The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12
ARREST OF A MURDERER.
Jerry Dunn, The Murderer Of Jam9s Logan No.
Q, In Limbo Rehearsal Of tho Glory OF His
Crire ard an Accoun, Of His Capture.


The murder OF James Logan. or Games Logan No.
~ he was more commonly called, from his long
and notorious association with the Rogers murder
mystery, created more excitement from the popular
belief IN his guilt In inc FIRST crime than from any
sympathetic feeling for his own sudden and nsera.
bic death. The following Is a brief statement OF the
occurrence as published IN the HERALD at the time-
on the morning OF Wednesday, December 20, 1869.
James Logan No. 2, with his mistress, Carrie
| Smith, with whom he had been living for two
| months previously, at 10 East Houston street, Ell.
tered the coffee and cake saloon called Harre's and
Johnnes,n at 25 West Houston street, to get their
supper. II was about hali-past one O'Clock In tho
| morning, and hey found at the same table NJ which
| they were seated one Jerry Dunn well-known
gambler WIN three or his friends. 1t is said
| that Dunn ma,ie some insulting remark 10 the wo.
man Carrie, which was resented hy Logan, and.
both becoming excited, let forth q Gow OF language
| neither polite nor amcable Tho woman finally lele
the place followed a few moments afterwards W
Logan who joined her on the STEPS leading down to
the entrance from the street. While standing thero
Dunn, with his friends, came out and josilcd
them. Logan at once stepped up 70 Them
h hl i DSH;, @ S.eea sy wnoS s Logan rspea
can cs SSe a nea 1ne 70 yn %os d draw
| Ing a la pc bore, singe-barrcled pistol RON ms
POCKET, shot him IN the lett breast. pinn's TRENDS
then botcd down the street and escaped through
Mercer street. one OF them dropping sungshot In
night which was vas l pcke o sR p oef se p
to 10 his pocketstnd was saunterng caroie sly awav
when ccer nnn ooSsa ne up aa s race
and sand, - am not the man." A number OF ms
they closed a a about sS saying The a ran INTO the
saloon; 1t wa, not Dunn" &c. Oneer Crittenden
then released n, prisoner ana wen, 70 s
s. gated: Dunn was walking away, waen he was
|
, and who saw the shooting. she tried 10 hold him
fearing p t1a Dunn nsat sSpe! her. psrsaadea her
TO LET ha 90 ana 4, escepea thyons1 creme stis .n
i corner q Meicer street and apprense;qgGa MN
y as the murderer. Logan eAcaimfd, '.Fof Goaa
sake vS ake s d 5Ss ra,s am precinct ssS
station house, corner OF Wooster ana Prince streets.
lie a.erma o seoysa 20 e an a
Is norton statement, dcposlng to the foiiowing:-ia
Wsh Il No aaS East asst street. at
=" about quarte'.past one O'Clock on We'd
nsy Ne ,esaon me silicon rel 81 oe
x thing 10 eat; lie sat down al one OF
Hb e e sGs md nree Or four minutes ater ne also lett
le but returned again 10 get night Tor ms cigar lie
stood few minutes on ts paveheh r wnsn 'rae zee
- took no notice Of -: one n OF taem N tMe a.
SGyes psS aa r aer upon t A ne AZ
;, reached Bellevue Hospital. he denied hat ne had
T. any slungshot ABOUT him and sad riat ne Ga nos
!. nembered Their accs but the BARTENDER was thu
u hores recovery az this time but Dr. Mclean, WIN
~ | attended 'him, SAD he would de-
- Carrie sfnln. Minnie Nilsson and Johnny Clark
- were All detained ~ the station house Witnesses
~ 10 await the result OF the SHOOTING The pistol with
W winch the deed was committed was plcEed UP under
- | a tree in greene street by Cornelius tristan.
THE MURDERER.
o Jerry Dunn alias "Ilawksnaw, the Detective,' was
or q well known character IN the tt9hfh ward
,e He II ahout twenty-three years of aye
" 1--WE feet nine inches In height, ana weighs abon
!, | anc :.
We pexlon. high cheek bones, and wears .a eoate
hs 10 the shooting hy playing the f6sot detective
"li visiting houses o. itame ana olacknslilg them
,le uce Downing sentenced hin 10 o long term IN tn
~ rcnltentiary IN run -hmant Tor H.
ere Dunn WIS regarded rs desperate character, an
my was several times arrested for assaults esclyin
W. pan;shmcnt On al occasions bar one lie threa
er- puation the lnprisonmeat 70 wflcl tla magl.
al trate mad sentenced llm. Justice pogrg met nii
In the stroer soon after ana told him That at an
~ future time, should lie chance 10 crosl he rath b
- must precedc and not follow lim as he il9ioue M
understood his threats and was prepared b dc Ell
THE ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE DuN,
j9. me most eXtfa0rdinary eAertlons put fort
nd 10 capture Dunn. the whole country ,gay secures
- without ayail, and finally Information was receives
IS Upon the appointment OF tie late John Joarsan 1
n. superintendent Of Police ne set to work wiil III
a, usual vigof and earncstrcSs " pirpos,
hc to find this man. Ramors were re
o. ceiVea ed stating i.at he WAS n Ireland
the ears OF The police from time 20 time only 10 bs
u. speedily eontradctol. few days before s dealt
Of superintendent Jopaaa received, in rcpy 10 inqu
RES he had maze IA California, Information thai
Dunn In the Western country.
US Alter the deGth OF the great detective Chie
keiso ana Justice bowling machinery IN morton
"a To ascertain the precise whereabont VI tie rugtfve
and soon word was received that he ha9 been lii ,b
cn nelghporloOd OF Chicago. Chiaf KcsO delgiso
he detectives irving and Dusenbury TO start in pur
i, sui. Ihey let this city tie lSth oil cctonel
- last, and passed from city 10 city III they reached
~ Springfield !llols, where they obtained warrant
en- from the Governor for the Of Duna They then
III went 10 chicago, Wnere they put az the Sherman
III House, under assumed names. Captain Hickey, OF
bie chicago force, was sent for, anu s.ep8 were
n taken to find him If with the limits tne ciD.
"a After Two weeks OF digent Wort 1t was disc0yere
that nc bdu lell Chicago permanently IN month
10 OF August last. They also learned that lie was
TO IN GEORGIA, Working the fairs. 1hey went
ii 70 Atlanta, thence 10 Corlnth ana %
70 chattanooga. Then they wens to Richmond
during the time o. the Cotton Fair following traces
o. hiin always orc OF winch nay led them 10 Bat
tiWore ~ me LAST named city tacy learned with
IS certainty that he was III ST. Louis, where he hob.
t. ana other notorious characters. irving ana
II Dusenbury at once proceeded to Chicago
/ aud paced themselves In communication
< Win Cnlel OF Police Mcdonald, o. IT. boa.s, teie.
d graphing nm To- arrest jeremiah DinU. alias John
+ Mathews tie name by which he was KNOWN Ii rhe
n him at the same time OF the real character Of sle
charge, and TO hod INN till time as they co,l,d
reach the city. They arrived the following noyning
J., ana TOOK Dunn In custody and were tnen arrested
y by United States detective John agan FOR the pur-
pose or getting Dunn the river into IlIinns
G on the evening Of the 10th inst they arrived In
Chicago and last night reached The city, yyit, ther
prisoner IN charge.
Gan s,Tnov