Evening journal., 1913-09-30
Funeral of Wiggins Tomorrow; Inquest Friday
Continued from First Page,


statements at all upon the subject
Doubt About Reward.
The matter of giving out the re-
ward is one that will require con-
siderable thought and a careful in
vestigatlon into the details of the
case" was the only comment they
would make. 1T will require consid-
cradle time to do this, and until then
we cannot make any statement upon
the matter" The commissioners
would make no statement as to their
opinion of the manner in which Wig
gins capture was accomplished. II
I is believed Miss Healing will get
large share of the reward.
Mayor Harrison W. Howell, when
seen by a JOURNAL reporter this
morning, did not care to make any
statement regarding the capture of
Virgins by the police. nor the man
ner in which It was accomplished.
The only statement the Mayor would
make concerning the matter was the
following: II am glad such a des-
perate man has been removed from
our midst, and hope II will serve as
a lesson to put an end to all further
outbreaks Of lawlessness on the part
OF others"
The police received a report yes
terday to the effect that three burg
lars made futile attempt TO rob the
Baltimore and Ohio station at Water
and Market streets on Sunday morn
ing, about o'clock. The identity Of
the three men was not known, and
40 one saw them close enough to be
able to describe them. The railroad
officials believe, however that one Of
the three fnen was Homer Virgins.
Man Posed as Target.
The three bullets that penetrated
the window OF Springer's hat store
were fired by Virgins at man. ap-
psrcntly intoxicated, who was hang
ing on the awning post in front of
the store.
shoot again" the man yelled. as
Virgins missed him. After three
blllcts had whizzed by his head, the
nan in disgust shouted TO Virgins,
Wait and I'll put a tin can on my
lead and sec if you can hit that I'll
then come up there and get you my
self" Then he walked away. un-
harmed
ghTong at the MOrgue.
Much comment was caused by the
enormous crowd of people that
thronged the. coroner's Office all day
yesterday. and last evening. TO view
the body OF the dead outlaw as il lay
in the morgue in the basement. II is
estimated that at least ten thousand
persons. many Of whom were women
and children. passed by the slab upon
which the body was laying, and some
OF them even touched the body. The
crowd Al one time became so large
tha. il 6lled the street in front Of the
coroner's Office. The fact that chill
drou wero permitted to see the body
has caused much criticism OF the cor.
oner's action In opening the morgue C
tho morbid throng.
In addition to patrolman Scott one
OF the bullets from Virgins revol-
vers found a mark in the leg of a
spectator Fred Dannenberger, oI
No 302 Poplar street. who wa'
standing on Fourth street watching
the exciting duel between the police
oficers and the trapped slayed. fel
q sharn singing sensation in thu
tcaIf OF his right leg. Looking dowI
he found his trouscr leg soaked will
9 blood The young man hastened e
The Office Of DR.. n. G. Buckmaster
who dressed tho wound. which. whil'
painful Is not serious.
Find Woman Companion.
Chief Of Police Black and Sergean
Wardlc returned TO this city lat'
yesterday afternoon from PhiIadel
phia. where they had gone at Il
o'clock yesterday morning to inter
view Mabel Lynn. an inmate OF thu
house at No. 227 Orange street
whose home is at No. ? Dewey St.
PHILADELPHIA. When Virgins bod,
was searched after his death sew
ersl envelopes addressed to Mahe
I.ynn at her address I'm this cit!
were found in his pockets. The en-
veloDes were addressed in tho youni
woman's handwriting and Chic
Plack believing that sht had beer
the medium nv which Virgins com
inun'csted with his mother. haS
feiephoned TO the Philadelphia 20
lice tn detain her until he arrived
II he'd heen the belief OF Chic
Black that Virgins. when he wishe
70 oct some word TO his mother
would write his letter enclosed Il
orr Of the envelopes addresstd 4
Mabel Bvnn. which as they wer
not in his handwriting would not be
,ray his whereabouts. and the wo
man. unon receipt 9f the letter
~ould take IT. TO the hoy's mother
'rh's belief was dispelled. however
when the chief held the intervie,
with the woman. and when he be
ran'e satisfied that she had nofhin
70 do with the matter he ordered he
release.
The Tvnn woman generally remain
I'd in this city over Saturday nigi
and Sunday. but she had learned {
the death Of friend. Edna McCaule'
aged Ok years. AZ 256 North Mint
street. Philadelphis. The McCaule
woman was formerly a. occupant
the Orange street house. The polic
also questioned Elsie Miller. pr,
prietor Of the Orange street hous
who had gone 10 Philadelphia in a
automobile upon learning Of Nab
1ynn's arrest
Spent Nights at House.
From the story the Lynn woma
sold the police IL developed that Wi
gins has been frequently visiting h
at the Grange street house He hf
been there three nights recently.tw
during the past week. In fact Il
young man seemed to entertain an a