Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-14
Many Witnesses Contradict
Mack Logan In Reach
Trial.
SAY MURDER WAS BRUTAL
Deputy Marshal Biddick Tells
Of the Killing Of Reach
at Dawson Springs.

Madlsonvllle, KY, Nov. l3.-Ihe
case of the commonwealth VS.. Mack
Logan, Buck Furgerson and D. f.
Tribble, the three men under hdict-
ment for killing X. H. Reach, chief Of
police at Dawson Springs, was enter
ed into Friday morning. Witnesses
for the commonwealth were heard
Friday, about thirty being introduced.
Evidence was introduced showing
that very bitter feelings existed against
Reach by Dick Rodgers, the man kill
ed by the marshal and several of the
witnesses also testified that threats
had been made by Rodgers, Tribble,
Furgerson and Logan against the
dead officer and that the statement
had been made that "Keach would
never serve out his term.
The principal witness for the COM
monwealth was Deputy Marshal Bid
dick, who was trying to aid his chief
when he was shot and killed by Logan.
Biddick stated that he was just across
the street from Reach when Buck
Furgerson, the constable, approached
the officer and started to read a paper
to him. He stated that Dick Rodgers,
short distance up the street, drew
his revolver and fired at Reach, miss
ing, and that Reach then fired and
killed Rodgers. He stated that both
Furgerson and Tribble then grabbed
Reach and were trying to take his
gun from him when Biddick reached
his side. Reach asked him to aid him,
and he stated that at that time Logan
came up from the rear, and with the
warning to look out, fired, the ball
entering the back of Keach's head.
He said that at the time the shot was
fired, Tribble and Furgerson had
Reach around the waist and had his
hand, which was holding the revolt
yer, almost to the ground, with the
barrel pointing to the ground. Bid
dick said that after the marshal was
shot he started away and that Tribble
picked up the dead chiefs revolver
and fired at him, the ball passing
through his coat. Biddick said the
constable, Furgerson and Tribble then
ARRESTED him and placed him in the
lookup. He was later released.
Mack Logan, the man who fired the
shot that killed Reach, was on the
witness stand Saturday for three
hours in his own behalf. The COM
monweath heard the last witness al
2 O'Clock, and the defense introduced
Logan as its first witness.
For the commonwealth, B. M. Ham
by, in whose place of business Reach
was killed, was the principal witness.
Handy stated that he did not see the
shooting, in which Reach killed Rod
gers. Following this shooting, how
ever, he stated the men in their scuftie
to disarm Reach, struggled into the
front OF his business house, where
his mineral well is located. He said
that while Furgerson and Tribble
were holding Reach, both having him
around the waist ami by the arm and
hands, with the marshal's revolver
pointing at the floor, Logan stepped
up from behind, with revolver in
his hand. Realizing Logan's inten'
ton, he claimed, he shouted for Logan
not to shoot, but that he paid no at
tention to his remarks, and, warning
Tribble and Furgerson to look out,
he took the revolver in both hands,
placing in near Keach's head and
fired, killing the officer. Handy stat,
ed that Tribble then picked up Reach
revolver and shouted to get Biddich
the deputy marshal, } and fired at this
officer as he was walking away.
| Biddick returned and was ther
placed under arrest.
Several other eye witnesses tolC
practically the same story.
STORY AS TOLD BY LOGAN.
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