The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-07-23
Brakeman Shot and Killed by Negro

Nob"y 49, eASN w % hO a..
gro last Sunday morning about
4 O'Clock a short distance west of
Scotland. 1t appears that CALI
gan boarded the front end of the
train when it pulled out of Scot
land and was making his way ever
the top of the train to the caboose.
The train was lined with harvest
hands and hobos, but all made way
for his passage until he came to
two negros who refused to let him
pass. He ordered them cut of the
way, but instead of moving one of
them pulled a revolver. Calligan
ordered him to put up the gun or
ne would take it from him. At
that the negro shot, striking Cali,
gan in the left shoulder, just above
the heart. The bullet broke the
collar bone and glanced downward
severing an artery. With the re-
mark you've got me, that's
enough" Calligan made his way
over seven box cars to the caboose,
the blood streaming down his coat
sleeve. Ire train was stopped and
backed up to Scotland, and Or.
koobs was summoned, but too
late to be of any assistance, as the
wounded man breathed only a few
times after the train reached the
station. The body was taken to
Undertaken Goehring's office where
1t was prepared for shipment, anu
was taken to his home in Sioux
City on the noon passenger train.
Calligan was % years of age and
single, but is said to have made
his home with a widowed sister
who has several children, ana
whom he vas supporting. He also
has O brother in Sioux City, L. Il.
Calligan, who is u conductor work
ing for the Milwaukee company.
His former home was in Negaune,
Mich, where the remains we're ia.
ken for burial.
AS soon as the shooting was done
the two negroes jumped from the
train and disappeared in a corn
field. Four or five fellows who
, were on the train and saw the
shooting stopped off in Scotland
and assisted in giving a description
of the negroes, and helping to To-
cate them. MI. Scott, of Mitchell,
was brought to the scene of murd.
er with his blood hounds but they
were unable to take the scent.
Sheriff Davis, of Hutchinson coun-
ty, and Sheriff Wagner, of Bon
: Homme, assisted by a large comp
any Of citizens, rushed to the scene
of the shooting, as near as it could
be located by the trainmen, but
they could get no definite trace of
the culprits. The news was spread
by telephone to all of the surround
ing towns and country and every
body was on the lookout. In the
afternoon a report came from Let
cher to the effect that a negro had
been arrested there, having come
in on the freight train that follow
ed the one on which the shooting
was done. Sheriff Davis took
two of the men who saw the
shooting and went to Letcher to
identity the man, but he did not
prove to be the guilty party. One
of the men who saw the shooting
remained and accompanied Sheriff
Wagner to fyndall. Monday
morning Mr.. Wagner received q
telephone message stating that a
negro was een bet ween Tyndall
and Springfield making his way
through the fields toward Running
Water. Mr.. Wagner was soon in
pursuit and caught his man as he
was trying to get across the river.
He was identified by the man with
MIR. Wagner, but it was thought
advisable to have HIM also identi-
fed by the others who saw the
crime committed, so the men we're
brought back from Letcher and
, taken to Tyndall Tuesday morning.
+ Both readily identified him as the
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