Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-18
DEUTSCH, 9TH WARD
| CASE FIGURE, DIES
Former Ware Leader Succumbs
/ In Same Bed in Which PATROL
man Eppley Expired
mo AUTOPSY TO BE HELD

isaac Deutsch. former Ware Fifth
Ward lender, under sentence for his
connection with the political crimes
which eliminated in the death of Pa
trolman George A. Epplry in Septcm
Der, 1917. died yesterday in tho same
bed In which Epplcy breathcd his last. I
Deutsch was overcome yesterday aft
ernoon while trying TO recover q pet
poodle which had escaped from the arms
of his three year old daughter ROsalic
He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hos
lpital and, by strange coincidence. as
,signed TO the same bed in which Ep-
ipley had died.
Deutsch was under sentence Of two
Years Imprisonment and $1,000 fine MS
"A result of his connection with the
Fifth Ward affair. lie was ont on
bail pending the dcrision on an aprcal
before the Superior Court.
Deutsch was forty three years old.
He had been in i'll health for several
months. Only yesterday he underwent
his sixth Nray examination 10 deter
mine what was the matter with his
stomach. After returning from the hos
,pital h" sat on the steps of his home
at 3O9 Pine street, playing with Rosalic.
Puppy Escapes
A small puppy which had been
presented to Rosalic Monday, cscnueJ
from her arms and ran down the street,
with the child in laughing pursuit.
llDeutsch called for her to stand still and
ran to retrieve the puppy. He secured
THE dog and was returning with it
ltriumphantly in his arms when he sud
denly fell forward on his face.
I Willing hands carried the former
political leader to the steps of $50 Pine
street and first aid methods were ap-
piled. The patrol Of the Third and De
.Iancey streets station was summoned.
iJust as it arrived Dcutsch got to his
feet and tried to walk away.
"I'm all right" he said, and then
fell forward again. lie was taken to
THE hospital in the patrol which carried
;Eppley to the institution. The only
,dispensary bed unoccupicd was the one
in which the murdered detective died, so
iDeutsch was put in it.
The sick man died few minutes after
'admittanCc, his wife and brother Max
being with him when he breathed his
last.
I. Coroner knight today said that no
autopsy would De held in the case as
tie cause of death had been definitely
{ established. The coroner received let
I ter from the Pennsylvania Hospital
I. saying the case was not at the hospital
I long enough to make thorough exam
l nation.
DIR. G. B. Slifer, 1907 Ritncr street,
who has attended Deutsch for many
years, sent a letter to the coroner in
which he said that Deutsch $ death was
due to pancrcatic collie complicated by
dilation of the heart
The inquest will be held tomorrow
and the case will be presented by
Deputy Coroner APPEL.
/ The Deutsch home was besieged last
night, and prominent among the visi-
tors was Lieutenant David Bennett. who
! was in charge of the Third and De
+ Lancey streets station when the contest
took place. The latter is also under
I sentence.
( Deutsch was born at 300 South street
in the eighth division Of the Fifth ward
| He was the youngest OF four sons o.
German immigrants. and he followed his
fathers trade of butcher at the Soutl
( street address When his father dice
he took over the business. Later he wa!
I elected president of the South Stree
Business Mems Association He alsC
maintained stalls in the Second stree
market and headed the business men.
organization there.
He later was elected to Common
Council through the patronage of Carey
1 who was leader in the fifth ward. Wher
! the Wares split with Pcnrosp, they
selected DeutsCh to lead their fight
against Carey in the Fifth ward. Wher
clash came in the fall If 1917 and
Deutsch obtained the backing of the
police force of the Third and DE Lancey
streets station. IIcaGs were ciubbed. d
gang of thugs was imported from New
York in the fight and finally policeman
was killed. Deutsch was subsequently,
arrested with six Of the policemen ant
convicted.
He was released on bail pending tn,
decision on an appeal taken by his at
torney. lie then gave up his place o
business at 3OJ South street and movCt
to the Pine street address. in the sam
block that his opponent. James Carey
/ resides. He devoted all his busines
! energies to the meat stalls that he main
| tanned in the Second street market