Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-17

l pulled out a cigarette to light it and
| heard bang and | turned and Frank
had hit this man on the head with a
hammer and pulled him back in the back
of the car, and kept beating him and
saying that he had double crossed him,
and then both of them had an argument
and | was pretty nervous and they haG
an argument about how he had double
crossed him and Frank continued to beat
him.
Were the curtains on the back of the
carr" Eyes. on the back Then Frank
started to say he was sorry. He was
bleeding and he told me to take him to
n hospital So backed the ear around
and started for the hospital and when
got to Delaware avenue he told me to
20 out Market street, and he had his
gun out and told me to drive up Market
street to Defawarcavenue and from
Delaware avenue to Penn and from
Tenth to Eleventh on Penn to Market
street, and then out Market street to
Marlton avenue. When we drove about
a half mile out Marlton pike to road
that leads to Forrest Hill l stopped and
pleaded with Frank not to go fur
ther. And then he told me to 60 out
further and that he was - - deS-
perate and needed money.
Begged for His Life
Was Paul conscious them" Yes.
II ! was not mistaken then he said
Please let me out and take the money
But James then ordered me TO drive
on. So we went on over the bridge
through Forrest Hill to Kaighn avenue.
and out Kaighn avenue tO browning
road. and then to MarltOn pike and
then he started beating him again. He
was beating him all the time. was so
damn nervous | didn't know what |
was doing. Frank was then beating
his head up.
Going out Marlton pike | was so
nervous I could hardly driv" the ear,
SO Frank jumped in front and demanded
let him drive the car. and ! wouldn't
allow him.
Was Paul then unconsciuus?" Il
couldn't say. We drove pretty good
distance down the pike and Frank takes
the gun and pulls it around, and I
thought he was going to shoot me, but
instead of shooting me he shot directly
at Paul.
In his face" He must have, but
! couldn't say. | was driving"
How many times did he shOot?'
Twice.
Where we're you then, mile out
of Camdenf" Further than that. We
were between Browning road and
EllSburg.'
No Sounds from Victim
Did you hear Paul after that"
no. Then we went on. That was the
time that Frank told me that ! was to
stick TO him or he would pull me in it
us far as he was Then he told me to
drive on, that he had n place up in the
Jersey Pines where he could put him. :"
Did he direct you where to gO?'
He directed me whore 10 90. We went
through Ellisburg and then we went
through Marlton and he took me. or
rather he told me TO take some back
road back of Medford.
Where did you buy the shovelsf"
They weren't bought that day. He
told me to take the back road. so after
we got on that don't know what it
was--we drove until We got to this par
ticular place. stopped the car and
he started to pull this fellow out.
was sick at my stomach, so he told me
| had better help him out and he said |
had to. He handed me Paul's foot.
could not look at him so ! pulled him
out, so after he was in there (the ditch
where they threw HIM we went back. I"
Couldn't Look at Body
And You carried him up and put him
in the watcr?" II don't know whether
there was water there or not. couldn I
look at the man.
"Do you know who threw the pair Of
glasses and the case in the creek" ~
threw them in there.
"And then you turned around and
came back to Camdcn:' "No, we
didn't"
"What did you do" "To tell the
truth, Mr.. Parker, don't know how
we went there, but we got to the bun
galow
What else did he use to kill him
WITH" That instrumental part Of Il
spring and hammer.
Did you see him throw them away ="
"Only the spring. That was when he
hit the glass and broke the windshield. -
Then yOu went on back to the bun
gnlow at CIrmcutou?' Yes. On our
way back We got to talking this thing
over, and | kept saying to him
wouldn't hC able to stand it. and | would
have to tell. And he said if | did lac
would see that | got the same dose as
he, lie said You were with me when
it happened, and | will drag you in it, ;
and other remarks" ."
CBy Mr.. Carrow) Did he threaten
you with the gun when you were driving
upE' AT first "
by Mr.. Parker) "Whcn YOU got