Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
From the Daily Of the Goth.
APPEALED TO A Hl0nER
COURT.
Hung to q Lamp Post I!
A Deputy Marshal Of this City
Shot and Instantly Killed,
While In the Discharge Of his
Duty, and the Murderer
pays for his folly with
~ his Life.

HIN Lie.
II has been apparent to the mos
cAsusl observer that this place has
been infected lately with = class OF
dosparadoes, thieves and cut-throats.
who have been making this city Their
headquarters, while plying their vocs
lions principally elsewhere. There
IL scarce train comes into the city,
but We hear of some new confidence
dodge, three card-monte exploit, or
some other depreciation. Counterfeit
money has been sown broadcast over
the country, murders, and everything
else in the category of crime has been
prevalent almost everywhere, ever
since the repeal of the law fixing the
penalty OF murder at hanging. Our
streets have been crowded with them
on all public occasions, and little
over . year ago, John Shea had his
head crushed in, like an egg-shell, by
the hand Of : murderer.
Last night chill of horror ran thro
the veins of this community at the re.
port that Al. LoeAN, one ofths Dep.
uty Marshalso f this city, who went 70
the depot ON duty, where he found
this man Smith, lying on tho platform
and who said-
II am getting pretty id drunk y
Al. stepped up to him and said
"You come and 60 along with me.
Smith asked him II no had the au-
thority,, whereupon AL. displayed his
star, and started with his prisoner 70
wards the city, coming BY the sailroad
track, and when within . few rods Of
corner Of Union, on Samantha street,
this desperate, thinking that he waa
shooting Marshal Yaplsnans p1lied
ont his pistol and deAberately shol
Mr.. Logan through and through, kill
ing him almost instantly.
~
Mr.. Logan was young man Of
great deal Of energy, well connected,
and well respected by all who knew
him; and this desperate with all the
nonchalenco Of Q professional cut
throat, expressed no sorrow or regret
ct the result Of the oct, only that he
had mistaken his man; said he had
shothim on purpose but supposed 1t
was Vannaman, who We understand
he said he had come to the city on
purpose to shoot. When he learned
the verdict OF the coroners jury, he
swore he was entitled to trial, must
AMI would have it this very afternoon.
It was suggested to him that per-
hsps Il would be we'll To- put II OF for
. fsw days, but he swoFe he knew his
rights and would have them.
We herewith present all the owl
dence given before the coroner's jury
and It contains Ill the ghastly particu-
lars Of the cola biooded and unpro-
voked murder, Of Logan. Whatever
the epipioa - he ppblle nay bsia
regard tos IT, tragic a1htr, we civ
lhsA 20 theyiescarrsd without aaorsA
ing, and leave the public to draw
their own conclusions
JOHN ROBINSON
being sworn testified: Was going
down the street to the depot don't
know the name of the street, Union /
think, the way they go to the G, B. u
@. depot, got 20 or 30 feet of Railroad
tracks aud saw Deputy Marshal
Logan coming up from depot with a
man, had him by right arm. I stood
till they passed and then followed
them up on the track he had his arm
locked in that of prisoners they came
up near Eaton's factory, and just at the
lower end of a train of cars not far
from College street, saw the flash
of pistol and the policeman whirled
to the right across the track 1.-The priso-
ner shot four times and the fourth
time saw the man fall.
ran after tho man who struck
down the track back towards the de-
pot. turned across to head HIM off,
and just - 1 turned sitter him heard
pistol fired behind me and backing
round sAw.a policeman coming after
--he fired 5 or 6 shots Mt tho prisoner
he kept on after him aud he turned
down the next streot toWA4t1s the pillow
factory and then turi3Sd INTO in alley
about half way down - block and
l followed him close up. He jumped
the fence into garden, stood by the
fence where he went in and the police.
maa went down thealley to 70 around
In front to the other street, for fear he
would get ont front. He was in The
garden abouta minute and then came
back and jumped out over the fenct
ct the Same place where he went in
ran and jumped on to him and held
him until the policeman came up and
took away his revolver, and then WI
brought hin to jeil. I 600 the revolv
or heEe-lh9s 10 the one-or 1t wa
such ono - this. l recognized th,
policeman who was shot.
J. II. Mc'cABE
being sworn, testified: was goinI
down street towards the depot. me
the prisoner coming. MCGEE says :,
me, let ne e baSk together. I turned
round aud came back with him, ant
wa walked short ways behind tn
| policeman (Logan) and prisoner.
board with AcGea, and / thoa9At
would take . walk up town. w
walked mp quite little ways, and y
first thing We heard / saw the 10
throw up his arms, and said, ~ an
shot, look out for him." He had
cane In his hands-there was Just tn
length OF . fiat car between NJ.
think about Tires shots were fired
two or them after he said he was shot
Then the fellow started to run, an,
MCGEE ran alter hin shootin9 at, M
They went down the road-&waGt6
lirst street 1hl6 side of thAd opo4 u1AnI
street thfnk, and turned Into tho l6f
. abort alley. Il was al muddy.
turned TO 60 towards the river. sup
posed no would &c. that way. Ireco9
niSed Logan, IL man that was shot
I didn't zee the prisoner afterwards.
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