The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-12-26
EIGHT ARRESTED
FOR MURDER OF
RICH JEWELER
Chicago Police Break
Up Automobile Ban
dit Gang.
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Quantity of Burglars Tools
and Loot Us Uncovered
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men and two women, are under ar
rest In connection with the murder
yesterday of ]. III. Logue, diamond
merchant, whose body, covered with
knife wounds, was found in his Office
in the center OF the shopping dis
trict.
The police believe the arrests have
broken up a dangerous gang OF an-
tomobile robbers, who have been OPP
Grating extensively in the past fort
night.
Following the arrests OF -four per
sons last night. the police have been
bringing others in one by one. The
fifth man is said to have IA prison
record and the sixth is ii chauffeur
and alleged driver of the bandit S
automobile, The seventh and eighth
are Women
Search of the flat where the sns-
poets were arrested led to the dis
cOvery of the following articles:
Eighty-five pounds of dynamite.
Two quarts of nit%roglycerine.
Three dozen safe blowers drills.
Three punches of skeleton keys.
Six automatic rev lvers.
Three dollars worth of parcels post
stamps.
Five uncut diamonds.
Three thousand dollars worth of
silverware.
One thousand dollars worth OF
iewelry.
Finger prints Of the suspects are
being compared with bloody prints
found in Logue's Office. A telegram
from the Ohio state penitentiary ask
Ing the police to hold Clyde STRAIT
tea says he was an escaped con
WRIT
Story of Murder.
8Chicago.-Twelve hours after A.
III. Logue, a diamond merchant, had
been murdered yesterday, in n build.
ing within 100 feet of State and
Madison streets, C%hicago's 'bnsies,
street corner In the world four sus-
poets were taken into custody las
night.
One of them is Claude Stratton
said by the police to be an escaped
convict from the state prison a
Columbus. o. The names of the
other three, one man and W women
have not been revealed by the police
Received Telephone Tip
The four We're detained on a "tele-
phone tip" by an unidentified man
who said that Stratton had threaten
ed the diamond merchant after Z
controversy over the sale of a watcl
chain several days ago.
The finding of a piece of a wom-
ans underskirt at first thought to be
n ribbon around Logue's mouth an(
neck as a gag. caused the police te
believe that a m was implicated
in the crime. Police investigated .
report that a woman had been I;
constant visitor on business to I.o-
gue's office for the last ten years, be
ing admitted by a secret signal az
the diamond dealer constantly feared
burglars and always kept his door
locked.
Tortured Before Killed.
That Logue's murder or murderers
tortured him for almost an hour be.
fore finally killing him, was a theorN
advanced by the police. The II
knife wounds, the scared eyeballs ane
cheeks as a result of the application
OF acid the odor of chloroform on the
gag that stifled him and a bullet
wound in one shoulder, all gave
strength to the theory that one who
sought revenge and was possessed o.
a lust for inflicting slow death, com
mitted the crime.
Seventeen knife wounds were ir
his body which caused the revenge
theory to he advanced. He also was
shot in the right shoulder, but the
wound would not have caused death
physicians said. His mouth wa.
burned with acid. A phial which ha(
contained the acid was found on tho
Office floor. His skull had been
crushed by beating. Part of Logue's
right thumb was almost severed. in
Hicating a hand 10 hand struggle be,
tween the assassin and his victim.
Murdered in His Office.
T.ogne, So wears old. president Of
j. H. Logue & Co, diamond dealers
was found murdered in his office If
McVickers building yesterday after
noon. His body. bound and gagged
was found lying on the floor OF hi
priyate office. There was a bullel
wound in his forehead and the bach
of his head was crushed.
The office was in disorder, ant
from indications the show cases anf
drawers had been ransacked. A stocl
OF diamonds valued at thousands C.
dollars was carried by the firm. anf
the police began an immediate in
yestigation to ascertain whether any
of the Jewels were missing.
An office boy made the discover,
and gave the alarm. Occupants o.
adjoining offices declared they heart
a shot a few minutes before the Office
boy gave the alarm.
Whether robbery entered into the
crime has not been determined. The
office safe was locked. but bloody
finger prints and a bloody rag were
found inside. Clean impressions oil
the prints were obtained and the
.police hope they may prove a valu-
able clue.
PIONEER OF STATE