The Holt County sentinel., 1913-03-07
HOMER RlGGLE Is MURDERED
Relatives in Holt County Mourn
the Murde: OF the Young
Policeman.

Homer Riggle, a motor cycle police.
man of Kansas City, was murdered In
that city, while making arrests, early
Friday morning. about las, February
2s, 1918.
Riggle was on duty at the Flora
avenue police station, and a short
time before the telephone call an.
nounced the robbery, Riggle had ".
rested two men on 18th street, and
while on their way to the police sta.
tion, the two men leaped upon Rig.
giles back and overpowered him,
crushing him to the snow.covered
ground. and disarming him, Riggle
soon fell with bullet through his
neck. The murder was committed
within $50 feet Of the police station.
The murderers evidently obtained
Riggle's revolver, for the two jumped
away from him as they fired. Araii.
road nagman saw from his "shanty"
the attack on the policeman. At the
sound Of shots the details at the po.
lice station hurried out, and were
told by a chauffeur Of motor car
that drew up at the station just then
that a policeman was being murdered.
The firing at once drew crowd.
Police headquarters sent a motor car
with detectives and policemen.
The murderers were tracked for
some distance by their tracks In the
snow, and finally the trail gave out.
The only description Of the men the
police have Is that given 10y the rail.
road ilagman one was tall and thin,
the other short and chunky a
patrolman also gave a description OF
two suspicious characters lie had seen.
As two brown soft hats were found
short distance east of where Riggle
was shot. II l. believed reasonably
certain that the men saw by the pa
trolmen are the men who murdered
Riggle, As Riggle's revolver was
missing, /, is believed one of the men
pinioned him 10y the arms while the
second robier took his pistol from its
scabbard and shot him. An indica-
ton Of a struggle Is evidenced 10y the
fac, tina, ihc index finger Of Higgle's
lief, hand was lacerated a. u by a
mans teeth.
The murder Of Higgle i a problem
that is far from solution 10y the po-
lice. Four arrests have been made,
but little determination has been thus
far attached to anyone. Four men
are being held at police headquarters
for investigation In connection with
the murder Of Riggle. All In a way
answer the description Of the smaller
Of the two men who shot and killed
the policeman.
\ man giving his name as Harry G..
Woods was arrested at the ST. Joseph
union station, Saturday morning,
March |, and held for investigation In
connection with the murder. lie was
taken to Kansas City, for further In.
vestigation.
Homer u. Rigglc was born In Wash.
inglon, Pa, about 1874, where he
spent his early boyhood days. His
mother died while Homer was very
young: and his father, Clark Riggle,
died In the year ISIS, leaving u family
Of six children, only three OF whom
are nov living. After the death Of
the father, Homer and his brother,
Edwin : accompanied their aunt
Mrs. y. +. Murray. 10 her home, near
Oregon, Mo. Edwin making his
home there and Homer going to the
WAGNER home, near New Point. and
later to the home OF l'nclc John
Praiswater. lie proved Ia he an eff.
iicient boy and vas awarded a schoi.
arship In Col. Shaw's botanical
School, Of 81, Louis, and became It's
first graduate,
From ST, Louis Homer wen, to Co
lumbus. o., where he was given clarg.
of one Of the city greenhouses. Aftel
a few years there he returned to Mis-
souri,. going on with his work of land
scapc gardening and Horticulture IN
the various parks of Kansas City
Some four years ago Homer changed
his work, becoming one Of the bes,
motor cycle policemen Of Kansas City
The brutal murder. stated above
brings sorrow TO the hearts of his
many friends and relatives I'm the cit,
and elsewhere,
The funeral services were held a,
the home Of his friends, Mr.. Monroe
and family, Of l2l7 East 6lst street
Kansas City, where q large number OF
friends and the police force united IN
showing their respect for man who
was worthy Of their esteem and who
died at his post Of duty, Many beau
tiful floral offerings came from the
police force, the relatives and friend.