Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
NEGRO MURDERED
THIS MORNING
=, uawkins Shot Down in Cold
- Blood by David
Logan.
STILL AT LARGE,
z,t,I Shooting ARRAY Occurred
h .candy Bits Dive, Which
Police Want to Close.
,.,,,e started in Joint Called the
,mcrlc,s club, at 8 o'clocls-cits
ca.r,ns with Black Parasites.

swar,ns With Black Parasites.
gym - hop-head!
The words we're snapped OUT iihe ',le
.,sr Of a whip and were dlrecteu -
u Johnson or David Logan coloteu,
= 40 amerlcus club, 43 Commercial
.r,.ot at 8 o'clock this morning ny
tai Hawkins, a burly negro. Ih1ee
orrs later, the dead body of Hawklhs'
,.',a,a hv d bullet from q SS caliber re-
,olyer5 lay on a slab at osDohileli >
parlors.
The shooting occurred shortly before
oc,ock in Candy Bill Mchenzle,s
,a,oon. 80 Commercial street. The fatai
nd, VAS fired BY Logan. the shooliiis
E,s cold blooded murder and inc
murderer made his escape. Detectives
Ire searching the city and surrounding
,oln,ry for Logan.
GANG OF LOAFERS.
( [.
This fatality is the direct result OF
he lack OF vigorous actlol on .i'o
nrt Of the so-called American aaliltn-
stlaton in Kidding the city OF sanS
Il notorious black parasites VINO ieeu
md fatten from the degrade tlon anu
Inns OF fallen white women. teeilns
ecure because of the value OF thelrs
fotes, they loaf about Coinmertiai
treet dives, gamble, drink, sinohe
hon and when full of the poison co!h-
6it murder Commercial street IS IN.
ested with them and scarcely night
asses that there is not a brawl OF
pme kind which usually ends In an at
,mnt at murder.
WHERE TROUBLE STARTED.
EARLY this morning, Dick Hawkins, Ed
ohnson and Dave Logan, With other
egrocs, were In the Americas club, a
,int conducted by Ed Hood and
harlos Palmer. The men suddenly
ngaged in a row, but just what start
d il could not be learned. Hawkins
allied either Johnson or Logan a hop
cad and Logan hurled a vile epithel
Hawkins and at the same time drew
revolver. Several by-standers seized
,gan, forced him to place the weapon
his pocket and then ordered him and
hnson from the place. The two men
II and went into Candy Bills" place
No. 49, They We're standing at the
II drinking when suddenly the swing
& doors opened and Hawkins stepped
to the barroom.
Logan saw Hawkins and, quick as a
lsh, drew his revolver and fired point
ank at the approaching man. With
shrek of pain and a gasp Hawkins
,eled backward, staggered out to the
dewalk and fell unconscious to the
ayelnent. Logan, with a smoking re-
Oliver in his hand, rushed from the
lace and disappeared.
POLICE ARE CALLED.
Hawkins was quickly picked up and
TRIED into the saloon and laid on Il
lol table. He was dead within two
lhutes after the shot was fired. The
'ly was left on the table until the
rival of Justice Dana T. Smith. 1t
rs then ordered sent to O'Donnell's
ldertaking parlors.
me police We're notified of the shoot
& and Chief Pitt and Chief of De-
ctiYes Sheets, with number of plain
pthes men were called and started
investigation and d search for the
nrderous negro.
Johnson, who was with Logan when
hrst alteration started and with
N Y wnen the fatal shot was fired. was
men INTO custody as a witness, He
~ released upon furnishing 800
mas; he was arrested by Patrol
~ Bush and Johnson as also was
IN McCulloch. who was locked nm
u heid as witness.
COLD FLOODED MURDER
According to statements made by
nnson and Candy Bill" the shooting
tiia"klns was entirely untustifiable.
was brutal and cold blooded in the
IRENE, the dead man being shot down
'i.ou. seconds warning. So far
N, a,.own the men had had no open
pure p!ure before but apparently had
, I'm Tor each other. Hawkins took
tu lS delight in casting slurs up-
!, hop-heads," and Logan. who is
49,, ~ - De addicted to the habit of opium
aVAihg' disliked Hawkins for that
i maeh the men first entered the so
i iIu rlna this morning there we're no
viz VI brewing trouble. Sudden
RI names were hurled back and
,,st ID weapon was drawn and then
n ~, vas quickly restored and John
In ~ logan elected from the place.
N e ~ sne ume that Logan and john
oubia nt =. McKenzie's place, the
.nt1v M ~ me Americus club had evil
are nseh forgotten. The two men
E door rin nHg and conversing when
is cis opehed and Hawkins entered.
at ba ai me-, by Mckenzie and others
ID d., made no motion whatever as
word ~, weapon and did not sneak
ew III, ne instant Logan saw him he
shea ~ esoiNer, fired one shot and
.Hsa out of the place. 't't'
nAWkINs WAS RESPONDENT.
, as@k q was IS years of age.
bout " aeorla, III He came here
Id tbsn var ago from Kansas CITY
yed Will, went TO Montana. There he
Ioatbs a woman until about three
lici5e h, ago when she committed
,struc,;oSn taxing poison, Her self
awkins mad bad effect upon
ID Wa c re returned to Salt Lake
,sth ~ constantly broodlne over the
20. Har,I me woman. A day or two
ed friends. 'eiiiarked to some coll
E W mlsht Just as Well be dead as
ed + am. Since that woman
4ceorih,;anv.ee nothing to live for
natelyA nas,, e those who were in
IS done as n nt,,ifed with Hawkins. he
u.s. NE Ee, He frequented Scanf "
ana other low dives on
uses 'gsaf +, street, and hung about
'Fseable tow q, tame He was dis
fcs sii and frequently engaged IN e al
% he i s,.t with them. A few weehs
as srre Wi.h four other coiored men
Y upon 's : n On the charge Of bat.
and fned "sgf9. He was convict
d tbe eoipred people Of the i's sirest
johnson INV nothing about Logan
. saloon uha sNenzle, proprietor of
8heFe the shooting took