The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-21
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After spending the day with a pos
I - Of Officers and citizens In search
! for Miko Rochester, The young man
| accused of making murderous as
sault upon Mf. and Mrs joe r., Logs
| den early Wednesday morning Ia
| their home near Mountain Peak
| Deputy Sheriff Hickman returned to
WaXahaehle "Wednesday night about
o'clock. Mr., Hickman was taken III
during the afternoon and was forced
to come home. The other members
of the posse were left on the trail
Officer Hickman stated that the
trail of Rochester was easily follow
ed to within four miles of Kennedale
where he was seen to enter a wooded
hollow. Rochester was seen to pass h
number of farm houses during the
forenoon, but the officers were
about three hours behind him. A
farm house was found four miles
south of Kennedale where he obtain
ed breakfast and a hat and pair of
shoes about 8 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. Leaving the house Roches-
ter headed for timber. When the Ell
lis county officers reached Kenne-
dale they found that Sheriff Sweet
and two or three deputies from Fort
Worth had preceded them there and
had taken up the search. One blood
hound was secured from Johnson
county Wednesday morning and he
followed the trail for some distance
but became exhausted from the heat
and was withdrawn from the man
hunt. In the afternoon the Tarrant
county dogs were secured and at
80 they were put on the trail near
Kennedale. The father of Rochester
lives about a quarter of a mile south
of Kennedale and his movements In
dcated that he was attempting to
reach his home. He was cut off from
there by the Tarrant county officers
and when night came a guard was
thrown around the house. Other Of
ficers remained in the woods all
n ght in the hopes of capturing the
criminal, A telephone message re-
ceived here at II O'Clock Wednes-
day nigut stated that it was believed
tie fugitive was surrounded, but
early Thursday morning his capture
had not been effected.
In Wednesdays account of the
brutal attack made up Mr.. and Mrs.
Logsden it was stated that Mr. Logs
den was about 81 years old. 1t has
since been learned that he was 70 or
72 years old. The Logsdens live on
the farm of w. H. Mccullough. They
have lived in that community sever
al years and Mr.. Logsden is known
as a peaceable, hardworking citizen
and never was known to have any
trouble with any one. Rochester is
a half-brother of Mrs. Logsden and
has made his home with the aged
couple about five years. He is about
23 years old
The motive for the attempted don-
BILE murder, as stated in these col
umns Wednesday. seems to have been
clearly established. 1t is said that a
few days ago Mrs. Logsden found
molds for making counterfeit half
dollars in the trunk of Rochester.
She reported the matter to her hus-
band and Tuesday he gave the young
man a lecture. telling him II he did
not destroy the molds he would re-
port him to the officers. 1t Is believed
that he attempted TO kill tehm in or
der to keep from being exposed. La
ter developments indicate that Ro-
chester attacked his sister firs...
slashing her thorat with razor Her
groans disturbed the sleep OF her
husband, who raised up In bed aud
attempted to seize the assassin. O.
chester caught the old man In the
beard. threw him back on the bed
and cut his throat with the razcr
which was already stepped In blood
1t is said that for few minutes
Logsden was unconscious. When he
regained his senses 1t is said that he
staggered to the door and attempted
to mount the stairs to the room occu.
pied by his son. After reaching the
third step of the stairs he reeled and
fell to the floor. While he lay there