Evening journal., 1913-10-02


were read one in particular tending to
show that the Democratic tarih bill will
not cause a reduction in the prices of
meats.
gins had shot himself Patrolman pur-
cell threw himself against the door
and entered, finding Virgins body on
the bed Several other officers fol-
lowed after him. At the time the en-
trance was forced into tho strong
hold OF the outlaw. no shot had been
fired by the latter for about half an
hour. IL rs asserted. but Wiggins was
thought 10 be trying 10 lead the police
men on. The last shot fired by him
at that time was the one that ended
his life
A controversy has arisen, too, over
the number of shots Virgins fired.
Some persons say he didn't fire more
than twelve shots. lie had two reyol-
vers that contained twelve shells,
when they were picked up near his
body SO far as is known no other
shells were found In the room. One
spectator counted 105 shots that were
| fired by tho police and Virgins dur
ing the roundup.
II also has developed that after
Virgins slammed the door Of his
room i'm Officer Davidsons face,
Davidson wanted to storm the room
and capture the young bandit, but
Captain Evans gave his orders not
TO do so. The captain told him TO
guard the door aud prevent Wiggin8
from escaping If he attempted TO do
so. but not TO enter the room, where
Virgins had tho advantage.
Thought Virgins an "Actor."
As was stated ON Monday. the first
information received here that Wiggins
would probably frequent the lodging
house al Fourth and Shipley streets
came from Charles Taylor. the burglar
who escaped from the Eastern Peni-
tentiary with Virgins in August. Or
ders at once were issued by Chief Black
TO all patrolmen TO watch the rooming
houses on their districts. Particular
instruction was given to watch the
house where Wiggins was later To-
Gated
On Saturday afternoon when Ser
geant Kellehor and officer Fox called
at the lodging house and asked if any
strangers we're there they were in
formed Of the strange young man
who had gold tooth and who ap-
pared to have plenty of money. The
officers searched a suit case found in
his room at the time and discovered
the wigs and moustaches. This find
was reported by Sergeant Kelloher at
five o'clock that afternoon TO Captain
Evans, and the police came to the con-
. t.I. hn
vaudeville actor and the wigs were
used by him in his business.
lt was decided by Captain Evans TO
have an officer interview the strans-
or when he did stop az the house
and. when word was received on Sun
day evening that the man had arrived
, there. officer Davidson was directed
10 call and sec the man. In speaking
of the officers visit TO the house to-
day. Captain Evans said that if he hac
known Il was Virgins, he would have
sent more than one policeman, and
, those who went would have been pre-.
pared to capture the man. As 1t was
+ officer DAWSON went there with the
, expectation of seeing a vaudeville ac
tor. who had a gold tooth Instead i
was Virgins, who proved to be
bad actor"
A peculiar coincidence in connec.
/ tion with the Virgins escapade Is
the part that Officer viii Davidson
p played. he being the first person e
sec him alive. The coincidence lies
in the fact that the officer, on sevcra
occasions. has been engaged on casei
in which Virgins was connected, an'
, has aided in capturing the younl
i bandit several times In past years 70
. other offenses About three years ag
n Davidson caught the young outlaw
~ then comparatively unknown. hidini
a behind 2 pile OF coal I'm Murphy
s coal yoard, near Front and Madiso
1, streets. the boy at that time bcin
wanted for robhing a cigar store a
,r Seventh and Madison streets. with an
IA other boy. several years older Wis
D. Gins companion. a. that time, wa
le sentenced 10 serve three years
Is prison. while Wiggins was psrole'
a Before the two years we're up. how
st ever. Virgins was again arrested fc
chloroforming = family named Rel
an nolds. on Monroe street hetwee
Iis Fifth and sixth. with whom he hoarr
ne cd. hut on this charge he was release
he on parole also.
m. II was proven. when arrested Va
ne first time. that the yo.ng outlaw ha
I'd been actively connected With n nun
,t hcr of robberies. either by himse
oy or IN company with one or two oth'
s Young men Among the crimes thi
I were fastened upon him were q
robbery Of the Delaware Hardwai
Is. Company. George l.. Norris. har
nj. ware dealer. cast Side Bo
m. liAg Company robbery and the ro
cr. berry Of a freight car on the p. &
Railroad Company. When the hon
of Virgins was searched at tn
,er time, articles from each Of thei
ma. places were found concealed ther
the and his brother and mother, wi
ed. arc now under arrest. were then a
.nt rested on charges of receiving stol'
The goods. They we're later dismissed.
ed I'm nearly all of these affairs c
The fcer Davidson figured prominent
bed he being one of the officers to fl
the the goods at the Wiggins' home a
as in addition TO capturing the youti
he desperate in the Murphy coal va
fir he aided in capturing him on 50
YES eral other occasions, Virgins hs
ntil ing record OF crime that eXten
al back 70 his boyhood days. Wh
10 arrested by the officer for the hal
,ill- ware store robberics. Virgins v