New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-12
ARREST OF JERRY DUNN.

THE ASSASSIN OF JAMES LOGAN NO. 2 sECURyD
Detective Irving arrived In this city last
evening having In custody the notorious jerry Dunn,
whom he arrested in st. Louis on charge OF muruerins
James Logan No who was suspected Of being tho mur
derer Of Mr.. Rogers, killed In East Twelfth-sf. On
the morning OF December ~ Logan and Carrie
Smith went into the basement restaurant NO
d West Houston-st Seated at the same table
were Jerry Dunn aud two companions Dunn made
gross auson to the GIRL which Was resented by Logan
Dunn became very abusive and the girl left the saloon
followed by Logan. As they stood on the sidewalk, In
front Of the saloon Dunn and bis friends came on" ana
the former jostlsd Logan he passed Logan followed
Dunn and demanded what he meant by insulting him
few words passed, ending with Logan declaring hs
could whip Dunn and bis friends.
Dunn az once drew O pistol aud fred at Logan and the
ball entered his left breast The friends OF Damn ran
away one OF them dropping sung shot. Dunn paceo
the pistol in his pocket. and walked down Honstontt
ieayiueIogan lying on the sidewalk. He had gone bus
few steps when Officer Crittenden who had hoard the
pistol shot, ran mp. Knowing Dunn to be desperate
Character the officer seized him, but tho prisoner de
cared he not the assassin, and some 81 ms fends
coming up declared that the man who had shot Logan
had run back into the restaurant and was then endeA
ing 10 make his escape. 49,, .on
gresated around Logan Minnio Wilson, who had VIII
messed the SHOOTING seized Dunn soon ster ne Wa
friend TO let him ~ he would probably shoot her ao
men sIn to Beeyne Hospital where hs died In
few days from the wound Previous " Dis death ss
ante deposition was taken ny COfoher rynn "a"
failing many OF the above facts.
Efforts were md Dunn, but where ne had gone
could not ascertained Superintendent Jonrden deter
mined to mud Damn, whose friends SAID ne ban zone "
ireland. but this was proven " be untrue apou'
the time Superintent Jourdan was TAKEN m lhICrs
fion came from California, that Dunn was IN the
West but the superintendent death prevented 90
Chief Detective Kcso superintendent OF Police and
MAS informed that Dunn had been seen near Chicago
Ina the mean Dunn had been indicted for murder Ia
the degree by the Grand Jury On oct Is the day
Xetsa ed
sergeant James Irving and Thomas DusenDury OF the
detective force TO West and find and arrest Dunn
They visited several places, and finally reached Chicago
From Police Captain Hickey they learned that Dunn
had left city In August and engaged with other
In picking pockets at various country Falrr he
the Southern states especially In the State OF Goor
The detectives then went TO Atlanta, Co. from there
10 Corinth Miss aud 10 Chattanooga Here they learned
that Duun was Richmond, Va, attending the cotton
fair and they proceeded tbther, only 10 md that he
had gone Baltimore There they were told that Duns
Matthews visiting various places with Tom Allen.
Barney Aaron and other notorious thieves and rui.ns
Tho detectives communicated with Chiefof-Pohes
Mcdonald OF st. Louis, requesting him 70 arrest
Dunn under the yagant act, and NOT TO re
veal the fact that he wanted for murder. Dunn
arrested and few hours afterwsrd the detest
Eagan the United States Secret Service took the prs
oner the river TO Alton and delivered Elm ~ DE
rst train this city reaching here eyeains The
prisoner locked up in a cell at Police HeadquaterA
He very reticent about the crime for which ne va
arrested. Dunn 10 we'll known a desiei Ate ruman 10
has becn often arrested for personAtiDE deseu
andextortng money from keepers Of houses of svn
For this oense, he WAS sent by Justice pvwS w 'ns
brutally beat Gersbom Cohen, resics'a,ope e ~
the Eighth Ward on the eve VI the e'ccuoh ohe yen
ago. because MI Cohen opposed the Sss,
date who had secured Dunnr sei'oo~ many ""s