Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
PduI's Dying Pleas
Spurned by Sidyers
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whole weight Of terror was pressing on
her. James, likewise, listened with
bowed head and downcast eyes. The
twitchings and turuings In his chair had
cessed. He seemed too stunned by the
awful arraignment of the prosecutor to
70 much as move his head. He sat hud-
died and passive under the lashing
words.
When the prosecutor ended, the eyes
that had been fixed on him were turned
on the prisoner. James still sat as il
stunned.
Story Holds Jury Tense
Prosecutor Wolverton held the jury
tense as he told the story of the crime,
as the state has reconstructed II from
the evidence of witnesses and the con
fessions alleged to have been made by
James and Schuck.
The prosecutor gave a wealth Of de-
tail, part Of which had been kept secret
by the men who have worked for more
than two months solving the mystery Of
Paul's disappearance and death.
THE state will nsk you to render
verdict Of murder In the first degree"
he said. 'The basis for this will be
found in the evidence, showing that the
death Of Paul resulted from blows in
dicted while being robbed by this de-
fendant and the codefendaDt Schuck.
The crimes act in this state Is plain
and explicit in this particular, stating
that wherever the evidence in any case
shows that death has resulted in per
petrating the crime OF robbery il shall
be murder in the first degree, and this
statute applies equally to all who aid,
N r m IL, hn - H.,
crime.
II is the purpose Of the state to pre-
sent to you evidence that will show
that The defendant James was inti-
mately acquainted with Paul, and, be-
cause of common experiences might
be called intimate friends. That by
reason of such intimacy the defendant
was enabled to know that Paul, as bank
runner or messenger, for the Broad
way Trust Co., frequently carried large
sums of money from the Broadway
Trust Go. to the Girard National Bank,
in Philadelphia.
Had $4,000 in Cash
''On Tuesday, October 8. Paul let,
the Broadway Trust Co., between /
and 80 in the afternoon with checks
amounting to $780, 900 and bank notes
to the amount of $40 900. One package
of checks was to be left at the First
National Bank, Front and Market
streets, Camden, the other package Of
checks and the $40, 900 in bank notes
was to be delivered to the Girard Ma
tional Bank.
The defendant James, had preyi-
ously entered into an arrangement 10
meet Paul that afternoon about l 80.
at the garage. 60 North Second street
where James had an office, and TO 20
to Philadelphia, together, in James
car.
The defendant accordingly met Paul
on second street, below the garage and
near Arch street. Schuck and the de-
tendant we're together in James chr
at the time. SchuCk was driving the
car and James was sitting alongside Of
MIN. When they met Paul, James left
the front seat and sat in the back and
Paul took the front scat alongside of
schuck. They drove Immediately to the
First National Bank and stopped the
car on the opposite side of Market
street, near Front, while Paul went
into the bank. He was only there a few
minutes and came out and got into the
car again taking the front seat.
The car was then driven down Mar.
kct street to Delaware avenue. where,
instead Of continuing to the regular en-
trance Of the ferry. a sharp turn was
made and the car driven down back OF
the long shed that runs from Delaware
avenue to the ferry. The space in the
rear OF this shed is sometimes used for
the parking Of cars.
First Assault Near Ferry Shed
After the car had been driven some
distance back Of the sheds, il was
stopped. and James Immediately struck
Paul a blow on the head and started
TO drag him from the front seat to the
back. In this he was assisted by
Schuck. James again struck him and
continued TO strike him. The car was
turned around and driven out Of Della
ware avenue again, and then north on
Delaware avenue TO Cooper or Penn
street, and at about Fourth street,
they crossed over to Market and out
Market street to Federal and on over
the bridge crossing Cooper river. They
continued out Federal street TO the
Marlton pike, then along Marlton pike
70 the road leading over to Forrest Hill
Park. The road between Marlton pike
and the park is desolate and little fire.
Quented and here the car was STONED.
In the meantime as the car left
the ferry and went along Delaware ave
nue. and out Penn street or Cooper
street, Paul asked them to take him to
Cooper Hospital, and said he would say
he had been held up at Delaware ave-
nue. and Market street and that James
and Schuck had found MIN and brought
him to the hospital. OF course this was
not done, and when they reached the
out Of way place between Marlton pike
and tho Baird avenue bridge leading
into the park. and where the car was
stopped, Paul seemed to have again re-
gained his senses and begged them to
let him 60, and said II they wanted the
money to take it, but TO let him go.
Instead OF needing his cry 10 be
mead, first by james and then by