Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-13

you remember, during your chase, see
ing any one carrying fire armsF'
"That's ALL"
At this point Drennen, who had had
walked to the stand carrying small
black satchel, said:
C"How about the uniform ] wore that
day" A.
Then his counsel had him show the
court watch that was broken In his
fight with the youths and his clothes
with mud on them.
Just before Drennen took the stand,
Lieutenant Andrew Hamilton was
asked why the defendant was IN uni
form. It was testified the patrolman
had been renstated after the shooting
and assigned to the Tacory station.
Police of the Belgrade and Clearheld
streets station, where Drennen was de-
tailed until the shooting, testified foi
the defense this morning.
The main point brought out for the
defense was n denial of the testimony
given when the trial opened Yesterday
by Mrs. Martha Makowski, Of 206O AL
mond street. Two Of the police wit
nesses declared Mrs. Makowski had told
them Joyce and Eddie" McGovern hat
been to blame, although her testimony
|
| trolman.
Detective William Fields. one of thu
first witnesses, told of the investigation
he made of the killing of Joyce.
Fields said on the afternoon OF May
he had talked with Owen McGovern,
brother of Eddie" and learned from
| him that Eddie" was one of the tive
men with whom Drepnen had his argu
ment. Owen had refused to surrender
| his brother, Fields said. and the mex
day the young Man was arrested on
warrant charging assault and batter,
on Drennen.
Say Drennen Was Cut Up
Fields. like the other police witnesses
| declared Drcnncn, after the fight, hat
a cut lip and eye. a bruised elbow ant
walked with limp.
Detective D. Walls, the next witness
told Of the talk he had the day o.
the shooting with Mrs. Makowski.
'Ed was the one who started th'
fight" he testified Mrs. Makowski tolt
him. But. for Gods sake, don't &c
me into this or | will have TO mOv'
away from the neighborhood.
Sergeant White told of the talk wit!
Owen McGovern and of the condition
in which he saw Drennen after tn
fight.
City Surveyor Buckley, called for tn
defense, testified that he had examine.
the alley in which Joyce had becl
killed to see how far up it one coul,
see from the steps in front Of 2609 AL
mond street, the home of Mrs. Mar
Sullivan. Yesterday Mrs. Sullivan
testified she had been sitting on he
steps and saw Joyce lying PROSTATE |,
Nhn oil hn aA bot
Buckley said it was impossible to SO
more than ten feet up the alley fror
Mrs. Sullivans doorsteps. Joyce wa
further up the alley when he was shot
Patrolman Frank Reed told more de
tails of the talk the police say the
had with Mrs. Makowski after tn
shooting.
"This is awful he credited Mrs
Makowski with telling him. ''Eddi
McGovern started it. He hit the off
Ger and then the Joyce boy came u
behind and struck the officer and knocke
him down."
Reed said he told Mrs. Makowski a
the time that she would make n goo
witness for the patrolman. She the
told him she said. that if she gave sue
testimony She would be forced to move.
Lieutenant Andrew Hamilton. VIII
was Drcnnen's superior at tho time o
the shooting. was the next witness. II
snid that Drennen had complained +
him early on the morning of May tina
the boys were playing ball too near th
church, and the lieutenant said he or
dered the patrolman to break the gam
up.
At IL 80 o'clock immediately follow
ing the killing Of Joyce, Lieutcnan
Hamilton said Drennen came to hir
end reported the affair.
Iieutenent," Hamilton said Drcn
nen reported. 81 had fight with tw
men. l shot one and I am afraid