Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-03
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
"Blinkie" Morgan Horribly
Executed.
E HISTORY OF HIS CRIME.
He Protests His Innocence to the
Last-The Kansas War.
General Topics.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
COLUMBUS, O., August 2.-Charles alias
Blinkey Morgan, the principal figure in
the Ravenna rescue and murder of Detec.
tive Hulligan, of Cleveland, was exc
cuted in the Ohio Penitentiary this (Fri
day. morning. The history Of the crime
is briefly as follows:
On January Goth, 1887, fur dealers
store in Cleveland was robbed Of q
quantity of valuable furs which the
burglars took to Pittsburg. Captain
Hoehn, of the police force followed and
in few days arrested Harry, alias Kid
McMunn, for completely in robbery. De.
tective Hulligan, of Cleveland, went
to Pittsburg to aid in bringing
home the prisoner and they took the
night train on the Cleveland and Pitts
burg road for home. Hulligan was
Hoehn sat in the aisle watching. AT
Alliance, where the Fort Wayne road
crosses, three men got on the same
car and just before Ravenna was
reached, they, with man who had
sa; behind Hoehn since the train
LEFT Pittsburg, 1eade a concerted
a,.ack on the officers. Hoehn was cov-
ereu with two revolvers, while one OF the
men, always believed to be Morgan, beat
Hulligan over the head with coupling
pin. wrapped in paper. Hoehn jumped
up and endeavored to aid his subordin-
ate, but was beaten down, shot and
left for dead. The murderers then
undid McMunn's handouts and
all escaped, leaving Hulligan and
Hoehn stretched in their blood on the
floor. Hulligan died few days later
and Hoehn was laid up several months.
After long search McMunn, Morgan,
John Caughlin and John Robinson were
heard of at Alpena, Mich, where they
committed burglary and were
recognized. McMunn got away, brit a
Sheriff's posse cornered the others, and a
fight ensued. The three were captured
and brought to Ravenna for trial, but in
the fight the Sheriff of Alpena received
a wound from which he died month
later. The story of the trial of Morgan
and his pals needs no repetition.
The prisoner spent quiet day, refus-
ing to see visitors except those with
whom he had been intimate and had
taken an interest in the Communication of
the sentence. To all with whom he
talked he protested his innocence of the
crime. He interested himself part
of the time writing autographs
and preparing souvenirs to send to
friends. These consisted of buckeyes on
which were painted the names of Cleve-
land and Thurman, 1888, and in the CEN
ter neatly painted handana handker-
chief. They were made by one of the
prisoners and are strung on blue ribbons.
Yesterday Morgan gave an order turning
over his body to DIR. Clemmer, the
physician of the prison, with the
request that it be used for the benefit
of the sciences and afterwards cremated,
though he did not want it used in any
way which would cause notoriety. After
giving the order, however, he received a
letter from Nellie Lowry. of Cleveland,
who is reputed to have been his mistress,
asking his body to be sent to her.
Morgan changed his mind after
reading the letter and asked
the physician to relinquish the claim,
which was done. A post mortem, how
ever, will be held this morning. There
has been wonderful curiosity to see the
prisoner. The warden this evening had
received more than 500 applications to
witness the execution. Nearly all had
to be. refused, as the officials tried
to keep the number to the limit
of about twenty-five. Morgan left letter
for the Warden, in which he thanked the
officers of the penitentiary for their uni
form kindness, and reiterated most pious.
ly his entire innocence of completely in
either the fur robbery or muir.
der of Hulligan. He tells of an
aiibi he expected to prove if he
secured a second trial, and points out
what he calls inconsistencies in
the testimony that convicted him. He
concluded: II write this statement to
obviate the necessity Of max
ing any remarks from the scat
fold, and also to keep the reporters
for the press from butchering up to
suit their own ideas what am DESTROYS
.of saying to the public. You will un-
derstand from the foregoing that shall
make no verbal statement from the scaf-
fold and have nothing more to say, save
what have writeen."
The procession started to the annex at
= As hO CAISut1CA W 40 WAbnOacO0 Wy
about thirty people. Morgan was on the
scaffold when the spectators entered the
execution department. The death war
rant was read, and Morgan refused to
say q word, but stood like q statue
as the ropes were adjusted. A friend
of his raised some disturbance, and talked
loudly until he was put out, but was re-
admitted at the request Of the con-
demned. When all was ready the cap
was drawn down and the rope began to
tighten. Morgan spoke in loud tone,
Goodbye, Nellie" Then the rope was
sprung. The work was not success,
the body writhedin great agony, the legs
jerked and the hands clutched. Slowly
he strangled to death. The scene was 8
horrible one.
RV.EEnuN(x ANGAG