St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-18

armed with long double-barreled shot
guns, large sized revolyers and some
even with knives. 1t was evident that
few OF them knew how TO handle a gun,
as the man who shot Stanley was aim
ing at tile occupant Of buggy flying
down the road.
The man who fired this shot may get
into trouble, as the law does not allow
even an officer TO fire except under
specific conditions, and no che In the
scramble was guilty Of anything worse
than misdemeanor. Not all Of those
who were In the little red barn got
away. The sheriff's men made the mis-
take Of trying to catch those who broke
out first, and bring them back. Ihey
were called back again just in time to
pen mp between forty and fifty men
In tie barn, together with tile two
dogs, which had resumed the fight when
the raid came and which were allowed
to fight on for fully ten minutes. For a
while the sheriff was surrounded by
twenty-five mad men who were ex-
citedly denOuncing him for not arrest
ing the man who mad shot Stanley.
After Stanley had been driven OFF, the
excitement cooled and the sheriff turned
his attention 10 those still in the barn.
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give assumed names and put up bail.
or course the sheriff OF Anoka county
had no right To Tx bail for any one,
bat he did it. He assessed every
man held in the building so and allowed
them TO depart, taking their assumed
names as matter OF form. Knowing
that they would never do II. he further
told them that they might appear at
AnOka this morning, plead, ana sand
the chance Of getting of with lighter
fine. The sheriff also took possession
Of the dogs, and told the owners that
they might be redeemed for just 500 In
An0ka today. Thirteen men were held
inside tie building ana the principals
were guarded outside. They mad 10 20
TO AnOka because they had 40 money TO
put up with the sheriff.
That no one was killed Is almost a
miracle. Sheriff Lenfest had loaded up
lot OF ignorant men. who acted as II
they knew as much about gun as
yellow dog does about difterential cal
culus, with weapons Of war. They held
their guns as if they were aching for q
chance 10 shoot the top of some ones
head. That they shot 40 more was be-
cause they were 50 badly ratified that
they could not see straight. The men
WUO put UP AIG @lO DNl nNAi Nlii3 VI
course, have 10 redress. II they at
tempt to yet their money back from tie
sheriff they will undoubtedly be arrested.
the sherih's stormlng party was badly
mismanaged. lie had all the time In
the world and men enough TO guard
every point Of egIcss. so that the whole
party might have been captured. As 1t
was almost all OF them escaped. even TO
the principals and the handlers Of the
dogs. II was curious fact that within
one minute after the assault not a dozen
men could be found In sight OF the
battle field, and fully a hundred APP
peared half hour later, not one Of
whom knew anything about what had
occurred, but were anxious TO find out.
One hour after the battle the owner Of
the barn was discovered half way down
to Minneapolis hiding in the bushes.
The fight proper, between the dogs,
amounted TO little. Both dogs weighed
:orty-liYc pounds, and were IN prime
condition The 81. Paul dog has the
reputation OF being a gutter, but he
fought gamely the first scratch. Both
mad several leg holds, but lost them
Penny had Sport by the lip and Sport
had him by the under jaw when the
sheriff aud his army appeared. Neither
was much damaged. NoOne had money
to bet on Penny at odds OF to !, freely
altered by the Minneapolis men.