The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-28
BANK EMPLOYEE MURDER.
ED AFTER ROBBERY DIS.
CLOSURES.
Was Kidnapped, Threatened
and Finally Murdered Be-
cause He Gave Information.

St Louis, Mo-, at least that majority
with sense Of law and honor is
aroused over the staying of Erris
North St Louis. Savings Trust Com
pany. Pillow was slain by unknown
white men, in front of his home. 1855
FairfaX. avenue, last Monday night at
9:45. He was just about to enter, his
home after leaving the bank, which
closes late on Mondays. Three shots
We're fired and those first to arrive
half conscious. He was rushed to Hos
pital No 2, in an ambulance, where
he died half hour later.
The coroner's autopsy revealed that
the three bullets fired at Pillow came
from an automatic pistol of .32 cali
Der. They were steel jacketed. One in
his stomach killed him. The second
buried into a watch in his pocket
Police Sergt Fred Armstrong tes-
titled that Pillow said to him The
bank robbery was the cause of it."
He said he asked Pillow if he rec
ognized the men who shot him, but
that Pillow seemed unable to name
anyone.
Witnesses to the circumstances of
the shooting bore out the story told
yesterday, that the two men were
on foot, and that Immediately after
shooting Pillow, they ran short dis
tance east on Fairfax avenue and got
into an automobile which took them
away.
The robbery in which Pillow was to
have been a witness occurred at JEFF
ferson avenue and Wash street. AS
Pillow waited on the curb. for a car
an automobile rushed up before him
and he was assaulted by its four oc-
cupants They threw 9, coat over the
messenger and dragged MIN into the
on the Compton viaduct he was
thrown out when the bandits auto
mobile collided with another. They
gnt Rh hnI n u
$66,576.72 by Communicating pass
ing motor truck.
Hogan was arrested as he fled down
an. alley with three other men at
near where the satched and It's con-
tents were recovered almost stimuli,
taneously Hogan was indicted and
was at liberty on 900 bond when
arrested for questioning in the Pillow
murder.
The Circuit Attorneys office and
the entire Police Department have
put their full strength behind, the in
quiry to test the challenge that was
flung at the law in the killing of a
man just because he was witness
in a highway robbery.
President Miller said that the slay-
ing Of Pillow was direct challenge
to the people of st. Louis, who de-
sired to maintain law and order. He
said that the murder was plainly the
work of gangsters who, having fail
ed to .intimidate Pillow, sought, the
only remaining manner in which to
definitely seal his lips.
Pillow was a martyr to justice He
had without thought of consequence
to himself, given evidence that result
| ed in the arrest of a highwayman,
| who turned out to be a burglar, pa
rolled by chicken-hearted Cover
nor.
Pillow was killed solely because he
was a courageous witness. He died
! in the cause of Justice. The three
| shots aimed at him were aimed at
Justice, at the Majesty of Missouri,
at Civilization.
The story of how efforts were
made to bribe Pillow, so he would
not testify against James Hogan, was
| brought out in the inquest by several
| witnesses.
Mrs Harriet Pillow, widow of the
| assassin's victim, said a Negro nam
ed Johnson. claiming to be an en-
ploye of the City Hall. called upon
| the messenger four weeks ago and
| told him that if he would not testify
| against the holdup suspect, he would
| be remembered" by HOgan's brother,
! "a rich politician
The eX-convict is a brother. of Ed
ward C"Jelly Rolp0 Hogan, formerly
a member of the Missouri House Of
| Representatives and a State beer and
| beverage inspector.
| Mrs Pillow says her husband re-
! fused to be bribbed. The police are
/ working hard on this information and
: are confident that as result OF the
! disclosures the identity of the assas-
sins soon will be established definite
! ly.