Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07
HOW HE MANAGED TO EVA0E ARREST
Late . uesaay Nlsh. Legae lknoekea q IL.

Late luesnay Night Logue knocked at the
House Door OF Coroner Ashbridge of
Philadelphia, aud Gave Himself Up
His Interesting Career of Daring Bur-
giar-Accuted of Numbering His WIFE.
Associated Press Dis Jltca by Special Wires
PHILADELPHIA. March 6. = Jimmy"
Logue, the notorious burglar and sup
posed murderer, gave himself up last night
to Coroner Ashbriise and is now in the
custody of the police officials.
About IL o'clock the door DELL of the
coroner's house rang and Mr.. Ashbridge,
answering it IN person. was confronted by
an old man, who said II am Jimmy Logue
and want to give myself up" The much
wanted crook was Immediately taken to
the Twelfth district police station. where,
by the coroners instruction, he gave the
name OF "William Casey"
In addition to Il long list of crimes. such
as burglary, bank robbery. &c, which
have kept Logue behind prison bars dur
ing the greater portion of his life, he is
now wanted to answer a charge of Wife
murder. On October 10TH 1888, the
skeleton OF u woman was found under the
kitchen floor of the house, No. 1850 North
Eleventh street. which was being torn
down. The house has been vacant for a
long time.
With the skeleton were found a silk
dotted veil, and gold ring, and with these
rs the only clue, the detectives discovered
that the last occupants of The house had
been logue and his wife, Johanna. and
the family of Logue's nephew.
Logue had always treated his wife
brutally and il was thetheory of the police
that he had murdered her and concealed
her body under the kitchen floor. In Feb
ruary, 1879, L0gue Lived with his wife in
New York, but short tune afterwards
moved to the Eleventh street house in
Philadelphia. On February 10Th, during
Logue's absence on one of his thieving
expeditions, his wife left for trip TO New
York, and this was the last seen of her by
her friends. A short time after her disap-
pearance Logue had inserted in Phila.
delphia paper notice Offering $500 reward
for Information leading TO the where
abouts of his wife, but this was thought
to be blind to throw the police officials
off the scent
Logue has been in some of the most no.
torious robteries in this city, New York,
Baltimore and Washington during the last
% years. He was connected with the rob-
berry of the Catholic Beneficial Saving
Fund, In this city in 1870, and a year later
attempted the robbery Of the Southwark
Bank and kensington National Bank. In
May 1871, he and his pals had arranged
for a raid on the National Security Bank
at Seventh and Cirard avenue, but through
the vigilance OF an officer in that district,
Logue WIS caught and the other members
of the party escaped. He was taken to the
rogues' gallery and, while waiting To be
photographed, made his escape, but was
subsequently recaptured and sentenced to
seven years imprisonment.
AS soon as he was released from jail he
Immediately resumed his life OF crime.
lie went to Washington, ID. G., and there
robbed Naval Constructor Isaiah Hans
combe of between $50. 900 and $40 900. He
was also said to have been implicated in
the Manhattan Bank Robbery.
Logue's methods of robbery were most
| peculiar and adroit, and yet cowardly. He
would enter an unoccupied house neXi
door to the house in which he intended tc
make his raid aud gain access through the
roof while the family was engaged al
| supper. There being no vacant houses in
the row, he would procure ladder from Q
nearby store on some preteXt and clint
through a window. 1t is said of him that
he could go up u rain spout like rat.
In late years, he has confined himself
almost entirely to safe-blowing. He is q.
| years of age. Logue said to Coroner Ash
bridge that he had travelled 100 miles yes
terday in order to give himself up. HI
said he had been living in the interior o
the State and had been bounded by detec
| tives everywhere he had gone. Logue sale
"once criminal, always a criminal"
He denied the murder of his wife ant
| said that the skeleton, If that of his wife
had been placed there by other persons
He was held to answer the charge OF wifi,
murder.
Logue is slightly bald and wears
luxurignt white moustache. When dressed
accordingly, he looks more like u substan
tial business man or banker than one o
the most notorious crooks known to tn,
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