Evening journal., 1913-10-21
BLACK
AGAIN GOES
ON The STAND
'ayS He Arrived in Baxter
Building as Body Was Being
Carried Out
lENIED THAT He GAVE
ORDER TO GET GUNS

The probe of the Board OF Police
Commissioners into the circumstances
connected with the attempted capture
d Homer c. Virgins the young
,andit who killed himself in the
Baxter Building at Fourth and Ship
ey streets. TO avoid capture, was re-
lumed at l.30 o'clock this afternoon,
the office of Chief Black When the
tearing was continued last Thursday
afternoon until today. it was expected
that the hearings would be finished
with today's session. but il has been
Estimated that several new witnesses
will be called upon to testify and that
the investigation may last for several
more days.
Among the witnesses who will be
called this afternoon will be Chief
Black, who will be recalled to give his
version of the Battle of BaXter's Cor
ner. When he was last on the stand
the chief was only questioned upon
matters leading up to the battle, by
City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings, who
conducting the questioning of the
witnesses, the city solicitor deciding
hat as the chief did not arrive upon
he scene of the battle until after The
lffair had been going on for some time
would be best first to hear the
Witnesses. who we're present when the
lffsir began.
Among those present at the hear
ing we're William Malcolm. City Coun
Gilman John J. McGoldrick, ID. +
Leary, Vice-President T. w. Wilson o
he Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company and George Carter
aditor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Mr.. Wilson was the first witness
called when the hearing began al
1885 o'clock. He told about the car
barn robbery which he learned ha,
occurred soon after II had happened
He arrived on the scene of the rob
bery soon after the detail of police
had arrived there. He saw Chic
Black the next day. On that day h'
went to Philadelphia and acting upoi
Chief Black suggestion he sent Nor
ris Ccuncill with Mr. Ryan 20 thl
rogues gallery to see if he coul,
identity the picture Of the bandit. II
did not accompany them 10 the rogue
gallery but returned on the train witt
them that night and Mr.. Ryan toll
him that Councill had identified Wig
gins photograph. Chief Black hal
suggested going 10 the rogue's gal
lery. He had no recollection Of Cap
tain Kane making any such sugges
ton TO him.
Harry r. Kennedy was next callel
10 the stand He lives at No. 40
Shipley street. He was walking dow
Fourth toward Shipiey and hear
shots coming from Baxter's window
five shots we're fired He did not Sc
!.
street
lie had two small children. age
and II. with him He went Z
7yrne's paint shop and RENAME
here during the shooting About
minutes OF ] he went to Sixth an
Orange to call a friend and then re
urned to Fifth and Shipley. He juds
I'd he was gone about minutes
While standing at Fifth and Shiplel
ihout II or 13 minutes of /. Sergear
Marble came down Fifth street. fol
owed by Chief Black and an Office
ne believed to be Officer SersoI
When they reached the iron gratin
light below Fifth. he shouted to tn
'hief TO get in close to the buildin
ine The chief said Thank you.
,ut continued to walk down the mid
ltt VI AtNN nlQfN q n AAN AbAAoffNn "a
'hief with the children and whe
hey approached the Fell building h
lgain warned the chief, but the chic
replied that he was not afraid, S
ae. the witness. said. Go aheaI
you, and get shot"
BE later heard the mufled shot an
,eard no more shots after that i
iid not remember who he first told tl
story TO. He had only read two piece
IN the newspapers concerning the ease
He had only heen approached by or
,erson several days ago about the cas-
That was Mr. Hyatt he said who askC
hm if he was going to testify nei
Tuesday, and he replied yes. he w'
.oing to tell Just what was the trut
dr. Hyatt had no more to say.
Jake" Ewing, the colored ianit'
lt the police station, who was at q
station house on the night OF Il
shooting. said he heard shots fir
hat night in the vicinity OF Four
md Shipley streets and he ran in al
old Captain Evans. He was not
he police station when Chief Bla'
arrived. He had gone down to q
Fell building and was returning fro
hat building up Shipley street al
met Chief Black, Wardle and Sch'