Evening journal., 1921-05-28
Wild night FOR
PROBATION Chief
(contlnned dom arst parel

NNNAANAAAANA AA"AA 80 kAn'N
$50 o'clock yesterday morning by
a taxi-cab driver that the State pro-
baton officer had had an alteration
with a woman on a trolley car at
Front and French streets I'm the
evening. Mr.. Ray. it is said. pushed
the woman from the car. causing her
slight injuries. This woman is said
to have been Mrs. Ray.
About 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. 10 is said. officer Chambers saw,
at Front and Market, the automobile
in which Sterling and Ray are said
to have been riding. They drove to
Front and Tatnall streets and there.
1t is said. Mr.. Ray got out Of the
machine and fired three shots from
a revolver. But by the time the officer
reached that corner, however. the
men had disappeared
officer Chambers arrested Sterling
al Third and French streets shortly
afterward. Mr.. Ray. It is said es-
capped and ran up an alley OF the
home Of Michael Palese, 500 French
street Mr.. Palese. It Is stated. or
dered Mr.. Ray away from his house.
Mr.. Ray then went down Third
street
After complaint had been made
to him, Police superintendent Black
instructed Captain Wardle TO make
an investigation Of the charges. The
result Of the investigation was the
arrest of Mr.. Ray at his home. 425
East Ninth street. by Sergeant De-
venny shortly before the opening of
/ Municipal Court this morning.
Mr. Ray said this morning that
the affair is caused by "an insanely
jealous woman. He said his wife
because OF his coming into contact
with many women in the non-sup-
port office, is exceedingly Jealous OF
him.
He said that on Thursday he went
10 Philadelphia 70 rthe attorney-gen-
erals office, and that when he miss.
ed a train for home in the evening
he telephoned his wife Just before
he boarded a later train, he said, h'
again called his wife.
After leaving the train at French
Street Station. Mr.. Ray said he re-
membered that he had failed TO give
a report card to a white woman pa
rolled to him as drug addict. so thai
she could report to Dr. George ". X
Forrest again for examination. H'
vent to her house. in French street
Lelween Second and Third. he said
and had been in there only a shor
time when his wife came to the place
and declared that she "was going L
stay there as long as he did"
In an effort TO elude her. Mr.. Ra,
said he boarded a trolley car a
Fourth and Market streets, but tina
his wife followed him. Near Thir'
and Market streets. according q
, | SIR Rays story he left the trolle
car and again his wife followed. sh
tripped and fell to the street, h
said. injuring herself.
AS 10 the charge OF discharging
, nrearm. Mr.. Ray denied any knowl
Z edge OF such conduct on his part. "
e don't know anything about that" h
v said.
- 1t is also said that sometime earl
,. yesterday morning the gong in tf
r Municipal Building began ringin
). and when the watchmen In N
e building rushed to the door. tho
found Mr. Ray there pushing th
2 button. He wanted into his ohic
IN the building.
Today was the monthly repoi
day in Municipal Court for couple
who have had their marital trou
bles before the court. but the coui
' had to get along without report
from Mr.. Ray. to whom a numbe
Of the cases brought up this morn
ing had been referred for investi
cation and report.
Judge Rice left word at Mr.. Ray
office this morning that he is not {
Z continue any Of the duties OF n
Office untn he has seen him.