Evening journal., 1919-01-28
.LEMBO MAY Be
CAPITOL SLAYER
"Omega-Son Of ] e su S
Christ Kills Two
Phlladelphians
DISCHARGED FROM
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
BY the United Press.

FnlLADDLfnlA, Jdils DcA Ilblu IN
vesligatlon TO determine the connection
OF a man calling himself "Omega' son
Of Jesus Christ" with the recent bomb
outrages In this city, is being made
today by the police. "Omega," a reli-
g.ous maniac, yesterday ran wild with
revolver In each hand, killed two po-
Ecemen and another man and wounded
Eve.
Omega" was later shot by a police
man and is now in a local hospital un-
der heavy guard.
The dead are:
Geo ge r. Dingwall. policeman; John
Knox, policeman, and Thomas Holl0raD,
traction employe.
A draft registration card, found in
the maniac's pocket, Identified him as
George Lembo. aged 30 years, a Mexi-
can. Lembo was formerly a patient in
local insane asylum but was released
in 1917.
Secret Service m'n from Washington
are coming here today 10 try 10 Id n
tify Lembo as the Washington mad
man." who recently shot three women
and fred al half a dozen more.
Lemb0 started his career OF terror
yesterday afternoon about $50 o'clock
at Mount Vernon and Thirteenth ST. eets
In the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany's power house. He himself finally
was shot down by a patTolman and
now is In the Glrretson Hospital under
police guard.
When admitted 10 the Institution he
at FIRST refused 10 give any other name
than Omega" saying at the same time
he was a son OF Jesus Christ. He gave
his address as No. $40 North Eleventh
st. He finally was Identified by a reg
istration card In his pocket One time
a patient at Blockley, he was discharg-
ed in 1911.
Power houses seemed 10 have an OBJ
session for Lembo. The Christs pres
ence In the electric current, he said,
obliged him to put an end to all power
houses. He had in his possession a COM
plete list Of generating plants in Phila-
delphia. He has lived in many places
and In all sections Of the city. accord
ing TO the police. His landlady said he
had res .ded at her house for the last
three months.
The crazed Mexican purchased his re-
volvers and ammunition in pawn shops
in South and West Philadelphia. His
first objective after leaving his board
ing house yesterday afternoon was a
pawnshop on South street He bought
100 cartridges. Then he went TO West
Philadelphia and purchased two revolv-
ers for Si0.50 and Sii.
He returned homo and a., q lunch 81
coffee, fish and water. This because,
he said, IL was the diet OF "a holy man."
Then he left the house and walked un-
I'll he reached the powerhouse, where
curious voices on the wires called him
10 liberate the spirit Of the Christ from
the electric current.
lie vaulted the iron gate, pulled the
two revolvers from his pocket and be-
gan firing at random In the main gen.
Grating room. One Of the revolvers
failed at first 10 act. Lembo looked at
II curiously, bllnked his eyes, tried the
hammer several times and finally was
able to explode a cartridge. The first
bullet struck HOllOran, a second laid
Rembler low. The two men fell 10 the
floor, while fellow employees rushed TO
their aid. The crazy Mexican fled.
Lembo left the power house through
a rear door and turned sharply into
Ridge avenue. From there he began a
reign Of death and injury. Reserve
PatrOlman Dingwall was shot while d.
recting traf1lc at Broad street and Ridge
avenue. At the same time one Of the
crazy mans bullets struck Harry Clark
as he was alightlng from q street car.
A crowd then gave chase TO the mur-
derer. Knox the motorcycle patrolman,
placed his machine against a building
and Joined the pursuit on foot. LembO
fed up Fairmount avenue. At Sixteenth
street he met Pstrolman Frank Hearn.
With Knox In the rear Il was at first
believes the Mexican was pocketed, but
he managed 10 elude his pursuers, be
gan firing again and struck Kelly and
Robinson. Come on you Americans"
he cried.
BY this time Knox and Hearn were
again gaining on the man. At Olive
street they caught up with him. As
they closed in the Mexican quickly
placed a revolver against the breast Of
each patrolmsn and pulled the trigger.
One missed flre, but Knox fell with a
bullet through his heart. Hearn raised
his heavy locust club and brought Il
down on the Mexican's skull Then the
crowd which had been following rushed
In and beat and tore at the man until
the police took him TO the Garretson
Hospital.
Lembo seemed eager TO talk about
himself.
"My father came on earth and he was
made a slave" Lembo declared MY
fathers spirit Is imprisoned in all pow
er houses, most OF all In trolley power
houses. My father was Jesus Christ;
my mother was Maria Just (or JOsD.
MY mother died six years ago. She left
me $1,000. / have set aside certain
amounts OF money for every day. and
I figured that today would be my last
day on earth. So / put aside just
enough money to buy the revolvers and
the cartridges"
But why make a fuss about all
that?" the maniac exclaimed, while he
looked wonderingly at the policeman,
unable TO understand why the police
man doubted that he was the son Of
Jesus
~ have always lived on coffee, water
and fsh," he added, ut is perfect to
eat so "
A collection OF books on electricity
was found in his rooms. The police
lelleve he planned 10 dama,e the
Mount Vernon power house monument
The police, because OF the death OF
two members OF the force. are tier in
their denunciation OF the pawn shop
proprieto who sold Lembo his revol-
yers and cartridges. It is believed that
Yesterdays tragedy will result In
,tricter supervision OF the sale OF fire.
rms and particilarly Of those dis |