The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-07
SECTION TWO.

she heard the name of Jim Hogan-a
man who had committed several afro
cious murders, and who was the leader
of a gang of six other ru1fians almost
as blOOdthirsty aud cruel as himself.
For twelve months he had defied all
attempts to capture him, and had made
a boast that before he was switched
off at Port Arthur he would add
magistrate or a soldier officer to his
tally"
Mr.. Denison did not disregard the
warning of Samuel Marshall, No.
1929" and for many weeks he and his
men servants slept with their loaded
arms by their sides. Then word was
sent officially from Port Arthur that
Hogan's band, hard pressed by the
police, had separated, and that Hogan
himself had escaped from the colony
in one of the American whaleships that
cruised about the Tasmanian coasts in
the summer months. But the authori-
ties were deceived. for. although the
gang had been dispersed, Hogan and
one of his fellow ruffians were in a
safe hiding place in the Huon valley,
about twenty miles from the Denison
homestead. watching for an oppOrtu-
nifty to slip through the Gordon Of
military and constables, and gain the
coast
And then into the childish lives Of
Tom and his infant sister came a great
tragedy.
One hot. MINDLESS night, three or four
months after Mr.. Denison had received
MarshalPs note. he was awakened by
one Of the station dogs which began
barking furiousIy-and then suddenly
stopped. 1t was past midnight, and
the men servants were fast asleep I'm
their quarters, which were situated
some hundreds Of yards from the main
building.
Springing out of bed, and bidding
Mrs. DenisOn not to be alarmed, he
seized his heavy Colts pistol, and,
walking quietly out of the bed room,
he opened the front door as nOiseless-
ly as possible and looked out towards
the mems quarters. All seemed to be
quiet, but he determined to ascertain
the cause Of the dogs barking, and
was just about to step out across the
dew-IaGen grass when he felt his wifes
arm upon his shoulder.
DO not go alone, Harry" she whis-
pered: ring the yard bell. I just
looked out of the window and saw two
men coming across from the store
house They must be heTe-quite near
the house. if not inside. The dining
room windows are all OPEN"
Take my pistol, Marion" he said,
land stand here in the shadow. I'll
go and ring the bell"
mo, yOu WON'T" cried a mocl1ing
savage voice. and a man, whom Mrs.
Denison : instantly OWNED was the
dreaded Hogan, seemed to spring from
out OF the darkness, and, putting a
pistol to DenisOn's chest, shot him
through the heart; and then a second
figure dealt the unfortunate lady a
blow Don the head with a cutlass and
felle7 her, dying, to the ground.
In y few seconds the men from the
0utbuildings were rushing towards the
homestead. but were too late to seize
Hogan and his fellow criminal, who
made their escape and were never
again heard Of
Only a few hours did Marion DENT
son live.
Bring nv children to me- Williams,
she said family to the station overseer
as she was carried into the dining
room, which had been lighted up. Il
am dying. Bring them quickly"
And then Tom and little Sabina were
aroused from their slumber, and
brought to the dying woman. She
held out her arms to them. then in a
few minutes passed quietly away.
CTo be Continued.)
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