Evening journal., 1913-10-14
fcontinued From First Pagel

MI ndotlutS dShtu Nht Ouitl II h1
had ever had any information con
pected with the case which should
have been conveyed to the men, and
which he withheld.
The chief replied that he had not ex
sept by not showing them the photo
graph which was taken in Philadelphia.
He knew Of nothing that had been de-
hberately withheld from him by the
men
Mr. Hastings remarked that this was
all the questions he had TO ask up TO
he time Of the shooting and suggested
.hat as Chief Black had not been ut the
battle ground when the fight began that
he be dismissed as Witness for the
time being until after the officers who
had been on the ground when the affair
5cean. had testified
m reply TO Mr. Bowers, Chief Black
stated that it was Sergeant kcllehers
i0ty 20 report to the captain immedi-
stciv after learning about the stranger
stepping at the pley street lodging
house and finding the wigs and the cap
tain should then have reported 60 him.
This was not done and it IL had been
he would have taken Niggins' photo
graph ever TO show Miss Healing.
F$Capt Charles e. Evans wa next call
f Nc has been captain about nine ur
tsn year. and ON the force e3 wears. lie
81 known Virgins since hu was boy.
Nhcn be- learned oi Virgins escape iruni
tkc rcnitcntiary ho was on day duty. lie
so,r the lictulc of Niggus. which was
on the circular sent out by the ponitcn'
ti4rV. q few dnNs after the escape, the
nlicf having sent Il down 90 his Office.
Bc chen showed the photograph TO all
of tho men who were in the station at
lhat time
\ Ee WIS on duty the nl~ht of the car
barn lobhlry. having received tclc'
rhfnc message from the clrbarn about
sg r,inntcs of .. lie sent officers out
to the scene Immediately. lie called up
Clief of Poli,c Black that night and
tel him know what had happened, at
AN Wilson's request Mr. Wilson IS
Ncc President of the Wilmington Irac-
I'm company.
ttThe cantain stated he had never
Il q any Instructions regarding call
ife uD the CHIEF az night. time. He
tercd himi up whenever he thought
"a could do any good. otherwise he
not "I'ye called him up a good
A. tines since I've been on the
Nj BE said
s - II Roll Call
ad received information that
/. IS r1l had identified Virgins as
bier on The day the Identified
as made He notified the men
O'Clock roll call that Il was
M ins Chief Black was with him
e time The chief had told them
be had received good. reliable
$ rmation that it vas Wisgins who
W limited the robbery. but did not
them where he got Il.
81 aptain Evans stated thai the
s. ief had informed him about Tay-
RS capture and how Taylor had
kQuealed." stating that Virgins had
'seanted him to meet him at either the
iodzing house at Fourth and Shipley
ia A12 Madison. as they could get
Heir meals served at their rooms and
tbuld remain under cover. He had
bfen instructed TO instruct the peo-
TIC at these places TO notify the police
Immediately II a young man came
there He had given Officers David
SAN and Crozier Instructions to cover
tbe house. These two officers went
H0wn and told the women about the
tbung man coming there and thes
ffid IL must have been a mistake, as
N had/been years since they ever
sfrHed any meals in the rooms. The
Inscription of Virgins was shown
the men. read out TO them, and then
tfnt hack unstairs 20 the chief
Ned Seen the Photo.
it He had no recollection Of the de-
stription being posted in the mems
fcom. He had received no orders TO
tere the hoto of Virgins sent down
to ihe iodzirg house to show the
womsn. and had given no such or
isls to the mon.
The chief had heard many times
th7. Wirgire was IN town and had
frd oach report investigated. He
lHl socn the rAotoSranh of Wig
f7s taken in PHILADELPHIA, before
tac chief having shown IL to him up
SIS the chiefs office. tho chief hav-
i"s called him up 70 show Il to him.
u had never been sen. down to show
tnc men. Captain Evans said.
So far as the captain knew the
FIRST picture ton the circularl had
been returned to the chief as SCOT
e. shown 20 the men and was moi
kr"t in the captains ofhco
He nrst heard OF the stranger a
t'c lodging house, and the wigs ol
the Saturday evening preceding III
shooting. l-clleher having reporte
i-'tc him az that time for the frs
tire
While he had been talking to Sci
Ft1nt Kelleher on Saturday evening
Sergeant Tucker walked over
them and said
Excuse me. here Is a report thl
Sergeant Kelleher gave me- TIL
chief is gone and ! didn't get to gi'
ID to him"
Sergeant Kelleher then told Car
tain Evans that Virgins had bee
seen on Front street. ~hen he ha
given a boy a dollar TO take a mes
sage to Virgins brother The sci
geant also told him about the wig
iD the lodging house and the VIC
mems description of him having
gold tooth and being about 2S or 8
years. They thought it could not b
him from the description, but he. tn
captain. called the men in line a
tie o'clock roll call that (Satur
dayl night and told them about ]
ana told them to keer a sharp look
rat He also notified the woman (
notify either a policeman on the dis
ttict or the police station as soon a
ue young man returned.
lie did not come to the house tina
1tEht. Nothing new developed unit
b returned on the following nigh
He had not been informed that Wig
ans was seen here on SUNDAY an
tAat the chief had two men coverin
re home Of Wiggins mother an
4d not know il until after Wigein
tls killed when Sargaart uro,5f