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an axe - and di e ' . s h 01■ hi nx.-.;■ v/lt;; /'PatrPlman • Patrick- Hanley/;-who wa«; the jirst^offioer. on , the /seeno: pf tragedy; '' stated •-:• that /yhen he. .made his •call irbm;,the Edwards street pol-ice: box: Desk Sergeant- Murphy;^ formed ••him/'taatv.a^murder•,had.=heen. committed ^at/:the;: fopt/;,yof;:,Mprt^ street •;He rah.. all, .the' * y?ay;^ to;; .the place,'. ‘James' Foster, -;.Frank;rGeran :an'd:Charles Bitter ,were, at;thepcaom;. Hc^‘ashed;vFrank: ;: (^ran, -;;‘'Who.::\did. this?*;, ’ y Geras, Phe /says . replied, ,. ./A: bin: , follow,'. wearing ./a? westem;.;./hat,: who. was:;/.wdth/LWaltpr:■ Scott/’y/Sub-y :sequent]yH.HahleyV::iy^h;i/..Patromw McConnell, .and'MHey ^proceededdo Scott’s:' home.at; 2406 ;. West; /;Fourth street: where: Fitzgerald; • •was;; placed; under/; arrest- /Tod;: .axe .the;:man,'. I; cwari t/t; remarked. Patrolman Hanley .-to. Fitzgerald/.. who • • repiied, ‘‘I. know /it. The officer.‘further: stated that the re-; volver, which,. it . is.; alleged,/ Fitzger-aid used/ was found on; top/of a china; closet:ln^Scotys.:home. ;/.One;.-.of f thesheila- wasj empty,, be.; -saM,# The/pf^ ;fleer: also; ;:staled -/that; Fi te^prald said: rtlie‘:guni belongedytp/hinx//p-; -.v . ••. .. During the/croas; examination:-, made by'Hiram Hathaway/ Jr.,; representing • Fitzgerald, \ Hanley/stated.-,■:£/that he heard' Scott - say • that /‘this vfellow-ha^ : to - ’ doIt.■; • or he :.w‘ould .;:have . done‘hIm/\- r\?\y' -’Cbrprier.; Carr- i and . Magistrate ■.Elliott committed ' ; Fitzgerald.-to the •bounty jail .without'ha.il: on1 the,charge'ofr murder--’: -f- . ; . \
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Oct 09, 1912
Page 3
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