The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-06-19
MURDERER OF
DAWSON JAILED
OWensbOrO POliceman'S
Slayer Taken.
WAS CAPTURED IN ST. LOUIS
At the Home of a Relative
ReciteS Graphic Story
Of the Killing.
CHECKERED CRIMINAL RECORD

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n Indianapolis, June 16.-Levl
Lockhart, AZ, alias George j. Black
burn, who is wanted tn Spencer
county, Indiana, for killing ]. C.
Dawson and wounding James Bell,
Greensboro, KY, policemen. June l,
was captured at the home Of a rel
ative in st. Louis by Thomas La
more, Indiana State Prison Agent,
and Captain of Police A. H. Kruse,
of Vincennes, Ind. Lahore and
Kruse arrived in indianapolis with
their prisoner on their way to the
State prison, from which Lockhart
was paroled. The prisoner will
I then be turned over to the Spencer
! county authorities to be tried for
murder.
Lockhart, who is said to be ono
of the most desperate men ever
sentenced to the State prison, also
is wanted in greensboro, KY, upon
charge OF horsestealing. 1t was
while in pursuit Of Lockhart that
Dawson lost his life and Bell was
wounded. The officers followed
him across the Ohio river into Spen-
Ger county. and, coming on him in a
lonely country road, engaged in
revolver fight.
Dawson was the gamest man l
ever saw" said Lockhart. speaking
of the 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, |
shot him and he fell face down.
ward"
Lockhart was wounded in the
left leg by one of the policemen and
fled without stopping to have the
injury dressed. The first two days
Lockhart walked forty miles on the
injured leg. He then went to Belle
VILE, ILL.,, where he sold his revolt
yer, and from there he, went to st.
Louis.
Lockhart has long prison rec
ord. He has twice been sentenced
to the State prison for grand lar
ceny. He is also wanted in the
southern part of the State, it is
said, for taking stolen goods into
the county. A reward OF $500 was
offered by the city of Greensboro,
KY, for his capture.
The arrest of Levi Lockhart was
brought about by letter sent here
by Lockhart last week and intended
to be forwarded to Ella Campbell,
his sweetheart, at Rockport, Ind.
The letter to the woman was a pas
sionate one and also expressed his
contempt for Indiana officers and
boasted at the manner in which he
eluded posses. Blackburn's identi-
ty as Lockhart, miner formerly of
Princeton, and who had served a
term from there for larceny and la
ter from Boonville for robbery and
that he had been paroled and had
violated his parole, was established
by Chief of Police Dan Haley, of
Princeton, Ind, g few days after
the murder June ! near Rockport,
and since then Haley, Gibson, Sher-
if Shelton, of Gibson county; Prs-
on Agent Larmore and other Off
GERS have been working constantly
on the case. Lockhart is believed
to have spent the Monday night af-
ter the murder in Princeton with
his brothers and then to have gone
West
Greensboro Chief Busy.
Greensboro. KY, June 16.-
Levi Lockhart, alias George Black
burn, who was 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 Mich
igan City Qnd) penitentiary, to
which place he was sent on a grand
larceny charge. Lockhart was ac-
cused of having stolen horse in
Spencer county Ind. two weeks
ago, and bringing 1t to greensboro
and selling 1t. He was followed to
Spencer county by Officers ]. c.
Dawson and Games Bell, of the
greensboro police force. The off-
GERS came Unexpectedly upon Lock-
hart at bend in the road and he
pulled two automatic pistols and