, 1873-06-13
THE FORT DODGE TRAGEDY: i |:

Deputy in tho Presence OF the Corpse
--sherifx's Posse Patrol tho Town to
Keep OEt1srs .'',,.f ''.!i '"
From the Dubuque 4saest .,..n. TO- :. !, =, :;
informed our readers that tho liquor ;contro-
voray et Fort Dodge, which has ;engcndored 80
much bad feoling; dmong tho citizens,: Of that
town, oulminatod In d! tragedy last Saturday
shal Of a saloon-koeper named Hainos. From
an oyo witness, who was present Just after tho
shooting took plnce, we: gathered tho following
particulars OF the unfortunate affair :, i.
mndo lis boaat that Tho Marshal could not arrest
him. On Saturday morning tho ,MsEsGnl had
oonlsoatcd lot Of liquor ID q saloon belonging
to saloon-kcopor named :6horman. Tho trans,
aotion naturally causod some eommot1on ana
feeling among tho nnti.prohibitory@ men, aud
they had met and discussed the question. to.
Rothor. drinking at their meetings, although not
foexocss. .Haines was among tho number. This
wns tho state Of things when, in the evening,
about 6:3o o'clock, Haines and some companions
won't into the cigar: store of Mr.: s. j.
Bennett, to, purohnae somo cigara' .Tho
Marshal and his Deputy happening to 'paas by,
OF como up at tho time, tho faot waa mentioned
to Hnlnes, who replied that he didn't car 9 d-n
either overhnnring him, or having boon notified
Of tho Insertion, entered tho cigar store, md a-
preaching HAinoa demanded OF him revolver,
which II appears :he knew no han on hls per
tho Marshal told him the was going to arrest
him. Haincs protested; saying he had no right
to srrost him, and then declared he: would
not submit to an A1rcst Upon his making
| arms and tho Marshal struck him FIVE :timea over
| tho hoad with q hea7y cane he carried eithor
| blow, it is said, was sufficient to cauao DEATH
While tho Marshal WAS striking these blows MR.
tho 1nant don't want you to do It my atoro." !"
| Tho Marshal then stepped back three PAGES, and
l. with tho rovolver he had received from -dnines
fred at him tho fatal ahot which caused his In
AT After tic Marshal committed tho decd, he
walked out Of the door OF tho store Oh the side-
walk, and .1ourishing tho revolver to the con-
Sa the Of tsS door oroTa sa ta ss whs
toi from him, have Killed ono Of your COM
RADIOS" He then pasaod over to tho, opposite
side Of TIC street by a hardware store. In tho
}menntine those who wore in tho store carried
Hainea' body out and laid 1t on tho sidewalk.
/ When tho manner Of tho shooting became known
to tho crowd, which BY that time had increased
to two or three hundred, # was proposed to hang
Of Of tho murdered body Of Hainoa.: Il being. the
J. evident sentiment OF tho crowd, the Marshal and
tho Deputy slipped into tho hardware store
whoro they were secreted In tho CELLAR.
The transportation OF tho crowd and tho grow.
ing disposition to lynch the Marshal and biz
T. Deputy, caused tho Sheriff to put on patrol Of
twonty men to: keep down any Tiotous proceed,
ings that might ariao, and the patrol was kop
up: all night. On Sunday morning about. =
O'clock, tho Sheriff relieved tho Marshal and hiI
Deputy from their cellar hiding place, and GOV
ertly through tho back streets conducted then
to Tho jail for greater safety, and to await
Haines was married man. Hdhad = wife ami
two small children, and the vito: isdaily expect
ing to require the sergices Of an obntetriclan.
, is not improbable that the shock Of her hus
bands doath may causo hor'a and the child
also. If 30, twill ba four Enthusiastically til
result Of thia extreme agitation Of tho liquo
question at Fort Dodge. 5,t<'
J From parties who left tho ill-Btarred town yer
! to-day morning, We learn that very many per
: Sous woro yot in tho atroats discussing the sub
iect Of "tho murder - although the oxcitemen
: had quieted down so that there WAS no longe
; apprehension Of tho populace taking tho law int
their own hands.