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2 B § Cdt f *B*B*»«i««« « i—• • i ! i lvMM|MIMaaMMHMIV* THE .PHILADELPHIA INOUTRER. SUNDAY MORNING. KOVEMBEI C t»48 •Mai—| M'm C. H. DAVIS, INC. 1 » M SIMON S CO. Jackson Is Freed In Attack Cases William A. Jackson, 27, of Norris st. near WHh, who through a mistake In identity, was sought by both New Jereey and Delaware author!tie* on charges of criminal assault, walked out of City Hall a free man veeter- Magiatrate William A. Byrd, Sr., in Central Station ordered Jack- son's release after he was informed thai kwal authorit ies gs well as the Mates were convinced that the : «*i >fft a mi. mm) I , 1 1 I DM Assistant District Attorney Frank- tin E. Barr explained that Jfjfkson's close resemblance to Alfred Collins at, paraarudiy the raaTetUra*. laT te the seriw of errors. Until Collin*' arrest, Jackson had been ataities'r identified as the criminal by most of the principals in a series of attacks. Collins, meanwhile, Ja reported confessing to a mown Ung saries of crimes in South Jersey, Including * vicious attack on fhe wife of a Ma- laga farmer. Iff which crime Jack- B. Mit'on Hanaold. prosecutor for Gloucester, N. J., county, in a letter to larr yesterday, said "there is im- ^'' • • " WW mw mmm+mtm> mm ipfwwav w*vaa extredWan of Jackson." On Thursday, Superior Court Judge Chester H. Rhodes sicned an order re lea sing Ja cfeson from the Delaware charge. In that State Jackson would have faced the gal- lows under a criminal assault charge. ARM* CASE PlSiO|,Vj:o Simultaneously with yesterday's Central Station action, the Army lifted a tentative charge of parole violation. With hi* arrest a fort- wwmmwww wmjmif m*rmjm^*++ m mtm e mm11nj• mm ary*harracks' , New Cunrt»erla^d .P»" wr*# •j^er##WVffwf *"rW \r*ia***linP* WHvf Tr (P*f H£ uffaT DfieftD S€nt<£YlCCu for iiflni* miI SPF™" •wwr^ir n r ^ a a WJPWI a»" | wr 1 *••** P^w. mm ••,?•> epaww itary infraction while in the Army. The Army announced it would a parole violator if the civil charges were proved. With yesterday's dt- veioemenu, the military eharee* au- taaiitif i li wart dissolved. IP Mr^$ TAX INCLUDED P7e eanaet eeentiew ike regjlarly sell at a much na^piew* ^awgjss^P"* eas^a^^a •• asr EASY TERMS MAR. £ MIAMK A B N MfONEi LO#u*< 7 MM w^WW^wWWwP wJPap^^apFa a ^spnenjasr •^anpsaw^e^sawaseesjsseteee^ mmmmwmmmmwmmmmmmmmmm^ MARKET §T. .Fry*, Mechanic Seized lo Wift'i Dtith A 26-year-old Wilmington, Sal-. ayr*'^*a aa# ,, 'w*aaByF*fw't a* w*aww^a *a* *»A#saag^^* ttan with the slaying of ins wife, was »rrested in South Camden yestcrday sfteraoon. The suspect, Clevaland Bronaon, W#y#7 * B "Ptv|e erlww *• "awwWraJf y>^ v#a9> J••#»••• of reUUve on Terry ave. near Kca- suth st., by Camden rjetectrves Ben* Jaatjn Sunon, John Houston and Marshall Thompson, after receipt * aVfvYVpvev laaisj^Jl i p i 4 w | l **UI*e IA4V Wilmington authorities. JBroneon, who lives on E. 12th st. in Wjhningtop. according to police, is chaff* wtth gluing his wife in another man's heeae yesterday morning. He then fled to Camden. Aftef>his arreet pronson waived ex- V ' * * - * •*» •'•' : ' ; , - 11 fej •:• ' ..•:,-_>*: ^ : -v *.i* •i-<«<'^i»»—=«-•»-•»•«— 1 i 1 % * ' J^^ By Man's Auto A 32-year-old woman who jumped from the automobile of a man who bad flTaa bar a,ride home was drag- ged far more than a block along ppi^PP ,PT1F* _^WBw^fWi»TlSiW "™#* WPPWM kfr coat caught in a door handle n aarly yesterday. aflw,, JF^PWwwa ,WPPW|P». w^WPajP' •••p^aa *** Ttmole Udivtrsitr Hoanital far cuts and bruUes of the ten. i ^wwa»ja» w w ^^^^^e^ ^^ -IPWP^PT . ^w^^pppp TWO OF EIGHT SLAIN BY BERBERS GUNWAN :STER Bodias of EHery Purngley (laft), a Chaiter detective, story window of the building at the right, killed eight anxl Edward Boyer, a passarby, on a Chaatar sidewalk persons and wounded three. Tha alayar, Melvin Collins, yesterday after a crazed gunman, firing from a second 38, than killed himself when trapped by 100 policemen. Crazed Gunman Kills 8, Ends Life in Chester ar WsOTaaaa WwW *•*"•••*• VJfw^ wr^w™WWe- ^^^w* ^(F^S^rWa^s^ 9^wf ^* W*^|S^r *Ww '^WW*epp^s^^^w ^w^^ e^^** W"™* H avr' v ••••> ™aww fe •; M^eJM^suia :7 flUftsflL aft* w •#*•••• I A** 1 w#w >i a»' NEW STEEL DESKS W. $.11 Continued Free* first Pag* by glass, suffering lacerations of the fee*- With the exeeptioo of Cwmo, all of principals in the murder orgy were Negroes. The massacre occurred in Bethel Qourt, a Negro section at the edge of Ches- Igr's main be l a M f eaWP**? iff » ~ trict and only t h r e e SQffares from police headquarters. Chester a o - lice Chief An- drew J. Des- mond, who at the height of the battle, had gbout 100 local officers plug a strong rein- forcement o f State Felice concentrated around the slayer's barricade, kept that section of the city under tight police control for tea remainer of the day. Desmond said Collins came to Chanter 'from somewhere in Vir- ginia" about a week ago. He rented a second floor room above a business shop, at m Market st TOSSES COIN IN STREET At 1:20 o'clock Desmond said. Col- lins aPP«ared at his window "He shouted to three men standing in a group below his window," Desmond s*JsL "Call the eopa,'* Collins is supposed to have said. Ve tossed a 10 eent piece at the feat of the men. One of them was Beyer, who stepped into the street to pick up the coin. At that moment, Desmond said. CalMllS opened fire foyer awpped to the street with his ehest riddled by bullets. HUMID TO STUEET Furpsley, veteran of 21 years on the force, on his way to police head- quarters, was in a store almost op- posite Collins' barricade when he mw^^^m mm » • # v S M « * *^W I Purnsley ran to the street, unhal- stering his service pistol. Collins, sighting along the barrel of a .38 rifle, cut him down with a single Tasj-wraaapeeaAa^i iWPWHwaaa. ajp gPeHP 1 * arwa #a isa* bedstead that he had moved in front of the window, Collins picked off everyone who came Into his line of vision. Simons, Parker and Lyttie fell with bullets ripping into their chests Green, in a restaurant at 230 Mar- ket st., stepped to the front door when he heard the excitement out- side. He staggered back with a bul- let through his right shoulder. Almost opposite Collins, was the room in which the Moore and Nichols women lived. They appeared at their window and fell, almost to- gether, with head wounds. Wyche heard their screams and went to their help. Collins spotted him just as he entered the room, cut loose again and showered him with glass. RESERVES SENT IN Meanwhile, police reservea were rushed into the area. Desmond, at police headquarters, ordered all of the city's police force to the scene, summoning oK-duty officers from their homes, A egll brought Stste Police from the Qlenolden bgrrgeks. Police spread through lethsi Court, clearing the ares of ail pedestrians and ordering residents to cover. Police crawled to roofs surround* ing the room in which Collins was cornered and opened fire with ma- chine guns and tsar gas pistols, FACILITIES STRAINED In the midst of the siege, ambu- lances and ftre rescue squads stream- ed onto the scene to take the victims to Chester Hospital, where every fa- cility was strained to handle the rush. as Collins' expert shooting picked off ens after another. In the hour- long battle, police, many wearing bullet-proof vests, hurled at least 20 tear gas shells into the building. Collins kept dodging behind his shelter, sending answering shot* at the police His unerring marksmen- ship kept police under cover until the battle had lasted an hour/ POUCE*DASH IN, There was a lull behind the heavy fog of tear gas that surrounded Col- lins' perch. Policemen dashed to the door leading from Market st. into the building. With Desmond and Lt. Francis X Kelley, commander of the State Po- lice detail,' leading the squad inside the building, the forces outside sent another covering hefl of Are at Col- lins. At a signal the officers burst into Collins" room. They found him dead uu tha ftoar beside his unmade bed, The rifle was sprawled across his Isas. ^^**^"*ae*^s *as **^a &*• I**\J p ^*»ie # #§e»e %»+ *%*a*^* his life by firing a shot into the roof of his mouth. on the bed besfds him were is high-speed dum-dum bullets, Des- mond said- A small box nearby contained U more. Desmond said the floor in front of the window was littered with spent shells. Desmond said casino, a pumper at the Marcus Hook plant of the fun Oil Co., had stopped his auto below Collins' window Juat g few minutes before the man went berserk. Casino was there to meet Arthur Biggs, 40. of 239 Bevan st., a painter and pa- per hanger, who w as to help Casino redecorate his home. Arsenal, nee Janes la a iw».^f^we^wey wfw^tw_ •^Fw^pj^w"-'SH-wew ; e^* R •»***# v * »• ^ » » se «• • *»»w* ' »^a i w *•* '*• i^i^tu er the place closed. Tha three want to a nearby res- fc^ff *** ™W* ™ sang se MW/ s V'ness^^a T^ iiuiM s#»iwr» aa>vTeaa#* WTafe/a* ByPw* aar^^waaw^a ^w^aajr™ •»»•>•*> •^••s eearaa^e**e* gew™' *^w^i^*aa a e^ea w •a»aaw^ %*** s^*e • ae*" •»*• *"^^K*^ a^aanaa a ^wgF*ae*awi^ pawawaawp •^a^pi' he was not Uking them heme, he drove ahead. "***** •> &**9 \w Wagr"PBtwawi'aw W %t ai|iaw m lA/s/j-r****. ii a* i>ea i *-*•/» aa a-i n t fie light at Midvsle ave. ^^W" •*» peaa*we **p^^^aa^^|e f&t^F a™*ea*w ^r99^m. ^^& a^aaw* &w^r •*Ti*^^^P^ea a * ar •• • w er a* e v w ^^•^fc*w^^^ *w w^e » *^ **aaa r aaaaaa a^naa'a» ^jaraaaw aiwBaaijp a*pay ^BPT^*P of the automobile, 1m coat csught in the door. When James stripped a block later, ha WM surrounded by a group of angry passersby, one of whom gave him a pummeling. Detective John James was wearing a Distinguished Service Cross and a Purple Heart Medal. He told Regan that he had intended to stop his car buttesthis unnu ss. ssas aJ**^g , 'J'**** was ••••• g j^&'n •#* instead of the brake, . ^ Wbee yey go sours tkit winTer, do.'t ferg.t fag lagnlrer. Call The Circulation Pep*, far a ve- rities subscription. UWITAS—PA A. r". 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  • 2 B § C d t f *B*B*»«i««« « i—• • i ! i l v M M | M I M a a M M H M I V *

    THE .PHILADELPHIA INOUTRER. SUNDAY MORNING. KOVEMBEI C t»48 • M a i — | M'm

    C. H. DAVIS, INC. 1 »

    M SIMON S CO.

    Jackson Is Freed In Attack Cases

    William A. Jackson, 27, of Norris st. near WHh, who through a mistake In identity, was sought by both New Jereey and Delaware author!tie* on charges of criminal assault, walked out of City Hall a free man veeter-

    Magiatrate William A. Byrd, Sr., in Central Station ordered Jack-son's release after he was informed thai kwal authorit ies gs well as the

    Mates were convinced that the

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    Assistant District Attorney Frank-tin E. Barr explained that Jfjfkson's close resemblance to Alfred Collins at, paraarudiy the raaTetUra*. laT te the seriw of errors. Until Collin*' arrest, Jackson had been ataities'r identified as the criminal by most of the principals in a series of attacks.

    Collins, meanwhile, Ja reported confessing to a mown Ung saries of crimes in South Jersey, Including * vicious attack on fhe wife of a Ma-laga farmer. Iff which crime Jack-

    B. Mit'on Hanaold. prosecutor for Gloucester, N. J., county, in a letter to larr yesterday, said "there is im-

    ^'' • • " WW mw mmm+mtm> mm i p f w w a v w * v a a

    extredWan of Jackson." On Thursday, Superior Court

    Judge Chester H. Rhodes sicned an order re lea sing Ja cfeson from the Delaware charge. In that State Jackson would have faced the gal-lows under a criminal assault charge. ARM* CASE PlSiO|,Vj:o

    Simultaneously with yesterday's Central Station action, the Army lifted a tentative charge of parole violation. With hi* arrest a fort-wwmmwww wmjmif m*rmjm^*++ m mtm e mm11nj• mm

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