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ETTE. BURLINGTON. IOWlt;A CONSTABLE KTT.T.rapmeant to stand solidly by his teamster. Logan’s plans were evident y in pursuance of an agreed plan of the constables, for Constable Pierce took half a carload or more from another drug store tonight, and a man who claims to be a deputy to Logan (an office unknown to the law) is under arrest by the police. As the news of the homicide spread the crowd around Ilurlbuf, Hess Co.’s swelled, and while all were anxious to get in the crowd showed every evidence of judicial fairness toward both sides,though most deprecated the law thatmakes such results possible.lt;IIA Tragedy at De» Moines the Result ofthe Prohibitory Liquor Law.I)es Moines, Iowa. March 7.— About aquarter to seven to-night occurred the homicide of Constable E. 8. Logan, of Valley township, by Joseph Row, one of the drivers tor the wholesale drug house of Uurlbut. Hess lt;te Co. Accor ling to the statement of Mr. Hager-uiau, Muotner of the drivers, Constable Logan entered the front door of ihe store, and walking down nearly to the rear on the left hand side, he assailed | Row with the question, ‘‘Has your man ; (meaning llagerman) a permit to handle beer?” Row, wno probably bears all the searching constable.* a grudge because Constable Pierce receutly compelled him with a revolver under hi i nose to return a lot of seized beer, evaded the question, and the two bandied words for a moment, when Logan, after striking at Row, pulled a revolver and lired, the ball whizzing past Hagerman’s face and lodging in the wall at the rear. Row pulled his revolver and tired once, the ball entering Logan’s body just at the base of the sternum, or breast bone, and, cutting through the lower right lung, passed out at the tenth rib and was caught in a fold of his under-garmeut, where it was found by Drs. Patchen and Smoge, who arrived half an hour later. Logan fell, and died in a few minutes of internal hemorrhage. He was about 89 years of age, and has a young family at University Place, whichis just outside the city proper, aud was once a city policeman. Row was promptly arrested, and is now in jail, lie has a family. Coroner Griffiths, who was at home, reached the scene soon after, and the inquest was promptly begun before a jury of good sense, aud the verdict reached will doubtless prove acceptable to the public. Mr. Hagerman is positive that Logan showed uo warrant nor claimed any authority to search, and the hour at which he appeared leads to an inference that he intended to search the store, although he must have known that three of the firm hold pharmacy permits. Mr. Hurlbut was seen and stated that the shooting took place when he was at supper. He was practically ignorant of the details, but said bis employes had been bullyragged by the constables till life was almost a burden to them. He was much gitated but it wa9 evident that heT1altiictinhiwPtcccccaccp*TiinofU(watYstB8,winorthcctbfllt;ABItBClt;GHF.iMItItTndnCcFtideirlt;eibPttbt
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Burlington Daily Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 08, 1887
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