The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
|SANDUSKY'S CHIEF
| Of POLICE IS SHOT
| BY CRIPPLED MINER
Angry Posse in Pursuit of
Lon Y0ung-E. w. Nor
gan Will Die
SENSATION CAUSED
BY TRAGIC AFFAIR
Morgan, as Chief of Police, Is Said
to Have Arrested Young Sew
eral Times Recently
for Disorder

Chief of Police r. ". Morgan of San
dusky. small mining town two miles
west of Pratt City. was the victim of
an attempted assassination last night
about o'clock when Lon Young, miner
emptied the contents of double barreled
shotgun into Chief Morgan's back, as he
stood in the doorway of Mackinaw's sa-
loon in sandusky Morgan was fatally
wounded.
The shooting created a sensation in the
small mining town, as Chief of Police
Morgan was very popular. As the crowd
gathered and the news of the attempted
murder became generally known there
were loud cries of Lynch him. lynch
him." but the assailant of Chief Nor
gan had escaped into the woods nearby
before the crowd could catch him.
The story of the shooting of Morgan
reached Birmingham about o'clock last
night and the news came at the same
time that wild posse bent on vengeance
was after Lon Young, who is crippled.
The sheriff office Immediately detailed
several deputies to the scene and Chief
of Police George II. Bodeker notified the
police forces of the Ensley precinct to
go to Pratt City and be on the lookout
for Young. If captured Chief q eker
ordered that the prisoner be Immediately
placed in an automobile and brought to
Birmingham before the mob had a chance
to make a demonstration.
According to the best accounts of the
shooting received in Birmingham, Chief
of Police Morgan was standing in the
doorway Of Maclinaws saloon. in the
main part of Sandusky chatting pleas
antly with an acquaintance. 1t is alleged
had been arrested several times by Nor
gan on charges of disorderly conduct came
up the street and seeing that Chief Nor
gan was off his guard approached silently
until he got directly back of Morgan and
then emptied the contents of his shotgun
into his victim. Young then made off in
the darkness
There was much excitement and it was
some time before doctor was summoned
but finally DR.. J. NJ. 3Aonds arrived and
attended the wounded man. Foleys am
bulance in Pratt City was also sum
moned and Chief Morgan was removed
to Caraway's infrmary in Pratt City,
where it was stated that there was no
hope for Chief Morgan, as he had three
large holes in, his back and was contin-
uously coughing up blood showing that
the buckshot bad penetrated the lungs.
chief of Police Morgan is q man about
4S years of age and married Lon Young
Is also well known character in San
dusky and is also married
The rumors that mob vengeance might
be executed on Young moved Sheriff Wal
ter McAdory to send out at 11:3O o'clock
last night the following deputies, Chris
IIat taI1 Le...1 ~
Patterson and Rape. They all went to
Pratt City in a street car and will re-
main in the locality of Sandusky all night.
According to the statement OF the
chief nurse at Caraway,s infirmary
Chief OF Police L. W. Morgan Is per-
Iectly conscvious and talks constantly
of Lon Young and his attack on him.
Il have always done my duty the
best / knew how" said Chief Morgan,
and because I arrested Young some
time ago he harbored grudge against
me. ! was standing in the doorway
when he came along with his old shot
gun and stuck it against my back. He
said: D you, Morgan, I've got you,'
and then he shot me. It's awful to die
this way because of doing your duty"
At 2:30 o'clock this morning 1dr. Nor
gan was still alive at Caraway's n
Urinary in Pratt City. He was suf-
tering greatly and nothing that the
nurses and physicians could do seemed
to alleviate his pain. His family was
at his bedside and death was expected
before morning.
At o'clock this morning Sheriff
Walter X. McAdory returned from San
duslSy with the report that Lon Young,
the assailant of Chief Morgan, was
barricaded in his house at Sandusky
Sheriff McAdory had come to Birming-
ham for reinforcements. The following
extra deputies were detailed to the
scene: Chief Deputy Walter Metcalfe,
Deputies Jordan, Steele and Gilbert.
1t Is the intention of Sheriff Nc
Adory to remain in the woods near the
y Young>home in Sandusky until daylight
and to then surround and rush the
house. 1t is known THAT Young is
heavily armed and that he has stated
that he will not be taken alive Sheriff
-lcAdory also stated this morning that
Lon Young threatened last night 10 XII
his wife.