Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05
WOMAN ON Jury
At BANDIT TRIAL
Laura Washburn Will Decide
Fate Of Man Accused of
Driving Robbers Auto
FORMER "PAL" ACCUSES

| A woman juror. laura Washburn,
statistician, Of 5S41 Willows avenue,
listened to n startling tale Of banditry
in the prison section of Quarter Ses-
sions Court today before Judge McCul-
len, when n witness told how he and
his companions, after robbing one man,
had sped past n police car and pro
cccdcd to another hold-up and gum
fight with patrolmcn.
The case. heard in Room 453, City
Hall, was the trial Of John M. Foley,
202 North Fifth street, the first Of eight
defendants to answer indictments in n
charged with having been associated
with the bandit gang, Harry De Lange
and Thomas B. McElroy. were ac-
quilted yesterday by order Of Judge Nc
Cullen for lack Of evidence.
The chief witness ugaint Foley was
William Healcy, alleged leader Of the
gang, who confessed to Mayor Moore
some weeks ago involving the patrol
men in his statement.
Sought Victims All Night
IIealey on the stand today said that
on the night of September II, he, with
three others. met Foley at Sixth and
Race streets and got into his car after
,
the witness said was partly intoxicated.
Out drove them all night as they sought
. yictims.
Hcalcy said they had met Cromwell
=. Gabell. of $500 Lansdowne avenue,
at Fifty fifth street and Lnnsdowne
avenue at o'clock in the morning, and
robbed him, taking silver watch and
gold chain valued at $50.
At Girard College they were about
TO follow another man when they were
accostcd by patrolmcn riding in an au
tomobilc looking Off bandits.
The witness said the bandits had
STALLED through by saying they had
been out for a JOY ride and exhibiting
Jersey drivers licenses.
A few minutes after they escaped
the patrol the witness said. they held
up William McClintOck. at Girard ave-
nue. and Day street. Patrolmon from
the East Girard avenue station in
tcrruptcd them. and they drove off,
returning the patrlOmen's fire.
Identification Fails
The victims of the hod-up and the
patrolmcn who engaged in the pistol
duel testified to the facts as rccited
by Hcaley, but could not identify Foley
as the driver of the car.
The case was postponed until later
today because of the absence of the two
ratrolmrn who had been in the motor
! which stopped the bandits at Girard
College.
Women were excused from service in
the bandit" court, where Judge Fer.
guson is sitting, because two men were
: brought to trial for murder. and it was
: kelly that the jurors would have to bt
locked I'D over night. Those excused
! are Frances Diamond. 1886 Popla,
street; Alvina Fisher. 1924 Soutl
5 Forty sixth street, and Lac ID. Patter
= son. 1902 Spring Garden street.
! Special provision will be made 70
r women jurors before the trial of vii
j liam l.. Brincs. Penn sophomore, begin
@ late this month for tho murder of hi
: friend. Elmer &. DrcwcS. Dartmouth
College senior. There are nine womcl
4 on the venirc from which this jury vii
c be drawn.
t The women were busy today again a
n jurors in various courts, many civ
g cases being included among tho lon
n list of causes on which they heard Cvi
dCncC
Catherine Tcmcnter. teacher. of 2S2
Ridge avenue, and Belle Ycagcr. nurs,
Monument road, were empanPled /
e Judge Finletter's court to hear the su
h of the Pennsylvania Warchousing c,
o against BrdsOng 4 Co.. Inc, TO re
t cover a balance alleged to be due fl
- the storage of Il consignment of pea
II nuts.
:. Evelyn Focrdcrer, stcnographcr.
d 1904 Aspen street. and Marie Howard
u stcnographcr, of $50 Hamilton stree
D. were on jury in Court No. 4 bcfor
Judge Audenried, which awarded Yer