Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-29
PREVENTS FATHERS SUICIDE
Fifteen-year-old Girl Keeps Man From
Cutting His Throat.

/ Edith Powders q l5-year-od girl, pre-
| vented her father, Edward Powders from
| committing suicide by slashing his throat
with a razor early this morning in the
Powders home, at 623 Grays Ferry road
She succeeded only after a desperate
struggle, during the latter part of which
she was assisted by Miss Dorothy Hyde.
who lived in the house.
Shortly after midnight the mans wife.
Reba, and the daughter discovered him
cutting his throat with razor while in
his bed. Edith Immediately grabbed him
and fought desperately to keep him from
doing himself serious injury. while the
wife and mother ran to the street and
screamed for help. Policeman Watson
Of the goth ana Fitzwater streets police
station, heard her cries and rushed to
the mans room where he found the
daughter almost exhausted from her ter
ri7c struggle with the desperate man.
While he called a patrol Miss Hyde
went TO the assistance of the girl, and
Powders was later removed to the Poly
clinic Hospital. where he is in a serious
condition with II stitches iii his neck.
Accused OF roasting live duck over
fire. three men were held under $500 bail
each for a further hearing Sunday by
Magistrate Campbell, at the Front and
Westmoreland streets station today. The
men are James McCabe 21 years Old, and
his brother Frank, age 49, both of 25l2
Sepviva street, and Earl Zimmerman, 20,
25l0 East Collins street
The men were arrested last night by
Mounted Policeman Franz, of the Front
and Westmoreland streets station. on
complaint of Harry Lepper, special officer
for the Society for the Prevention Cruelty
to Animals officer Lepper declared he
had discovered the men holding the live
duck over a blaze BY strings attached to
its neck and legs. The duck had been
stolen from John stokley, G and Tioga
streets, according to the police, The men
denied the accusation, and were held on
the charge of being drunk and disorderly. |
Harry Schaffer, 27 years old, of 52S New |
Market street. was instantly killed by |
being struck by piece of a large emery |
wheel which he was operating in an auto
cutlery grinding wogan at New Market |
and Green streets last night. The wheel |
was going at a high rate of speed when
1t burst, and large piece struck Schaffer !
over the heart.
An Irresistible desire to keep his girl
friends in fancy perfumes and himself in
the best cigars led stephen Altman, 25
years old. of 1928 Lindley avenue, Olney
To take these articles from a drugstore
where he worked, according TO the
police of the Germantown station who
placed him under arrest today charged
with larceny. Altman was employed by
Koch, who conducts a drug
store at Windrim and olney avenues,
Joseph Gaffney, "a years old. of 1856
East Allegheny avenue, was held under
$500 bail on a charge Of aggravated as
saut and battery on Policeman Dough-
erty. of the 39th Police district. by Mag
istrate Campbell at n hearing at the
Belgrade and Clearheld streets police
station today,
According to the policeman, on re-
spending to cries of murder from the
mouse, he found Gaffney sitting on the
Iteps in front of 1856 East Allegheny ave-
lue about o'clock last night with a
ong knife in his hand. Dougherty at
empted to disarm Gaffney, he said. and
n the struggle Gaffney stabbed him in the
oot The policeman subdued the man
With his club he said. then took him to
he Episcopal Hospital, where both re-
eived treatment
Charged with having in his possession
ncaine and heron. Frank sierra, known
o the police as "Dago" Frank of 265
;orth 10th street was arrested early this
morning IN a restaurant hI III -NOIln lutu |
treet. called by habitues of the Tender
pin the submarine"
Special Policemen Stoeker and Barron,
I the 18th and Winter streets police sta
lon, said that they arrested Stera when
G attempted to pass a white powder
trapped in paper to a girl In the restau-
ant, When he was searched 20 packages
I powder believed to be cocaine and 3s
apsules believed to contain heroIn were
ound.