Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-26
Schuck and James
Enter Death Cells
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and nudging the rib of Jack Goldberg
pickpocket to whom he was mannclcd
The party was in charge of Acting
Sherif Ulysses Ford. who had secured
In advance three seats in the smoking
car
Relieve me. this is great life if
You don't weaken" continued Schuck
and although Prosecutor Wolverton is
trying to weaken me. III fool him yet. ="
Nobody Home," Says James
James manacled to Bart Schellengcr
who has been his night guard since the
DAY Of his arrest. was seated directly
behind tS Schuck and appeared amused at
The apparent jollity of Schuck. Touch
ing his head, James said "Nobody
home" Then James was asked il he
cared TO say anything before the door
OF the death house closed behind him.
'Why certainly" he replied. IL am
glad to unburden myself.
don't know just where to begin.
1?g 11,?Gg see it appears to be nightmare.
when loUS ~ and think. and you
know have had r'ehty of time TO
think. cannot figure how ever en-
gagged in such dastardly deed.
>, Dave Paul was kindly old fellow.
hc and ] were good friends and | say
Defor" my God that I never meant to
narm ha ir of his head l did. how
ever and | must pay the price. even
'hough that price be my own life.
am willing to die but do think
II J am spared the death chair that I
VIII IN some way be able to make
amends for the misery | have caused.
4 mop" J may get my sentence committed
10 lltp nriSDnmpnf but I
baoy il | don't. ] have reasoned the
Wh0Ic matter out and believe ! should be
punished
Mary Spilled the Beans"
II think those who have followed my
trial will be interested to know my
h"lghtS, and here hey are:
There was n gentlemen : agreement
between Schuck and myself to cover for
'a"! other. We had agreed on our
nNrI"S. We had rehearsed them so often
tnGt | know them by heart. told
,S'hnck to make no confdants. but TO
Keep Il still tongue unless he had to talk
II. 10 thc authorities and that then he knew
cue story to tell them.
\, 'autioncd him not to say Il word TO
MARY McGarvey, but he did
She spilled the beans.
For five long weeks | withstood the
most trying third degree at the hands
OF thc prosecuting authorities of Camden
anu burlington counties. There wasn't
On On honr OF the day or night during these
NV weeks that was not quizzcd and
threatened in an effort to get me to t"lI,
I'dh tell and ! never would hnvc
t,oid even though they had tied m" nm
oS my thumbs If Schuck hadn't double
crossed me.
J. when they entered the vermin rid
u'n ecu in the Mt. Holly Jail and told
SIS | had better come clean because
;Ht'nuck had told all, couldn't believe
anu - anu ! would not believe it until De
CCrtNe Parker told me that Mary Nc
E;arvey had given the clue that resulted
IN turning us up.
Planned TO Make Amends
h., hight here want to say that il ]
imad managed to 0utwit the authoritie,
g. wa" my intention to make amends as
'nI as posslb e. ] firmly believe that |
tt"ula have made amends of some kind
~ pay ut least in part for the murder
co'I are any number of little things
"n,u ,,.i, nave done, but what's the use OF
Ma1mhu'hg about that now? I'm here, In
simo Envy yynd and I'm going to take my mcd-
N'"e IKE man.
No Malice Against Schuck
we got it, and when say 'we.' |
tha.h ICah we, because | want it known
N nut IL was Il we combination. hold
." malice against Schuck despite the
buSlt buGt that he is trying TO make people
Iim,IrVe that ! played lone hand In the
sag stnng OF Dave Paul. We are in the
,"I'e ," boat now, just as We were wher
T,oH VIZ started out to rob Paul, and | CUES,
H. be IN the same boat to the end
S story that we were bent on robbery
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