Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-08
DIES ON THE SC "A FFO IDs
'Blinkeyr Morgan. he slaysr II Dssso-
tive Hulligan, Exscnssd q o.
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| Charles Morgan. better known - -Blinksy-H
Morgan, was executed in the annex q ths Ohtc
Peniteptialy at Columbus. T1ss sxecution wes
Witnessed by thirty persons. Morgaa uas 81,
the scatfold when the spectators sntsrsd ~
execution department. He looked like ! hisg,4
toned gentleman dressed for IN evening bail.
The warrant WAS read ana Morgan refused tc
say word, but atood like q rtatus as tho rone6
we're adjusted When III wAs rssdy, IN -
drawn down, and the tops bssan - ishAsu. y
pass through the trap. The work wes nCt :
success. The body writhed In thu rYea3eeE
agony and the legs jerhed. while the arnas swuu9
and the hands clutched. He slowly strAnaied "a
stepped upon scaffold 3'5 az
Charles, alias -Blinkey. Morgan .sas born In
Philadelphia for robbing = safe. and wa serl-
fenced to five years in the psniteptsary After
serving his term he went to Cleveland, and there
thne thief and through him with Nellie Lowry
the daughter Of Connolly and the wife Of Charles
Lowry, q noted bank robbsr nov sersiue an
cleve,l-year solitary confinement sentence III
Philadelphia prison for the Osceola Pa bank
robbery, in which cne OF his acconaplicae W.
Eddie Hayill M q Chicago. Morgan also bsca1ns
most notorious safe operators and desperadoei
in the country who Was shot dead bv ! police
officer in Cleveland about two years ago whils
After a safe robbery at Wellington Ohio. ~
Foster. Lowry, and Morgan and hot et,cpunter
cn, one ~ the Sa,,a U.s. Sii1a m ,c1 ass AoM
the pana and several ~ tha n,Ss cr 49, - e
wounded, Lowry and -Blinkey" Morgan vent to
G NADIA, staying there for quite while
They made their headquarters - Torunto ~ 4
john alias Clutch bonaSus. 500 : sosorsoDs s
canads ny" 'oisins ssnsence - Ainesson.
After robbns safe At Ingersoll, Lowry ami
faaIpsa i,,g men. ~ Morgan drew mis- pisto! snd tell
FAC ss ths .p pnrsusrs and literally shot his WY
csntmrat Mnro.r sss. us ~ ~ III OWty Waa
copsineT and ~orL,rS s,c., S ~ sa ~Igso - Waa
p1t 81, OUT. ,,n Sne % ssRae M Lowry had row
drew Ma rsynIvsr 1;rss Z, t,.o usH s,s dsnnk ,
hackman For tnis - -ss ~ ss,e 49, 49, - Ill .
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wno o was serving , ster;n Tor safe robbery neer
tenn ,,tsd 70 sscs,s. .I =, - a,s.. snsy e
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did not do tho shootino ~ IN ~ 49, t.h -,
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and several detsctivss Ven, e the depot With
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and Seemed anxinra y I'M ~ nensSea 49, qutSt.y
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stepped across the aisle 70 whers Melfunn