Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-06
FINDS HOME ROBBED
AFTER POLICE RAID.
jewelry, Money and Wine Stolen
Following Arrest Of Alleged
Radicals, Il Is Testified
CAPTAIN RAPS PATROlMEN

Jeweirv. money and wine were stolen
from house nt 2222 Moore strrt. after
the occupants had been arrested in con
uection with alleged radical activities
April 25, Il was testified at the trial
today Of f~c patrolmcn suspended in
connection with The shooting " Patrol.
man Albert \. Beach, at the hous" after
tho raid.
CAPTAIN Graham. Of the First police
division. testified that tho five patrol
men wore in the raided house without
authority.
"TncI had no light in there nfr"r
the raid had taken place. Ne declared
on the stand before th" Civil Service
Commission.
Commissioner Woodruff ordered an
immediate invrstiEation ~ tn" charges:
Mrs. Joseph +, Ba!dsrr who SniI
she lived at the radrd house, declared
that when she returned thorr following
the raid she found the interior "t the
house badly demagcd Glasses were
broken. window shades torn down and
the rooms diaarrangrd \ harr"l OF
wine In tho cellar was almost cmpted.
che declared
SiOi Taken From Pocket
Joseph RGIdsirr. her brother in. law.
arrested In the raid. said TINT when he
vas TPIfANNil anu TFlNllll'l ~ wv It'NNN'
he discovered that Sl04 had been stolen
from his vest pocket, loft AZ the house.
, and TINT bracelet. gold ring and watch
were also stolen.
The five suspended ratromrn ar"
John !. McGoldrick, 2ll5 South Lam
bert street Albor; A. teach. ln"9
sigel street Dauiol \. Met Normirk.
a436 Carpenter street, and Arthur
Murphy, Jr.. 1919 South Norwood
street. all Of tho Twenty eighth and
Ritnpr streets station, and Thomas W.
McClafferty. of 23Oi Christian street, Il
motorcycle patrolman.
McClafferty testified hc was in tn"
front Of the house. heard q shot and
rushed into the kitchen. whcr" h" saw
McGoldrick holding receiver, while
Beach's forehead was rcd with bl lo"d.
He testified he took the revolver from
McGoIdrick. summou"l II patrcl and
had Beach sent tn 81. Agnrs Hospital.
"Oh. got a trimming, Beach snid
as hC was carried ont. according T."
McClafcrty.
Harry u. Mooney. "No gas acting
lieutenant at the station house a. IN"
time Of the shooting. whirh o"rurr'ei
four hours after tn raid said h"
had received reports "i 'hc incident
later on tho morning Of April 20, and
after putting the cos" hc'oro Captain
Graham, had suspended ~" four pa
trolmon Of his station and preferred
charges against thom.
Didn't Know How lie Was shot.
\ statement. oLtuinrd from Beach hv
Detectives Harry and Spaug.cr. way
read. In it Beach stated he did no,
know whether 30 ind bc"n sAot by hi,
own gun or McGoldrick's
McGoidrick, in hi, tostim"ny. d-ai"d
there was u Quarrrl among tho patrol e
men Over credit for rh" urrN~l nf thu
alleged radicals. Ite saH his gun ny-
plodNd accidentally as b" va, threaten
inc to get sOmo of these reds. II,
also denied drinking liquor
Iicach, tho victim VI tho shooting.
corrnboratcd Mr,ioidrr,', t"stinop,
EIc said McGoIdri"k and he were fa>'
friends und that thor" had h"on Il,
quarrel.
C"mmS,iuurr WoodruA pointed oOa
q discrepancy in In" testimony Of lh'
wituessc> concerning tho gun which Nc.
Goldrick hold in his hand
The "aSe wns held unicr udl .scmca,