Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06
son SHOOTS his SIRE
Abuse of His Mother Leads
Gamblers Son to Murder
His Father.
Dan Hogan. Famous on Chicago
Race Tracks as Bookmaker.
Is the Victim.
Coroner's Jury Justifies Act oil
the Son..Mysterious Crime
Is Unearthed.

Chicago, Nov. 5.-Dan NJ. Hogan
| bookmaker and old-time gambler, is
dead. He was slain by his own son, who
shot to save his mother from her infuri-
sted husband. Almost the last words
Hogan spoke We're:
ut was my own fault. had it COM
ing to me-"
The ARRAY took place in Hogan 5
house at Wilmington. Ill.,, early on Sun
day morning. Hogan fingered in life 4
few hours. A ooroner's jury exonerated
the boy. Halloween decorations started
the quarrel which eliminated in Hogan's
death He had been making book at
the Roby track. Business detained him
in Chicago on Saturday, and 1t was late
when he reached Wilmington. Mrs. Ho-
gan was awaiting him at the station,
and they drove to the family residence,
near the Soldiers Widows Home.
Hogan seemed in excellent humor and
talked and joked during the late sup
per Mrs. Hogan had prepared for him
Suddenly he noticed the decorations, put
place. He began to abuse his wife.
ut seems to me that every time get
home" he said, you have the house
torn up with more ofyour fooltshness.
will clean out the place"
He started to do it, and began by
striking his wife. The other members
of the household attempted to interfere,
but they were frightened away. Mrs.
Hogan attempted to escape from the en-
ragged man. running upstairs. Hogan
followed. striking her repeatedly. When
the top of the stairs was reached Hogan
again. struck his wife and knocked her
against q door.
The noise aroused young Dan, who is
il years old. who went at once to his
mothers assistance. Hogan tried to
grab revolver that lay on dresser.
nut the boy reached it first. and fred.
The bullet entered near the right shoul-
der and passed downward. Before he
died Hogan said that it was his own
fault.
For twenty years Dan Hogan was a
hookmaker at the racetracks around
Chicago. He was also one of the best
known men in the Chicago gambling
fraternity, having operated several
houses in Chicago In former days. At
the time of the elder Carter Harrison's
first administration he was known as
the Captain" of gamblers on the west
side.
Hogan made a fortune at the race
tracks and lost the greater part Of it at
the gaming table. Sporting men In Chi
cago assert that ten years ago Hogan
was worth 100000. He was one of the
pioneer bookmakers of the west and was
in his prime when the Garfield Park race
track was in operation. He made books
at other tracks in the country, including
New Orleans and Memphis, where he
was successful.
Lately he had been ON the block" for
others at the Lakeside track. A few
years ago he was partner OF George
w. Poole, whose horses are now running
at Lakeside. For time Poole's horses
ran under Hogan's name.
Altho Hogan conducted several gam
bling houses he did not reap the same
financial rewards as in the bookmaking
husiness. He ran q house in Halsted
street and later managed the House of
David After the closing OF the Garfield
race track he met heavy losses, and 1t
is said that he lost $4,000 at one sitting
at game of faro in his own establish