The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
POLICE FIND TWO
HUMAN SKELETONS
Numerous Crimes, Thefts and
Murders Laid to Door Of Big
Chicago Gang.
Murder Of Logue, Diamond
Broker-Reveiations Come
Thick and Fast.

two human skeletons In the north side
fiat which served as a rendezvous for
a gang or robbers capped the climax
Saturday. a series OF sensations which
attended the police investigation OF the
murder of Joseph III. Logue, the dia-
mond merchant. The skeletons were
foundNtn a closet OF the fiat, where the
officers also discovered a small arsenal,
many gems of various value and the
paraphernalia used by robbers.
Eecreted in one corner OF the closet,
the skeletons were surrounded by rich
ly brOcaded gowns n elegant clothes
pf many sorts.
Arrests Of eight persons in connection
with the murder was followed by the
discovery OF evidence showing several
OF them to be criminals. The police
declare that they not only expected to
connect the prisoners. with the death OF
Logue. but also with many other re-
cent crimes.
Al wagon load of loot was taken from
The fiat during h day.
Detective Lived Near Them.
"a coincidence that detectives assign
to the suspects under arrest developed
during the investigation of the fiat.
Immediately beneath the apartments OF
thes suspects, q. r, Worsley, a private
detective. lived with, his family. We'd
nesday night burglars gained entrance
to his flat and, although there vas con-
siderable jewelry in the bedrooms, the
lntruders Q only two magazine re-
Volyers. e 30
Logne, who yesterday was shot,
stabbed and beaten to death in his Of
t1ce in the McVicker theater building,
1t vas learned, figured in police affairs
10 years ago, when a NeU' York jew
elry salesman suddenly disappeared
with d satchel fun OF valuable gems.
subsequently the gems were found in
Logue's possession, according to the
The police are working on q theory
that the persons who killed Logue came
to his store with the Intention of dis
posing Of some stolen jewelry, but be-
came involved in a quarrel with the
5eweler and killed him.
The fiat which the suspects made
their headquarters is in a fashionable
residence district of the north side.
1T is furnished luxuriously and when
searched by the police bore evidence of
recently having been the scene of a
debauch. Empty wine bottles and
partly burned cigarets were found in
nearly every room" ~
AT least some of the. prisoners are
suspected of either participating in or
knowing something about nearly all
or the daring safe-blowings and other
criminal depredations that hive taken
place in Chicago In the last fortnight.
List Of Susp eets. #G
The eight persons held are: .
Clyde. Stratton, said to be an esG
capped convict from the penitentiary
at Columbus, Ohio.
H. b. Hampden, declared by the po-
lice to be q safeblower with many
aliases.
Mrs. II. .B. NHampden.
Margaret johnson, said to be the
wife of q safeblower known as "Toron-
to Jimmy" Serving 20-year term in
the penitentiary at WaIpun, wis.
Frank Williams. said by the police
to have a prison record.
William Duffy, a chauffeur.
n woman. said to be known as Edna
Collyer.
An unidentified woman, said to be a
relative of Mrs. johnson.
discriminating Evidence.
Following the arrests Of four per-
sons late yesterday, detectives have
been bringing in others one by one.
One of them is a man said by the po-
lice TO have a prison record and the
sixth, a chauffeur, alleged to have
been driving the nocturnal bandits
about town, and the seventh and
eighth prisoners are q married woman
and a friend OF hers. Early today
search OF the north side fiat, where
the suspects were arrested, was made
and a quantity of dynamite and nitro
glycerin caps, used In discharging ex-
plosiyes. were found, In addition a
number Of false keys and instruments
for picking locks were found,
n small quantity of jewelry wa
tie OF a preparation to makS false
1ewelry appear genuine was discov-
cred. pill.
Will Hold CITATION.
On a letter-head of The st. James
Hotel, Davenpo.t, Iowa, = found on a ia
bic, the detectives discovered drawings
and designs. of keys. IA , -.
Captain Halpin today received a
communication from the state prison
at Columbus. Ohio, asking that Clyde
Stratton be held as he was an escaped
convict, for whose capture a reward of
$50 a been offered.
Tools Of the Bandits.
Police Captain Halpin prepared the
following inventory Of the articles
found in the north side nat:
Eighty five pounds OF dynamite.
Two quarts of nit~roglycerine.
Three dozen safeblowers' drills.
Three lunches of skeleton keys.
Six automatic pistols.
Three thousand dollars worth of par
Gel post stamps. A.
Five uncut diamonds. 10,
Three thousand dollars worth OF sill
verware. SIP.
One thousand dollars worth of Jew
elry. ~
Much Importance is attached by
Captain John Halpin to the ar
rest last night of Clyde Stratton, the
~ex-conyict n fugitive from the Col
umbus penitentiary. Edward Hamp-
den, arrested with Stratton and two
women, n claiming to be the wife OF
Hampden, and the other the wife of
Toronto Jim Johnson. a safe blower
now serving a 20-year term In the
Waupun, Wis, penitentiary.
The Identification of the men was
dramatic and the police say, positive,
by u. "A. Carnal, former district attor-
ney of Hill county, Montana, Carnal
saw two men rushing put of the build
Ing where the crime was committed
about the hour the diamond broker
was slain. Unfamiliar with the down
town district, Carnal had wandered in
TO the theater building, believing he