he shot from
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time the ammunition Virgins prob
ably had would soon be gone, and that
he could be taken out without loss of
life.
Chief Black at Battle Scene.
During the time this shooting was
going on Chief Black arrived on the
scene and went into the Fell Building
and, while there is considerable conflict.
ing testimony as TO Just the time that
he went there, it seems to me that il
must have been shortly after 1890 a
m. According to Chief Blacks own
statement he arrived from his home at
the police station about 1890 a. m. and
was not in the police station five min.
utes. and went directly to the Eel
Building. There is, also. much CON
flicting testimony as TO the extent oi
the shooting after Chief Black arrived
According to the testimony of a news
paper reporter, who was there for tbs
purpose of reporting the facts TO his
paper, it was l.l0 a. m. when the officer,
broke into the room of Wiggins anC
found him practically dead on the floor
Virgins body was promptly removed u
the garage back Of the police station.
1T also developed during the hear
ings that information was given to tn
police station that Virgins and anothe
man had entered the house of Virgins
mother at No. 2l7 South Harrison stree
at about o'clock Sunday morning prio
to his death early Monday morning
This fact. according to the testimony
was known only to Chief Black, Ser
geant Wardle and Sergeant Schell Chic
Black directed that Wardle. together
with Officer King, 60 in the neighbor
hood of Wiggins' mother about darl
on that Sunday night, and watch there
for him and to let him, the chief, know
if Virgins was discovered. These fact:
were not known to either of the cap
tains nor to any other officers of tn,
force. II also appears that Sergeant
Wardle did 90 and stay near that house
until five minutes OF nine o'clock thai
night.
Sergeant Schell. after he had retired
on the night Of the shooting at Fourtl
and Shipleystreets. heard some shots an'
he called Chief Black by telephone an'
told him that he believed that Wardl'
and King were in trouble. He state
that what he heard sounded to him lik
a running fight He makes no expla
nation for calling the chief instead o
calling the police station. Chief Blacl
testified that when he received that IN
formation. lie tried to get in touch will
the police station. but found the tele
phone line busy, and that in littl
while Operator Harkins called him b.
phone and told him of the trouble a
Fourth and Shipley, and the chief IN
structed that the patrol wagon be sen
for him. This was, according to tn
testimony of Black, shortly before i
o'clock. The patrol wagon was sent Z
the home of Black, and on his way Z
the station h1 stopped at the home o
Marble and got Wsrdle from his bee
and later stopped and got Schcll, an
then all came to the police station TO
gether
ut appears from the testimony o
officer Serson, McGillion and Malone,
that they were at the police station
and saw Black and Wardle when the,
arrived that in the presence OF Blacl
something was said about getting shot
guns. Neither of these officers re
member the suggestion, nor do the
know whose orders they we're follow
ing when they went to the stores o
Podolsky and Miller, on Market stree
below Second. to get the guns. Nc
Gnlion states that his recollection i
that the chief replied, relative to tn
guns, whatever they told you. g
ahead. Officer Serson went with tn
others TO get the guns. He was gon
about fifteen minutes. When he re
turned he states that he reported Z
the chief that they could not get tn
guns. Oficer Maloney states that Nc
Gillion is wrong about this. and tina
the chief was not there at that time