Evening journal., 1915-09-16
FIVE YEAR Terms
FOR WEAPOHCARRIERS
Youths Who Try MurderouS
Assault Get Almost Max
imum Punishment
SHOT AT EDGE
WITHOUT CAUSE

Five hundred dollars and costs and
Imprisonment Of five years In the
workhouse was the sentence imposed
on Joseph Papillo, barely II years
of age, and James Pasquane, aged 20
years, by Judge Churchman in City
Court today on a charge of having
revolvers IN their possession. The
maximum Imprisonment punishment
for the crime is seven years.
The youths were also charged with
assault with intent 20 commit MUIR
der on Gilbert Edge, but on this
charge they waived a hearing, after
the State had put in its evidence, and
were held without bail for the Court
of General Sessions.
In imposing sentence Judge Church
man said that the affair was one that
did not happen in an uncivilized COM
munity, and that the young men had
started out to make trouble, and were
prepared to do so, even though 10 re-
suited in murder. He stated that the
youths had started to shoot up the
town and he proposed to make the
punishment very severe. William G..
Jones appeared as counsel for Papillo.
Gilbert Edge Of No. 1405 West
Sixth street said that while be was
standing at Second and Harrison
streets on Tuesday night with five
other young men Papillo came along
and asked if he wanted trouble. Edge
replied mo" He then asked If he
could stand on the corner and Edge
said he could. Edge declared Papillo
said he would make trouble later
and then left. returning in half an
hour. This time he asked Edge where
he was going and then stepped into
the middle of the street and pulled
an automatic revolver from his
pocket and started to snap the trig-
ger. The gun, however. failed to ex-
/ plode and papillo then started down
Second street and was shortly joined
/ by Pasquane. who came out Of an al
ley. Edge. followed Papillo. but on
I the other side of the street When
Van Buren, street was reached Pa
pillo turned toward Third and when
Third was reached fred a shot at
/ Edge. Edge. however. continued to
chase him. Papillo then ran to the
playground at Third and Adams
and was caught by Edgar Welsh. The
automatic revolver was found in Pa
( pillo's pocket and was removed by
( Edge after Welsh had caught the
Italian by both arms. A great crowd
had been attracted by the shot
Francis Scheu, Howard Shuster
and Charles Fox, who were with
Edge at Second and Harrison streets
corroborated what Edge had said
Scheu said Papillo wore a baseball
uniform and thought at first that h,
wanted to arrange for a game
Pasquane had run along with Papil
10 with a revolver in his hand an,
also fired at Edge at Second and Var
Buren, streets. When the playground
was reached he took a Sig rly diff
ferent course from Papillo and wa.
caught by officer Biscoe at Conrat
and Adams streets. The officer fired
at the ground to make him stop bui
as he did not stop struck him on tho
jaw with his revolver and as he drop
ped caught him by both arms The
revolver and a murderous dagger fel
from the Italians hands. There wer,
live and two exploded cartridges il
the revolver.
Papillo, who is a barber, stated
that he had found the revolver II
Pennsgrove and had snapped it sever
times in that place and found that tn,
gun would not work. He said tina
two weeks ago he got work in a bar
Der shop at Third and Franklin
streets and lived at No. 522 West Sec
ond street.
He stated that he was taking the
revolver home when he was stopped by
the young men at Second and Harrt
son street He claimed that the mer
made sport of him because he wa'
wearing white shoes and white stock
ings. He stated that he waitet
around the corner to meet a friend
who was to take him to the Brownsor
J Library Association Hall to join tina
organization, and that while waiting
there the trouble started. He was no
allowed to go into the cause Of th'
: trouble as his attorney waived hearing
I on the assault charge
Clarence A. Switzerland, of th'
y office force Of City Solicitor Hastings
conducted the hearing for the State il
the absence of Assistant City Solici
9 tor sy,,n who is in Chicago