Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-10-11
GIVEVERDIcT THAT Virgins KILLED HIMSELF

on dItei you saw Nnlci biHch
About five minutes. Wards shot
Was the last one
Juror Robert Chadwick then object
cd 10 the line Of questioning. holding
thai II did not concern the real mo-
tive of the ir.y, that OF learning how
Virgins met his death. Foreman
Carter said that It was within the
province of the jury TO learn every
detail connected with the case, and
the questioning continued
In reply to questions Mr.. Wagner
stated that he did not sec the body OF
Virgins until It bad been moved He
did not see II in the original position
in which II was found. and could not
say whether he believed he committed
suicide or not.
Mrs Mary Maloney. OF No. 4O2 Ship
ley street, the Fell building. then ar
rived with Chief Black. who had gone
in search Of her and she next testi-
fed. Her statements regarding the
actual shooting between the buildings
corroborated the previous statements.
When she first heard the shots, she
declared, she looked from the win
dow. Il saw a man with white
shirt shoot three times from a window
across the street. she said, "and a
man WAS running up and down on
the pavement below daring him TO
shoot"
did you hear him dare him to
shoot?"
Il certainly did"
Were you leaning out OF tho win
dow?v
"Oh. no, was not that close"
Were you there when the chief ar
riycd?"
Eyes"
who accompanied him."
Sergeant Wardle."
How long did the shooting con-
tinue?"
1T stopped right away"
Did he order them to stop?"
Yes. ! heard him tell them to stop
shooting. We won't ever get him that
way. he said, you've been shooting
long enough. He got one of US and
cant get but one more. Let's 20 get
HIM ! was standing right there and
heard him.
who did he tell TO stop shooting"
II don't know. They we're in the
third story front ROOM"
Where we're your"
Standing I'm the hall"
you didn't sec him address Cap
tain Evans in particular
Not Captain Evans in particular.
He seemed to speak TO everyone in
the room"
How long after the shooting stop
ped was II before they carried out the
body?"
only a short time"
Reporter Tells His Story.
J. K Weaver, also Of the Morning
News staff, was the next and last wit
ness. His statements corroborated
Wagner's up TO the time Scott went
to the hospital, then he had gone to
the Fell building while Wagner went
TO the hospital. 81 went with Cap
tain Evans into the Fell building and
was there until the body was carried
out" he stated. 81 went to the fourth
floor first with Captain Evans. He
went to the fourth floor first and sta
ltioned his men. The shooting on the
third floor did not begin untn later
WAS Captain Evans shootingg'
yes. with shot gum
How many shots we're fred from
the third flOor?"
About fifteen"
by Captain Evans or the others p
"All OF them"
Mr. Weaver stated that Captain
Evans was exposed 10 Virgins fire a
good biz of the time
Where we're you when Chief Black
arrived9"
"On the third floor"
"Did YOU hear him tell them 70 stopsr
81 didn't hear him tell them TO stur
shooting, but heard him say words tc
tho effect that the shooting was doing
no good He might have told them IA
stop as was not there all the time.
was using a telephone in a back room
part OF the time"
He did not see Virgins body in the
/ position II wal found
How long was Chief Black in Tho
Fell Building before the shooting stop
pedy asked Mr.. Carter.
II should say about FIVE minutes" as
serted MIR Weaver, which correspond.
with the statement made by Mr. Wag
ner
He declared he did not know whsi
went on ON the fourth floor as he wal
not up there. He did not think Wig
gins was killed by police officer Al
not many revolver shots we're hre,
by the officers.
DO YOU think Virgins killed him
self2' asked Mr. Chadwick.
II is my personal opinion that H.
killed himself replied Mr.. Wagner
which concluded the inquest.
The jury then retired and returnel
the verdict as above stated. The iur.
IN the case consisted of George Car
ter. foreman; Frank Hainsworth
secretary; Henry C. Robinson. Newt
NJ Clowney, Robert L. Chadwick
Seth X. Feaster and William G. Ham
ilton.
NATURAL HISTORIANS MEETING.
\ regular meeting Of the Society o