The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-07

the news, threw the town into an In
describable state Of excitement. Armed
bends Immediately started in pursuit
and secured the country. About 300
men were engaged in the work. They
were divided into squads of six or eight
men, each party under q leader. The
work of capture was Of extreme dan
ger to the pursuers, as the ones sought
We're known to be heavily armed AS
1t was. a posse of six men, under the
command of Mark Carstens, made the
capture. although it was due largely to
the efforts of keen eyed woman
Carstens is an old hunter and a crack
shot and a personal friend Of the muir
dered sheriff
The murderers were caught in a
swamp about twelve miles south of
Glencoe, in the township of Dryden,
Slbley county. The original force had
been sWelled by armed bands from
hutchinson Arlington, Green Isle, New
Auburn and Gaylord, as well as re-
cruits from the farming districts. The
entire band, numbering nearly 400 men,
followed the trail all day through
wheat fields and forests and meadows
and bogs, finally coming on the Gull
prits in swamp. The pursuers were
informed by a woman that she had
seen the two men sneak from hay
stack, where they had been in hiding,
and lose themselves in the ruShes of
the bog. The swamp was Immediately
surrounded by the entire force and de-
mand made for surrender, the demand
being emphasized by few random
shots to intimidate the desperadoes.
Finally the close visitations of the fly
ing missives aroused the men from
their hiding place. One drew his gun,
but Immediately threw his hands high
in the air. while his companion followed
his example.
They were ready to give themselves
into the hands of the authorities with
out any resistance and confessed to
being the men who did the shooting
the evening before. They gave their
names as Cingmars Musgrove and Nor
man Hubbard, stated that their former
home was in Kentucky, that they had
followed mining for some years. They
We're recently thrown out Of employ
ment in the northern part of the state
and were on sort of hunting expe-
dition south, with the hope of finding
employment when they reached Iowa.
r. AT 10 o'clock Thursday night the fol-
lowing message was delivered at the
capital:
''Sherin Rogers murderers are in jail. We
fear lynching. Can not get special Policemen
enough. Can you aid us with militia
(Signed) F. H. Sandman. Sheriff.
IT. M. Payne, Mayor.
Fl. K. Allen County Attorney.
Gov. Clough was Immediately notified by
telephone, and at his direction a query was
sent as to whether the need of help was Inn
mediate. To this there soon came another dis
patch:
Eyes; we need help at once. F. H. Sand
man. Sheriff."
Capt Ed Bean and Company D were
drilling at the armory and were or
dered to the scene. Instead of march
ing to the union depot, the company
proceeded to the levee between Jack
son and Sibley streets, where the reg
ular 1915 short line train for Minneap-
oils slowed up. after leaving the union
depot. Meantime a special train was
being made up in the yards at South
Minneapolis, and at 1850 the transfer
Of the company was completed. They
reached Glencoe at midnight, and
guarded the Jail until the departure
of the morning train, when the pris-
oners were brought to ST. Paul.