St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-07
THEY MAY LYNCH HIM.
Several Hundred Men Looking
for a Murderer of West
Duluth.
He Fatally Wounded Two Men
With Whom He Quar-
relied.

DULUTH, MIMI, Sept. 6.-West Du-
luth was startled about O'clock this
evening with the report that double
murder had been committed in Cogin
d Jehnson's saloon. next to the Phillips
house. The victims of the tragedy
are Jack Haggerdy, a carpenter, who
has been in the employ of the Duluth
manufacturing company, and John
Murphy, also carpenter. The MUIR
derer's name is Frank Hanck. bartender
for Cogin & Johnson. The row began
last evening. when Murphy and Hanck
had an alteration, which resulted in
the former getting his head pound
ed with beer mug. This after
noon, few minutes before the tragedy,
Murphy, who had been drinking heavily,
was seen going towards the saloon. He
said to friend of his that he was going
down to whip Hanck. AS near
as can be learned tonight, the
following appears to be the correct
story OF what took place in the saloon.
Murphy made spring for Hanck, and
the latter shot him in the head with a
revolver. Murphy fell in the thresh-
ola OF the front door. Jack
Haggerty. friend of Murphv's. then
turned to Hanck, called him vile hame
anu SAID: You are a id coward to
Snoot man down like that" hereupon
uanck deliberately shot at Haggertv.
the bail hitting him in the hin. The
men then had a hand-to-hand scuffie.
curing which Hanck fired twice. the
last pail taking effect. Haggerty fell
over on the threshold of the back door.
anu Hanck's next act was to rnsh to the
money drawer. grab some money and
I u out OF the back door. jumping over
.thasgerty as he went. Some assert
h tins some one gave him roll of
pIllS and told him to 90.
however that may be. Hanck went as
last as he could and ran INTO the livery
STAPLE OF Fox & Ogden, where he adj
Jesteu ms collar and washed the blood
off his face. "''"
MI, iiaaiick was accompanied by short.
.hich-Set man, who went with him TO :
saloon called 1.-The Mint" There tneV
TOOK a drink and disappeared. Who
TINS companion is is a great mystery
meanwhile Chief of Police Briggs.
, VINO was Informed of what had
n"ppenea, Went to the scene and
q HutfIoie sight was before him. A
e t man at each door, Cogin, a bar
, tei.uGr named Billy standing behind the
par, looking on unconcernedly, and
musician, whom nobody knows by name.
Al corner, looking in blank amaze
ment. The chief arrested the three
men IN and then called for assistance.
I! n"ggerty died at 6:35, and was removed
W Tie morgue. Murphy was taken
nome, anu is still breathing, but cannot
poSSloly recover. An autopsy over the
oody OF Haggerty showed three wounds.
Que on the hip. another on the leg. and
th e, lhird, and fatal one, in the bowels.
Inc village is intensely excited, and
several st, hundred men are out securing
,no COUNTRY Ter the man. Ii he is found
= ne VIII lie lyme led. He was last seen
ipoafaiiiS .ne Duluth, South Shore
~ * Atlantic train for West Superior.
ielegramS. have been sent in all
directions. lack Haggertv was a
single man thirty-eight years OF age.
ana was engaged to 4 Miss Cullen'
irTSsspectaOie young lady of West Duluth.
~ ne scene at the inorgue, when she saw
n.o oouy' was heart-rendlng. Muir
pny Is married man and has three
onaiufeh. ne is about tnirty-five
oal' oiu: Hanck Is not
over twenty-five. All three men have
,,a.refto Deen of good reputation, ana |,
were well liked by their friends and AZ
quaihtahces. Hanck was too handy VIII
d ieVoiver, and is said to have shot II
man before. As Hanck passed ont % q
.ne saIooh he gave the head of the proS
tiate HagSerty several sharp raps WI,
32-caliber vas a