 The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas Saturday, November 5, 1887 pg. 5 AN OFFICER KILLED Deputy United States Marshal Jack Carlton Shot to Death by a Negro Desperado He Attempted to Arrest Denison, Texas, November 4 - Today at 4 o'clock p.m. Deputy United States Marshal Jack Carlton, accompanied by R. F. Lawrence, went to the house of Riney Carter, a negro woman on Walker street, after a negro desperado named John Hogan. Carlton entered the house when Hogan began firing through a middle door. Several shots were exchanged, and officer Carlton was found lying on the floor shot through the right side, while Hogan, the desperado, escaped unhurt. The wounded man was taken to the home of A.B. Bates, where he died in three hours afterward. He knew that he was going to die, and asked that a dispatch be sent to his wife in Searcy, Arkansas, where she is visiting and his body sent to his home in Sacket, Arkansas. He has a wife and two boys. He was 48 years old. The negro escaped to the Indian Territory. The verdict rendered was that Jack Carlton came to his death by the hands of John Hogan.  The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, November 6, 1887 pg. 1 FATAL SHOOTING Deputy U.S. Marshal Carlton Killed While in the Discharge of His Duty About 4 o'clock Friday afternoon an attempt was made in this city, by Deputy U.S. Marshall Carlton, of Sebastian county, Arkansas, to arrest Hogan the notorious Negro whiskey peddler, which resulted in the killing of the deputy marshal and the escape of the criminal. The facts relative to the killing are as follows: Deputy U.S. Marshal Carlton of Hackett City, Arkansas, and posse consisting of deputies George Holmes of Salem, Arkansas, and O. Goben of Lehigh, I.T., arrived in the city Friday with nine prisoners and several horses captured in the Territory, and having a warrant for the arrest of Hogan, the Negro whiskey peddler, the charge against him being that of introducing and selling whiskey in the Indian Territory. (Hogan will be remembered as the Negro who made himself so conspicuous with a Winchester at the "Kennedy" foot racein this city some time since, and who had to skip th town to get awayfrom the officers at that time.) The officers thought they had Hogan run to earth in the Parnell saloon and Holmes and Goben were placed to watch the doors of the saloon with orders to arrest him if he came out, while Carlton, learning that he had been stopping at the house of Aunt R-ney Carter, corner of Walker street and Rusk avenue, started up there with Mr. H.F. Lawrence to locate him. Carlton approached the house and motioning Lawrence to the front door, which was closed, walked around to the side entrance and commenced talking about washing to one of the colored women, keeping his eyes open for a sight of his man. At length he caught sight of him through an inner door which was partially open, and drawing his pistol he sprang into the outer room calling to the Negro to surrender. In reply the door was closed and the next moment a pistol shot came through the door followed by another which entered the body of the Marshal on the right side an inch below the nipple, and passing entirely through the body emerged under the left shoulder blade. The Marshal fell, but supporting himself upon one arm fired four shots through the door, none of which seem to have taken effect. After firing the fatal shot Hogan fired three more, all of which were aimed too high to be effective. Regarding the conduct of Hogan after the shooting reports are contradictory. Mr. Lawrence states that the Negro remained in the house and thinking the Marshal killed, and not wishing to share his fate, he (Lawrence) came off up town as fast as he could to call assistance. A man who lives nearby and who states he saw it all, says that immediately the last shot was fired Hogan came out of the house and seeing Lawrence in full flight up the street he pursued him about fifty yards, firing three shots at him, after which he turned around and with a laugh and started off on a run in the opposite direction, two revolvers hanging in his belt and one shining in each hand. The Marhsal's posse were notified of the manner in which the attempted arrest had terminated and a party repaired to the house to bring the unfortunate officer up town. He was found alive and conscious and to Mayor Hanna he stated the nature of the mission that had caused the bloody afray, said he was from Hackett City, Arkansas, and asked him to tell his wife that he died happy. He was conveyed on a stretcher to the residence of Mr. A.B. Bales on Burnett avenue, where Drs. Wilkins and White were soon in attendance, but without avail. The shot had too effectually done its work and he died at 6:30 p.m. without having murmured a complaint. Immediately upon the news of the shooting reaching the city a posse of fifteen people under Deputy U.S. Marshal Hackney started in pursuit of the Negro, led on the trail by City Marshal Cutler's two blood hounds. The hounds did not take the scent very well and after scouring the woods between here and the river til dark, without seeing anything of their prey, the most of the party returned home leaving Marshal Hackney and a few others still in the woods on foot. It is not likely that the desperado will be captured just now. He got a full hour the start of the officers and as he runs like a race horse he was probably at the river before they started, and is probably now hiding in the Territory. A man who arrived in the city about 5:30 p.m., with a load of cotton, stated that he saw a yellow Negro bareheaded and carrying a pistol in each hand, running up the branch beyond the Catholic cemetery, and undoubtedly this man was Hogan. The report of the attempted arrest and shooting, as given above, is the story as related by Holmes and Goben, Carlton's deputies. It is stated by a member of the city police force that Carlton was fully aware that Hogan was at the Carter house when he went there, and that he was warned by Marshal Cutler not to attempt to make the arrest light handed as this man was a tough one and would be sure to escape. To this he is said to have replied that he had a warrante for his arrest dead or alive and that if he couldn't take him alive, he could dead. Deputy U.S. Marshal Hackney and Officer Sims, who were left in the woods by the balance of the posse sent out to capture the desparado Hogan, returned to the city about 8:30 o'clock Friday evening, having failed to get a sight of the fugitive. The tracks of the Negro were found in several places and the hounds caught on several times and followed the trail pretty well, but they were spasmodic and uncertain, and progress was slow. Hogan is undoubtedly in the Territory by this time and will probably have more blood on his hands before he is captured. The remains of the unfortunate officer, Carlton, were shipped to-day (Saturday) to Hackett City, Ark., Mr. O. Goben of Lehigh, I.T., accompanying them. Mr. Carlton was about 40 years of age, tall, dark complected, with dark hair and dark chin whiskers. During the war he was a member of the First Texas infantry and was attached to Hood's Brigade in the Army of Virginia. He was for a number of years connected with the Civil Service and was present at the killing of Sam Bass, the notorious Texas train robber, at Round Rock. By the election of Deputy U.S. Marshal S.F. Lawrence to the office of Sheriff of Sebastian county, Ark. about a year ago, a vacancy was made which was filled by the appointment of Mr. Carlton to the office which he held at the time of his death. He was a man generous to his friends, just to his enemies and fearless to the point of foolhardiness. By his death a wife and two sons lose an affectionate husband and father and the state a valuable and efficient officer. Fort Worth Daily Gazette Fort Worth, Texas Tuesday, November 8, 1887 pg. 8 A MULATTO MURDERER The Slayer of United States Marshal Carlton Arrested Yesterday morning Special Officers John Fulford and Jeff Riggies made an important capture in the person of John Hogan, the colored desperado, who shot and killed Deputy United States Marshal Jack Carlton at Denison on the 3rd of this month. Carlton, with another officer, was in the act of arresting Hogan in a negro hut in the outskirts of town, when Hogan opened up fire on them, one shot entering the deputy's right side with fatal effect, the officer surviving but a few hours. Hogan fled, and it was believed that he had made for the Indian Territory. Authorities all over the state were notified, and Sunday night a message was received at the Union depot to look out for Hogan, that he was on a south bound freight train going toward Fort Worth. When the train got in yesterday morning Fulford and Riggies proceeded to search it, and in a little while discovered their man in a coal car. Throwing down their pistols upon him, they demanded him to surrender with which request he at once complied. He admitted that his name was Hogan and that he killed Marshal Carlton. Two pistols were taken from the villain and he was put in the county jail. The Austin Weekly Statesman Austin, Texas Thursday, November 10, 1887 pg. 4 ATTEMPTED LYNCHING A Negro Murderer Brought to Bay at Denison Special Telegram to the Statesman Denison, November 8 - Officers brought in John Hogan, the negro who murdered Deputy United States Marshal John Carlton, of Sacket, Ark., in this city on last Friday afternoon. They captured him in Fort Worth and brought him to this city. At Whitesboro the United States Marshal tried to hurt Hogan, but was prevented by the officers having him in charge. He was taken to the Colonnade Hotel, where a large crowd surrounded him, and the excitement ran high, and railroad man by the name of J. K. Murphy, tried to pull him out of the buggy, and it looked for awhile as though the mob would lynch him, but so many special police guarded him. The effort failed, and Hogan was taken to the Sherman jail. All the time Hogan was laughing and speaking with those he knew, and was not frightened in the least. He remarked, "If they would give me a chance I would kill several more." The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas Thursday, November 10, 1887 pg. 2 The negro Hogan was interviewed at Jones street jail this afternoon by a News reporter, and says he was shot at twice by Officer Carlton before he fired the fatal shot. Fort Worth Daily Gazette Fort Worth, Texas Sunday, November 13, 1887 pg. 2 SHERMAN Hogan Held to Await the Action of the Grand Jury Special to the Gazette Sherman, Tex., Nov. 12 - John Hogan, the mulatto who murdered Deputy United States Marshal Carlton of Arkansas while resisting arrest at Denison a few days ago, had a preliminary hearing before Justice Hinkle this afternoon, and was remanded to jail without bail to await the action of the grand jury. Several witnesses were examined, among them H. T. Lawrence, who testified in substance that he went with Marshal Carlton at his request to show him the house where Hogan was found; that on reaching the house he stood at one door while the Deputy Marshal went to the other and entered. He heard him order Hogan to surrender in the name of the United States when he heard two pistol shots and the Deputy Marshal cried out: "He has got me," and then fell mortally wounded when Hogan ran out and made his escape. Fort Worth Daily Gazette Fort Worth, Texas Tuesday, December 20, 1887 pg. 5 SHERMAN A Murder Case Called Special to the Gazette Sherman, Tex., Dec. 19 - The case of the state vs. John Hogan, the mulatto charged with the murder of a deputy United States marshal at Denison a few weeks ago, was called in the District court evening, and the prisoner was brought out of jail under a strong guard. The District courtroom was crowded with visitors who were anxious to get a glimpse of the desperado, and when the prisoner entered, followed by the guards, he was manacled and shackled, which compelled him to walk very slowly. Colonel Stillwell Russell appeared for the defense and asked the court for a continuance on the ground that Rachel McIntyre, an important witness for the defense, was sick at her home in Denison and could not appear in court. Attorney Randall, for the state, asked for a recess in which to controvert the grounds for a continuance, and the prisoner returned to jail and court adjourned till to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Sherman Daily Register Friday, December 30, 1887 pg. 4 FROM A BROTHER Sheriff May Receives Letters Asking About Jack Carlton Sheriff May today received a letter from Dr. M.C. Carlton, of Carlton, Texas, asking about Jack Carlton who was killed in Denison on November 4, 1887, by the Negro, Hogan, who is now confined the the Jones street jail. Dr. Carlton states that he has reasons to believe that the deceased was his brother, and that he has written several letters of inquiry to authorities in Denison, but has never heard a word. He was given a full description of Carlton's appearance, his place of residence, and the manner in which he met his death. The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas Thursday, April 19, 1888 pg. 1 SHERMAN The Case of Hogan Creating Much Comment - Hackney Testifies Sherman, Tex. April 18, - The motion for a continuance in the Hogan case being overruled, the state announced ready for trial and the special venire called. The work of impaneling of a jury was not completed until 3:30 this afternoon. Policeman Hackney had been on the stand ever since the state began to introduce testimony. His evidence is to the effect that Carlton, the man killed, was with his posse in the pursuit of Hogan, who was needed on the charge of violating the intercourse law. He was not with Carlton at the time of the killing, but arrived shortly afterward and saw Carlton, who was not yet dead, and says Carlton told him that the first shot was fired by the negro did the work. He also testified that one of the shots from the darkened room, in which Hogan is supposed to have been, was fired through a crack in the door. He denied that he ever gave the negro Hogan a right to carry a pistol, although he had gotten him to try to capture another negro wanted for an offense. Carlton was an officer from the Western district of Arkansas, and upon this fact the defense is now basing many of their interrogations in the cross-examinations. The case is creating much comment. St. Louis (MO) Dispatch Sunday, April 22, 1888 pg. 5 FOR LIFE End of John Hogan's Trial for Murder at Sherman - His Sentence By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch Sherman, Texas, April 21 - The end of the famous Hogan-Carleton murder trial, which has occupied the attention of the District Court the entire week, was reached this morning, when the jury brought in a verdict finding Hogan guilty of murder in the first degree and assessing his punishment at confinement in the State prison for life. John Hogan is the Mullato desperado who had figured for a long time as a whiskey peddler and gambler in the Indian Territory, dealing with and selling liquor to the Indians contrary to the federal laws. On the 4th day of last November, Deputy United States Marshal Carleton of Hackett City, Arkansas, was in this county looking for Hogan, and, hearing that he was concealed in a house in Denison, went, accompanied by a posse, to arrest him. When the Marshal opened the door to enter the house, Hogan fired at him from the inside, inflicting wounds from which the Deputy Marshall died on the same day. The murderer made his escape to Ft. Worth, where he was captured by the officers and brought back to this city and held in jail for trial, with the above results. The jury withheld the penalty of death on several points made slightly in favor of the prisoner. The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, April 22, 1888 pg. 1 HOGAN SENTENCED In the case of Hogan, the Negro murderer of Deputy U.S. Marshal Carlton of Arkansas, the jury returned a verdict Saturday morning assessing his punishment at imprisonment for life. The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, May 6, 1888 pg.1 The Sherman Register and Herald seem to be very much perturbed over an advertisement of the Star Store, (this city) contained in last week's issue of the Gazetteer, wherein the advertisers took the liberty of recounting the supposed death of Hogan the Negro murderer, in order to lead up in an interesting manner to what they wished to say concerning their house. The Register lashes itself into an indignant fury over the damage done the spotless reputation of the black desperado, while the Herald is piously petulant at the want of veracity displayed by the wicked Gazetteer. So concerned are they about this matter that it is evident they don't know whether to believer the statements contained in that advertisement or not, and for fear that continued uncertainty might prove fatal to the editorial (want of) faculty we will admit that those statements were untrue, and that Hogan still lived. The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, July 22, 1888 Pg. 1 Hogan, the murderer of Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Carlton, in this city, was removed from the Sherman jail to the Rusk Penitentiary last Tuesday, to enter upon his term of life imprisonment. Convict Record, Texas State Penitentiary at Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas
 The
1900 Census shows him as a 44-year-old Rusk inmate with a birth year of
1855. In January of 1903, fourteen-and-a-half years after he began
serving his life sentence, he was pardoned at age 46 or 47 by
Governor Joseph Draper Sayers. Less than two years after he was pardoned, the Muskogee Daily Phoenix reported in December 1904 that Hogan had been arrested again for selling liquor. He was fined $10 and sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia. Muskogee (OK) Daily Phoenix Thursday, December 1, 1904 pg. 5 THE IMPORTANT CAPTURE Prisoner Recognized by Jailer Lubbes After Seventeen Years The capture of John Hogan Tuesday night at Constable Kimsey, Deputy Adams and Paul Smith, is considered a very important one. The officers spotted a trunk on the train which looked somewhat suspicious. Upon investigation it was found that the trunk made numerous trips over the road and the owner of the trunk was pointed out to the officers, whereupon they arrested one John Hogan. Hogan had a number of bottles of whiskey in his pockets and the check which corresponded with the one on the trunk. The trunk contained 104 pint bottles of intoxicants. When the prisoner was taken to jail he was immediately recognized by Jailer Gus Lubbes. According to Mr. Lubbes, Hogan was convicted of murder in Texas 17 years ago and served a 14 year sentence in the Texas penitentiary. Eight years after that he was arrested again for operating a moonshine still several miles southwest of Eufala with a man named Hugh Nall. The following year, in October 1913, he was arrested again near Eufala and charged with selling liquor to a minor. The Muldrow (OK) Press Friday, December 20, 1912 pg. 5 FIND "MOONSHINE" STILL Checotah - John Hogan and Hugh Nall were taken to Muskogee to appear before the federal court on the charge of operating a "moonshine" still. The sheriffs of Pittsburg and McIntosh counties, working in concert, located the plant on the banks of the Canadian river southeast of Melette.  FELONY Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |