Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18


>its and threw them along the road. He
iskcd inc TO take him to the bungalow
What happened thereT" 1--WE stop
pea the car a short distance from the
bungalow. l went over in the house
and sat down in chair. After bit
James walked in and began to use vile
language. He wanted to know what
4, thought I was doing. said ]
didn't know what to do. lie brought
the package and opened 1t up. He said !:
1 thought there was 100000? l see
here's a slip says there's S35 900 in one
bundle and $1,000 in another. IL you'll
keep your mouth shut I'll give you
$50, 600. /"
Schuck then described the trip to
Woodbury. and Wcstvile. The witness
said he had remained in the car, being
,iraid to get out, and they went to his
home.
Tried to Hide Money
James asked il he could leave the
money In the SAFE" he continued. "I
told him certainly not. When we went
back TO the house Jemes looked all over
for place to hide the money. lie
went into the cellar. There was a
pace under the steps where piece of
tin apparently covered a hole in the
wall. l didn't know what was under
! 1t. James took hammer and knocked
1t Of and hid the money under there. ~
The witness continued: After we
hid the money James said to me: III
take you to Philly. / know a place
where we cau get something to drink
and have good time. 1t will fix up
your nerves
Schuck said he had gone next day to
Philadelphia with James.
He was then asked to describe the
burial of the body.
II got up about noon that day." he
| said. II wasn't feeling well. l took
walk over to my sisters house.
went in the back way when returned
home and found that James was in
front of the house with his automobile
He said: Get in, it's getting late. He
started to drive awfully fast. | said
You've got to do It. / said {: Frank
have some pity, l can't look at the body
again He said: oh, that's all right
you won't have TO look at it. We've go'
to bury Il, and bury IL quick
"On the way to the Pines we stopped
at store in Medford and James bough'
q rake and n couple of shovels. Leaving
the store he said You pay the guy fol
that We then went on down into thu
Pines to the place where we thought th'
body had heen thrown.
flames went and looked and suddenl!
turned around and shouted My God
Ray, the body isn't here I became St
nervous / wanted to run away. Jane!
kept saying I cant see It cant SCI
it, Finally we found It.
Tells Of Burying Body
1--WE then got busy and tried to dig |
hole. There we're lot of roots and w
didn't make much progress. Then james
said Come on, get n hold of the body
said: I can't look at that body again.
He said: Come on, get hold of foot
YOU don't have to look at It. TheI
and pulled It with the machine. w
dragged it to another hole we had dul
some distance away. We put the bod!
in. ] was so nervous / could hardl.
stand"
This ended the direct examination.
schuck Put on Grill
On cross examination he was askc
how long he had known Frank James
, and the answer was ten yeara. :,
"Were your close friends| V
wouldn | say. , ,,,,
"Well. you were friends "Oh, yes
. we knocked around together
"On October = did you say to you
, stenographer that you were going
the world seriest" Il don't remember.
Whore did you tell your wife yo
we're going?" IL don't remember
2 ."Tell her you were going to the wor'
seres?" ! may have told her that, b'
D 6or't remember -
e Where did you tell Mary McGarve
, you got the money!
This was objected to by Mr.. Caro-
|, on the ground the prosecutor must cor
fine himself on cross examination
, what was brought out in direct exam
nation. The objection was sustainct
"Did you intend to go to the wor
series on October Az "No, SIR
Questioned on Auto Journey
: Prosecutor Wolverton cross s-quCs
: toned Schuck at length on his reaso
: for turning in back OF the shed Is. II
, replied that n trolley car blocked I'll
I way and Paul had waved at a woma
E on the trolley car.
I ~ turned in to let Paul get out" h
said.
Mr.. Wolverton then reminded Schuc
Of a statement made November 10, i
e which he had said there was no speci,
, reason for turning in back Of the sheds
c "How is it that these things hav
t come to you since
! "Sincc have been in Ccil Is has
had time to think many things over an
to recall many incidents.
The prosecutor showed picture {
e the ferry house and asked the distanC
e OF the sheds from the ferry. Schuc
, replied he could not remember. Ii
made the same answer 10 many Qucs
/. tions. and now and then the juror
1 smiled at this answer. ..
He said that he was not driving fas
when they turned into the runway be
/ hind the sheds. He said he had stoppe
4 for several minutes while Paul an
James were talking and had passed be
1 tween two machines and was prepar
ing to back out.
: Was Not EaveSlrOppcr
; lie was asked for the conversation be
: tween Paul and James in detail.
/ at was none Of my affair; I dlln
! listen" he said.
@ He was asked to relate again in de
tail what took place when the men be
Z gan cursing. He said that Paul got u
( on the front seat with his knees and
i seemed to him Paul tumblcd back.
"Kow did you know Paul was hitf
G "I heard the blow, and Paul turned i
8 the seat with one leg partly over I'll
q back Of the seat.
n Schuck was reminded OF tho state
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