Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-21
OyTALUCK;; NO ONE
WILL SHOOT HIM
Here's FeIla Goes to|BergdolI
Home Hoping for FusiIIade
and Is Disappointed
LANDS IN CELL INSTEAD
Philip Bclikovc is sure outa luck.

Philip Bclkove is sure outa luck.
lie tried to have himself shot n n
bnrglar. but there was nobody around
who had gun handy NAnd well. Bell
kovc was scnt back to his home in
Perth Amboy. y. j., detected and
"sorc' because he couldn't work off
his iinN.
Bclikovc figured the correct way to
attract bullet or two was to break
into the home of Gr"v"r cleveland
I;orgdol. notorious draft d"dger, in
Wynnrfcld. lie reasoned II out this
way:
Either will be- plugged by Grover
himself. when he finds me foNslng
around his home or I'll be 'nIn"d by
one Of these federal agents on th" look.
ont for Bcrgdoll. "
So, ou Saturday night last. hr tried
out the plan lie went into th" Berg
doll house. made himself nt home and
tried his durndrst to attract the att"n.
tion Of gun.
A wait Of II few hours and there
was nothing doing. Then Brikoyc, dis
gusted. wen; To bed.
Bright aud early next morning he
got on the job again and made al sorts
of racket aS he fusscd around nud pre-
pared himself something to eat. No
shot yet
He sauntcred round the grounds Of
the Bergdol home. making known his
presence as much as he could. SUI
no shot Apparently. no on" was in
the least interested in him. lie was
getting discouraged.
Hope at last Out of batch of
Shrubbcry sauntrrcd MaIin the care
takcri ~, Surely hcIik"E Thought his
Martin approached the visitor The
rarctakcr' spotted Brlikoyp A. fed.
"ral agent on hunt for Grover Bell
kovr figured Martin surely had th" gun
that would do the trick and that said
gun was liable to bc pulled any minute
EclikOvp waited
What are yoH doing here" Mar
tin demanded.
"Oh, I'm Just staying here Bell
kovc replied.
But what's the dca?" Martin in
qnrcd.
II d"n't know" the intruder re-
piled.
We'll. YOU better get out, then.
Martin ordered.
well, ! won't and You better not
try and put me out" B"likovr an
Swrrrd bplligrrenty.
Martin again felt sur" that the visitor
was an agent of Uncle sam. II" pom
dcrcd the matter at length and finally
got an idea. He called up Captain Hal
liHSey.t head of TIA" liaverford town
shin police force. and the chief Went
over to see the federal agent.
When the intruder invited HalIsSey
to take him out the captain did So, and
. the stranger proved surprisingly tracta
Bile. After he had been to the OakmoHt
police station, however. he went on a
silence strike. From papers in his peck
cts and from the man : own admissions
the police discovered he was n pros
pcrouS business man of Perth Amboy.
II went there to get shot. BcIikove
explained. 49,,
'Y0u went there to get shot. did
yout" llaliSsey asked. well, YOU
talk like n nut to me. but in picking
that particular hous" to break into with
that purpose you displayed II tremendous
amount Of sanity. Out of all the houses
in the United States. | imagine that
Brrgdul house would have been about
the easiest for You to approach to have
your desires amply fulfilled. if there
had been any members of tn" Berg
doll family about.
Pat nobody would shoot me- Bell
kOvp continued. "I'm just outn luck,
that's all