Evening journal., 1913-10-11

scene twenty minutes alto. Eether
repeat what | said at the other in-
quest. The shooting stoppe as soon
as got there. and the only person
saw when I came out OF bodybuilding
was William Cole. leaning flgainst a
telegraph pole
1T is testified that when you came
down Shipley street, you stood in a
doorway, while Sergeant Wardell
stopped behind a sign. Is that so?"
u did not. l. did not stop in any
doorway / went directly into the
Fell Building from the station house,
and did not stop anywhere. When
came out of the Fell Building / went
directly over to the other building,
and got there just as they started to
carry Virgins OUT
you didn't stoop behind the sign2'
"No," and the chief repeated his
above assertion about going directly
into the building. Il had made in
quiries and found out where the trou-
bic was" he continued, "and then I
started on the way down Fifth TO
Shipley. which was the nearest way
to the door ! went right In and
stopped the shooting | knew where
the door of the Fell, building was To-
Gated, having been in the7e several
times, and / knew that going down
Fifth to Shipley was the shortest
route. There wasNno danger and no
reason for anyone Ato hide. The rea-
son Wardle went to Mrs. Jacks house
was because we tried to find odt who
gave the statement to- the Star A re-
porter on the paper hold me that was
where the information had come from.
He told me that Hyatt had told him
that the Jack people told him. I
didn't know the Jack people at all,
The man who walked mp close to the
wall can produce. did not for
had no cause to-"
did the bullets fred by Virgins
60 up Shipley street
NO. there was no need to take any
precautions The bullets could not
come on that side OF the street. They
would strike the west side
The chief stated that a son of VIII
liam Cole followed him aud Wardle
down the street He thought il might
have been him that gave the state
ment to the Star
Did he come as a spectator"
II don't know. he followed IN back
of as"
Have you ever had any trouble
with him?'
II would rather not answer that
"Chief, as head of the pohce de-
partment, do you still insist that the |
affair was not handled property"
ut was not IL was uncalled for |
In my opinion"
Didn't Withhold Information.
Il think this one question will clear |
up the situation" remarked Mr.. Car
ter. Chief, did you have in your |
from the start to the hn- /
Ish Of the investigation. any informa-
ton that would assist the captains. |
sergeants or patrolmen to locate the
man, and withhold it?'
II would not think of such a thing
Did YOU do il ~
- did not. On the contrary | spoke
to them several times about it,"
Did YOU direct them TO inform you
If anything turned upf'
~ directed Captain Evans personally
II anything turned up az the Shipley
street house TO let me know al once"
The chief stated that woman lived
on the third door of the Fell Building.
who had been summoned for the inyesti-
cation TO be made by the Police Com
missioners on Monday, who was present
during the shooting, and who was al
witness to his stopping the shooting
At the request of the foreman. who de.
sired TO clear up every point in the case,
Chief Black departed in search OF this
woman.
Lewis F. Wagner, reporter on the
Morning News was next called upon.
Tell in your graphic way Just what
you saw and heard, requested the fore
man.
MIR. Wagner then told in detail how
he had been sent to get the story. had
seen the shooting, and had seen Cap
tain Evans go to the patrol box on the
corner Of Fourth and Market and call
for all the officers they could get,
stating that Il was Virgins in the
house He saw Oficer Scott inn
lmediately after he was shot, and went
out TO the hospital in an automobile.
When he returned from the hospital
his city editor told him to go around
to the Fell Building and assist the
other reporter. j. X. Weaver. He later
went around to the building.
did you see Chief Black or Wardle
go into the building?"
No. neither one of them"
Did you see them when they came
out?"
YES"
Was there any shooting in the Fell
Building after they came out2'
NO"
"You are positive of that?"
"les. positive"
WAS there any shooting fred from
Ieither side after they came out?"
"No."
Were you in the Fell Building ..
yes"
what foorg"
Third and fourth"
WAS the chief there?"
yes"
Was the shooting going on?"
Yes"
"Did he tell them to stop"
"He didn't tell them positively unit
he got to the top floor"
what did he say %
He said TO stop shooting until h'
showed himself as 1t was not doing
any good
Did he tell Captain Evans?"
II didn't hear him.
Mr.. Wagner then told OF the acci
dental firing of Oficer Wards guI
after the chief had told them to stol
shooting, and he said that was thl
last shot fred He. Wagner was OF
the top floor at the time aud as sooI