The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
THEY ARE CAUGHT.
SHERIFF ROGERS MURDERERS ARR
CAPTURED BY A POSSE.
The Men Are surrounded In . Swanp
Ten Miles From Glencoe ana Sur.
render without . stRuggle-llili.
tiamcn Are Sent From q. Paul
to Prevent the Crowd from
LyncAing the Prisoners.

Glencoe, Mimi, June 26.-Sherin Jo-
seph Rogers of Mcleod county was
shot and instantly killed by two
tramps. The murderers fed at once
from the scene Of their crime nnd are
still Mt large although their apprehcn-
sion is hourly expected. A large rosse
ia in pursuit. The chase is hot and
will not for moment be relaxed until
the perpetrators of the foul deed are
behind the bars, IL indeed the highly
tnf1amed state of the public mind does
not bring this tragedy to its close upon
the capture of the murderers.
Sheriff Rogers was in the exercise
Of his sworn duty when cruel fate
overlook him. The murder occurred
on the county road about four miles
south Of this place. Two tramps, both
young men, apparently about twenty
four years of age, attempted to hold
up b. i. Matthews about two miles
north of Glencoe. One of the men
was armed with a Winchester rifle
and the other carried q revolver which
was freely displayed. Mr.. Matthews
resisted and was cruelty assault ed and
painfully injured.
His assailants then made their way
into Glencoe, securing ride in a farm
er's wagon. The intelligence of their
treatment of Matthews quickly spread
and n warrant was sworn cut for their
arrest and placed in Sheriff Rogers
hands for service. He ut once discOv-
cred that his men had not remained in
Glencoe, but had left the city toward
the south. Taking a single deputy, he
secured horse and buggy and at once
started in pursuit. He overlook the
tramps about four miles from town
and upon coming up with them jumped
from the buggy aud attempted to nut
the men under arrest. Without reDly
the men opened fire with rifle and re-
vOlver. Each of them fired two shots
In quick succession with desperate and
deadly precision and Sheriff Rogers
fell. Before the deputy could reach
his side life was extinct.
His murderers fed to the neighboring
woods. The alarm was at once given
and spread quickly through the coun-
tryside and to the city. A posse vas
organized. There was no lack of vol
unteers, and in less than an hour
scores of well armed men were upon
the trail grim with determination and
breathing out vengeance upon the
murderers.
Glencoe. Mimi. June 27.-The two
murderers of Sheriff Joseph Rogers
were captured after a posse had
secured Sibley county and the southern
part of Mcleod county. The capture
was made about ten miles from the
scene OF the murder. The main forces
OF man hunters, including large parties
from Glencoe, Hutchinson, Brownton,
Stewart, New Auburn. Gaylord Ar
tington and other adjacent townships,
worked over the ground in q radius of
thirty miles from the place Of the MUIR
der. The trial was up hill and down
dale, showing the fugitives' ignorance
OF the country. They stopped for moth
Ing to eat, though soon after the shoot
Ing they got water from farm house
and were apparently much excited.
After noon several parties were on
around section 10, New Auburn, four
miles west of Arlington, and the firing
attracted q farmers attention. He
climbed his windmill, and seeing two
men In his rye field, signalled the pur-
suers to them. The two men crept
through the rye into Duff's lake, q
slough full Of tall reeds. Gradually
the searching squads surrounded the
slough and closed up on it. Some one
spied hat AMI fred over it, when up
came two hats at the order to sur
render. and the 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
mob. Both we've 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 one
thousand people were gathered. No
act of violence was committed. though
many threats were made. The men
are about twerty-seven years old.
They say their names are Dorman
Musgrove and HI. A. Cingmars. The
formers story is as follows: II am q
Kentuckian. My parents are dead, but
my two sisters live in Horse Greek,
Ala. Myself and partner have been
acquainted for thee years. and have
been together four months logging
near Ehinelander, Wis. The past five
weeks we have been looking for land
around Aitkin and Mile Laos, and,
falling. were working toward Iowa.
Yesterday We were riding toward Glen
coe and an alteration arose. We
stayed in Glencoe until G p. M, and
then struck south afoot, but were
overtaken four miles south by two
men, Sheriff Rogers and Louis Link.
Rogers got out and said: Il want you,
lads stepped to the right and my
partner to the left. and we said to-
gether: we won't CO. The man afoot
said: You must and as my partner
protested his revolver was discharged
by accident or otherwise. At the same
time the sheriff reached for him re-
volver. concluded it was a case Of
death for us or the sheriff. and draw
ing my revolver aimed ut his breast
and fired. Hc fell. From that on
don't know what happened. where I
went nor whethe: any more shots were
fired. We picked up the sheriff's gun
as the frightened horses leaped ahead.
We didn't want to rob him. but were
afraid he would shoot again. was
never under arrest before. am not ad-
dicted to drinking and had not had q
drink that day"
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