Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
CORONER HINTS ROTAN'S OFFICE
is PROTECTING THREE GUILTY MEN

IHREE GUILTY MEN
| Lancey street, when was struck over
| the head and rendered unconscious re-
| gained consciousness and then I got up on
| my knees and started TO walk toward sixth
street when I saw man standing over
| me with a gun.
This man said. go back, lay down. A
colored policeman in citizens clothes ap-
| peared and he said to the man who pointed
the gun at my head You go ahead. I'll
lock him up I said TO the colored of1cer.
Why don't you arrest that man?' the one
| who had the revolver to my head but
the officer paid no attention TO me.
- didn't see the shooting. I don't know
| whether II occurred after I was struck
| down or after ! was taken to the hospital"
Coroner Knight then asked Carey II he
| could identify the man who held pisto!
at his head and who also was told by the
| negro policeman to walk away.
81 can" replied Carey
| Carey then left the witness stand, walked
| over TO the prisoners dock and dramaticaI-
! ~ pointed at Mascia and said; THAT Is
the man who pointed the gun at my head
and was told to walk away by the negro
| policeman"
NEGREss IDENTIFIES MASC1A
Mrs. Emma Grffth, a negress, and an
| eyewitness to the shooting, testified so
| rapidly that the stenographers could not
| keep up with her. Several times she was
| told by Coroner Knight not to speak so
! rapidly.
She pointed her finger several times at
| MasCa HE is the man that fired the
| shot that killed Eppely. I'm sure and
know it and know it,"
Harry clark, city detective and brother
! of Jim" Clark, the man with eyeglasses"
| was the next witness. The calling Of
! Clark's name caused a stir of interest and
| started a buzz of whispering, owing to the
nature Of questions asked witnesses before
| Judge Brown in an effort to show that
| Harry Clark was present when James Clark,
| his brother, pointed out Carey and Maurer
| to the gunner.
clark testified that he was at Sixth and
! Pine streets--De Lancey street is half way
! between Spruce and Pine streets-when he
| heard a shot fired. He said he ran the
| short halfbloct and met Policeman Cree
! don coming out of De LanCey street only
| fifty or sixty feet from where Eppley had
been shot. He said Creedon told him that
! Eppey had been shot. Clark asserted that
! he Immediately went to Eppley, placed his
| foot under Eppley's head. jerked of his
collar and famed Eppley with his hat.
When Mr. Gordon attempted to cross
| examine him further as to why he inter
| fered with election officers on election day
| instead OF capturing some of the gunner,
| Coroner knight stopped the questioning,
! thus carrying out his warning that he
would not allow any testimony to he given
that did not have to do with the actual
| murder
SAW MASCIA SHOOT
Special Policeman Leo. next called re-
| peated his testimony given before Judge
! Brown. He was with Special Policemen
! Esleman, Seal and Eppley. who ran to-
| ward the crowd He caught Costello and
! saw Eisleman catch another of the gun
ruon and fall to the pavement with him.
| He heard one shot fired, he said and turn
| ing. saw Mascia fire the second shot with
! his left hand At this, Leo said, Eisleman
! turned loose the man he had on the ground
! and ran after Mascia, who fed.
Mr. Keir asked il Leo heard any shot
! fired by Eppley Leo said he did not.
! Keir also attempted to wiring from Leo
! testimony TO show that one shot had been
| fired from Eppley's revolver Leo asserted
that he did not see Eppley's revolver and
did not know that he had fired shot.
DENIES HE ARRESTED CAREY
Policeman Hayden, the negro, testified
| that after hearing two shots on election
| day he ran up the street and saw Carey
| lying on the sidewalk.
| What's the matter Mr.. Carey?" he said
| he asked the Fifth Ward leader. Carey
stared al me and said I don't know"
Did you tell Carey that he was under
arrest?' asked Coroner knight.
| NO, he replied. 'Thats frame-up be-
| tween Carey and
Never mind about the frame-up" in
| terrupted Coroner Knight
! Other witnesses who followed Hayden
were Policemen Grover, Quinn, Balzer and
| Eiselman, who gave eyewitness testimony.
COSTELLOS CONFESSION READ
| The confession of Costello. who dubbed
| Clark the man with eyeglasses" was read
| by Detective Belshaw. 1t corroborates
those made by others of the thugs. The
| statement tells how Mike Sullivan and
| Little Neck hired him and the other
| thugs two days before election to make
| easy money" work at the polls and vote
! in the Fifth Ward how they were brought
| to Philadelphia the day before election and
| housed in two hotels, Costello going to
| Benny's Hotel how they were taken to a
| park, where Little Neck" after going to
| police station, returned with blackjacks for
the mob having been directed at the
| station where he could buy them; and
| how they were taken to a club (the Deutsch
| Club) by the man with eyeglasses" who
| directed their work, calling them out in
twos and threes while the mob" was well
| supported on drink and smoking"
Costello named another tall thin man."
| who said: 81 need two fellows"
| 80 two fellows went out" the confes.
| sion read, "and when they came back they
| told us they were pinChed. They told us
| that the cops had made a mistake. Instead
| of arresting the man they beat up they
| were picked m wrong. Drinking away in
| the clubhouse, getting well supported this
man with the eyeglasses came in and said,
| Il need yOus all So we all went out and