Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-08
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through The veins ofshfs community
st The report Of The shooting q Al.
Logan, one 81 the Ipepsiiy Ma-sIials
Of tAls csty, v 10 wept 10 The depot
On aaly. where he found this n1as
Smith, lying ca The Platform, and
wis0 said
al ara getting pretty id drnnk!"
al. stepped up 10 him aud said,
/" You cosae with me" Smith asked
him n he had the authority, where
upon Al displayed iis star, aud star
ted with bis prisoner towards The
city. coming - the railroad track,
and gfseB within few r0sls cf the
corper 81 Bion, on Samantha, street,
this Desperate, thinking that be
vas shooting Marshal Vannaman,
pulled ont bis pistol and deliberately
shot Hr. Logan through and through,
KILN. him Instantly.
Mr.. Logan was yoang man Off
great deal of energy, we'll connected,
and well respected BY I'LL who knew
him; and fhis desrerado with all
tie n0nchaIance 81 . professional cut
throat. expressed no sorrow or regret
1T the resuit Of the act, only that be
iad mistaken the man said he bad
shot him on purpose bot supposed il
was Naunaman. who We understood,
he said he bad come 10 the city on
purpose % shoot. Wheg he learned
the verdict ri the coroncr's Jury, he
swose be sas entitled tn q trial, must
and gouId have 1t this very after
noon.
II was suggested 10 him that per-
hap. Il would be well to put IL Off
for few days, but be sworc be knew
lis rights aud would have them.
Thecoroner's Jury found that 10.
ran bad come 10 bis death, by means
If q pistol IN Tho hands ofJno. Smith,
alias Jno scott, after which occurred
THE TERRIBLE FINALE.
About two O'Clock Marshal Van
uaman and Deputy Marshal Davis
brought tho prisoner Smith alias
seott. 10 the city Hall, before ESQ. /
Feizpr FIR preliminary examination.
lie waved an examination and was
committed 10 jail without bail. The
Marshal then started back To Jail /
with the prisoner aud had not got
tor f,pt from the door, aud when the
crowd raised shout he was grabbed
from behind by several men aud the
prisoner Wrcstcd from him. Tho
officers struggled maDfHllv, bat the
crtWl Was too mnch for them, aud /
In ten seconds Smith was dangling
from 4 lamp post IN front Of the City
Hall. Hundreds Of people immedi- |
altiy crowded around tho hanging /
desperate, efi'rctunlly preventing /
any attempt 10 rescue or cut bin
down. We are told by gentleman
who witnessed the hanging, from
tic balcony Of the City Hall, that
smiih Was perfectly stoical, seemed
Indifferent % his fate, and that he
never altered word while the mob
were preparing to hang him; shat
he hardly struggled, and seemed 10
be deprived Of Consciousness almost
instantly. He was strung up at
eight minutes Of two and coroner
Lathr0p arrived at PIP and cut him
down. ~ which time his pulse had
ceased 10 beat and he was dead, and
had passed 10 where tho wicked
cease from troubling" The lynchers
were not turbulent, but they seemed
determined to take tho law In their
own hands and execute vengeance at
aIl hazards. They worked the mat
ter up very quietly, but very efiec.
tunlly nevertheless, and We fear to
tho Disgrace Of our city. The hang.
Ing occurred In full view Of our office
window, and only half block
away.
Marshal Nnnraman was badly
hurt hy tho mob, and was carried
Into The City Hall and a physician
called 60 attend him. We are glad
to learn, however, that he was not
dangerously hurt.
Market street wnaa perfect jam Of
people from second 10 Fourth street,
while the whole City Hall was
crowded with human beings.
smith Il evidently tho same per-
son who SHOT the Marshal at Eldora
last Friday, and his head bore the
mark OF & scalp wound, as though
niaae hy bullet.
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