The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-11
A LIFE FOR A LIFE
"niinkey" Morgan ExpIates In Awful
Agony the Murder or Detective
Hulllgnn.

The procession 10 the scaffold on which
"Blinkey" Morgan was 20 pay the death PEN
atty started 60 the annex 20 the Columbus
Ohio, penitcntiary, az l a. M Friday. The
execution was witnessed by about thirty per-
sons. Morgan was on the scaffold when the
spectators entered the execution department.
lie looked like heightened gentleman dress
cd for an evening ball. The warrant was
read and Morgan refused 20 say word, but
stood like statue as the ropes were adjusted.
A friend OF his raised some disturbance and
talked loud until he was put out, but was re-
admitted nc the request OF the condemned.
When all was ready, the cap drawn and the
rope began 10 tighten, Morgan spoke In n
loud tone: "Good bye, Nellie" and he pass
ed through the trap. The work was not
success The body writhed la the greatest
agony, and the legs jerked, while the arms
swung aud the hands cluichcd. He slowly
strangled to death. She scene was horri-
BILE one.
or "Bllnkey' Morgan's crime II Is neces-
say 10 10 back 90 the night OF Jan. ~. 1887,
when the fur store OF Benedict A Rncdy, on
Superior-,t., Cincinnati. was burglafized, and
$1,000 worth OF scalSkln garments carried
away just M the break OF day. On the Mon
day succeeding the robbery Police Captain
Henry IiOehn took charge Of the case. lie
learned that Thomas storey, m cNpres>man
had hauled the burglars and the stolen hirs
TO the Bcford Station. twelve miles distant
on the Cleveland A. Pittshuig Railroad. The
eXpressman WIS arrested. Captain Hoelln
went 20 PittSbnrg and tclegraphed back that
he had arrested Harry alias "kid' McMunn,
and was satisfied that he was one OF the rob-
bcrs Detective William II. Hulligan pro-
cceded 10 Pittsbug to assist the Captain in
bringing the prisoner home
At3 O'Clock he \ morning the train reached
Alliance, Ohio, where the Cleveland and
Pttsburg Road crosses the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago. Just after the train
l.f,
had come from Pttsburg on the Fora Wavn
train, boarded the Cleveland express. The
train soon pulled out OF Alliance, and dad not
stop again until IL had reached kayenna,
Captain lIorhn erect with his hand on his
revolver, watching Hulligan and the pris-
oncr across the ear. When the train had
come TO standstiIl at Rayenna. the
men who had boarded IL nj Alliance
walked rapidly into the car. AT
sght OF them a fourth man, who had
ridden I'm the car all the way from pittsburg,
arose revolver In hand One OF the villains
moved up the aisle OF the ear carrying what
looked likes roll OF newspapers. As was
aftcrward learned the villain held an
iron coupling-pin wrapped In paper. The
blow brought An awiel groan from the de-
tcctiye, and when the iron pin had descended
"A second time upon his head the poor fellow
sank insensible and bleeding 20 the iloor In
the meantime Captain Hocln. who had risen
10 his feel, was graphing with one Of the res
cuers lie was bellring the fellow TO the
floor vixen the man with the coup,ing-pin
dealt him terrible blow on the head. pazcd
and half-blmdcd lac staggered back. but soon
recovering himself, he sent live bullets from
his revolver into the midst OF the mtirderers.
The fire was returned and the captain went
down with three bullets in lis body and two
bad wounds on his head. No sooner had the
scoundrels disposed Of the captain than they
dragged ilulliSan and his prisoner out OF the
ear, broke the handouts which held them to-
gethcr, and with McMunn made their escape.
The wounded officers were brought To Cleye-
land, Detective Hulligan being taken to his
homo, where he died four days later. and
Captain lIoehn 10 the city hospital. where he
was carefully nurscd hack TO health and
strength. A reward OF $4,000 was offered
for the capture OF the murdercrs, and then
began the long hunt for the Raycnna res
cucrs, as they were called and the captain and
conviction OF Morgan on the charge OF MUIR
der