Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-04-10
TOM LOGAN SHOT
Popular Sheriff OF Nye County Killed
at Manhattan

at Nb0Ii'0ss~''
MANHATTAN, april, 7.-Sherin
Thomas Logan was shot at 6 O'CLOCK
this morning and passed away few
minutes ago. The shooting was done
by Walter c. Barieu, a low Creole
gambler.
Barieu and another gambler had
been quarreling and creating a dis
turbance in the Jewell saloon and the
bartender called Sheriff Logan. who
was passing at the time, to separa,e
the men and prevent trouble. He en-
tered the place and requested the
men to go to their respective homes
As he started to leave the place
Barieu fired five shots at him point
blank four of them taking effect ana
he sank to the floor mOrtaIly wound
ed
A crowd quickly gathered and wbiic
many willing hands cared for the
unfortunate sheriff. other seized tie
scowardlv murderer and with Deputy
Scott Hickey took him to an lmpro-
vised Jail, there being no detention
house at present in Manhattan
u The Sheriff suffered great aronv.
for two hours. before passing to the
unknown world, His remains will be
taken 10 ronoDah as soon as possible.
.nr above dispatch tells .. me
passing away of one of the most prom
inent officers of the peace in the
state of Nevada and man who made
friends wherever he went Sheriff
Logan was one Of the pioneers of the
Southern section and was serving his
third term in office when he was laid
low by the murderons bullet.
Later reports from Manhattan state
that feeling is very high against
Bareu and that a citizens committee
was formed with the intent of string
ing him to the nearest tree but the
fore any action was taken.
While many reports have been crr-
rent as to the cause leading up to
the killing they all tend to show that
II was a case of cold-blooded Snu" Ter
aa1 urwarranted in every sense.
The Gead sheriff was we'll know
81 ~ = %r; L.,
and admirers He was a member OF
the State Board of Assessors which
meets here every year and was one
of the prominent members of that
Board.
BARIEU KNOWN HERE
Barieu, the murderer Of Logan was
known in this city having run a
gambling game here during the last
legislature in Dicks Place. He gave
no trouble while here although it was
. known that he carried the reputation
of being bad man.
The following relating to the trag
edy is taken from the Tonopah DO
nanza which arrived last night:
The murderer is native of France
and is an absinthe fiend. He has beer
it is said ran a roulette wheel ir
the Tonopah Club three years ago
It is also said that he attempted t.
clean out saloon in Bullfrog yea
ago. with dirk knife and that hi
might have succeeded if Nome min
ing man named Dyer had not take
three shots at him. Unfortunatel
Dyer's aim was bada or the low Great
ure would have met death at tina
time.
He is known as general all-aroun
bad man and several weeks ago wa
chained to a tree in Manhattan b
Officer Noffsinger. who had ares ?
him for drunkenness and disturbing tn
peace. There is no Jail in Manhatta
and there was nothing else to do wit
him.
Sheriff Logan was one of the mos
popular men in Southwestern Nevad
He had been elected sheriff of tn
county several times and was un
versally esteemed. He leaves ,
widow. eight children and sewers
other relatives.
In the first history Of TOnOpah. pu
lished in 1902, by James w. Travel
and entitled "Tonopah Past. Prese
and Future" the following sketch
the popular officer appeared.
Sheriff Thomas W. Logan. who HI
served the people faithfully and W.
during his tenure OF office was be-
in Washoe Valley. Nevada in 1876
His parents were pioneers Of 1874
who had travelled across the desc