Evening journal., 1913-09-29

was crying softly in the court room.
and her eyes gave evidence that she
suffered intensely since learning Of
her sons untimely end.
Judge Churchman held them under
81 600 bail for hearing next Satur-
day morning. They were locked up.
being unable to furnish the amount
of bail
The police have been on the trail
of Virgins ever since he escaped from
the Eastern penitentiary on August 20.
I'm company with John Taylor a thief
Virgins had been serving a sentence
of twenty years for killing Policeman
on June 26. 1912.
Bowling was about 10 arrest Wig
gins Cor robberies in Wilmington. and
Virgins opened fire on the policeman
with a revolver that had been stolen
from the home of Frank G.. Tallman,
No. 1902 Broome street Taylor was
recaptured in Philadelphia.
Virgins came TO Wilmington and
on the night OF September 10 he en-
tered the Office of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
at the Delaware avenue car barn,
held up with a revolver Morris Coun-
Gill. a clerk who was alone there,
and compelled him to hand over five
bags of money. S1,S39.21 in all,
weighing forty-ive pounds. Virgins
then escaped. He was reported in
various places.
Chief Black learned that Wiggins
went into a photograph studio In
Philadelphia right under the noses
of policemen there and had his pho
tograph taken The chief got one OF
the pictures Councill Identified ii as
that Of the thief Just as he the daN
Of the robbery picked out Virgins
picture from the rogue's gallery in
Philadelphia.
Virgins it was said. had visited
his mothers home disguised as a
woman. but got away. Chief Black
later learned through Postofice In
spector Plummer and also by,a post
/ card which Virgins mother showed
Sergeant Kelleher. that Virgins had
gone TO st. Louis. Later a tip was
received that Virgins was on his
way back East. He arrived a week
ago. and on Monday located in the
lodging house kept by Mrs. Luce at
the southeast corner o, Fourth and
Shipley streets. He had suit case
and was given third story room.
He went back and forth several
times. He probably was disguised
at times.
On Saturday the police got on his
trail Sergeant Wardlc stood at Fourth
and Market and watched the lodgins
hours fol- hours. but Virgins was moi
seen. Chief Black had the place watched
of and on for sometime on a tin ne had
gotten from Taylor the escaped convict
On Sunday night Virgins called at his
home. No. 2l7 South Harrison street
He left after his mother had cnfreafed
him to flee. He went to rhe lodging
house. Miss Healing. who IS a daughter
OF the proprietor, had promised Patrol
man John Fox she would let him know
when Niggins. or the man supposed 10
be Virgins. returned. went to the policf
station at 1890 o'clock Sunday night
ami told Captain Evans the man she,
wanted was at .he lodging horse. Cap
tam Evans got i'm touch with Officer
Davidson on the coast district. ant
at ll.40 o'clock Davidson went to tn,
house. Miss Healing accompanied tn
policeman to the third story front room
and raped on the door. Wigein
opened IT, He and Davidson exchanges
a few words Neither had a revove
out. Wiggins slammed the door. whci
was unlocked and held only by a smal
wooden button.
Its Virgins" shouted Davidson
"Get help Davidson started away jus
as Virgins fired bullet through tn
door
Patrolman Harry Taylor heard IN
? shot and telephoned to the police sta
= tion. I'm short time twenty police
, men were assembled about the lodgin
4 house They included Chief OF Poli'
r Black. Captain Evans, Sergeants Lyon