Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
CAPTAIN SEEKS TO SHOW
McNICHOL MEN TRAINED" THUGGERY

request that CITY Hall Detective Harry
Clark, brother Of "Jim" clark. he put in
charge of the city Han detectives in the
Fifth Ward, said Captain Tate.
MULHALL CoNTRADlCTs TATE
The testimony Of Captain Tate, accepted
by the prosecution az possibly part OF the
defense's strategy--anuOuuced by state
Senator Edwin II. Nare--of proving the
murder plot charges a gigantic political
conspiracy, was followed by the dramatic
introduction of Edward Mulhall himset az
q witness b.
The prisoner. called by Gordon imme-
diately after the detective chief had left the
stand. was brought into court handcufed to
a prison keeper.
Mulhalrs story denied captain Tate's ac-
count Of their conversation. lie said ne
was taken from cell at Moyamensing
prison the night before last 20 a room where
captain Tate was waiting for him captain
rate told him, he said. that 'N"h Know
what is going on"
Tate. he testified. then asked him whether
he did not meet Jim" ClarN in saloon
at Ridge and Fairmouyt avenues, ana
whether clark did uot offer him SlOOo IL
lie would bring some "strong-arm' men
over from New York for election purposes
lie declared that he could not remember
whereupon Tate assured him that this will
| help YOU If YOU tell me-
Mulhall said he admitted TO tate that hc
| knew Jim" clark ana his brother city
| Detective Harry clark.
Tate, in departing, told Mulhall not to
! tell any one that he had paid the visit ac-
| Cording to the witnesss testimony Tie
| refused 10 say whether or not sam Ma
| loney was mentioned i'm the saloon conNorSa'
| ton
The following night Mulhall said, he was
| called away from his supper and taken 10
| city Halt where hr was given good
| supper" and ~ ocl1cS was led into Tatc's
private Office. There he said. h" i"unG
a man named Craig. who Is the saloon
! keeper At Ridge and Fairmouut avenues.
| lie recognized craig. he said, and craig
| remembered Harry clark being in the
| saloon. Tate accused craig Of being thick
| with Harry clark according to Mulhat
| Tate then told him. he said, that Harry
clark was telling all he knew about his
| brother Jim and he advised MulhalI TO
do the same. When he refused TO tell any
| thing. lie said, he was sent back to Moya,'
Henry j. Scott who for several years
was counsel for the Wares. testified that
! "San" Naloney had engaged him TO repre-
| sent Butch" Sgueslia lMasciaD ana
| LEFTY di Roma COstcllo), two of the
| Eunnen. Maloney. he said. called him on
the telephone and pleaded with him to come
30 his office, telling him it was chance
TO serve the Wares If You want TO-" This
| cUrroborited MalOney's testimony ON the
opening day of thc hearing. In spite Of
his scruples against handling murder
case, scott said, he accepted when Ma
loney put it on Il personal basis. Ils
first act was to tell the prisoners to Keep
their mouths shut. he said. and after their
hearing before Magistrate watson he gladly
| dropped out of the affair
! Detective John j. Creeduu, Of the squad
| Of Alfred Suuder, special investigator Tor
| Mayor Smith testified that he had reported
| to Soudcr a few days before the election
! that the police were active in the Firth
! Ward political fight, Ou the day of the
murder he said, he was on Seventh street
| beyond the sChoolhouse when he heard
shot. He then saw Policeman Seal run
down toward sixth street. As he rounded
! the corner and looked down lie Lancey
street he saw Mascla with a gun in his left
hand backing toward sixth street and
then saw him run around the corner into
! Sixth street.
Creedon asserted that Harry clark was
coming from the corner Of Sixth and De
Lancey streets when he came up clark
| asked:
What's the natter"
"Eppley is shot" Creedou said he am
l swered. lie said he saw clark few min
utes earlier at the corner Of Sixth and
Lombard streets,
John Eppley. brother Of the murdered
man. occupied the stand only "A few min
utes. lie testified that he had identified his
brothers body for Coroner's Physician
Wadsworth.
"BATTTING ABE" on STAND
Battling Abe" Cohen poulroom proprie-
tor beaten by Lieutenant Bennett and his
police in raid the poolroOm several
DAYS before the election, told OF seeing the
gunner with white ribbons in their button
p holes short time before the murder lie
testified that he saw "Jim' clark walk
down Sixth street while he was waiting 10
! buy an EVENING LEDGER a few minutes be-
| fore the shooting. Clark. he said, was a
| short distance ahead Of seven or eight gun
| men. and as clark saw Mercantile AD
| praiSer Carey and Assistant District At
| torney Maurer going down De l.anceS
street he waved his hand toward them. The
v | gunner did not seem TO understand, aC'
% cording to Cohen, and clark motioued q
f | second time. lie said that as the mel
p started beating Carey and Naursr he ran
: around the corner to his home. cohen re
n | lated how he was arrested election morning
il | and how he was assaulted In the raid on
d his poolroom
o William H. Eppley. an uncle Of the mur
J. dered policeman, was called 10 the staut
when court convened after the noon re
e cess lie is an undertaken, and testified
n to interrmg the body.
= Battling Abe" Cohen then was recalled
TO the stand for Cross-eyamlnation. IL
II described how James clark had pointed Ou
Carey by wave Of his hand to six o
r seven men who composed the "blackjac
% gang" just before the attack.
Hes the fellow with the derby hat" on
e of the gunmen shouted to Identify Carey
n according to Cohen.
lie said that he tried to whistle to Care
r. and Maurer 10 warn them, but he wa
unable TO make any sound.
Policeman Harvey Taylor, Of the Seven
y teenth District, then testified how he ha
81 been transferred to the ward for the regis
~ trHtion days and election day ON the frs
. registration day and on election day, h
~, a., said he was assigned to the DeutsCh Gu
y and told to take orders from Deutsch.
m The case opened with Assistant DlstriC
or Attorney Taulane continuing the proseCutiO
instead Of former Judge James Gay Gordon
IL The first witness called was Special Police
man Thomas f. Leo. Of the ThTty-fift
he | District, connected with the vice squad, VIII
of | witnessed the assault on Mercantile Al
ae ! praiser James A. Carey ana John /
Maurer, Assistant District Attorney, an
or the shooting os Gppey.
ed Mr.. Taulane quickly brought out the ia,
that Harry Clark the city Hall detectiN
Or, who was assigned In charge OF Detect,
VI Bureau men by special request was sec
ir- by Leo Immediately after the shooting.
OF was apparent he was attempting to brir
ng out testimony to substantiate the conspira,
lg.I.s,