Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-09
A LIFE FORA LIFE.
.Blinkey" Morgan Expiates in Awful
Agony the Murder of Detective ;.
Hul.igan
A Brief History OF the Crime, and
Biography Of the Grim
inal.
columbus Ohio, spscial,l


Charles Morgan, better known as "blinkey'
Morgan, was executed In the annex OF the Ohio
Penitentia,y at Columbus. The execution was
witnessed by thirty persons. Morgan was ON
tho scaffold when the spectators entered the
execution department He looked Ike nigh
toned gentleman dressed for ON evening ball
The warrant was read and Morgan refused TO
say a word but stood like statue as the ropes
were adjusted When all was ready, the cap
drawn down. aud the rope began TO tighten Nor,
gan spoke In loud tone, 'Good-by, Nellie, ana
success' The BODY writhed In the greatest |
agony and the legs jerked while the arms swung
and the hands clutched He slowly stransled 10
death. He was a. game crimlnal as ever
stepped upon a scanold.
Charles, alas -Blinkey, Morgan was born III
New York State. In 1878 he was convicted III
Philadelphia for robbing safe, and was SEN
fenced TO FIVE years IN the penitentlary. After
serving his term no went to Cleveland ana there
became associated with Jack Connolly, an OIL
time thief and through him With Nellie Lowry
the daughter Of Connolly and the wife OF Charles
Lowry, noted bank robber now serving an
eleven-yea- solitary coninement sentence IN "a
PHILADELPHIA prison for the Osceola, Pa bank
robbery, in whic one OF his accomplices was
Eddie Haviul OF Chicago. Morgan also became
acquainted with the late Tom Foster, one OF the
most notorious safe operators and desreradoes
in the country, who was shot dead by police
officer in Cleveland about two years ago while
resisting arrest
| Foster, Lowry, and Morgan, and hot encounter
| with the police aud posse, in which Tom NOR
gan one OF the gang Was Ke tS npsners anu we're
wounded Lowry and "Blinkey" Morgan went to
| Clnada, staying there for quite while.
| Az or robb rg a safe at Ingersol, Lowry ana
Morgan were pursued and overtakon by several
| railroad men. Morgan drew his pistol and, tell.
| ing Lowry TO make of while he held the fort,
| fac the pursuers and literally shot his way
| through them, offooting his escape. Lowry was
captured. Morgan went TO the jail where he was
confined and working irom inc OUTSIDE S sos row nS
| With a police officer in Toron W lie drunk
drew his revolver, fired at the officer. and kille
a hackman. For this he was sent need TO long
term in the Kingston prison.
While thrre he became acquainted with a
young Detroit burglar named Matt Kennedy,
who was serving term for a safe robbery near
Windsor While in Jail at Sandwich they at
tempted to escape, and in 80 doing thos ana
killed iailer. IL being proved that Kennedy
did not do the shooting, he got on with long
Years afterward he met Morgan The two
escaped from prison and went TO Detroit, whers
they stayed long time under the protection q
a noted gambler. They also passed consider
able time in Cleveland, where they stopped al
the house Of Nellie Lowry.
He was ext heard from through the robbery
OF the safe in the jewelry store OF Mr.. Green oi
Greenvile, Mich, 3 900 worth of property beinl
taken. This plunder was carried to Canada pl
the vicinity OF the Lowry house rntil the Cl 5ve
land fur robbery, which occurred the nj INT o
| Jan. ~, 1881 Nnen tine Iuf sJOfe OF bene icJ
| | Ruedy on Superior street, Cleveland, wa
| burglarized, and $40 worCh of sealskin gar
, ments taken. After the murder of Huligan,
: reward of 5000 was offered Tor the capture Q
the criminals.
Detective Hulligan traced tn, plunder TO
had been shipped to Allegheny City This off
6 GER together with Capt. Hoehne. went to tn
!, latter place, and the day after their arrival a.
u rested a Young man VIII gave the name OF Harr
McMunn. He was afterwards identified %
Cleveland shopkeepers rs having been hangiI
around thtir stores, ana also as having hai
prominont part I'm the shipments OF the good
q Requisition papers were served and the prison'
was taken aboard The train by Capt. Hoehne al
Dei ctiYe Hulligan being shaclled TO the la
ter Chief of Police Murphy, of Allegheny Cit
and several detoctives went TO the depot Wiz
.s the Cleveland officers. Had they not done SO
- rescue would have been attempted ut tho depo
70 The presence of so many officers, however, frn
trafed the scheme. McMunn behaved quietl
= and seemed anxious 10 make the ohcers as tt
m trouble rs possible. The prisoner ana MS ca
tors were in the smoking-car. At o'clock In u
l. morning five men entered the car. There WI
Z no recognition between the prisoner anu tnei
At Ravenna, thirty miles from Alliance, th
er stepped across tbs aisle to where McMul
- sat shackled to Detective Hulligan, and, ORA
- ing their pistols, said, Give MIN upI 30
rapid hrin . commenced Both OF the Once
er weie shot several times, but would not vie
i'd Finally ons OF the rescning party took ale A
g. officers ON the head knocking th.m SEN
"a less Hullgan was dragged to the car DC
ou where the shackles were broken and MENU
Morgan's picture was identified by the ira
eu men, who had seea him the night OF the alta
on the officers Mr.. Pinkorton suggestei tina
witch be kept ON Nellie Lowry and lett
I'D addressed to her be intercepted. A few di
n later two letters were stolen from her hou
They were from a thief who thrcatenei tina
a she did not right an injustice that hnd be N d'
=. him lac would communietse with W. A. ~
IN erton, and give HIM tho full particulars OF
he affn at Ravenna. He gave is address
% neral delivery, postoffice, Kansas City,
he demanded nm immediate answer. These
"A te,s were sent to Mr.. Pinkerton by Capt.
no Hannon md the former at once comm
ler Gated with Chief Of Police Spears, OF Kan
City, asking him to watch iof any mail
"e dressed to the peTTrSSn TSn, VINO % n@d dr wTt;el
0s' known to tho police all over the couI
RS was arrested ut the Kansas Ci Pos. on
,,,t He was badly scared, and with little persuat
OuV told n Mt the rescue of McMunn alias kenn'
)ok had been devised at Cleveland By Nellie Low
whom he characterized as the head and br'
IKE OF the gang He told of those who participi
NJ In the crime the leader of ths gang b
@Blinkey" Morgan. His accomplices were
Hanley, Dayton, Ohio, thief, Bob Dicker
the This information being sent u Mr.. Pinkei
no was forwarded by him to the Cleveland po
together with photographs taken from his
g. TT r. appears that after the rescue the gang
ner arnted McAIunn, Hanley and Dickerson 6
! of to Europe When last heard from they wei
=, London. Morgan, IN account OF his p'
the iarly marked appearance, Thought De5J
.;no STAY I'm this country. lie organized
i"S gang and made his headquarters with sist
and Eeliie Lowry at ALI emu, Mich The Cleve
10 ice sent word to the Sheriff at Alpcna
on ING him who the men were, and Detective lto
nm and Capt. HOehne went ON 10 as ist In
-, capture Cout him and Robinson two OF
Inc Qail's new gang, the former cousin OF
4 In fowry's and the latter n distant
" tive OF hers. stsrted TO leave Al
,een by bot The Sheriff got those mon
-. then slipped Lack TO got Morgan. The latt
ohB snce opened fire, one OF his bullets striking
q q sheriff I'm the thigh, inhicsing aNound
which he died th ce weeks later Morgan
larry captured, however and taken TO Cleve
,ata identified, an Oct. 3, 1887, he was taken
49, court at kavenna for trial. Tho witnesses fc
ent. State one aft another, gave testimony
80. connected Morgan with the burglary
ssOi subsequent murder ON th1 C.eveianu
his Pittsburh n train. Notwit lstanding this
NorgIns alto neys refused to call single
ness in his dofenso not oven attempt
prove an alibi. and at tic col c,usion OF IN
eaNy timony fr the prosecution, Morgans co
nsa- announced their vii ingmess 70 suOni U ei
without argument which was cone. TIE
after having been out ono hour and twent
minutes returned verdict OF guilty OF m
ote. In the first degree" Morgan protested his
cence to the last.
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