Lewis J. Lull was a policeman in Chicago, IL, in 1870, living with his mother Minerva. His death probably occured in Roscoe, St. Clair, MO. (1870 federal census, Chcago, Cook, IL)
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Louis J. Lull was a former Chicago police captain who was employed as a detective by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Lull was dispatched, together with Pinkerton operative John Boyle, a veteran of the St. Louis police force, to Missouri in an undercover role to track Jesse James and his gang. Posing as land buyers, they were accompanied by former St. Clair County sheriff's deputy, Edwin B. Daniels, who had agreed to help them since he knew the area well.
On the afternoon of March 17, 1874, the three men were in the vicinity of Monegaw Springs where they stopped briefly at the farmhouse of Theodrick Snuffer to ask for directions. Unknown to the detectives, two of Cole Younger's brothers, Jim and John, were eating dinner with the Snuffer family and became immediately suspicious of the heavily armed men. The Younger brothers decided to follow the lawmen and accosted them on the road, leveling shotguns at them. Boyle immediate spurred his horse to flee and one of the Youngers fired at him, knocking his hat off but otherwise leaving him to escape unharmed. The Youngers instructed Lull and Daniels to throw their weapons on the ground. Jim Younger dismounted and picked up the guns, remarking as he did that he knew they were detectives. Daniels replied that he was no detective and one of the brothers said he recognized him. Daniels spoke with the brothers in an effort to save his and Lull's lives, but Lull knew the Youngers would shoot them no matter what was said. Lull reached behind him and brought out his backup weapon, a small Smith & Wesson No. 2 pistol. He fired a shot at John Younger, the bullet tearing through Younger's throat. In a split second, Younger fired his shotgun and the blast shredded Lull's right arm. Jim Younger reacted immediately, firing his pistol and hitting Lull in the side, then snapping off a shot at Daniels hitting him in the throat. The multiple shots spooked Lull's horse which ran in a full gallop away from the scene. John got on horseback and pursued Lull and wounded him fatally in the chest and continued to chase him until Lull hit a tree branch and was knocked to the ground. John swayed and fell dead off of his horse. Lull, despite the severity of his wounds, managed to stagger out of the woods where he was found by a black farm laborer, G.W. McDonald, who took him to a doctor in the nearby town of Roscoe. Lull was able to give a sworn account of the entire affair to a hastily called coroner's inquest before dying of his wounds three days later. He was the second Pinkerton operative to die in the line of duty in the manhunt for the James Younger Gang.
The gunfight near Monegaw Springs between the Pinkertons and Younger brothers was dramatized fairly accurately in the 1980 film The Long Riders. (Courtesy of George Bacon)
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Louis J. Lull was a former Chicago police captain who was employed as a detective by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Lull was dispatched, together with Pinkerton operative John Boyle, a veteran of the St. Louis police force, to Missouri in an undercover role to track Jesse James and his gang. Posing as land buyers, they were accompanied by former St. Clair County sheriff's deputy, Edwin B. Daniels, who had agreed to help them since he knew the area well.
On the afternoon of March 17, 1874, the three men were in the vicinity of Monegaw Springs where they stopped briefly at the farmhouse of Theodrick Snuffer to ask for directions. Unknown to the detectives, two of Cole Younger's brothers, Jim and John, were eating dinner with the Snuffer family and became immediately suspicious of the heavily armed men. The Younger brothers decided to follow the lawmen and accosted them on the road, leveling shotguns at them. Boyle immediate spurred his horse to flee and one of the Youngers fired at him, knocking his hat off but otherwise leaving him to escape unharmed. The Youngers instructed Lull and Daniels to throw their weapons on the ground. Jim Younger dismounted and picked up the guns, remarking as he did that he knew they were detectives. Daniels replied that he was no detective and one of the brothers said he recognized him. Daniels spoke with the brothers in an effort to save his and Lull's lives, but Lull knew the Youngers would shoot them no matter what was said. Lull reached behind him and brought out his backup weapon, a small Smith & Wesson No. 2 pistol. He fired a shot at John Younger, the bullet tearing through Younger's throat. In a split second, Younger fired his shotgun and the blast shredded Lull's right arm. Jim Younger reacted immediately, firing his pistol and hitting Lull in the side, then snapping off a shot at Daniels hitting him in the throat. The multiple shots spooked Lull's horse which ran in a full gallop away from the scene. John got on horseback and pursued Lull and wounded him fatally in the chest and continued to chase him until Lull hit a tree branch and was knocked to the ground. John swayed and fell dead off of his horse. Lull, despite the severity of his wounds, managed to stagger out of the woods where he was found by a black farm laborer, G.W. McDonald, who took him to a doctor in the nearby town of Roscoe. Lull was able to give a sworn account of the entire affair to a hastily called coroner's inquest before dying of his wounds three days later. He was the second Pinkerton operative to die in the line of duty in the manhunt for the James Younger Gang.
The gunfight near Monegaw Springs between the Pinkertons and Younger brothers was dramatized fairly accurately in the 1980 film The Long Riders. (Courtesy of George Bacon)
Lewis J. Lull was a policeman in Chicago, IL, in 1870, living with his mother Minerva. His death probably occured in Roscoe, St. Clair, MO. (1870 federal census, Chcago, Cook, IL)
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Louis J. Lull was a former Chicago police captain who was employed as a detective by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Lull was dispatched, together with Pinkerton operative John Boyle, a veteran of the St. Louis police force, to Missouri in an undercover role to track Jesse James and his gang. Posing as land buyers, they were accompanied by former St. Clair County sheriff's deputy, Edwin B. Daniels, who had agreed to help them since he knew the area well.
On the afternoon of March 17, 1874, the three men were in the vicinity of Monegaw Springs where they stopped briefly at the farmhouse of Theodrick Snuffer to ask for directions. Unknown to the detectives, two of Cole Younger's brothers, Jim and John, were eating dinner with the Snuffer family and became immediately suspicious of the heavily armed men. The Younger brothers decided to follow the lawmen and accosted them on the road, leveling shotguns at them. Boyle immediate spurred his horse to flee and one of the Youngers fired at him, knocking his hat off but otherwise leaving him to escape unharmed. The Youngers instructed Lull and Daniels to throw their weapons on the ground. Jim Younger dismounted and picked up the guns, remarking as he did that he knew they were detectives. Daniels replied that he was no detective and one of the brothers said he recognized him. Daniels spoke with the brothers in an effort to save his and Lull's lives, but Lull knew the Youngers would shoot them no matter what was said. Lull reached behind him and brought out his backup weapon, a small Smith & Wesson No. 2 pistol. He fired a shot at John Younger, the bullet tearing through Younger's throat. In a split second, Younger fired his shotgun and the blast shredded Lull's right arm. Jim Younger reacted immediately, firing his pistol and hitting Lull in the side, then snapping off a shot at Daniels hitting him in the throat. The multiple shots spooked Lull's horse which ran in a full gallop away from the scene. John got on horseback and pursued Lull and wounded him fatally in the chest and continued to chase him until Lull hit a tree branch and was knocked to the ground. John swayed and fell dead off of his horse. Lull, despite the severity of his wounds, managed to stagger out of the woods where he was found by a black farm laborer, G.W. McDonald, who took him to a doctor in the nearby town of Roscoe. Lull was able to give a sworn account of the entire affair to a hastily called coroner's inquest before dying of his wounds three days later. He was the second Pinkerton operative to die in the line of duty in the manhunt for the James Younger Gang.
The gunfight near Monegaw Springs between the Pinkertons and Younger brothers was dramatized fairly accurately in the 1980 film The Long Riders. (Courtesy of George Bacon)
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Louis J. Lull was a former Chicago police captain who was employed as a detective by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Lull was dispatched, together with Pinkerton operative John Boyle, a veteran of the St. Louis police force, to Missouri in an undercover role to track Jesse James and his gang. Posing as land buyers, they were accompanied by former St. Clair County sheriff's deputy, Edwin B. Daniels, who had agreed to help them since he knew the area well.
On the afternoon of March 17, 1874, the three men were in the vicinity of Monegaw Springs where they stopped briefly at the farmhouse of Theodrick Snuffer to ask for directions. Unknown to the detectives, two of Cole Younger's brothers, Jim and John, were eating dinner with the Snuffer family and became immediately suspicious of the heavily armed men. The Younger brothers decided to follow the lawmen and accosted them on the road, leveling shotguns at them. Boyle immediate spurred his horse to flee and one of the Youngers fired at him, knocking his hat off but otherwise leaving him to escape unharmed. The Youngers instructed Lull and Daniels to throw their weapons on the ground. Jim Younger dismounted and picked up the guns, remarking as he did that he knew they were detectives. Daniels replied that he was no detective and one of the brothers said he recognized him. Daniels spoke with the brothers in an effort to save his and Lull's lives, but Lull knew the Youngers would shoot them no matter what was said. Lull reached behind him and brought out his backup weapon, a small Smith & Wesson No. 2 pistol. He fired a shot at John Younger, the bullet tearing through Younger's throat. In a split second, Younger fired his shotgun and the blast shredded Lull's right arm. Jim Younger reacted immediately, firing his pistol and hitting Lull in the side, then snapping off a shot at Daniels hitting him in the throat. The multiple shots spooked Lull's horse which ran in a full gallop away from the scene. John got on horseback and pursued Lull and wounded him fatally in the chest and continued to chase him until Lull hit a tree branch and was knocked to the ground. John swayed and fell dead off of his horse. Lull, despite the severity of his wounds, managed to stagger out of the woods where he was found by a black farm laborer, G.W. McDonald, who took him to a doctor in the nearby town of Roscoe. Lull was able to give a sworn account of the entire affair to a hastily called coroner's inquest before dying of his wounds three days later. He was the second Pinkerton operative to die in the line of duty in the manhunt for the James Younger Gang.
The gunfight near Monegaw Springs between the Pinkertons and Younger brothers was dramatized fairly accurately in the 1980 film The Long Riders. (Courtesy of George Bacon)
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Child of John M. & Minerva Lull.
Died in Roscoe, Mo.
Was buried in Chicago, Ill.
Age 26 yrs. 11 mos.
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