Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
POLICE PROBE sTARRrNG
Man With Serious Knife Wounds Re
fuses to Reveal Assailants

The police are investigating the circum.
stances surrounding the stabbing Of
Robert Gilmore. alias "The weasel" 2,
years old, who gave his address as the
Mills Hotel 9th and Race streets, and
who is In the Jefferson Hospital In a
! serious condition.
Gilmore walked into the hospital late
/ last night and announced that he was
| about to die, displaying to the physicians
two stab wounds OF the neck and chest
| near his heart
| Under questioning by Special Policeman
/ Nolan, Of the 18th and Locust streets
| station. he said he had been stabbed in a
| fight In Independence Square but re-
| fused to say with whom he was fighting
/ Physicians at the Jefferson Hospital
hold out little hope for the mans re-
covery
William Harvey 40 years old. 1927 Swain
street. is In serious condition at the
Hahnemann Hospital from the effects OF
acid which he drank at 18th street and
Ridge avenue. The police who are in
vcstigatlng the case do not know whether
Harvey drank the acid by mistake or
with suicidal intent Pedestrians saw the
man drain tho contents of bottle on the
street last night and called the police
a little thing like falling from ladder
% feet 20 the ground and landing on his
head did not feeze 10-year-old William
Ludwig, of 10th and Tioga streets. He
walked home from the place where the
accident happened. Cd and ontario
streets. last night and went to bed He
did not mention It to his mother
This morning when he awakened he felt
a little dizzy and told his mother all about
Il. She ran with the boy to the Samarl-
tan Hospital where he was examined by
Doctor Sowell. He said after the exami-
nation that there was not n cut, bruise.
or lump on the boys head. William
can't understand why so much fuss is
being made over It,
Thomas Morris, Al West Mount Airy
avenue, the motorman of the car that
struck a wagon at. Tth and SAMSON
streets yesterday causing an accident
that killed one man, was held without
bail today by Magistrate Beaton, to
await the action of the Coroner Nor
ris car struck a wagon which was un-
loading heavy rolls of paper. One OF the
rolls. which weighed more than a ton. fell
from the wagon and crushed Charles
Rong, IS years old, 2O36 Mercy street,
against the pavement. killing him in
stantly.
Joseph Brown. Is years old no home,
six months today, by Magistrate Boyle,
at the 39th street and Lancaster avenue
police station after It was testified that
he had stolen two pocketbooks from pic
nickers at Georges Hill. Fairmount Park.
yesterday.
James Boyle. "a years old. of 33t5
Mount Vernon street. was sent to the
county prison for 30 days In default of
a $40 fine. by Magistrate Boyle today at
the 39th street and Lancaster avenue po-
lice station. when 1t was testified that
he had kicked to death little dog, Boyle
said he was under the influence of liquor
and that the dog had attacked him.
Archie Fl. Fletcher, "a years old. of 2O23
Boston avenue, was overcome by the heat
shortly before noon today while standing
in store at 1922 Susquehanna avenue.
He was taken to the Women's Homeo-
pathic Hospital, where his condition is
serious.