Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29
S(AG
II WARD
l Remarks Woman
l1scss Es Hostile to
Prosecution
EkEST ON S T A " D
n Shot Came From Inside
Finletrer Club-Gray
Loses Point
BY n SfnH Correspondent
WSat Cheater Pa J,1Iy

BY n stur Correspondent
NJ Went Chester. Pa. July 90.
xtrene reluctance on the part Of
N 41an tu testify. causing the Court to
~ the opinion that the witness
- hostile TO the prosecution" and
~ etDeauSnt by a priest that the first
j ~ MkBd in the raid on the Finletter
leb came from inside the club. were
e&D cf the features today in the trial
II sths Fifth Ward case
va ~ third was the blocking by the Court
MAN attempt on the part Of William
Gray. counsel for the defense. to
a tAar Magistrate George A. Persch
e0nspired with Samuel G. Maloney
u eonnection with the Fifth Ward no.
Z yeAl program
2.-.53k Utner Councilman Isaac Deutsch
Lfeurenant Bennett and five SUBJ
9 35lkeS policemen are charged with
SoboW TO violate the 2hern law and
45fs9 IRE election on primary day.
q 9eptember 10, 1917 when Policeman F:p-
lR1y was killed
wife Of PooIroom Owner
The woman is Mrs Anna Hirst. wife
Joe First, former pugilist. who
~ 4e0e Abe Cohens poolroom, Sixth ana
etreetS which has figured in the
4 N mere as one OF the places raided
the police during the election cam.
iUtant District Attorney Taulane
u1G Mrs Hirst about her knowledge
" tne Finletter Club raid He tried
- nraw a statement from her about the
"a 4rd District policemen with the crowo
y raiders. The witness "colud not re-
o. did not know" in answer to
NySy question. contradicting the Com
5nwealth commended testimony given
were Judge Brown. The Court finally
nrsensd and for i've minutes tried un-
4 teqSo1BoYu1ly to elicit from the witness a
y p6pfttve statement
4 NJ ID perfectly apparent that the wit
3 ness is hostile" was the Courts COM
DeHt. after Taulane continued the
questioning of Mrs Hirst. where the
Court had left off.
E Joe HfFst, the won,an's husband Tau
H1e aseertsd. was formerly Carey sup
. lSfeer but switched to Deutsch after he,
u0u8ht the pooiroom from Cohen.
- half hour. Mrs. Hirst, a young,
yhatred woman, pitted a poor menu
SQ9 0gxmsf the questions of the Assis-
= D1nerict Attorney. She denied any
- - coached her since TIE hearing
bre fudge Brown.
.Hst3 X0o ccose-examination by William A
Il G e0unSei for the defense, was very
"a WhlH sAe was excused she hur-
S14 frOR tAs courtroom
~ oofenee this morning lost the
u11G olkfrmish Of the trials third
n ~ - Attorney Gray was recross-
mtnt8g Magistrate Persch
sSassb 8e1y ~ from Pefsch the admission
= 4k ee9 Magistrate has known Samuel
q az n90ney for twenty-five years.
Money, the defense contends was a
etss In the alleged conspiracy bull,
~ Dcutsch and Bennett The
Of conspiracy is part of the
Hmuntion.
lg6nTpted to wiring from Perscf,
Hf <1oa10u that he had conferred with
4 Sey and a newspaper editor. As
E District Attorney Taulane object-
e4ou0 woU sustained by the Court
Gray asked Persch II he knew Ma
Persch said he has known Ma
Yr9 ~ twenty-five years The de-
49, fy1sd to question the magistrate
noout alleged meetings with MaIoney
M James Benn, city editor of a PhiIa-
~ Newspaper. but Tauane OBJ
joo1eo to Gray's efforts.
s,IHa d9fenses counsel won from tn.
r Gywt pefmission to ask two questions OF
0o - they would be on the record
IN yOu ever meet Samuel MaIoney
James Denn in Broad street," was
Dts ArSt question. Persch did not re-
4 ~ oo0sv direction Of the Court.
4i - y not . fact that on ofie occasion
I'D meet MaIoney and Benn ant
y Naloney said"
n = Eatsrs Objection
Il nudans Jumped up with a visorou.
3o1)qcti0n. The Court called the oppos
- eu0nasS aN1 the official stenogra phe
NJ hAp 4
~ there The cross-examinatioi
D1sA ended at that point.
!: ia Defense Scores
4 yhe defense scored through one of tn
4. ,@S4<I1u9pnwealths witnesses a few min
@0t1D 9kteF Tauiane checked Grays ref
~ % Persch meeting MaIoney
G9na eDaled the Rev. Thomas X Con
assistant rector of ST. Mary
III 60yc Church. Father ConnelI wa
| N1f nth and Spruce streets when tn
Ss U1otfe1 Club was raided. He describe
N fh9 eWarming of men in front of tn
& G14bh0use. He heard q SAhot. saw a ma
fGDoarently fall inside the club. and sa
b oy1s10 MAN leap through a window. I
III - G1deWalh.,
No. 49, ne shot appear as though 1t wa
nf11 fSUlm the pavement or rhe step q
atisth9 FyNIe1ter Cfub?" asked Judge Haus,
~ -rhS hash seemed as though 1t cam
ft1n the inside" the priest replied Pre-
u9 witnesses for the Commonwealth
4 2 ~ aoed The shot was fired from withor
4, - cpUntexact the priests unexpecte
y 1(on1nt about the shot, the defens
4 "a tsol1oG Charles Catafesta, city fir.
ss@6a Wn~ was In the F'fnletter Clu
~ IT, RAID was made. Catafest
~ Eollceman Wirtschafter. one Of I'll
oc&tug gang leaders, fired one She
y q 3 etub window. wirtsctaf ftel
- ~, Stood on the bottom ste
~ <7B6 - ne discharged his revoIve
n IN lnpssssnes Of Had
~ 3DDosssnce OF the Finletter Gu
f< - ths opinion of the Commo1
- ~ Wes emphasized by the numbt
l1nnGDes called to nsrrate the inc
- the attack.
- y. Greaves, a stable
nto HarYigan's ONCE. said b
m61lSY' Costello and two oths
1pning up the stairs Of the clul
revolver and threatened
- one who came upstairs. h
0unmen saw the weapon an
TaplAne drew q sting out
s. esues-examinatton by askin
q ~ had been q policema
- ~ he had been for ten yea
<@n1 Atsmisssd July. 1917. II
3 - him. he said. meaning h
4 o q the police bureau
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