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

nauop mus ion,snant Wood and wistar.
f rep2't ~, would be assigned to precincts
Nne,s .,sjons of the ward. To Keep peace
and order. J added' 49,. r,,,,,
"a on election day? A. did not
or the day before? \. did not
,,.,,ain tate. you swore out a war
- the arrest OF Samuel G.. MaloneyG
did. a.. -.
charging him with conspiracy TO IN
u,ith the primary election commlt-
ierieIe ,,it and battery, and murder2 A.
did. A., ,.o,, do ,botq
connor-wait minute. object 10
~ The Court please. your Honor ls
tnsi ,a,i,y here, II the Court please. as a com
.,,,,ng magistrate. Your Honor ~ uounu i
miVui'..s,,ations under the Constitution ana
p mn Mis- state Your Honor Is here
hNs, charge founded upon an atndavlt
heAi. he.,',s. certain defendants and ] submit slr'
~. nnder the law and under the Consun-
.,ar Of this state your Honor Is CV',IIeu t,, "
W. W. SearIng Of those charges ana hoUhIhk
M s cir. Therefore, | object
WILSON ORDERED ARREST
,,or a brief but sharp debate, tue court
snsny admitted the question: ..... A.,
Mr. Gordon-Q. Cpoh Wnose e.
.,vear out that warrant" A. Alter
had ,,,,-
q .rnop whose request? " DhectOt
injector OF Public Safety.
:, ,rou me what he said to you. a. After
.,ade several reports to him on Mon
80, October /, l reported TO MN that
~ ,nformation that Maloney had received
latter containing some money large
- and | reported to him that sullivan
nv hson connected with the matter
h~ when did you report that? A. on
Monday and Tuesday' - a.,
No 0f last week? A. When l swore the
.arrant out, october l.
va n had been testified to in this court,
hadn't it? A. Well yes; Maioney S tes''heu
.sW II was before Maloney testified.
I" % p,t IL had been testified on Monday
u rruesday in this Court that Maloney
ssd received letter with thousand-
Aatlor hill in it. Had he not testihed hinl-
ssifS A. Well. ! am not sure wnether 1t
"a been testified or not but however,
reported
n Now. Captain don't you know that
,,ofo1ey testified on Monday respecting that
t.ttnr and the thousand-dollar bill? a. NO.
Ne testified on Tuesday.
q on Tuesday? a. 1t was on Monday !
swore out the warrant.
O Monday? \. Yes.
n Very well. What did Director of Pub
lie Safety say to you' a. lie oruereu me
n swear out a warrant for Samuel G. Ma
loney. 49,
o who drafted the affidavit? ~ ! don't
know. sir.
o. Did you read it? A. ! did. sir.
O To whom did YOU deliver it for service ?
/ read the affidavit in the presence of
Magistrate Watson. and turned the aff-
dayit back to him after signing it, and he
drew up the warrant.
n O. To whom did you deliver the warrant
. for service? 4. I turned the warrant over
TO- | kept the warrant in my possession,
II and assembled ten men and Id them to
10 out and apprehend Samuel g. Maloney.
/ learned
KNEW HE WAS WITNESS
O one moment. At that time you knew
n Mr.. Maloney had been a witness in this
Il Court did you not? \. Well, only from
the District Attorney. Yes; the District
Attorney had summoned me to his office
and asked mo If was trying to apprehend
Naloney, and ! said | was. lie said:
81 want to warn you that Maloney, Sam.
uel q. Maloncy, is witness for the Com
monwealth, and is to appear in Court to-
morrow
n O. Did you report that TO the Director
Of Public Safety? y. Why. in my presenc'
Mr. Rotan called the director up, and
N later reported It to the director, and thu
director told me to serve my warrant.
O. Then YOU assembled ten men i'm youl
office? A. Yes. sir That is, not all as.
sembed. ] called for two at a time.
sent two out to West Philadelphia, two tC
NJ North Philadelphia, two to Broad street
n station, and two to cover house in Wes
Philadelphia. and two to cover his Office
IN the Real Estate Trust Building. ! helt
the warrant
G, All right. At that time you knew
from the District Attorney himself tina
the District Attorney was in commune |
Ion with Maloney, and that Maloney wa'
witness for the Commonwealth? 4. II,
told me 50, yes.
Q. Why didn't YOU tell the District At
toney that you had this warrant and asl
where Maloney Oyas instead of sending ou
Ben men 70 pick him up i'm various part
OF the city? A, I | Id the District Attor
ney that ! had sworn warrant out ant
had ten men out looking for Maloney.
9. Have any other warrants been issue
for the arrest Of Mr.. Maloney that yo
know Of? a. They have not
Y There is no warrant outside now 70
M him?
Mr. Connor. Just a minute. | certainl
DO object.
@ Charging him with crimes charge
upon the defendants i'm this case?
Mr Connor. | object to that, If you
RI Honor please
Mr., Gordon. VIII you rule on it?
81 Inc Court, Certainly | will rule on i
answer the question.
A. Not of my knowledge ! know of n
hueh warrant in existence other than tn
one which was served
DO you mean personal knowledge
a. Personal knowledge
W v In your police knowledge? \. |
my police knowledge | haven't such
M knowledge.
do you know of any other warrar
ssueu Tor Maloney and now in the posse!
Aon OF Detective Duey? A. / do not.
captain Tate, did you go down
NVlhty Prison night before last? A. I di,
Did you go down there to see pri,
oner named Mulhall? A. | went down
Ssn M prisoner by the name of Joseph Mu
Dld you see him? A. did.
A. "nereF a. In - ] suppose you ca
~ 'he waiting room or reception room ,
@ county Prison, in the presence of Il
'ehdent of the prison.
Mulhall was a prisoner charged wit
"talh crime? a. Yes sir
How long had he been in prisor
.nlnk he had been in prison since Jul
y what caused you to go TO see him?
sceWed information from LieutenaI
fi,uei that Mulhall had information pc
casa 70 the, Fifth Ward case, electiC
sbs' ana that II some one would see hi
eoud get valuable information
.. ". Did DRtaptE,,o