Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
MASCIA SHOT EPPLEY,
VICE SQUAD SLEUTH,
EYEWITNESS SAYS

Thomas r. Leo, a vice squad policeman
assigned to duty in the Fifth Ward, In plain
clothes. on primary day. was today's first
witness. Responding TO questions by Assist
ant District Attorney Taulane, he told OF
the murder of Eppley as follows;
Q. To whom did you report? \. Lieu
tenant Bennett
Q. What were your instructions that
morning. A. When Lieutenant Bennett
assigned Officer Applegate and myself TO
the polling place, 504 De Lancey street, he
said to us: "Now boys, stay on the job to-
day" He said, "if you want TO bum, bum
some other time, but stay on the job to-
day"
Q. What did you do? A. We went to tho
polling place and some time after that Of
hcer Eppley and officer Droyer came along.
Q. You were all in plain clothes? \.
Yes, sir.
O. Go on. Who were with YOU there?
A. While we were standing there Officer
Eiselman came up sixth street and he
stopped there. The four Of US stood there
talking.
O. Go on. 4. one Of them passed re-
mark Here comes Carey and Maurer'
They were walking south on Sixth street be-
low Spruce.
@. The west side? 4. on the west side
or the street yes They turned De Lancey
street west on DE Lancey and ] was stand
ing near the curb with my back was fac
Ing east. Officer EpplcN was standing
alongside Of the wall OF the saloon there,
and all at once he hollered out There is
gang Of backjaclSs beating Carey and
Maurer up" and / turned around and we
all ran over. the four Of us. MIR. Carey
and Mr.. Maurer were both lying on the
pavement. Mr.. Maurer was lying there'
trying TO protect himself with mis- arnSs
MP over his head Cllustrating). TheS were
hOllering. This man Costello. he was over
Mr.. Maurer with jack, just about TO MT
him when / grabbed him.
O. Costello was one Of the prisoners in
court yesterday? A. Yes, sir. l grabbed
him and he made a crack at me, and put
my hand up and he hit me on the wrist L
held on to him and he tried TO pull me out
in the middle Of De LanCcy street. just west
of where Mr.. Maurer had been laying, and
I heard "A shot and just looked around
toward Sixth street and saw Mr. Eiselman.
He had a man on the ground when
LOCKED around saw Mascin shoot an OH
Ger. EiselmRn pulled his gun and ran
toward sixth street and Mascia ran nOrth
on Sixth street.
By that time officer Quinn and another
special officer from the Twenty-ninth Dis
trict came running down from $40 De
Lancey street. I turned Costello over 10
Officer Quinn and ran over. Eppley was
standing on the pavement with his gun IN
his hand, staggering. ! said, whats the
matter George? Are you shot"" He SAID
s'Nes." | was under the impression there
WIS patroi box at Seventh and De Lancey
|
was no box there and | came back, and JuS'
about that time they were putting Eppley
In an automobile
O. Which way did Mascia aim? \. /
don't know 1t seems he just shot west on
De LanCey street
Q. How many shots did you see? A
saw him shoot one and l heard one.
Q. What other men there are you able t(
recognize or identify besides Mascla anc
Costello. | mean that you are sure OF?
saw FacOne and that short, cros5-eyet
fellow.
q. Brunelli? ~ Yes
q. Do you know who were leading ol
directing the men? \. No, sir.
Q. Did ~ou see Harry clark there
A. Yes, sir.
THOMAS L. GREAVES. a constable o
Magistrate Harrigans office, was then re-
called to the stand, but was temporarily
withdrawn almost Immediately and Police
man Leo was recalled.
Mr. Taulane-Q. Did you take black
lack out OF Costello's hand \. Costello
yes.
THOMAS r. GREAVES was then re
called and testified that on election da!
he was always behind Carey to protec
him. Witness said he was armed with
blackjack and a loaded revolver to be uset
IN defending the Select Councilman.