The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-21
MURDERER Of
OFFICER IN JAIL,
0wenSb0r0 Policeman's
Slayer Caughtin st. Louis.
Arrest Made Through Letter
Which Was Intended for
His Sweetheart.

~, alias George J. Blackburn, who ia
wanted In Spencer county. Indi-
ana for killing j. c. Dawson and wound
ing James Bell, Owensboro, Ky, polise<
men, June 1. was captured at tho
home of a relative in st. Louis by Thorn
as Larmore, Indiana State Prison Agent,
and Captain of Police A. II. Kruse. of
vincennes, Ind. Larmore and Kruse arriv
cd in Indianapolis with their prisoner on
their way to the State prison. from which,
Lockhart was parolled. The prisoner will
then be turned over to the Spencer county
authorities to be tried for murder.
Lockhart who is said to be one of the
most desperate mon ever sentenced to tne
State prison, also is wanted in Owensboro,
Ky, upon charge of horse stealing. IL
was while in pursuit of LpcShart that
Dawson lost his life and Bell was wound-
ell. The officers followed him across the
Ohio River into Spencer county and.com-
ing on him in a lonely country road. cn-
gagged in a revolver fight.
PRAISES DAwsON'S GAMENESS.
Dawson was the earnest man I ever
saw" said Lockhart, speaking of tho
tragedy. "He followed me and when his
round of cartridges had been used he
started to beat me with the butt END Of
his revolver. 1 shot him and he fell faco
downward"
Locllhart was wounded in THE left Leg
| by one of the policemen and fled without
| stopping to have the injury dressed. The
| first two days Lockhant walked forty
| miles on the injured leg He then went
to Belleville, ILL., where he sold his re-
volver. and from there he went to st.
Louis.
l-ockhart has long prison record. Ho
has twice been sentenced to the state
prison for grand larceny. He is also want
ed in the Southern part of the State.&
is said, for taking stolen goods into the
| county. A reward of $500 was offered by
the city of OwensbOro, KY, for his cap
| ture.
LETTER TO SWEETHEART.
The arrest of Levi Lockhart WAS
brought about by aetter sent here by
Lockhart last week and intended to be
forwarded to Ella Campbell. his swest-
heart. at Rockport. Ind. The letter to-
| the woman was a passionate one and also
| expressed his contempt for Indiana OFF,
GERS and boaster at the manner in which
ha eluded posses. Blackburn's identity as
Lockhart.a miner formerly of Princeton.
and who has served a term from there
robbery and that he had been parol,e1
and had violated his parole was estab-
lished by Chief Of Police Dan Haley, Of
Princeton, Ind. few days after tha
murder June 1 near Rockport. and since
then Haley. Gibson. Sheriff Shelton. Of
Gibson county; Prison Agent Larmore
and other officers have been working
constantly on the case. Lockhart ds be-
leved to have spent the Monday night
after the munder in Princeton with his
1
two brothers and then to have gone
| West.
| r OwENsBORO CHIEF BUSY.
| Owensboro. KY. June l6-Levt Lock-
hart, alias George blackburn, who WIS
arrested in st. Louis and hurried to
Indianapolis, is wanted on the charge
of murder and horsestealing in addition
to violating his parole from the Michigan
City Qnd.) penitentiaryIto which place he
was sent on a grand larceny Charge
Lockhart was accused of having stolen a
horse In Spencer county, Ind. two weeks
ago. and bringing 1t to Owensboro AMI
selling II. He was followed 10 spencer
county by Officer j. Z. Dawson ami
James Bellof the Owensboro police force.
The Officers came Unexpectedly upon
I.ockhart at a bend In the road and he
pulled two automatic pistols and began
firing. Dawson was shot six times and
died instantly. Bell was badly woundssi
I.ocl0hart escaped and made his way to
ST. Louis. where he was tracked by ono
Of the Indiana penitentiary officers.
Chief of Police q. f. Reynolds left ow-
ensboro today for indianapolis. and wild
request that Lockhart be turned over TO
the spencer county. Ind. officers at
lRockport Ind, which Is only ten miles