Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-02

he was making out the warrant when
Mascia was lied in by the policemen. who
caught him on the corner OF Sixth and
Spruce streets, one Of whom had wound
on his hand given to him by a blackjack
by one OF the men. and l said, This Is the
fellow" So the Magistrate was signing the
warrant I said Now, l want 20 be sure
this man is held without bail. don't want
TO give this one man a chance to get away.
and just then some other policemen came in
with another man, whom | have since
identified as Costello. and I looked at Cos
tollo, and then somebody said, "He was In
that crowd. too. He was in that crowd
where that officer was shot"
That was the first / heard of an officer
being shot. SO looked at Costello and
looked at Mascia and | noticed they both
had white ribbons In the second buttonhole
OF their vests. / said, Judge" addressing
Magistrate stevenson, "see these white rib
bons? That is the mark Of Identification
These men belong to the same crew.
want YOU to add this man Costello In that
warrant" So Costello was added In the
warrant and then word came that the
officer was at the Pennsylvania Hospita
and they wanted both of these men tater
there for Identification / jumped in pa
troll wagon.
O. What was done about these white rib
bons? A. why, the police wanted them
but | said, mo, l am not going to let the
uolice have them | want Magistrate
stevenson TO have them" and ! raised a
fuss and Magistrate Steveil lJn took them
and kept them.
O. What policemen wanted them A
We'll, whoever was there, Judge. ] don't
remember
Q. They were taken by the magistrate
A. Yes, sir.
@. And you went then where? A. l went
Q. And saw whom? A. Well. Eppey
was dead when I got there.
Q. You did nothing there? A. I did moth.
ing
@. What was the next that you did? A.
The next | did was TO come and see you
| think
Q. Was Lieutenant Bennett in the sta
tion house when Miscia and Costello were
brought there? A. | can't say positively
Judge ! was excited. | do not recall that
O. You were arrested that day in the
manner you have stated? A. Yes. sir.
@. And you were held for a hearing the
next day? A. ! was told to appear at
Magistrate Perschs office the next morning
at 10 o'clock
Q. Did you appear there. A. At Il
o'clock the next morning | called Mans
trate Persch up at his office | know
Magistrate Persch's voice well. | spoke tC
him over the telephone. ! said, Judge, yot
issued u warrant for me and l was told &c
appear at your office at 10 o'clock today
DO you want me-" He said, mo. a lo
of your people are here now. and | am dis
charging them all right and left" he said
"and you will be discharged, too. but not
! today You wait until next week. Nol
won't have to bother about it. / have never
| heard from that warrant since"
@. AS an attorney, you have stated that
| you were instrumental in releasing a mum
| ber Of persons arrested on warrants Oi
| Magistrate PersCh. A. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern was cross-eXamined by former
| Judge Beiter, but after he had answered
| a few questions, Judge Gordon offered in
| evidence a letter written by Carey to the
/ Mayor at Atlantic City. In this letter
! which was a long one, Carey went into de
| tail regarding police brutality and politica
| activity in the Fifth Ward, giving a list
| Of policemen transferred by Lieutenant
| Bennett, and urged that this police activity
| and intimidation be called off in the inter.
| ests of fair election.