The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
was entering the First National bank
building. where he had business.
Both Women Blonde,


was entering the First National bank
building, where he had business.
Both Women Blonde.
His description OF the two men led
to the arrest OF Strattcn and Hampden
In a north side fiat about IL hours
later, Both women under arrest are
blondes, and q blonde woman had been
flee.
The motive for the crime puzzled the
police for a time, but early today Cap
tain Halpin gave IL as his opinion that
robbery had actuated the crime. Jewels
and jewelry to the value or $4,000 were
said TO be missing. The police said
nothing could be learned in the mans
dered for revenge.
Efforts will be made again today to
photograph finger prints on the safe
ana vault. None could. be found yes-
lerday that were NOT smeared. This. in
the opinion OF finger experts, rendered
them useless.
Mrs. Logue. the widow, told the po-
lice that her husband had no fortune
and did not carry any insurance. she
was a to give the police any mo-
tive for the crime.
Another Arrest. h. p
Police early today arrested Frank
Wllnams, said to have escaped from
the Wisconsin state penitentiary at
Wis. He lived in the fiat oc-
cupied BY Stratton, Hampden and the
two women
Six suitcases found in the apartment
contained Ave uncut diamonds. a num-
e OF gold rings with the sets re-
jewelry. So
TWO small saws and a skeleton key
We're found in Stratton's clothing.
beilef that the trio may be the 'tau-
bandits who for weeks have
Lerrorlzed Chicagoans with holdups,
arose when. receipts from a north side
garage were found In possession OF the
men. One of the receipts showed use
or q machine for five days and several
for trips at night.
The suspects were again questioned
Dy the police this morning. but are said
g, nave denied all knowledge OF the
Later the police arrested a chauffeur
employed ats north side garage who
IS said to have driven Stratton and
iampuen on q number of trips about
the city. He was questioned at length
by the police and Is said to have given
important information In regard to the
whereabouts of the men under arrest
previous to the discovery OF Logue's
body.
The finding OF a piece OF a woman's
underskirt, at first thought to be a rib
bon, bound around Logue's mouth and
neck as a a caused the police to be-
lieve that a woman was In the crime,
Police Investigated a report that a
woman had been a constant visitor on
business to Logue's office for the last
10 years, being admitted by a secret
signal, as the diamond dealer constant
ly feared burglars n always kept his
door locked. -s .-.
Tortured Their Victim.
Logue's murderer or murderers tor
atured him for almost an hour before
finally killing him. was a theory ad-
vanced by the police. The II knife
wounds, the scared eyeballs and cheeks
as a result Of the application Of acid,
the dor Of chloroform on the gag that
stifled his cries and a bullet wound
In one shoulder all gave strength to the
theory that one who sought revenge
OF was possessed Of a lust for inf1ict-
ing slow death committed the crime.
A woman's black skirt, from which
a strip of silk, like that stuffed as q
gag into the mouth of Logue, was found
by the police in the north side fiat
used rs a rendezvous by the suspects
under arrest.
Among other articles discovered was
a. satchel containing several hundred
paste" diamonds, which the police
think may have been offered to Logue
for sale and his refusal to take them
may have led to the diamond mer.
chants murder.