The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
THE MOB UNKNOWN
VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY
AT GLENCOE, MINI.
1t Declares Thnt MusgrOve and Clnq
Hands of PARTIES CnknOwn-Sus-
piciOnx That the JailOr and the
Guard We're In Sympathy With
che Movements of the Mob.

Glencoe. Minn.. Sept. 1O-The inquest
over the remains of Henry \. Cinl
Mars and I0rman MuSgrOve. the vie
Tins Of lynch law. came to an end to-
day. fruitless and unpr0ductive of any
thlng save suspicious. which are only
breathed in whispers. For the present
the investigation has been abandoned,
10 be renewed, perhaps. by the grand
Jury. wllicb meets next month. and per-
llaps 10y persons who may he induced
to probe into the affair by the offer Of
reward by the state or county. At
torncy General Childs left for St Paul
to-day. While he said that he had not
fully determined whether to recom-
mend to the governor that a reward be
offered. he has intimated in casual
conversation that he thought such an
offer might throw some light on the
case. and ii is thought that he will so
recommend.
There We're but three witnesses en-
amined to-tlay-T.ouis Albright. Il hard
ware merchant: Joe Havlish. Il private
night watchman employed by the mer-
chants of the village. and Pat Dixon,
the regular village night watch. The
testimony of the two latter. while
throwing no positive light on the af-
fair. served materially to increase the
wonder as to how it was possible for
The party to have organized, conducted
It's work and dispersed without giving
any sign of its presence or what was
going on save ut the Jail. Both men
testified that it was Il dark night with
nobody stirring, and no unusual lights
i'll any of the houses of the village.
Neither one of them had heard any
hint of danger of lynching beforehand
and SO were not especially looking for
trouble of any kind. and so 1t was that
mob of twenty or thirty men gath
cred. entered the Jail and carried off
their victims almost from under their
yer! noses and then dispersed with
out attracting any attention. Masks
were seen lying about the street Sun
day morning. and ono even as late az
Monday morning. so that some of the
party must have come back through
Town. but neither their going nor their
coming was noticed by any one. 1t is
not surprising that it was concluded
that there was no use in pursuing the
| inquiry any further at this time.
Mr.. Albright. the other witness. was
called because lie had told Messrs,
Clilds and Allen that on Saturday lie
had made Il sale of 10 cents worth of
rope like that used by the lynclcrs.
He thought lie had sold the rope,
enough for Il couple of halters, to a
farmer named Jensen. hut was con-
fident that there was not more than
twenty feet of it. The inquest was ad-
jollrned in order to give Mr.. Allen a
chance to interview Jensen and .ac-
count for that rope. Mr.. Jensen, how
ever. denied having bought any rope
at all, although he had made other
purchases in Mr.. Albright's store on
Saturday. Tile verdict was that the
men came to their death at the hands
of parties unknown to the jury
Jailer Waddclls break is the talk of
he town. for he said he gave up the
keys of the Jail to the mob because he
feared they might damage the locks
or deface some of the woodwork.
Neither he nor Waterman Hops tried
in any way to rcpel the mob. and
frankly admit it. all of which has led
to the open assertion that both were
in sympathy with the movements Of
the mob.