The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
MOB AROUND THE JAIL
THE LOGANSPORT MURDERER IN
DANGER OF BEING LYNCHED.
Excitement Over Shooting of Three
Men and Woman by John c. Me-
IntOsh-HOrse Thieves Arrested.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. 4.--The jail is
under heavy guard tonight and the sheriff
has been authorized to call for the militia
to prevent the lynching of John Mcintosh,
a Logansport desperate, who shot three
men and one woman this afternoon at
Frank Pottmyers saloon, on Front street.
The feeling is bitter and Mcintosh may be
strung up before morning.
Mcintosh started in to slaughter the Pott-
myer family about 100 o'clock to-day on
account of some old grudge he had against
the saloon keeper. He was kicked out of
the saloon this morning while under the in
fiuence of liquor and returned this after
noon with breech-loading shotgun and
pocket full of shells for wholesale revenge.
He rang the bell at the rear door of the
saloon, and when Frank Pottmyer opened
the door the desperate shot him down in
cold blood, the heavy charge making a gap
ing wound in his breast Pottmyer stag
gered back few feet and fell dead McIn-
tosh then reloaded his gun and went
through the saloon. Edward Pottmyer,
helper about the place, was standing in the
front part, near the. bar, and Mcintosh fired
on him. The shot inflicted serious injuries
in his side, face and right arm. William
was standing near the ice chest. Selling a
revolver he began firing at Mcintosh, one
shot taking effect in his abdomen, but not
inficting dangerous wound. In the mean.
time Mcintosh wheeled around and fired
one shot at William, which took effect in
his right side and arm
The murderer then ran out of the saloon
by a side door, where he met Miss Lucy
Pottmyer, a sister to the dead man. who is
his housekeeper, the family residence being
just across the alley from the saloon. Hear
ing the shots, the young woman had run
out of the house to learn the trouble. See
ing Mcintosh, she asked what the shooting
was about. He was reloading the gun, and
coolly replied that he had just shot Frank
and would shoot her. The frightened girl
ran screaming toward the saloon. Just as
she was going up the steps Mcintosh fired
at her, the shot taking effect in the back,
between the shoulders, making a wound
that may be fatal.
By this time police officers, had begun to
arrive. Officer Houghton met Mcintosh at
the corner of Front and Market streets, a
short distance from the scene of the shoot
ing. Mcintosh at once covered the officer
with his gun and defied arrest. Two other
officers coming up they covered him with
their revolVerS and he was OVerpOWered and
taken to jail
The news of the affair quickly spread
over town and created intense excitement,
the saloon and county Jail being quickly
surrounded by hundreds of excited people.
The crowd was in favor of lynching the
desperate at once. The crowd increased,
and it was apparent an assault the Jail
was imminent. Sheriff Homberg held the
Jail easily during the afternoon, but swore
III ten extra deputies who were placed about
the Jail tonight. The situation became
alarming after dark
authorized the sheriff to make a requisition
on the Governor for the militia should he
at any time during the night deem such
action necessary. Mcintosh is sullen and
Indifferent he is a man about thirty-five
years old. He refuses to talk, further than
to say that he has had a grudge against
Pottmyer for several years. The murdered
man was about forty years old, and has
been in the saloon business here for twelve
years. His wife died about a year ago. He
leaves three children-a son, aged twelve
and two daughters. younger.