The New York herald., 1873-07-22
A P1TCHFORK MURDER.

singular Fatal Rencontre ON . Farm in
Union County, New jersey.
An extraordinary tragedy teok place on q farm
In Linden township, Union county, N. J., yester.
day. On Saturday night man giving bis name as
Michael Doran was arrested by Chief OF Police
George Wright, Of Railway for creating disturb
ance in the saloon OF Joe Bechler, In the latter
place. He was held until yesterday morning. when
his employer, Noah 8. Noe, Q farmer,
whose place Is In Linden township, Just
beyond the Railway city line, appeared and
paid his nne, amounting to some IS. Michael was
released, and, after taking "nipr or two, turned
up on the farm ana resumed work there He had
been employed on the place since about the
Fourth OF July. His fellow workmen plagued him
somewhat about his having passed q couple of
nights in the lookup, but It seems Michael reished
not their badinaae, and manifested rather sulky
disposition. About eleven O'Clock he suddenly be-
came terribly enraged at Fellow workman named
Isaac Logan, and, IN his anger,
into the unfortunate mans bowels. Logan spranQ
back and tried to parry this thrust and succeed.
D rse nsces some nche e
waist, IN the abdomen, and pierced the coating of
the stomach. Another thrust drove the pitchfork
men were near by but seemed to be "
PETRIPlED By FEAR,
80 that they we're unable to run to Logan's assist
ance The latter fell down, and then, as is aiieged
the murderer jumped on and kicked him IKE q
madman, after which he ran away into the bushes
Logan was laid out on bed OF blankets and hay in
the barn, and DR.. Hough, OF Rahway was sum
moned who at once pronounced LoRans case
hopeless. Word was sent to the Chief OF Police Of
Railway that murder had been committed and
he, In turn, telegraphed to the chiefs OF Ezabeth
and Newark for the arrest Of the murderer, giving
description OF him. In Newark the despatch
created great stir among the police, and several
persons were arrested, supposed to dOvetall into
the description, but, In the meantime
THE FUGITIVE WAS CAPTURED
by Chief Wright and O11cer Marshal, on the road
about half way between Ranway and elizabeth,
was evident that Logan's hours were numbered,
Coroner W. G. Westlake and Justice Jackson pro.
ceeded to the Noe farm, about six O'Clock last
evening, and took the dying mans ante-mertem
statement, which was substantially the same as
tanned BY the HERARD representative from Logan
himself an hour or so BEFORE
THE SLAYER AND THE SLAIN.
Michael Doran, who gave his real name to the
HERALD man as Michael Kern, is man about
thirty years Of age, Of low stature and unprepos
man. and It IS believed was suffering from an
attack OF deltrium t'enlens when he CON-
mitted the fatal assault. He was con.
Oed With dess hast
to be unable to give any reason for his murderous
action. Logan Is about thirty-nve years OF age,
and leaves no wife but fve children, In Middletown
N. Y, where he belongs. He served In Captain
Malone's company, 124th New YORK state voun.
teers and for eighteen years was employed as .
the HERALD reporter LEFT the scene he was still
alive. but breathing so heavily and with sucn DIM
Guilty that It was not thought possible he could sur
we TIL morning.