Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-11
CrOlUd Tries to
Lynch Sheriff

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''n''hucd from rage one
county building and known to every
body in town. uo was ON his way
,o, .,,, .,,,a ..,. -,
iio'ne carry '"'S n'orh',s "heh h' p'Sse"
Spring alley and Albany streets, a
nightly rendezvous for the sporting
CLAIMANT K,rh, I, &C. so;a h., bo,u on
SomerViile on business connected with
the murder. 1t Is in Somerville jail
TINT the two Youths are lodged.
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Called stool Pigeon
A crowd Of men. many of them drunk,
had been standing at the street inter-
section discussing the case. and Kirby's
name had been mentioned frequently.
lie was on guard in the courthouse the
night the first confession was obtained
from Schneider. and it was popularity
supposed TINT he had practiced on his
acquaintance with the youth, near
whose home Kirby lives, to make him
confess.
As Kirby passed Spring alley he was
recognized by Lyons, it is said, and
stopped. Men in the crowd began to
call names. Kat and stool pigeon"
we're two OF the epithets hurled at the
ohrial. :,
FreeboIders' $1,000 reward soSe W so' omc ,mc
shouted.
You've got me wrong" said Kirby.
turning to the crowd and endeavoring
10 defend himself. II hadn't ANYTHING
to do with the confession. The nu-
thoritics asked me to work that night
10 keep any one from going upstairs to
b.. of ali 7
had to do with il. except that after
Schneider mad made his statement tn"
prosecutor sent do"h Tor me. RI" knew
was an acquaintance or schneider $
ana ms family. All dld was to say to
"Ehhelier lhat the! would treat him
hl rlght ana II ne knew anything n"
NAG o'ltor tel1 the run
iou re mar shouted one
OF the m"n IN the crowd ann made
pass at hlroy. -,
, LETS tar ana leather the -,
yelied some one else. !he crowd surged
at the oihrial. Men edged behind hin.
ana IN lew mihutcs ne was the cen
irr % Ti ,n S oo o thni ,hs emu, innis ~, VI nH ,mea
L,, ,m" \fnr '''" .Ln ora,.5 ",u ',a,t CO..
hntais ..n WHY 'hts, al .he .'1mu .n ".n' Ta ~.
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VIII" i''' '''' n'"O'
Flees From Excited Mob
Kirby seeing that % there was real
.hrn"ah ,ha tna r;,o " ia fnnrd - o..at nnt
v", whorn i wos hin ond dosbnJ ,h ronpT SpT|
'rhs crowd nressed bnrd a, his bneIe
Rricks T crashed around him md md for n
frn. moments il Ionkad ~ thongh bo
n,irht ho in danger Of serinus in jmrv II
not Ienth
rho oN;o,,, 70, for .,o por,,,,ro
Hn Gi,.. ."' ,o,;d a",, i"' Nv, ori,r ,Na
.a .iooJ io"" "tt no conr hoh;ri i" hn'
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a. t"uSI' ",on WI, 81. hhae ,CN ,,' 'un' ',a.
grn'eu ,nE Mo"d 10 ,,eJod ure ,,,Tn ON" J ~ ~
nr,.J nr Iut,u homicd tnr Kirbv ~ coma ns" out nv
,io"" Tt at,", .,V" o,a'. ,r;oj ~ nocisv ~.
nh ossvrinn tbon, tbot E;rhv boS
gn, r.rt', out tbroush ,he hack by means OF
u,;ndow MANY NJ the men went
n,es,inn S. for him about the building
qnr'Ttann , t,o 'J' ond for uoms,t ottane
. ana pes sonu, i;,or.od n,', '1 tro,n ,no stotion
''oh was ','', ''' ,to'A '"e e'u.'o''
Kirby teIophonrd 10 thc poHcc' ana
detail armed WIN hlSht SUCKS came
on the run. they hroke through the
I crowd ana rescued hlrp!' sun III the
! building.
The crowd hung about untii o'clock
this morning in spite OF the Efforts OF
( the police to disperse 1t.
1,d,,,,,t over S,,snic,on
"'s' ,'.,,... ~.
I SHORTY before ua!lisn. 'ne p9lce
arrested Lyons on Information gwen
by Kirby The omrial shEs ,hat "hen
the mob frst sathered ABOUT him
and began to menace MN mere were
two policemen standing NEARBY, but that
they made no move to Interfere
Kirby expressed greater indignation
over the suspicious, OF the crowd than
their lAysical attack on him
Il know the Hayes family well. ne
said. II also know the Schnciders. l