The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-14
by one of the greatest outlaws that ever

Rifle. Colo, wounded and unable to long
Harvey Logan. escaped convict. train
robber. all around desperate, whose early
life was spent near Kansas City, placed
his revolver to his temple and sent a bull
let Into his brain. On the night of June
7 Denver and Rio Grande passenger train
No. 5. westbound. was held up at Para
chute, Colo, by three masked men. The
robbers broke open two safes In the ex-
press car with dynamite, but found no
money. A few minutes later the high
waymen mounted horses which they had
tied conveniently near anc rode away.
The day after the robbery the bandits
rode up to a pasture near Rife, helrec
themselves to three fresh horses and rode
ranchmen had formed a posse and were
in pursuit. Three miles from Rifle they
overlook the highwaymen and battle
ensued. in which one of the ranchers was
injured seriously and one of the robbers
was shot In the side and fell from his
horse. The pursuers dashed forward.
I'm all in" said the wounded man;
''Ili end 1t here. Good bye" And then
he shot himself. The Denver and Kio
Grande railway detectives and the Pink
erton operatives from Denver photo
graphed the dead robber the next day.
No one in the country knew the man and
his picture was sent to the other Pinker-
ton offices.
In the Chicago office of the agency
there was a man, the assistant superin-
tendent. who had known Harvey Logan
from his boyhood days-knew him anG
his brother. Lonnie. who was killed at
Dodson a few years ago. When he saw
he picture he knew that Harvey Logan
had got his deserts. The Identification is
absolute
Harvey Logan was a member of the
famous wild Bunch" band of outlaws.
They robbed the Butte County bank,
BeIIeforche. s. D.. in 1897: In June. 1883
they held up Union Pacific train at Viii
cox. wyo.; in August, 1900, they robbed
another Union Pacific train at Upton,
wyo., and In the following month they
robbed the First National bank of Win
nemucca, New. OF sS2. 400. In July. 1901
they held up the Great Northern express
at Wagner, Mont. and secured about So,
600. The Pinkertons were put on the trail
of the gang in 1897 and since that time
eleven of the fourteen members have
been killed or arrested and sent to prison.
Logan was pursued through Montana.
Wyoming. Colorado. Kansas. Arkansas
and Texas.
Finally the chase grew so hot that Le
gan went to Tennessee, where he was ar
rested In November 1901. The charge
brought him into the jurisdiction OF the
United States courts. and he was tried
and sentenced to twenty years imprison-
ment. Following that an attempt was
made TO help Logan to escape. and the
Pinkertons recommended that he be
guarded night and day by specially
chosen men. Notwithstanding this pre-
caution he escaped June q. 1903. The
United States Government thereupon
sued the sheriff OF Knox county, Tennes-
see, for $4,000 for his carelessness in al
| lowing Logan to escape, and this judg-
ment has since been affirmed by the high
er courts.
| Logan's escape was cleverly arranged.
/ While his guards back was turned Lo-
| gan threw wire over his head and
lassooed him. tying him tight to the bars
OF the cage Having one entire floor OF
the jail to himself Logan next secu. ed
i two pistols that had been placed in the
corridor of the jail for use by officers II
needed. When Jailer Bell appeared in
answer to a knock from Logan, the pris-
oner passed out bottle, saying he want
ed some medicine. AS the jailer put out
his hand Logan covered him with PTS
tol, forced him TO unlock the door ano
j take him to the sheriff's stable. ana madt
him saddle the sherifl s horse on which
! he made L,s escape.
Dentistry