Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
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= -. fass o. !:
IA & my judge. ! never had :
= 40 with It. But ONCE = fel-
a ss,lsn !; the cops keep after him.
~, ~ him right, they soak him
"a hard. But II they get him
~ they soak him anyhow.
ss.I'm sorry I got to die. 10 wnat
e,n to save me, doc"
s.,nser said that he had gone to the
~, = midnight with Baker, Gold
! n. ~ slri. They were drinking and
- quarrel over his sweetheart
". h.fore the shooting at o'clock
"A ~. swo minutes after he had com !.
,l.s1 " his statement Stinser gasped and
+. ~ ~ ether victim, Baker, or Buck"
snss o a. he seems to be known more
NJ W. lie IN the underworld, was stone
~ Nan he was laid on the operat.
~ MA At St. Joseph's : Hospital,
~ .cr,e of his friends had taken
IL probably was dead when
\ I.Ssa nm on the street.. where he sat
sSsed against an ash barrel.
j Gives Different Version
u lu.,r,er.s dramatic story 10 contra.
1917 bv Colds. According to the lat.
~ r. had gone to the house with
sa:sr md Baker and two other men.
\ ~ 81 drinking until 4 O'Clock, Gold
s'sIsy ,rhsr the front door was flung
.psS violently and six men entered.
4 ssrhe men who came In didn't say Q
.1-they lust drew guns and began to
Y 10 said Gold. II was afraid, 30 /
&. ant Of the rooih and up the stalra.
4 h Ssnnd could get ont on the roof,
s2s vent there 30 they would not
~ me. That's all I know about II,
sSssrt that Stinger and Buck were
4 3sS hoftiecccrs and had made lot OF
( s2snies in the renderloin.'
'y:1Hs statement made by Mrs. Tupkis,
~ Aid not know any OF those con-
f6rned, il given most credence by the
4 sdire. It seems to contradict Stinger's
atstAbed story.
sx Saw Automobile Arrive
\ st"f have a room on the third floor OF
~. house at 1920 Melon street. which
;1 1snnosite the place where the shooting
sscnrrei." she said. My daughter,
Tisn. vas sick, and I sat up with her.
f}Was in chair by the window. when
312 o'clock ! saw an automobile stop
r ths corner Of Melon and Warnock
fWo men got out. They went into
& house. I had pretty good look
sf4hSm. Ny child was quiet, and I
{aff have doxed off in the chair. About
m &l0ck Or n little after heard shots
r Saked up. looked out the win
9tsaw six white women and COL
% Sbman run out Of the house and
~ "a on Melon street. The colored
~ m hooked ike a maid. Then few
Slts later two men ran out. fol.
k " a third man. This man
S6ea hold OF one Of the men who
The man he grabbed turned and
II out a gun and shot him.
'fEfhe man who was shot seemed to
6hding with the other two men,
lfey both fired at him. l think
2ph0t him three more times, and
A. lying in the street.
Saw Body Carried Out
II, In another moment. the door
again, ard two more men came
~ dragging a third. The man
+ ms carrying the wounded man
m dbwn In the street and propped
- against the ash barrel. saw
soop down and look into the
~ mans eyes. -,
b this time there was a crowd.
S(hers ! think having come from
4Qse. ] saw the man who had
ont the one who was wounded
NJ the crowd as IL he wanted
ret an automobile to take his
Z, 10 the hospital. No one seemed
ITO do 1t. Then the two wounded
wre finally picked up and sent
70 the hospital, and the police
Held in Light Bail - 4
eld and the two young women were
h Aearings at Central Police Station
Land held in $500 hail each as
lyS3A witnesses. They were held in
bail because Detective Forgy re-
t:u the dying statement Of Stinger.
eeich exonerated the others.
The police are looking for the girl
enttoned BY Stinger In the hope that
|he testimony will clear up the tragedy.
The bodies Of the two men have been
|tlsiined by their families. The Stingers
ne widely known in South Philadei-
|phia Swhere they have lived for many
|yeefs Another member of the family
9 % the police force. Another brother.
|rerry Stingcr, lives with his father.
%n Stingcr. and his aged mother.
Inc father took the news Of his SOM
|e4tn phi!osophical,y. but urged other
eefs OF the family to keep II from
|{leit mother. Ii is said that a Younger
EsV.tncr OF Harry married a sister OF
sss.. sss, % out that they were divorced.
Wife Tells Of Husbands Lifs
Paters wife is known MS Mrs. Ma.
Bailey, the latter name having
Nv used by the dead man more fre.
{S,nnuS than his own. She lives Mt
('y brown street with her two wear.
usushter. She was married to Ba.
|ke three years ago. " -"
~ never knew what my husband did
living she said after the police
INFORMED her of his death. "He
told me: and ] never tried to
~ ,atS his affairs. ! thought he was
HnaIueur and in business for him.
IN ! never heard him mention nny
girl. He was always good TO
~. and me. figure that what I
know won t hurt me. lie kissed
kooG;by before he left home last
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