The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-07-08

Last night . chill of horror raj
through the veins of this community
at the report that Al. Logan, one o,
the Deputy Marshals of this city,whc
went to the depot on duty, where he
found this man Smith, lying on the
platform, and who said
81 am getting pretty drunk!"
AL. stepped up to him and said
"You como and 20 with me-"
Smith asked him if he had the au.
thority, whereupon AL. displayed his
his star, and started with his prisoner
towards the city, coming BY the rail.
road track, and when within . few
rods of corner of Union, on Saman-
tha street, this desperate, thinking
that he was shooting Marshal Van.
naman, pulled out bis pistol and de-
liberatsly shot Mr.. Logan through
and through, killing him almost in-
stantly.
Mr.. Logan was . young man Of 4
great deal of energy, we'll connected,
and we'll respected by al who knew
him; and this desperate with VII the
nonchalance of = professional cut
throat, expressed no sorrow or regret
ct the result Of the act, only that he
had mistaken his man; said he had
shot him on purpose, but supposed it
was Vannamsn who We understand,
he said he had come to the city on
purpose to shoot. When he learned
the verdict Of the coroner's jury, he
swore he was entitled to trial, must
and would haye it this very after
noon.
1t was suggested to him that it
would be well to put it off for few
days, but he swore he knew his rights
and would have them.
About 2 o'clock Marshal Wanna
man and Deputy Marshal Davis
brought the prisoner Smith alias
Scott, to the City Hall, before Esq.
Fetzer, for preliminary examination.
He waived examination and was or
dered committed to jail without bail
The Marshal then started back to
jail with the prisoner, and had not
got ten feet from the door, when the
crowd raised shout, he was gra bbed
from behind by several men and the
prisoner wrested from him. The Off
GERS struggled manfully, but the
crowd was too much for them, and in
less than ten seconds Smith was
dangling from the lamp post in front
Of the City Hall. Hundreds Of peo-
pie Immediately crowded around the
hanging desperate, effectually pre-
venting any attempt to rescue or cut
him down. We are told by gen.
tleman who witnessed the hanging,
from the balcony Of the City Hall,
that Smith was perfectly stoical,
seemed Indifferent to his fate, and
that he never uttered . word while
the mob we're preparing to hang him;
that he hardly struggled, and seem
ed to be deprived Of consciousness
almost Instantly. He was strung up
1t eight minutes TO 2 o'clock, and
Coroner Lathrop arrived at 2:O2 and
cut him down, a, which time his
pulse had ceased to bra, and he was
dead had passed to where the "wick-
ed sease from troubling" The lynch
ers were not turbulent, but they
seemed determined to take the law
in their own hands and execute VEN
geance at all hazards. They worked
the matter up very quietly, but very
effectually nevertheless, and we fear
to the disgrace of our city. The
hanging occurred in full view of our
Office window, and only half =
block away.
Marshal Vannaman was badly hurt
by the mob, and was carried into the
City Hall and . physician called to
attend him. We are glad to learn,
however, that he was not dangerous
ly hurt.
Market street was a perfect jam of
people from Second to Fourth street,
while the whole City Hall was crow
ded with human beings.
Smith is evidently the same per-
son who shot the Marshal at Eldon
last Friday, and his head bore the
mark Of scalp wound, as though
made by bullet.
The exciteme was intense all
last night, and the Jail was. strongly
guarded by Sheriff Spilman, uncle Of
the murdered man, Logan.-O Ottum-
acn Courier. .Iune Both.