Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
@l19oRY WORKMAN, OF ANAMoSA.
BATTLES WITH SHERIFF
HOGAN.
kAaLs TO SHOOT OFFICER,
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
possn Shots Exchanged Between OIL
Ger and Citizen on Main Street of
TOWN. ordman's Arrest Sought on
Charge Of Utterins Forged Instru.
ment.

Anamosa- May 13.-Rarher than SUD
init to arrest Tuesday afternoon Henry
Nordman shot himself thru the head,
killing himself almost instantly. The
suicide was the elimination Of a gun
fight on the main street OF the town,
when Sheriff Hogan attempted 70
place Nordman under arrest. II the
fight, twelve shots were exchanged be-
tween Nordman and Sheriff Hogan. No
one was injured IN the battle on the
streets, although Sheriff Hogan had a
narrow escape, when a bullet buried
itself in the trunk Of Z small tree mat
stood between the sheriff and the fug!-
tive
Nordman was charged with u,-ering
forged instrument, the complainant
being a firm OF Chicago commission
merchants. They charged that No-d-
man, who was a grain buyer had forged
bills Of laoing. The information vas
fled on May ?, hur me warrant for
his arrest vas not sworn OUT until
Tuesday afternoon.
Prepared 70 Resist.
Workman. who had lived IN Ara
moea, and Its vicinity nearly al q his
life had heard that Sheriff Hogan va.
looking foC him. and vas prepared.
Sheriff Hogan met him II 'front.' u ,ta
possofice and attempted 10 MAKE the
arrest, hut No-dr2a1. drawing a.
caiiore revolver from MS pocket backed
away from chs sheriff and threatened
his life, II ne attempted TO arrest him.
Sheriff Hogan drew MS revolver and
the TWO men stood about sixty feet
apart Sheriff Hogan began 70 re-
uonssTate With Workman trying 20
talk him ont o. MS rash threat 70 COM
NIT murder along with rs crime Of
forgery, but the only reply from the
fugitive was 10 fire mis- -evolTsr directly
at the sheriff.
Hogan Fires Back
Sheriff Eogan backed behind small
tree, and returned the FIRE. shooting 70
fell him, but no: k:l. hin Norduan
fred directly al the sheriff One Of
the bullets buried Itself IN the trunk
of the tree, Had the bullet yols two
Eherih would have been fe,!ed with G
bullet thru his body.
One Of the shots from the gin
crashed thru . large plate window IN
the postoftice building. The clerks in
the banks and nearby store sought
refuge under the counters and in -he
rear Of the store building until the
fusilade O. shots had stopped.
Commits Suicide.
But Nordna emptied the chamber
of his revolver. and then turning ne
Z fed down the street. The sheriff fol-
lowed by a posse OF citizens, started in
pursuit. Nordman loaded his gun while
running, but did not turn 70 Ere, as
the sheriff was nearly upon him He
dashed into a barn after running down
the street about four blocks, and siam
med the door behind him. He dashed
into the hay loft, and as the sheriff and
the posse broke in the door Of the barn
Nordnan fired a bullet into his hear
and died about four minutes later. He
had turned the gun on his head, point
ing It in his right ear. The bulie,
passed thru his head. coming out on
the other side.
The coroner wac called, and impair
elled jury. An inquest was held or
the scene. the jury bringing in & YER
dict Of suicide, saying that the victim
had come to his death by a gun shot
wound. from a gun il MS own hands,
Nordnan had been engaged II
purchasing grain ard had lived II
Jones county nearly all Of his life. He
had been married, but vas not living
with his wife. Three children had beer
born, but all Of then, have died. Nord-
man IS survived by a mother. twt
brothers and two sisters, living abou
four miles from Monticello IN ~
country. They have the utmost re-.
/. sper+ 0f ali who know them.