The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-01
MURDERED BY TRAMPS.
They Shoot Sheriff Rogers Near
Glencoe, MINI.
The Murderers We're Finally Rounded Up
and Captured About Ten Miles from
the Scene of the Tragedy-A
Confession Is Made.

Glencoe, Mimi, June 24.-The most
cruel and desperate murder ever COM
mitted In this part of Minnesota oc-
Cured this evening. Two desperate
characters, both young men, about "a
or rs years old, dark complexion,
weight about $50 pounds, height about
8 feet 8 inches, one wearing dark
clothes and straw hat, the other dark
clothes and cowboy style hat, one car
rying rifle, the other armed with
revolver, travelling on foot from the
northern part of the county, met B.
Mathews, q farmer living three miles
north of town, provoked slight alter
cation with him and assaulted him,
knocking him down. They then COM
PEELED passing farmer to carry them
to town.
Mr.. Mathews followed them into
town and secured warrent for their
arrest. The warrent was placed in the
hands of Sheriff Joseph Rogers, one of
the most popular officials in the county,
whose bravery and devotion to his duty
was soon to cost him his life. The
desperadoes had one-half hour start
of the sheriff and had taken the road
directly south of town. The sheriff
with a companion, Louis Link, driving
his team, overlook them about four
miles south of town. He alighted from
the buggy, saying: 81 want you men to
come with me, as l have a warrent for
your arrest"
One of the men replied: 81 guess not.
I'll shoot you," and with revolver
shot him in the leg. Realizing now
that he had desperate men to deal with
the sheriff then attempted to draw his
revolver from his pocket. Immediately
the second desperate, with rife, de-
iberately aimed at his breast, killing
him instantly. Mr.. Link, his compan-
ion, galloped his team to the nearest
farmer, the murderers firing at him.
They then took the revolver from the
fallen sheriff and took to the field,
across towards the woods to the west.
The excitement in this city is in
tense. The people were called to-
gether by the ringing of the fire bell
and fully 200 citizens, armed with rifles
and shotguns, Immediately organized,
and in less than one hour after the COM
mission of the dastardly deed they
started in pursuit.
The Murderers Captured.
Glencoe, Mimi, June 25.-The two
murderers of Sheriff Joseph Rogers
were captured this afternoon at 2:30
after posse of men had secured Sib-
ley and the southern part of Mcleod
counties. The capture was made about
10 miles from the scene of the murder,
and the two fugitives from justice
were taken after 10 hours of zigzag
fleeing through two townships across
fields and through groves and marshes.
The trail was up hill and down dale,
showing the fugitives' ignorance of the
country. They stopped for nothing to
eat, though soon after the shooting
they got water at a farm house and
were apparently much excited After
noon several parties were on and
around section 10, New Auburn, four
miles west of Arlington, and the firing
attracted a farmers attention. He
climbed his windmill and seeing two
men in his rye field, he signalled the
pursuers to them. The two men crept
through the rye into Duff's lake, a
slough full of tall reeds. Gradually
the searching squads surrounded the
slough and closed up on it. Some one
spied hat and fred over it, when up
came two hats at the order to surren-
der, and two men walked out unarmed.
AS they approached, one of them asked
for time to repent and then begged that
he be not given up to a mob. Both
were seized and brought here, where a
large crowd gathered, awaiting them.
The two murderers arrived under
strong guards and were hurried into
the Jail, about which 1000 people were
gathered. No act of violence was CON-
mitted, though many threats were
made
The men are about 81 years old.
They say their names are Dorman Mus
grove and 81. A. Cingmars. The form
er's story is as follows: II am Ken.
tuckian. My parents are dead, but my
two sisters live in Horse Creek, Ala.
Myself and partner have been ac-
quainted for three years, and have been
together IOuT LuOutQS, lOSRluS ACdH
Rhinelander, Wis. The past five weeks
we have been looking for land around
Aitkin and Mile Laos, and failing,
were working toward Iowa.
The story of the other man, Cing-
mars, who also gave the name of Con-
ley. and says he has relatives in Man
kato, was substantially the same as to
the details of the murder. Both men
are evidently in terror of lynching. A
large mob gathered after supper, and
~ lching and anti-lynching speeches
were numerous
Glencoe, Mimi, June 25.-Glencoe
had military display, the first in it's
history. According to arrangements