Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
INVOLVES CONGRESSMAN
IN P0L|CEMAN's MURDER
head OF Detective Agency Brings
sensational Charges Against
Wares, Of Pennsylvania.
PROVIDES EXPENSE MONEY
otate Senator Tells Sleuth That Cost
OF Bringing "Husky Boy" From
New York to Philadelphia's Fifth
Ward viii Be ''All Right"


PHILADELPHIA, October State
Senator Edwin H. vare was named to-
Gay as tho man higher up who was to
furnish the money to hiring gunmon
from New York for election work in
the Fifth Ward here on primary day,
september -. when a policeman was
killed. Congressman william g. Ware,
tho Senator's brother, was named as
giving assurance that the money would
Dc forthcoming from Isaac Deutsch,
tho man who Is alleged TO have engaged
tho gangsters.
The Ware brothers. who are said to
have made millions in city contracts.
we're brought into the case through
sensational testimony by Samuel q.
Maloney. ut hearing given to Mayor
conspiracy to murder and other crimes
killing. Altogether, seventeen men arc
under arrest here and in New York in
connection with tho affair.
btaloney. former Republican fac
tional leader in tho Fifth Ward, was
Tonight Senator Ware. who Is tho
leader OF the faction opposed to that
headed by United States Senator Boies
Penrose and State Senator James p.
McSichol. In this city. gave out q
abatement in which he said shat every
thing Maloney swore to 80 far as II
concerned tho Wares was an absolute
Iie." and Is only part of the general
An HA
Philadelphia about in a public state
ment two days ago.
APPEARS ON STAND WITH
HEAD IN BANDAGEs
James A. Carey. the McNichol
leader In the Fifth Ward. who was a
candidate for denomination to coun-
ellis. and WAS opposed by Isaac Deu.sch,
tho Vars candidate. appeared on the
witness stand with his head swathed
In bandages az n result of tho black
1ackinr he received In the melee in
which Policeman EpoIey was killed.
Carey told Of an interview with Mayor
Smith In which he said the Mayor told
him ne was against him and would
go tho limit" to heat Carey. Carey
described the assault upon himself and
tho action OF tho negro policeman in
arrestinE him instead OF apprehending
tho man who black lacked him.
PUTS RESPONSIBLE,
UP TO THE WARES
Samuel G. Maloney. head Of the local
ONCE OF tho O'Farrell Detective
Agency. himself a former leader in tho
Fifth Ward. in his testimony put tho
responsibility for bringing the gunner
hero UP to the vares-Congressman
William s. and State Senator Edwin
H.. leaders of the Republican faction
opposed to United States Senator Boies
Penrose. Maloney said Isaac Deutsch.
candidate against Carey. and a defcn-
dant in the present proceedings. came
to his once ten days before election
and said he wanted eighteen husky
men" for work in the Fifth Ward on
primary day. Maloney said he asked
who was to pay the expenses. and
Deutsch replied: THE little fellow"
meaning. Maloney said. Senator Ware.
Afaloney said he turned Deutsch over
to nike" Sullivan, Of his office, and
they arranged to bring the men from
Now York. 1t was also arranged that
the men should wear white ribbons as
q distinguishing mark. and not tho
usual badges.
Later. Maloney said, he went to sena-
tor Wares ONCE to see about the e1-
pense money. and met Congressman
Ware and William E. Finley. the latter
also defendant. and Wares chief
political lieutenant. Naloney said he
inquired about the money. and was
told by tho Congressman that Deutsch
had ample funds and everything would
be all right. When he was leaving,
Finley told him not to worry about
tho expenses. as 1t was all right