Telegram-herald., 1888-08-04


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ship 1aa Bssn out aDaut tss0ty -fouF hours
Rs cane oot ana Pslt tAs liquor oE t4p, AID
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presence The sailors we're ies.lnS very cona-
toftssls. tnan2 yO1- lhs at1d VA olos-
i8g sli4 ereszs ana ne sailors acre Or
dsIrd 10 Flt aD ile sails. They we're put
ly on one SIDE 0aly. snica eausst me snlp
~ careen over On ~ SIDE. This frightened
the cagiaia almost 70 death. and shen De
iound IA ihis addsi 70 DIS fears. - it maize
an morally certain thal pi0t bad been
Re believed that ss were Feoeis. lt TOOK
oonsldsrsDle tine % convince the captain
that se Gere only NoFLhsrn useu tryiog 10
escape from New Orleans. He nnali real
izesi he situation, add landed 1s al Liver
pool aad ss shipped from thar place 70
NsH 40fk.'
Morgan vas asked Il be bad been ia the
army. ADD replied.
"Tes / served fourteen months in the
.rfttf.rg tufuraH hrfe
Ia Jns services oy TOE premature EXPLOSION
0l a n0sitzef. l sent 70 Phllsde.phls 10
DC treated and never rstlTned To Jhe service
/ sas never know q snsODg my companions
as Bhnky." aEd sas never called Dy that
nama until after nay arrest on this charge.
Nne uano "BInky was manufactured oy
Tie newspapers of the country. BY the
way, / sss the 0ombafdment Of Charleston.
/ Vas IN that city when the second attack
vs. made on Fort sumter. | had formed a
plan 10 20 10 the relief OF The garrison. and
nad raised iourteea men 10 go With ms. We
proposed 20 steal boat and 20 10 the fort
aad share the fate Of the oeslesed garrison.
me commanding otficer surrendered the
day We we're 10 Start, Sd We never got there.
HAD YOU succeeded" remarked the re-
porter. you sOuid have been famous"
That Is probably true seplied Morgan;
but / never Thought OF shat had no use
Tor the south when rebellion was the is.ue.'
The history OF the crime for which Nor.
gan suffered the death penalty Is briefly
this. on the 4th day OF February, 1887.
Captain HOehns ana Detective Hglligan. OF
the Cleveland police, were conveying Harry
McMunn from Cleveland 10 Pitlsburg. The
prisoner Mas accused of being Que of the
parties who robbed fur house in that city
OF about 81, 600 worth of goods. When the
train reached Ravenna. Portage county.
three men assaulted the officers. while on
the train, for the purpose OF tffecrIng Nc
Num- release, in muFdcr0us and brutal
manner. Cstain H0ehne was struck over
tne head with piece Of lead pipe wrapped
10 4 nevspsps and Detective William IL.
Huhixan vas killed
Could the full history of Morgan's Ii fs be
written it would no doubt torm one OF the
most thrilling narratives ever written. One
OF The most thrilling experiences of ms
whole life occurred some years ago in Que
bee. Canada. where ne escaped the gallows
IA q most wonderful manner. Morgan was
llyiag IN Qaeosc al that TINA. Oae even
i0g. alter being kept IN the house all day
by the Gisagree40le weather-rain and sleet
having fallen 10 such an extent as to make
walking dIfflcuit-he went out for wxlK,
though * was still raining and freezing.
re hsd not gone Tar when he met TWO
strangers. who sccosted him with an in
quiry as 10 where they could find q cheap
place 10 obtain board and lodgings. Nor
gan said he would direct them 10 sucn a
place II they would walk q lIltle way with
nina. The trio walked e square or two to-
gether, and al certain corner Stopped and
ne directed them TO o building wnsre, ne
said. they could get y meal and lodging for
about twenty-five Genus.
The - of IL is said one OF the stran-
gers. in rough but insinuAtiug tone, I'VE
haven't the > cents"
Morgan kindly offered to help them out,
and pulling roll OF bills from MS pocket
handed them . dolia- snd went on MS way,
The sigbt Of SO much money excited the
cupsdity of the strsr -srs and win . COM
non impulse they assaulted Morgan for the
purpose OF robbery as soon as hls back was
turned The intended victim was taken by
surprise and was At great disadvantage IN
the hands OF Two men. The strangers had
bin down 10 the slush OF The street and
we're pounding the life Oat OF MIN, when
Morgan drew his FeyOi yer and shot one Of
ths sssailants dead. fhe other fed
A policeman. attracted oy the shooting.
attempted 10 arrest Morgan, who. foolishly
enough. attempted 10 escape. He was pur-
sued by the officer. The latter was gaining,
snd 10 scare him OF Morgan, as he claims,
dred into the air. Bag the policeman didn't
scare worth cent, aud succeeded in running
the fugitive into "DlIud" alley and cap
tured aim. tie was indicted ana placed on
triSl for murder. IL 50 happened that two
reputable citizens. who had stepped into a
doorway out OF the rain. witnessed the
tragedy. and, when placed or the witness
sand. fully corroboratsd Morgans version
q the affair. claiming that the shooting vas
IN Sc efdeieose. Notwithstanding shis, the
jury came IN with verdics OF murder IN
the first degree. The Judge was ast0unded
and refused 20 recsige the verdict referring
70 the testimony Of the citizens above
named. VINO were the only Gisin nterested
Witnesses ard wno were reputable men
and entitled 70 cfedsncs- The Court sent
The Jury back 10 continue their deliberations
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