The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-07
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Tho Most Notorious Burglar and
Murderer In tho Country.
FAMOUSJIMMYLOGUE SURRENDERS
In PhilaIelphia-Tho Man Who Com
mittod tho NJ OF torious Robbnrios
tholpost Thirty Yoars-lIis Pccu.
liar Mothods-supposed to Havo
Killed Ills Wlfc-A Tcll-Talc Skelc.
ton Found In n Cellar.

PHILADELPHIA, March D-"Jinmy'
LoGuo, tho notorious burglar and sup
posed murder. gavo himsolf up last
night to Coroner Ashbridge aud is now
In tho custody OF tho police officials. At
II o'clock tho door boil OF the coroner's
house rang, and Mr.. Ashbridgo answer
ing 1t in person was confronted by an
old man, who 1aid: N um Jimmy Logue
aud I want to givo myself up" Tho
much wanted crook was immediately
taken to the Twelfth district police sta.
ton. whore. by tho coronor's instruc-
tion, no gave tho namo OF "Wiliiam
Casey"
In addition to n long list OF crimes,
such aa burglary, bank robbery, etc,
which havo kept Loguo bchind prison
bars during tho greater portion OF his
liic. no Is now wanted to answer q
charge OF wife murder. On October 10,
1898, tho skeleton OF woman was found
under tho kitchen floor OF tho house,
No. 1850 North Elovouth street, which
was being torn down. The house had
been vacant for u long timc. With tho
skeleton were found silk veil and Il
gold ring, and with these as the only
clue, the detectives discovered that tho
last occupants OF tho house had bccn
Losue and his wife, Johanna. and the
family oil Logue's nephew. l.oguo had
always treated his wife brutally and it
was tho theory Of tho police that he
had murdered hor aud concealed her
body under the kitchen floor. In Febru-
ary, 1879, Logue lived with his vito in
Now York, but short timo afterwards
moved to the Eleventh stree. house in
Philadelphia. On February 18th, dur
ing Loguo's absence on ono OF his thiev-
ing expeditions, his wife left for q trip
to New York, aud this was the Inst seen
OF her by her friends.
A short time after her disappearance
Logue has inserted in Philadelphia
paper q notice Offering $500 reward for
information leading to the whereabouts
OF his wifo, but this was thought to be
blind to throw the police officials of
the scent
Logue has been in some OF tho most
notorious robberies in this city, New
York, Baltimore and Washington dur
ing the last twenty-five years. He was
connected with the robbery OF the Cath.
olic beneficial saving fund in this city
in 1870, and year later attempted the
robbery OF tho Southwark Bank aud
Kensineton National Bank. In May,
1871. hc and his pals had arranged for u
raid on tho National Security Bank, at
Seventh and Girard avenues, but,
through tho vigilance Of an officer in
that district, Logue was caught and the
other members OF the party escaped.
He was taken to the rogue's gallery,
and. while waiting to be photographed,
made his escape. but was subsequently
recaptured and sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment As soon rs he
was released from Jail hc immediately
resumed his lifo OF crime. He went to
Washington, D. C.,,and there robbed
Naval Constructor Iaiah hanscombo Of
between $4,000 and $4,000. He was
also said to have been implicated in the
Manhattan Bank robbery.
Logue's methods OF robbery were
most peculiar and adrois, and yet cow
ardly. Ho would enter IN unoccupied
house next door to tho house in which
hc intended TO make his raid. and gain
access through tho roof while tho lam
lily wero engaged at supper. There bo-
ing no vacant houses in tho row, no
would procure ladder from nearby
store on some prctex. aud climb
through window. 1t is said Of him
that he could so up rain spout like Il
rat.
In late yoars ho has confined himself
almost entirely to safe blowing. Ho is
sixty-two years of age. Logue said to
Coroner Ashbridgo tnat he had Travelled
one hundred miles yesterday in order
to give himself up. Ho snid he had
been living in tho interior of the state,
but had been bounded by detectives
everywhere ho had gone.
Loguo said: "0nco criminal, always
q criminal"
Hc denied the murder OF his wifc, and
said tho skeleton, If that of his wife, hnd
been placed ,hcro by other persons. Ho
was held to answer the charge Of wifo
murderer.
Locuc is slightly bald, and wears n
luxuriant. white mus,achc. When
dressed accordingly, ho looks moro like
substantial business man or banker,
rather than one OF tho most notorious
crooks known to tho police.
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