Evening journal., 1913-10-16

DeYinish Didn't Know Virgins.
patroman IOhn T.. De, insb wss next
called. He has been ON the force three
years. lie did not know Virgins in his
lifetime. lie had received INSTRUCTIONS
to look out for Virgins. He had seen
the circular but never saw the photo
graph taken in Philadelphia. He bad
heard several different times that Wig
gins had been seen several times in the
city He had been sent several fines
10 watch Virgins home. Hc aud ON
Ger Hawk watched the house four nights
rs late a. 3 o'clock IN the morning. The
last night they covered the house was
about a week before the shooting affair.
All orders he nod received about cover
ing tine house hc received from his ser
gcant Captain Evans told him during
roll call about the stranger at Fourth
and Shpley streets and that was the
only information he ever received about
the sirnncor va was ordered 10 90 TO
the shooting wien be called mp from
his district TO report. lie went into the
Baxter building and stood outside Wig
gins door until it was broken in. hc
went into the room. There was no dis
cussiun there about the gold tooth lie
did not go TO the garage
The officer stated the picture OF
Virgins on the circular scut out by
the penitenfiary was very poor and he
doubted if he would have recognized
Virgins bad he passed him on the
street, by the photograph. He said
he would have been able 20 recognize
Virgins from the photograph taken in
Philadelphia had it been shown 10
him
Tic heard the mufIled shot aud i
was about twcnty minutes later that
the door WAS forced open. A wagh-
stand had been put behind the door
which Ofacor Purcell pushed away.
'Patrolmap Harry G. Taylor vas
next 10 be calledN He has been on tho
forco about twenty-five years ne
knew Wiggiiis when he was boy
He got alter him ono time when he
was only uine years old. He bad
seen tho circular. He had been in
structed of the escape from the per -
tcutiarv aud had been instructed 70
watch out for him. He had learned
al headquarters that Wiggius was
suspected of the car barn robbery.
He had heard several rumors that
Virgins was In towp. He had never |
seen the picture taken in Phiiadel-
pbia.
He had never heard about the I
stranger at Fourth and Shipley
streets aud knew nothing about II
until the shooting began. lie had
Just reported from Fourth and Mar
lxet and started to walk up Market
street when he heard two shots fred.
He turned and hurried back TO the
corner and saw Of6cer Davidson (
standing below the Baxter building |
firing at a window. He hurried across |
the street and two shots were hred,
and he heard the bullets whizzing by
his head. Ohcer Davidson told him
to hurry and when he got 20 him the
officer told him It WAS Virgins In
the room aud told him TO 60 Tor
belp. His statements were ident-
cal 10 others already made. lie ala
not go 10 the garage. 4
Patrolman Andrew J. HarhnS, who
is operator at the police station Was
next called. He was on night duty
when the shooting occurred. He was
home for lunch when Miss Healing
called at the station. About eight
minutes after he returned from
lunch Captan Evans told him he bad
sent officer Davidson to the Shipley
street lodging house. A little later
the colored janitor ran into the sta
tion, house and told Of hearing shots
at Fourth and Market streets.
Captain Evans hurried away and a
little later called him up on the phone
aud told him to send all the officers
he could get in touch with 10 Fourth
and Shipley.
The captain gave him no instruc-
tions to call up Chief Black, but after
Ohicer Scott had been shot he CALI
ed up the chief and told him about
the shooting.
The chief wanted TO know who was
shooting and he replied he did not
know. About fvc Ltinutes later the
chief called up and asked for the
patrol.
The chief and scrgeants Wsrdle
and Schell arrived about 12.25 o'clock.
He heard some ono give orders 10
Officers McGillou aud Serson to go
after guns but as the phone rang
about that time he did not hear who
gave the order.
He was busy on the phone when
Serson returned and said he could
not get any guns and he did not TO
member whether the chief was there
OF not
Patrolman John x. Fox was the
next witness. He has been on the
force over sixteen years. The lodg-
ing house at Fourth aud Shipley is
in his district. He went 10 the lode.
ing house with Sergeant Kelleher
Sunday morning and questioned the
Healing girl whether the lodxer had
returned Saturday night.
She wanted to know who they we're
looking for but they did not tell
her. Sergeant Kelleher asked her a
number of questions as TO whether
any meals had been sent TO the
room or whether any one could have
entered the room at night without
their knowledge.
What do yous mean. a woman 2
asked Miss Healing.
Sergeant kelleher then explained
. that he thought a pal of the mar
might enter the room at night.
The description of the man givel
them by the young woman was OF Z
man about twenty-eight or thirt,
years. with a gold tooth.
He, the witness told the youn.
woman later that if the man returned
to notify either Officer Davidson o.
Crozier, the men on that dis
trict and if she didn't see them, L
notify the police station.
He had never received the informa
ton that Taylor had "squealed" OF
! Virgins, asking him to meet him a
the lodging louSo He had seen IN,