Evening journal., 1913-10-03
CLASH OVER
$3.50 FOUND
ON WIGGINS
John Jones Puts in Formal
| Claim, and Family May Try
to Get II, Too
RECORDS SHOW OUTLAW
To HAVE BEEN TWENTY

The outcome Of the disposition Of
the S1196 that was found by the po-
lice upon the person of Homer G.
Virgins and in a chicken house in 1
the back yard of his mothers home, |
Is being awaited with interest, mas |
much as there are now two claimants |
for the money, each of whom claim |
to have an equal right to their share
of the money. Immediately after
the money was found the Wilmington
Traction Company, which was robbed
OF S1.S00 by the young outlaw, put in
claim for the entire amount, claim
ing that there was no doubt that II
belonged to them. As 1886 of the
money was found in canvas bags be-
linging to the traction company, there
IS no doubt that that amount be-
longs to them. but the remaining $3.50.
which was found in money belt
upon the body of the dead boy, is
not so easily identified, and the
ownership of that amount is in dis
pute.
Last evening John Jones, whose
cigar store, at Sixth and Market
streets. was robbed several weeks
ago put in a claim with the Police
Department for the $500 claiming
that it is part OF the S567 that was
stolen from him, and also claiming
that Virgins was the person who rob-
bed his store.
That MI Jones will not give up this
money without a hard battle was evi-
denoed by the emphatic manner in which
he stated to q JOURNAL reporter this
morning that he would carry the case
to the highest court ii necessary.
The traction company have been sure
that the money was theirs, and expct
ed TO have no difficulty in recovering it
after the case was settled. but the dras-
tic action on the part of Mr.. Jones and
his evident determination to carry the
battle through 10 the end puts the mat
ter in a new light.
Il viii be hard matter TO decide
Just who the s56O does belong to. as
there are no means by which it may
b. identified, and much interest is be-
ing manifested in the outcome OF the
queer tanglc
Virgins 20 Years Old
IN the office OF Recorder of Deeds
a " t. George Il was learned today
that according to the records Homer q,
W:ggins was twenty years OF age last
March The record shows that Homer
g. Wiggins. son OF Charles =. and Lille
~ Jarman Wiggins, Of No ll02 Lin
den street. was born March ., 1893. he
was the fourth child OF the family.
Family May Claim Money.
II was rumored yesterday afternoon
That relatives of Homer Cleveland Wig
gins would apply for letters of admin
lstration ON his estate The unfortu-
nate young man, according TO the po-
lice. had about $500 ON him when he
ended his life.
By letters of administration being
taken out on his estate it would re-
quiie proof OF identification and own
ership of the money recovered in the
room where the young man commit.
ted suicide. So many persons seem Ia
have claims regarding the money that
relatives OF the young man assert that
II IS only proper TO administer on thf
estate il is probable that some law
yer will be employed by Virgins
relatives today.
Il has been learned that Patrolman
Sewell ID. Scott. who is an inmate oi
Delaware Hospital as the result ol
being struck in the left side by bul.
let fred by Homer c. Virgins last
Sunday night, narrowly escaped be-
ing shot in the head at the same time
he received the wound that sent hin
10 the hospital.
Virgins had fired four shots al
Patrolman Scott as he was crossing
the street. and it was first believed
that three of them had gone wide o
their mark. Yesterday. however, 4
was learned that enc of the three bul
let's struck his helmet near the mum
Der In front, and passed through th'
helmet, just skimming the top of TIL
policeman's head. An inch or TIVE
lower down and the bullet woul'
have entered his head
patroman Scott Is rapidly recovering
from the wound in his side, and it is eN
pccted that he will be up and about il
short time.
The inquest in the Virgins affair vii
be held at the Office of Coroner John I
Spring this evening, the jury havin
been drawn several days ago, and it /
expected that the testimony, which Wi
be given under oath, will do much {
Etraighten out the confusion relative I
he details Of Wiggins' death.
IL was thought that the large bunc
pf red carnations bearing the card wit
'Girle" written on il, had been sent
Virgins funeral by Mabel Lynn. his fol
fner friend, but this story was denied Il
5av by Elsie Miller, who said emphat
,ahy that Miss Lynn did not send tn
bowers.