Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-03
Hearing Told in Questions and Anspers

murder. Later, .he said, he read in the news
papers that he was accused as "the man
with the eyeglasses" but that he was not
disturbed by this information.
.. What about the man with the eye
glasses3 A. These men we're delivered to
him at the club house. They weren't deliv-
cred to me. IL was 1 that brought those
men and delivered them to Max Deutsch,
that Is this man that wanted to see the
club house, and didn't mind that 80 much.
That didn't bother me, but 1 thought when
l was accused of murder, / thought, by
God. can't stand thie. am going to go
back" and 1 wrote a letter to Mr.. Maloney,
telling him
The letter was then read. and the wit
ness told of receiving a telegram telling
him to meet Maloney at the Alhambra that
nigh MONDAY. When they met, he con-
tlnued, Maloney advised him to return to
Philadelphia and make a clean breast of his
part in the importation Of the gunmen He
left New York on the 10 o'clock train that
night he said, and was taken into custody
by Detective McClain as the train was
crossing the Delaware River bridge into this
city.
He was questioned at the Aldine Hotel
that night, he related, and the next day was
taken to the District Attorneys office where
he made a statement to Judge Gordon and
the latter's son. He said he had been in
communication with no one else from the
time he left New York.
TELLS ABOUT BLAcKJACKs -
Q. Mr.. Clark, come back just for a mo-
ment to the Fifth Ward. Do you know
anything about the New York men having
blackjacks, or where they got them? A.
L didn't know about them having them.
The first intimation l had Of them having
blackjacks was when there was a report
that they smashed things up in the Fin
letter Club and used blackjacks. 1 then
DantgCh I har
Duetsch, I am going to report this matter.
This thing amt going to go. / thought you
said there was nobody to be hurt" Oh"
he says, 'pshaw Do you think these men
can fight pickaxes. with their mouth?"
says 81 don't care what they can fight
them with You said there was going to be
nobody hurt" We'll" he says I'VE will
take them away from them"
Q. Take what away from them? A. The
blackjacks
Q. Did he say who gave them to them
a. No; he did not say who gave them to
them.
@. Did anybody tell you who gave them
to them? A. No.
Q. Had he told you who gave them the
blackjacks that they had? A. That was
between INN and Mike Sullivan that they
were given.
Q. Did he say soP A. Well. Mike did in
snuate that he had given them TO him.
Mr. Gordon. No insinuations
The Court Strike that out.
By Mr.. Gordon-Q. What did he say?
A He said he had bought some blackjacks
Q. Just tell me the conversation. Was
Ike Deutsch there? A. Yes, sir
Q. Tell me what Mike Sullivan said? A.
When / reprimanded them about It, Ike
said, You don't think that these men can
fight pick-axes with their mouths?" I said,
II don't care about that. You know what
you said. there was nobody going to get
hurt" He said, well, we will take them
away from them" Then, when l came to
remember, 1 said, Where did they get these
things at?" Mike said, II bought them"
9. Did he say what place he bought
them? A. No. sir, he did not.
Q. Did he say where he distributed them
A. No, sir; he didn't say that
CTwo blackjacks are shown to the wit
ness)
Q. Is that like the blackjacSs they had
Gndicating)? A. l don't know. l didn't
see them, Judge.
The Court. Is that new?
Mr.. Gordon. One new and one broken.
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