Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19

In the rough and ready language used
by the police, police court attorneys, mis-
sion workers and those who associate
with the men and women who are rather
undesirable citizens, John S. Edwards.
who was held without bail by Magistrate
Tracy at the Eleventh and Winter streets
police station today, has had another fall.
The underworld considers fall as
something that business men would style
q failure.
Edwards today admitted that Edwards
was only an assumed name. but that he
had used it for the better part of his
life.
His real name, he stated. was J. F. V.
Szatek and he said that for the most of
the time since his release from the East
ern Penitcntiary he lived at 1913 North
Twelfth street.
At the close of the hearing Lieutenant
Smiley read letter from George y. Por-
ter, Director of Public Safety. commend
ing Winnie and Kent, policemen, for
causing the arrest of Edwards.
Edwards was caught attempting to
break into a saloon.
Edwards is an inventor He has made
more money with the Jimmy and the
brace and bit, but then. although John
lived off the earnings of his burglaries
and safe robbing jobs, never boasted of
them but preferred to talk about his In
ventions.
Edwards was released several months
ago from the Eastern PenItentiary, after
serving sentence for burglary.
He was never a model prisoner. but not
wlthstandng he won the friendship Of
Robert ]. McKenty, warden Of the prison.
In 1908, while serving term In the
Eastern Penitentiary for robbery. Ed
wards with Charles Berger, scaled the
walls. In the jump from a 2O-foot gate
way. Edwards received a broken leg.
upon him while they we're s.ar,bi,r, ia
flower beds outside the nr,snr vnii ''v nv,
forcing the foliage back win .bn barrais
of shotFuns '-'7
Edwards smiled ,,.bo, n r,,,r, ,,,,,.,,a,
T,n srainst hi, ~, " sI"tu PU"Ttu s.I'ai
n hut voH, bsyar;, s,It ~ go" S,, .I,I III
Rerecr Was rentr,r,, ~ r'' r,i,ost.r
ramisbad he ,sent - t,,a 80 "neN'
.t - ~ 80 W '''e ''oHc u 'e4a-
ST. ItH I, ,,,,, r.
, 49,. 10. 't',nSe - ON prison EG-
and 90 sa'' ~ '1re mao a !oVe analr
Niu go " nave N"e''9'Vu HaIed TO
su,oos.Neepe.S, nm 10. ., ..,,.- ,.-
nc "a as nc Po'ISe hnoW ne mas robbed
none ouL salooHheepeFS' he says he was
euucated IN saloons and he Is turning
ms euucaIIoh 10 use against the Keepers
OF par rooms,
A Young woman who lived in the 200
ploGh on ;NoIth Lehtn street Is also said
10 naEe Interested Ed"ards He conf
uehtlaliy tolu Il!ehds mat ne expected to
nl',Ily the EouhS woman Shs has left the
nome OF htr mother since Edwards ar
rest ana ana 'ne mother says tnat there was
but htue between EDWARDS and her
daughter
Hu"aius ielt PRISON last winter and
went TO the young woman.s home 10
Doara. lie spent h'arly every night out,
but always explained MS absence in some
plausibIe manner Ihe police say that
every nlEnt ne was away from his room
ne was using ms jimmy and cold chisel
Forcing open windows cash drawers and
small safes
All the time Edwards was planning for
the marriaEe with his land!adys daugh- /
ter. 1t Is also said,
He ala not tell the girl that he was
IAN bird. To her he was a mechanic
and mighty good one, for he always
hhd money spent with smile and [
knew where TO get more money when a
night was expensive,
Ihen came the ran The Detective Bu- |
reau. when Edwards was released de-
tailed man 70 Keep an eye on him, The .
man was able 20 tell no" much Edwards
supper n'll was what he spent for other
tninsS' ana ali Ihe other minor details