Dr. Edwin L. Hogle (dentist) was the son of Washington Hogle and Sarah Ann Luce. He was shot and killed by a rival dentist, Dr. James C. Bennett, who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but was acquitted upon appeal in 1883 by reason of temporary insanity, a decision that caused an uproar in Wausau, Wisconsin. Edwin was unmarried at the time of his death. Many accounts of the murder and trials appear in newspapers across the nation. A very long and very detailed account of this event was reported by the Green Bay Weekly Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin) 21 Aug 1880, Sat, excerpts of which follow:
SHOT DEAD
The Most Deliberate Murder in the Annals of Wisconsin Crime.
Stevens Point, Aug. 12 - Wednesday morning our city was thrown into a fever of excitement by the receipt of a telegram from Wausau saying that Dr. Hogle was shot dead by Dr. Bennett at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dr. Hogle had just gone up to Wausau Monday morning, and the minds of our people were not prepared to receive such a shock, many not believing it for hours. It was argued that it was impossible that he was dead, seeing him so well and strong Monday morning, and that they must be trying to play a ghastly joke. But doubt soon settled into conviction on the arrival of the train to Wausau. The sorrow expressed on the faces of the large crowd of Wausau citizens assembled at the depot told its story. The body of the murdered man was lying in Masonic Hall.
THE FACTS OF THIS FOUL MURDER gleaned from Dr. Russ, who was the only one with him at the time, and from citizens are as follows: The morning before the shooting, Dr. J. C. Bennett, the resident dentist, stated that if Dr. Hogle did not leave on the afternoon train he would never leave. People thought nothing of this because he had been drunk. As he did not leave he set deliberately about keeping his word. Bennett went into the Pilot office and to Geo. Young's, at the former place stating that he wanted to kill a dentist. For some reason he did not get a weapon here, and went over to Kolter's saloon, where he found a breech-loading shotgun taken to pieces and in its case. Without saying anything to the proprietor he put the gun together, loaded both barrels and started toward the office occupied by Drs. Hogle & Russ.
He was met by the editor of The Central on the stairs, who jokingly asked him if he was hunting editors. Bennett said, "No, by God; I'm hunting dentists;" and Johnson passed on. At the head of the stairs he was met by J. A. Jones, who seeing him with a gun on his shoulder, laughingly called out to Hogle and Russ to look out as here was the other dentist with a gun. Bennett went in, and immediately after the
REPORT OF A GUN WAS HEARD and a heavy fall noticed. Bennett came out and walked down stairs followed by Mr. Jones. Seeing he was followed Bennett broke into a run for Kolter's saloon, laying the gun on the bar and starting out the back door, when he was captured by Johnson. When stopped at the door be was heard to say "I was going to give myself up. I knew I shot him and I intended to do so" ...
AN INQUEST WAS HELD upon the body of Dr. Hogle which resulted in a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a shotgun wound at the hands of Dr. J. C. Bennett. After this his body was taken in charge by the Masons, of which fraternity he was an honored member, and every respect was paid to his remains.
Bennett was immediately put in jail and a strong guard placed over the jail to protect him from the infuriated crowds that thronged the streets till after 11 o'clock. Nothing but the precautions taken by Sheriff Ghoca and the determined stand he took saved the cowardly murderer from lynching. A death line was put around the jail and sixteen armed men stationed inside with instructions to shoot the first man that stepped over it. Bennett was taken to Portage for safe keeping Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff Ghoca and deputy over the Valley Road.
Dr. Hogle's body was brought down here by his friends on Wednesday evening's train. His mother received a telegram Tuesday night and started for Wausau immediately and arrived here Wednesday morning and was persuaded by friends to stay here till the body arrived.
George of Medford; H. W. of Sharon, this State; and James Hogle, now of Valparaiso, brothers of the deceased, were immediately telegraphed for, the two former arriving yesterday, and the latter this morning.
Dr. Edwin L Hogle was born at Weyauwega, Wis, on the 1st day of August, 1854, and was at the time of his death 26 years and 10 days of age.
THE FUNERAL was held this afternoon, a large and sympathizing assemblage of our citizens, headed by the Masonic fraternity of this city and vicinity following the remains to the Episcopal church, where appropriate services were held and a touching sermon delivered, and from thence to the cemetery, where the remains were interred by Masonic rites.
SHOT DEAD
The Most Deliberate Murder in the Annals of Wisconsin Crime.
Stevens Point, Aug. 12 - Wednesday morning our city was thrown into a fever of excitement by the receipt of a telegram from Wausau saying that Dr. Hogle was shot dead by Dr. Bennett at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dr. Hogle had just gone up to Wausau Monday morning, and the minds of our people were not prepared to receive such a shock, many not believing it for hours. It was argued that it was impossible that he was dead, seeing him so well and strong Monday morning, and that they must be trying to play a ghastly joke. But doubt soon settled into conviction on the arrival of the train to Wausau. The sorrow expressed on the faces of the large crowd of Wausau citizens assembled at the depot told its story. The body of the murdered man was lying in Masonic Hall.
THE FACTS OF THIS FOUL MURDER gleaned from Dr. Russ, who was the only one with him at the time, and from citizens are as follows: The morning before the shooting, Dr. J. C. Bennett, the resident dentist, stated that if Dr. Hogle did not leave on the afternoon train he would never leave. People thought nothing of this because he had been drunk. As he did not leave he set deliberately about keeping his word. Bennett went into the Pilot office and to Geo. Young's, at the former place stating that he wanted to kill a dentist. For some reason he did not get a weapon here, and went over to Kolter's saloon, where he found a breech-loading shotgun taken to pieces and in its case. Without saying anything to the proprietor he put the gun together, loaded both barrels and started toward the office occupied by Drs. Hogle & Russ.
He was met by the editor of The Central on the stairs, who jokingly asked him if he was hunting editors. Bennett said, "No, by God; I'm hunting dentists;" and Johnson passed on. At the head of the stairs he was met by J. A. Jones, who seeing him with a gun on his shoulder, laughingly called out to Hogle and Russ to look out as here was the other dentist with a gun. Bennett went in, and immediately after the
REPORT OF A GUN WAS HEARD and a heavy fall noticed. Bennett came out and walked down stairs followed by Mr. Jones. Seeing he was followed Bennett broke into a run for Kolter's saloon, laying the gun on the bar and starting out the back door, when he was captured by Johnson. When stopped at the door be was heard to say "I was going to give myself up. I knew I shot him and I intended to do so" ...
AN INQUEST WAS HELD upon the body of Dr. Hogle which resulted in a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a shotgun wound at the hands of Dr. J. C. Bennett. After this his body was taken in charge by the Masons, of which fraternity he was an honored member, and every respect was paid to his remains.
Bennett was immediately put in jail and a strong guard placed over the jail to protect him from the infuriated crowds that thronged the streets till after 11 o'clock. Nothing but the precautions taken by Sheriff Ghoca and the determined stand he took saved the cowardly murderer from lynching. A death line was put around the jail and sixteen armed men stationed inside with instructions to shoot the first man that stepped over it. Bennett was taken to Portage for safe keeping Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff Ghoca and deputy over the Valley Road.
Dr. Hogle's body was brought down here by his friends on Wednesday evening's train. His mother received a telegram Tuesday night and started for Wausau immediately and arrived here Wednesday morning and was persuaded by friends to stay here till the body arrived.
George of Medford; H. W. of Sharon, this State; and James Hogle, now of Valparaiso, brothers of the deceased, were immediately telegraphed for, the two former arriving yesterday, and the latter this morning.
Dr. Edwin L Hogle was born at Weyauwega, Wis, on the 1st day of August, 1854, and was at the time of his death 26 years and 10 days of age.
THE FUNERAL was held this afternoon, a large and sympathizing assemblage of our citizens, headed by the Masonic fraternity of this city and vicinity following the remains to the Episcopal church, where appropriate services were held and a touching sermon delivered, and from thence to the cemetery, where the remains were interred by Masonic rites.
Dr. Edwin L. Hogle (dentist) was the son of Washington Hogle and Sarah Ann Luce. He was shot and killed by a rival dentist, Dr. James C. Bennett, who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but was acquitted upon appeal in 1883 by reason of temporary insanity, a decision that caused an uproar in Wausau, Wisconsin. Edwin was unmarried at the time of his death. Many accounts of the murder and trials appear in newspapers across the nation. A very long and very detailed account of this event was reported by the Green Bay Weekly Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin) 21 Aug 1880, Sat, excerpts of which follow:
SHOT DEAD
The Most Deliberate Murder in the Annals of Wisconsin Crime.
Stevens Point, Aug. 12 - Wednesday morning our city was thrown into a fever of excitement by the receipt of a telegram from Wausau saying that Dr. Hogle was shot dead by Dr. Bennett at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dr. Hogle had just gone up to Wausau Monday morning, and the minds of our people were not prepared to receive such a shock, many not believing it for hours. It was argued that it was impossible that he was dead, seeing him so well and strong Monday morning, and that they must be trying to play a ghastly joke. But doubt soon settled into conviction on the arrival of the train to Wausau. The sorrow expressed on the faces of the large crowd of Wausau citizens assembled at the depot told its story. The body of the murdered man was lying in Masonic Hall.
THE FACTS OF THIS FOUL MURDER gleaned from Dr. Russ, who was the only one with him at the time, and from citizens are as follows: The morning before the shooting, Dr. J. C. Bennett, the resident dentist, stated that if Dr. Hogle did not leave on the afternoon train he would never leave. People thought nothing of this because he had been drunk. As he did not leave he set deliberately about keeping his word. Bennett went into the Pilot office and to Geo. Young's, at the former place stating that he wanted to kill a dentist. For some reason he did not get a weapon here, and went over to Kolter's saloon, where he found a breech-loading shotgun taken to pieces and in its case. Without saying anything to the proprietor he put the gun together, loaded both barrels and started toward the office occupied by Drs. Hogle & Russ.
He was met by the editor of The Central on the stairs, who jokingly asked him if he was hunting editors. Bennett said, "No, by God; I'm hunting dentists;" and Johnson passed on. At the head of the stairs he was met by J. A. Jones, who seeing him with a gun on his shoulder, laughingly called out to Hogle and Russ to look out as here was the other dentist with a gun. Bennett went in, and immediately after the
REPORT OF A GUN WAS HEARD and a heavy fall noticed. Bennett came out and walked down stairs followed by Mr. Jones. Seeing he was followed Bennett broke into a run for Kolter's saloon, laying the gun on the bar and starting out the back door, when he was captured by Johnson. When stopped at the door be was heard to say "I was going to give myself up. I knew I shot him and I intended to do so" ...
AN INQUEST WAS HELD upon the body of Dr. Hogle which resulted in a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a shotgun wound at the hands of Dr. J. C. Bennett. After this his body was taken in charge by the Masons, of which fraternity he was an honored member, and every respect was paid to his remains.
Bennett was immediately put in jail and a strong guard placed over the jail to protect him from the infuriated crowds that thronged the streets till after 11 o'clock. Nothing but the precautions taken by Sheriff Ghoca and the determined stand he took saved the cowardly murderer from lynching. A death line was put around the jail and sixteen armed men stationed inside with instructions to shoot the first man that stepped over it. Bennett was taken to Portage for safe keeping Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff Ghoca and deputy over the Valley Road.
Dr. Hogle's body was brought down here by his friends on Wednesday evening's train. His mother received a telegram Tuesday night and started for Wausau immediately and arrived here Wednesday morning and was persuaded by friends to stay here till the body arrived.
George of Medford; H. W. of Sharon, this State; and James Hogle, now of Valparaiso, brothers of the deceased, were immediately telegraphed for, the two former arriving yesterday, and the latter this morning.
Dr. Edwin L Hogle was born at Weyauwega, Wis, on the 1st day of August, 1854, and was at the time of his death 26 years and 10 days of age.
THE FUNERAL was held this afternoon, a large and sympathizing assemblage of our citizens, headed by the Masonic fraternity of this city and vicinity following the remains to the Episcopal church, where appropriate services were held and a touching sermon delivered, and from thence to the cemetery, where the remains were interred by Masonic rites.
SHOT DEAD
The Most Deliberate Murder in the Annals of Wisconsin Crime.
Stevens Point, Aug. 12 - Wednesday morning our city was thrown into a fever of excitement by the receipt of a telegram from Wausau saying that Dr. Hogle was shot dead by Dr. Bennett at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dr. Hogle had just gone up to Wausau Monday morning, and the minds of our people were not prepared to receive such a shock, many not believing it for hours. It was argued that it was impossible that he was dead, seeing him so well and strong Monday morning, and that they must be trying to play a ghastly joke. But doubt soon settled into conviction on the arrival of the train to Wausau. The sorrow expressed on the faces of the large crowd of Wausau citizens assembled at the depot told its story. The body of the murdered man was lying in Masonic Hall.
THE FACTS OF THIS FOUL MURDER gleaned from Dr. Russ, who was the only one with him at the time, and from citizens are as follows: The morning before the shooting, Dr. J. C. Bennett, the resident dentist, stated that if Dr. Hogle did not leave on the afternoon train he would never leave. People thought nothing of this because he had been drunk. As he did not leave he set deliberately about keeping his word. Bennett went into the Pilot office and to Geo. Young's, at the former place stating that he wanted to kill a dentist. For some reason he did not get a weapon here, and went over to Kolter's saloon, where he found a breech-loading shotgun taken to pieces and in its case. Without saying anything to the proprietor he put the gun together, loaded both barrels and started toward the office occupied by Drs. Hogle & Russ.
He was met by the editor of The Central on the stairs, who jokingly asked him if he was hunting editors. Bennett said, "No, by God; I'm hunting dentists;" and Johnson passed on. At the head of the stairs he was met by J. A. Jones, who seeing him with a gun on his shoulder, laughingly called out to Hogle and Russ to look out as here was the other dentist with a gun. Bennett went in, and immediately after the
REPORT OF A GUN WAS HEARD and a heavy fall noticed. Bennett came out and walked down stairs followed by Mr. Jones. Seeing he was followed Bennett broke into a run for Kolter's saloon, laying the gun on the bar and starting out the back door, when he was captured by Johnson. When stopped at the door be was heard to say "I was going to give myself up. I knew I shot him and I intended to do so" ...
AN INQUEST WAS HELD upon the body of Dr. Hogle which resulted in a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a shotgun wound at the hands of Dr. J. C. Bennett. After this his body was taken in charge by the Masons, of which fraternity he was an honored member, and every respect was paid to his remains.
Bennett was immediately put in jail and a strong guard placed over the jail to protect him from the infuriated crowds that thronged the streets till after 11 o'clock. Nothing but the precautions taken by Sheriff Ghoca and the determined stand he took saved the cowardly murderer from lynching. A death line was put around the jail and sixteen armed men stationed inside with instructions to shoot the first man that stepped over it. Bennett was taken to Portage for safe keeping Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff Ghoca and deputy over the Valley Road.
Dr. Hogle's body was brought down here by his friends on Wednesday evening's train. His mother received a telegram Tuesday night and started for Wausau immediately and arrived here Wednesday morning and was persuaded by friends to stay here till the body arrived.
George of Medford; H. W. of Sharon, this State; and James Hogle, now of Valparaiso, brothers of the deceased, were immediately telegraphed for, the two former arriving yesterday, and the latter this morning.
Dr. Edwin L Hogle was born at Weyauwega, Wis, on the 1st day of August, 1854, and was at the time of his death 26 years and 10 days of age.
THE FUNERAL was held this afternoon, a large and sympathizing assemblage of our citizens, headed by the Masonic fraternity of this city and vicinity following the remains to the Episcopal church, where appropriate services were held and a touching sermon delivered, and from thence to the cemetery, where the remains were interred by Masonic rites.
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