Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-13

BRooMs-2 OO@S 90 per dozen.
STOCK,
CATTLR-S OO@3 SO; calves 8 00@7 80.
Hogs Market active, and all offerings
uickly taken at higher prices. Oar lots:
Common, 8 1895 80; good mixed, B COG
6 Az; heavy packing, 650@7 90; choice
fancy packing. 7 05@7 40.
LOU HAUCK OUT OF LOCK.
An Old-Time Monte Man in Custody
For Knling One OF His
Victims.
Six or even years ego the shining
lights of the three card monte busi-
ness were Bill Jones and l. ~ Hsuck."
The former, better known as "Canads
Bill" devoted his attention to the ter.
ritory west Of the Mississippi river.
while the latter confined his opera
tions to the section of country on the
other side of that stream, making his
headquarters at Columbus, o. One was
the terror of western and the other of
eastern railways. Detective John T.
Norris, of the Columbus, Hooking
Valley g. Toledo road passed through
this city yesterday with Hauck, who
Is wanted In Delaware, o, for killing
a travelling salesman named Paul Lob
man on Now Years day, 1879. I'm.
mediately after the tragedy he fed
south, residing for brief periods in
Washington, Richmond, Jacksonville,
Norfolk and other cities, then drifted
to Cuba, thence Into Texas and Mex.
leo, and finally made his way to south.
ern California. During his travels In
the west he was known as Doc Davis.
The railroad officials ~endeavored TO
keep track of the fugitive's movements
and after q chase, occupying years,
their detectives fually located him a
Los Angeles, where he was arrested by
the county sheriff and turned over to
Norris.
H STORY OF H MURDER.
Lou Hauck Is known as one of the
most expert "three. card thro wers" In
America. One of the trio composing
his old gang was q resident of st.
Louis. The Hauck party made Colum.
bus, O., Its base of operations for sev-
eral years, and that city was its head
quarters at the time of the Lehman
tragedy. The accounts thereof hat
have been published are inaccurate,
At the time of Hsuck's arrest the par.
ticulars of the crime were furnished to
q party now In St. Louis by one who
was on the train at the time the killing
occurred. The gentlemen alluded to
was met on Olive street yesterday, and
on being solicited to repeat the story
did so In these words: "Hauck and his
party had beaten their man out of
$50. After the play Lehman arose
and walked to the front end of the car.
He stood Just inside the door, and In q
very excited manner began shouting
and yelling, claiming that he had
been robbed. 1t was the custom of
the monte men to refund what they
had taken from their victims when.
ever there was any likelihood of "a
squeal," and particularly when the
sum was small, as In the case referred
to. Houck reached Lehman as hur.
rledly as possible, and told him to
quit shouting, assuring him that he
would restore the money. At this the
victim only yelled the louder, when
Houck to intimidate him pulled his
pistol and poked 1t at his body, order.
Ing him that he would lose nothing.
While thus menscing the salesman
Houck's pistol was unwittingly dis
,hsrged, the bullet entering Lohman's
abdomen, ipflicting q wound from
which he died shortly afterwards"
"All who knew Houck and who are
at all posted as to the methods OF
monte men," continued the speaker,
"ridicule the Idea that he or any
other 'cross-roader' would have re-
sorted to such desperate and cowardly
conduct when there was not the slight
est necessity for 1t. He and his CON-
panions = all level headed-had been
working the road for months, and
they knew the moment the shot was
fred that their business had been
broken up In that section Of the coup-
try. I believe 1t will 60 hard with
him, however"
A DIFFERENT VERSION.
The version of the aft air given by
the officers is to the effect that only
four men occupied the smoking.car OF
the train which was approaching Della
ware at the time. Hauck, a drummer
named Houghton and Lehman were
playing cards on one Of the seats. The
fourth man looked on. Houghton
was apparently playing into Hauck's
hand, and Lehman was the victim of
the pair. After losing heavily, Lob.
man arose and accused the others of
sharp practice, a charge that was holly
denied by the defendants, and during
the discussion Hsuck drew a revolver
and shot Lohmsn, who died on board
the train q short time afterward.
Houghton was arrested by the
passengers, and held until the
arrival of the train at the station.
Hauck leveled his weapon before him
aud made his way to the car door.
RESOLVING the platform he jumped to
the ground, although going at q high
rate OF speed. Before the train men
discovered the tragedy, which occurred
in the forward portion of the train,
and signaled the engineer, Hauck had
gained his feet, and made his way
across the adjacent farm. Houghton
was tried as an accessory to the muir
der, and sentenced to two years In the
Columbus penitsntisry, recovering his