The herald., 1896-09-07
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A Double Lynching in Moral
Minnesota
SHERIFF ROGERS MURDER
Avenged BY Citizens After "a Unsatis.
factory Verdict
Illicit Love at San Fssneisce Ends In . Deuble
Suielde-crimss Reported Prom
vasieus Places
SHERIFF ROGERS MURDER

Associated Press Special Wire
GLENCOE, Minn.. Sept. 0-The trial
Of the first Of the two men charged
with the murder of Sheriff Joseph
Rogers. resulted yesterday in a verdict
of murder in the second degree, which
displeased some of the people of this
county and double lynching bee re-
suited early this morning.
The two men lynched were Darwin
Musgrove and H. A. Gingmars. On
June 20 they assaulted a farmer, and
Sheriff Rogers and deputy went after
them with a warrant the following day.
They resisted arrest, and during the
alteration the sheriff was shot and
killed, although they made no effort to
harm the deputy. The men were strang-
ers in the county and the sheriff was
popular. They were captured without
difficulty. Lynching was threatened,
and on the 25th of June Governor
Clough sent Company D of st. Paul
here to protect the prisoners. Escorted
by the militia they were taken to st.
Paul and placed in the Ramsey county
Jail when they were brought here for
trial. Between II and o'clock last
night a mob Of masked men appeared
at the jail door and raped for admis-
sion. Jailer Edward Waddell opened
the door to see who was there and a
demand was made for the keys. On
his refusal he was tied in his chair and
the men proceeded to batter down the
doors with sledge hammer. After
breaking the locks Of tle cells they
made the prisoners dress. In spite Of
their pitiful requests to be allowed to
speak, the two men were hustled away.
The mob took them to the bridge over
Buffalo creek on the road leading to the
scene of the murder, and placing them
in the same relative position as when
they committed the murder, they
swung them over the edge Of the bridge,
the drop Of fifteen feet. breaking their
nuecks. Jailer Waddell and Guard
Hops were 80 much excited over their
experience that they could give little
description Of the mob. all wearing
black masks. An inquest will be held
over the remains and an attempt made
to locate the mob.
A DOUBLE SUICIDE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Salvador
Romero and Rem Garcia were found
dead in a lodging house here today,
clasped in each others arms. The wo-
man, who was the wife of Ben Garcia,
Of Redwood City. cane to San Fran
cisco last night with Romero. They
engaged rooms at the Alpha house and
retired. Today the proprietor of the
hotel went to their room and found
them dead on lounge. The woman had
removed her dark clothing and attired
herself in a white garment, evidently
her wedding dress. Both left letters
expressing their love for each other, and
Mrs. Garcia left one saying she had been
ili-treated by her husband, and had left
him for that reason.
BROKE INTO JAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Charles
Mitchell "a carpenter. Respondent and
out of a job, broke into Jail today. He
knew he could get plenty to eat in jail,
so he resolved to break a window when
policeman was near, and thus force
his arrest. But he could not find any po-
liceman on duty this morning, SO he
wandered about disconsolate. Finally
he went into the city hall and threw a
pistol through the window of Chief
Crowley's office. The minions of the law
lost no time in arresting him for mali
cious mischief, and tonight Mr.. Mitch
ell enjoyed a square meal at the city's
expense.
A FATAL QUARREL
ARBUCKLE, Sept. Cd. Price
Vaughan shot and killed A. M. Phillips
this evening. They had quarreled over
the distribution of the spoils Of their
hunting trip Of six weeks in the noun
tains. Vaughan gave himself up.
A SERIOUS STORM.
VISALIA, Sept GA severe thunder
storm visited this vicinity last evening
1t acted very much like small cyclone
and was most severely felt two or three
miles north Of here. Two barns were
unroofed and windmill blown to
picese on the ranch Of Henry Bird. c.
Smiths house was blown off it's under
pinning, and a small house belonging
to Mrs. Dora Frans was overturned.
Barns, windmills and other buildings
belonging to Henry Hartley were dam
aged to the extent Of $1,000. Many other
places were damaged, but no personal
injuries are reported. The storm was
accompanied by vivid and continuous
lightning and deafening thunder. Old
Californians say 1t was the heaviest
thunder storm ever known here.
A MISSING MAN.
CHILLICOTHE, Mo-, Sept 6.--Casper
Ulmer, a retired wealthy farmer aged
n, left here last Monday to attend the
national G. A. r. encampment at ST
Paul, where he arrived on Tuesday. He
registered at the Metropolitan hotel and
was lodged in private house just
across the street. At 10 o'clock Tuesday
night he got up and dressed himself and
told his friends he would go across 10
the hotel. This Is the last seen or heard
Of him, and his family and friends here
are greatly distressed.
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