Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-08

O. How long did you stay at that hotel7
A. About n week.
O. Then where did you go7 A, went
on an island.
Q. where? A. In the Delaware. between
Pennsylvania and Jersey.
Q. What did you go there TO do and
what did you do? A. welh ] stopped in a
lumber camp
O. Did you live in a tent7 A. Yes.
Q. with others? A. with one other.
q. Who was he? A. Some young ma
tive up there.
O. Were there many other men on the
island? A. No. We were the only two.
O. Did you ever see this man before?
A. Never in my life.
Q. How many days were you on the
island7 A. Eight days
O. What we're you doing. during those
eight days? A. Working up in lumber
camp. UP In the mountains, on the Jersey
side, chopping trees down.
Q. For whom? A. Well, I don't know.
The mans name was Post. The man who
has the contract for cutting of the timber
| there was Post, but was not employed
there; l. wasn't getting any compensation
| just worked to keep my mind on sone-
| thing.
ADMITS HIDING
Q. You were hiding? A. Yes.
Q. Did you remain there until Saturday
night last? A. Saturday night last, yes.
sistsnt District Attorney. Mr.. Gordon, and
two detectives, officers OF the District At
| torneys office, see you at the island? a.
Yes
| Q. Had you been expecting them? A. No.
| q. F1w did you learn of their presence?
| A. Mr.. Richards came In and he shook
| hands with me- was surprised to see
| him. He said. Get dressed So l got
dressed and l walked outside and met
| Mr.. Gordon and couple Of detectives and
! they placed me under arrest
Q. Did they take you off the island?
| A. Yes sir
| Q. When you got to the Pennsylvania
shore what was done with you? A. was
I put in an automobile.
| Q. How far did you go? A. Easton.
| .. Who stayed In your room with you at
Easton? A. Detectives McClain, l think.
| u @. Standing at the door, Detective Nc
| CLAIM? A. Yes.
Q. The next morning. Sunday. were you
taken again in the automobile? A. Yes
| " fou.were driven to this city? A. Yes
| u Where did you 60. A. To an office in
| the Liberty Building; Mr.. Rotan's office.
u Did Mr.. Rotan come there. A. Yes.
/ v. Did you then make a statement re-
spectins your part in this Fifth Ward mat
ter. A. Yes
Q. Have you been promised immunity
by anybody? A. No.
O.. Have you been promised leniency? +?
A. No
Q. After your fight from the city, did
| sir.
| @ Nor the agency. A. No. sir.
| =. Did you telephone to any one? A.
NO. | wrote one letter to Mr. Richards.
| q When did you write the letter? A. I
believe wrote it Thursday night or Friday
q. Mr.. Richards is an employe OF the
oFarrel Detective Agency? A. Yes
Q. In your letter did you inform him
where you were? A. I did.
Mr.. Gordon-May 1t please your Honor.
l read this letter in evidence. 1t is as fol-
| lows:
Dear Friend Frank-No doubt you think
1t is about time ! wrote you. but was
afraid my mail would go astray That
Is why didn't write before now. Frank,
l have kept quiet until now, but can't
stand 1t any longer, and IL don't come
back and defend myself, nobody else will.
Frank. l am looking for some advice in
this matter and wish you would help me
out The only thing I done was try and
get them fellows, and under instructions
j turned them over to J. c. Now that is
all had to do with 1t, so I wish you to
go 70 the front for me that will be
able to come back and clear myself.
Thanking you for what you will do for
me, am, as ever, Your friend.
Mr.. Gordon. Then on another page is
my address is and there is a puzzle
which will ask him to explain
@. Translate that, my address is what
A. That is my own language. That Is
"erej." That is the name was known in
the island, erej.
SOLVES ENIGMA
Q. You have reversed It? A. Yes That
question mark is whether he will understand
IL or not. This here is Solinger backwards
That is the name was known in the island
Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, back
wards.
Q. Then that is simply "ereJ," which is
"Jere reversed, and in the corner is an
| Interrogation mark. The next letter is
"ergniloS," which is "SolnS n" reversed, the
letter "S' being a capital. Then follows
Y G, a, w, d, e. That is reversed De for
Delaware" Nv" for water" Ca" for
Gap" and those last two capitals, ZAP
that is Pa" Pennsylvania?
Witness then identified pieces OF white
ribbon as those he had given to the gunmen
IDENTIFIED GUNMEN
Questioned as to whether any of the