The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-06-05
bTrail Alleged Horse Thief
To His Lair.
ONE KILLED, OTHER WOUNDED
Before They Could Draw Their
Constituting a DeS-
perate Character.
KILLING OCCURRED IN INDIANA

Greensboro, KY, June IA tel
Aphone message was received from
Rockport, Ind, at 10 o'clock to-
night telling of the killing of Po-
liceman Coleman Dawson and the
fatal wounding of Officer James
Bell, both of the greensboro police
force, by George Blackburn, whom
the officers were endeavoring to ar
rest on the charge OF stealing a
horse.
The battle between the officers
and the aTTeged T0rset1f1G1 occurred
about seven miles from greensboro
on the Indiana side of the river. 1t
is said that Blackburn brought the
'. horse alleged to have been stolen in
indiana to greensboro and sold 1t
to ]. Ed Guenther, the proprietor
of a hardware store. With part OF
the money obtained by the sale OF
the horse, Blackburn purchased two
automatic revolvers and left the
city.
officers Dawson and Bell were in
formed to-day of the theft of the
horse. and late this afternoon left
for Marsden Landing, five miles
east of Greensboro. 1t is supposed
that they came upon Blackburn at
a lumber camp where he was work.
ing and that the battle resulted.
Mayor Lambert and officers have
left Greensboro for the scene OF the
crime, one posse going in an auto
mobile and another in motorboat.
Dawson and Bell we're faithful OFF,
GERS and have seen long service. Bell
was one of the officers who engaged
i'm the battle with Howard Mahoney
in Indiana several years ago. Ma
honey was wanted in Louisville for
murder and was coming down the
river in a skiff with a woman. He
/ left the boat near owensboro and
struck out across the Indiana fields.
He was followed by Bell and other
officers and in a fight that resulted,
both Mahoney and the woman were
killed.
Hunting For Murderer.
greensboro, Ky.,June 2.-Though
the officers of two States, Indiana
and Kentucky, have been securing
Spencer and adjoining counties in
Indiana for the murderer of Officer
J. C. Dawson, of greensboro, who
was shot and instantly killed about
9 O'Clock Saturday night, no trace
a, of him has been found.
Posses were formed about mid
night and they have been working
all to-day, the officers and special
deputies being Joined by scores OF
people from both sides of the river.
The instructions that were issued to
all of the officers were that they
were to shoot on sight.
Descriptions of the murderer
were sent to all of the cities and
towns within radius of 200 miles,
and the detective department of
Evansville. thirty miles from the
scene of the shooting. stationed
men on all of the traction and rail-
road lines. 1t is believed that every
Z possible means of escape is being
watched and that the mans where
abouts will be discovered within a
few hours
1t was learned early this morning |
that Blackburn, the man who did |
the shooting, is also known as Nc
Namara, and that he had said that
he was cousin of the notorious
McNamaras of dynamiting fame.
The shooting was a most tragic |
one. The officers had been inform
ed that Blackburn was in an old |
mill shack and that he was heavily |
armed, so that they were cautious
in approaching the place. They |
!. hitched the horse they we're driving
about 100 yards from the shack
and attempted to, conceal their APP
proach by keeping in the cover of
hedge row. When nearing the
edge of the hedge. Blackburn sud
denly stepped out and without a
word of warning began to fire with
both of the automatic guns that he
carried, when only about four feet
from the officers. D
Oficer Bell, who was with Daw-
son and who was himsel, shot three