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The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

cells were reached the keys could not be
found that fitted the large locks, and the!
leader smashed them with his sledge. The
night watch, Adolph Hopps, was pushed
into one corner Of the jail and held there
by several of the party. i said to the mob:
Men, think over what you are going to
do. The day will come when you will re-
gret your actions here tonight. Let the
law take its course, Z but no pleadings Of
mine could stop the determined mob. After
the mob reached the cell the prisoners
were told to dress hurriedly, and hope.
may never live to witness such'sa terrible
sight again. The two men prayed and
begged piteously, but they were not allowed
to open their mouths, and were gagged and
"a cloth tied over their heads. In leading
the prisoners out as they passed me they
tried to tell me something. but the only
word j could hear was Mother from
Cling Mars. After the mob passed out and
as soon as I was united by the night watch
II gave the alarm TO the sheriff.
The Lynching Well Planned.
No one knows who avenged the murder
Of Sheriff Rogers except the men who ac-
tually took the law into their own hands
and they won't talk. The coroner's inquest
over the bodies Of Cinq Mars and Musgrove
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock. Coroner R. s. Miles has not yet
summoned his jury, but 1t is the general
feeling that not much will be learned OF
Judge Lynch and his court and jury. Sheriff
Rogers has lived for years here in Glencoe,
and so, although he was exceedingly popu-
lar all over the county, the blame cannot
be shifted to any other community. The
general impression seems to be that the
lynching was planned some time ago and
the men carefully picked for the work in
the event of the jury falling to bring in a
verdict that would make hanging possible
under the law. and it is rumored tonight
that some Of the party were from Hutchin-
son and the remainder and larger portion
from Glencoe. but this is only the conjec-
ture of some one who may or may not
know anything about it. The lynching is
not altogether. complete surprise to people
of Glencoe. Although since the murder the
feeling which at that time ran very high
had somewhat subsidized, it is freely said
that but for the arrival of Company D
from st. Paul by special train the night Of
June 25. when the men were captured.
short shift would have been given Cinq
Mars and Musgrove then.
After the first shock Of the crime had
passed, however, the citizens generally ap-
peared to have been satisfied that the law
should take it's course. The event Of last
night proves, however that this feeling was
not altogether unanimous, for the care with
which all the preparations were made
clearly indicate that the lynching was the
result Of the deliberate plan Of some one
or of an organization Of men yet uniden-
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] the team and Jumping from the buggy att
tempted to put the men under arrest. The
men, however, resisted and firing began.
Sheriff Rogers falling quickly, rnortally
wounded The men then took to the woods,
while the deputy returned to Glencoe and
The news Of the killing spread like Wild
hre through the countryside. Sheriff Rog-
ers was extremely popular in his home and
many men soon got together for the pur-
pose OF capturing his slayers. Then began
man hunt through the woods and fields.
Citizens focked to the support Of the posse
from Glencoe, Hutchinson, BrOwnton. Stew
art, New Auburn, Gaylord and Arlington.
and from the farms surrounding these
towns. The fugitves were completely sur
rounded and driven into the swamps about
Duffy's lake. They were evidently ignorant
Of the country through. which they were
travelling. They stopped at farm house
for water, but did not ask for food. and
again took up their flight through the
brush. About noon, June 25, a farmer near
Rice lake was attracted by the firing of
the pursuing posse and climbing his Wind
mill noticed two men in his fields. He
signalled to the pursuing party and the
men crept through the weeds into the fall
reeds surrounding the lake. The pursuers
soon had the men completely cornered, and
at the order to surrender both fugitives
not to be given up to mob and they were
secured and taken to Glencoe.
At Glencoe thousand or more peon1e
gathered when the men were brought in
under strong escort and put into Jail.
The crowd stood about the flimsy Jail build
ing for hours, and talk Of lynching was
freely INDUCED in. The situation became
alarming and finally Acting Sheriff Sandman
and Mayor Payne Of Glencoe sent tele-
gram to Gov. Clough asking that aid be fur
nished them for the protection of the pris-
oners. This message was received in St.
Paul at $3.50 p. m. and Secretary Bixby at
once sent messenger for Capt Bean. Of
Company D, in the meantime notifying the
governor of the state of affairs The gov
ernor at once ordered the company to pro-
ceed and they left within an hour on a
special train, arriving at Glencoe a little
after midnight. Capt. Bean formed his
men around the Jail and the crowd soon dis
persed, leaving the state troops in undis-
turbed possession of the premises
But conditions were such that the an
thorities decided it best to bring the men
to st. Paul for safekeeping. So on the morn
ing Of June 26 Company D formed as an es-
cort to the sheriff and MS officers and the
prisoners were conveyed to the Ramsey
county JAIL where they were held until the
time for their trial arrived, when they
were returned to Glencoe. "
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The Visit OF the Mob.

The people Of Glencoe, as In most country
towns, retire early, and last night was no
exception. The Jail Is a brick structure
Of modern construction a block from the
center OF town. The front is built as a
residence, and in it live Jailor Wadell, his
wife and family, consisting Of one son.,
Henry, and three daughters. In the rear
Of the building is q large open room, and
in its center is the cage, built Of steel
and containing two cells. in front Of which
is a narrow corridor. The prisoners were
separated, each occupying one Of the cells,
and had retired for the night. Both were
sleeping n Jailor w adell had not retired,
but was sitting up in one Of the living
rooms on the ground floor. His family were
all upstairs and asleep. In the outer cor
ridor Of the jail proper was Watchman
Hopps
When rap came at the front door Jailor
Wadell without giving the matter any
thought, responded. s. He had no sooner
opened the door than twenty to thirty men
filed in. heavily masked in black and other
wise disguised. Mr.. Wadell's story appears
above, and he is in such mental condition
to-day that he can give no clear description
of the men. The party was armed with at
least one sledge hammer, and rather than
have them batter down the door leading
into the Jail Wadell gave them his keys
which he procured from upstairs. Then his
hands were tied and he was kept guarded
so that no alarm could be given. Waterman
Hopps does not appear to have made any
resistance when the door into the Jail was
opened. He was quickly pushed into cor
ner and placed under guard. The lynchers
found the key to the cage corridor, but
could not unlock the heavier locks on the
cell doors. and without wasting any time
smashed them with the sledge Cling Mars
and Musgrove had, Of course awakened, and
even before they were reached had begun a
series Of
Pitiful Prayers and Entreaties,
which fell on deaf ears. The men were
quickly bound and gagged and muf11ed and
hustled away. 1t is not over five city
blocks to the little bridge that crosses the
creek. It is a common type Of country
bridge, consisting only of roadway and
supported by low truss on each side. Of
course no one knows what occurred there,
but the indications are that the ropes were
knotted about the necks Of the doomed men,
with running moose, something after the
style of hangman's knot They were
fastened to the truss and then the men
were lifted upon it and then showed off,
with no chance for further prayer or appeal
Tor divine or human mercy.
When the mob fled out Of the Jail with
their captives it appears to have been
several minutes before Wadell or Hops
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Mr., Joseph Chamberlain Is now on
his way to this coffntfy. Although he
insists that there is no political reasons
for his visit, the quidnunc will have it
that he is empowered to do something
with our government in the Venezue-
Ian affair Think Of Lord Salisbury
sending his colonial secretary on Such
a mission! He knows Joe too, well for
that. 4
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10
From the Pioneer Press.

From the Pioneer Press.
Glencoe, Minn., Special, Sept. 6.-The
murder Of Joseph Rogers has been avenged
and the perpetrators Of that horrible crime
last June have been made to suffer the
extreme penalty. The bodies Of Darman
Musgrave and G. A. Cling Mars are now
lying at the city hall, cold in death, and
their lives were taken by revengeful mob
of friends Of the murdered man. Il
Between the hours Of 12 and 1 o'clock
Saturday night Jailer Wadell was aroused
from his slumbers by a gentle rap on his
door, and opening it a crowd Of masked
men, probably about thirty in number, con-
fronted him and forced their way into the
residence portion Of the Jail. They then de-
manded the keys and were refused but in
order to avoid serious consequences the
keys to the corridor were finally turned over
to the determined mob. The jailer refused
to obey the command to open the doors
and was finally tied down to a chair while
the mob proceeded to break the locks to
the cages. After accomplishing this they
seized the prisoners, ordered them to dress
hastily, and in spite Of their pitiful requests
to be given an opportunity to say few
words. were gagged and taken away. The
jailer Immediately gave the alarm by notify
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Company ID Prevented a Lynchine
In Inn

Company Prevented LynchinE
.8 In juno.
The crime which was the primary cause
and led to the lynching was committed on
June "a last. On that day the men, cling
mars and Musgrave, had difficulty with
"a farmer named Matthews about two miles
north OF Glencoe. Both men were armed
and in the melee Matthews received con
siderably the worst Of it, claiming it was a
case of hold-up. He went to Glencoe and
swore out a warrant for the arrest of two
unknown men, which Sheriff Rogers of
Mcleod county proceeded to serve. This
trivial affair resulted in the loss of three
4 lives. $4s
Sheriff Rogers, accompanied by dep
uty, Louis Link. followed IN the trail Of
the men, driving in buggy After trav-
cling four miles south from Glencoe he
came up with two men answering the de-
scription Of the men wanted. He stopped
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

No one drives in Russia without a
thin cord with running moose around
the neck Of his horse. A pull on this,
when the horse bolts or starts, by it's
pressure on the. windpipe, effectually
prevents all runnaWays. 81.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Here are some rather clever proverbs
of Assam: "nhe best crops grow on
others fields; but the best sons are at
home "a bird is is little thing; but
it builds its nest on a lofty hulung
tree Buy land which slopes to the.
middle, and marry q girl who has
good mother" '"The biggest jack fruit
always hides under the leaves IF
a man slips down, it is always his eld-
est wife's fault; but if his youngest
wife makes a mistake, he says he will
see about it. "a hasty cook, a hasty
broom, and the husband goes fasting.
a slow cook, slow broom. and the.
husband eats three meals day."
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The managers of the match and bis
cult monopoly are still denying that
they were bankrupted by the recent
crash in their speculative securities
But they are not denying the bank
ruptcy Of those who were foolish
enough to trust them.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Queen Wilhelmine of Holland attains
her majority next year land it is pro-
posed to signalize the occasion by the
celebration Of the ceremony of corona
ton. With this object in view the gov
ernment has ordered that all the Jew
els contained in the treasure recently
captured by the Dutch troops at Lom-
box and other places in Sumatra shall
be sent home from Java in order to be
used in the construction Of royal
crown for the young queen. At the
present moment no such insignia Of
royalty is to be found in the Neither
lands, all the Dutch rulers having un-
til now dispensed with crowns and
coronations.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Paul Marguerite, the French writer,
has finished life of his father, Gen.
Marguerite, who met death in a re-
markable manner in the cavalry
charges before Sedan. He was shot
through the tongue. The wound pre-
vented his taking any nourlshment
and he died of starvation.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The riots in Constantinople have this
merit-they are in Constantinople. If
there is any place on earth where the
dynamite argument is admissible it is
in the city by the Bosphorus ;and if
any people have a right to fight with
bombs it is tLE Armenians
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The publication of another Venezue-
Ian blue book suggests that the bound
ary question is likely to be completely
buried from understanding pretty soon
by the mass of information" about it.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Cycling romances are becoming the
order of the day. The only modern
invention which has not been used as
a motive by the novelists seems to be
the Roentgen rays. This, in the opin-
ion of a recent critic, would be a
topic full of sensational possibilities.
1t WILL no doubt, be soon seized upon
by some rolnancer. ~..,:t,.- :.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The fact that two out Of the three
political prisoners released by Eng
land are insane affords grewsome evi-
dence as to what long incarceration in
British prison may mean
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The strike at Cleveland is ended. The
strikers have gained nothing, but the
town has lost considerably in reputa-
ton owing to it's apparent inability to
put down the riots.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10
MRS Lucas Dead.

Hot Springs, s. D.. Sept. 6.-Mrs. So
phronia Lucas, wife of ex-Congress-
man Lucas, commandant of the sol
}diers' home in this city, died at the
home of her daughter at Garner, Iowa,
yesterday from cancer. She was t
the time Of her death matron of the
soldiers home and department treas
urer Of the w. r. g. of this state.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The poems of Robert Burns have
been translated into all the languag ges
of modern Europe, and enjoy the still
higher honor of having appeared in
the Arabic version.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Quite list Of French marquises,
& comtes, vicomtes and barons is pub
lished whom the vicissitudes Of for
tune have brought to the necessity of
earning a living in ali manher Of hum.
BILE employments, from that of labor.
er to that of a gas collector OF cab
driver. r.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10
MuRDERERS
ARE YVCHED
SHERIFF. ROGERS MURDER AT
GLENCOE is AVENGED s

Darman Musgrove and III. A. Cinq'
Mars Are Taken From Jail by n
Mob of Masked Men and Hanged
to a Bridge on the Road Leading
to the Scene OF Their Crime-The
JailOr and Guard Are sOverpovv-
cred by the Mob and the Locks
to the Cages Are Broken With a
sledge Hammer-The Prisoners
Are Hurried to Their Death
Without Being Given an Oppor-
tunity Of Speaking-Not one of
the Members Of the Mob Is Rec
ognized-Oplnioa of w. w. Err
win. Counsel for the Murderers.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

The newly opened field fol- female
labor in the practice Of stenography is
already sadly over-cultiVated. One
New York paper alone a few days ago
had twenty-six advertisements for stu
ations wanted, while only one person
advertised for stenographer. And
ed very low, as this curmudgeon would
pay only So a week, and required the
applicant to furnish her own machine
at that.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10
pardon for BeardsIey.

Halrisburg, Pa, Sent. g. The board
Of pardons to-day formally recon-
mended to Gov. Hastings that par.
don be granted ex-City Treasurer John
Bardsley, who was sentenced in 1881.
for a term of fifteen Years in prison
for embezzling public funds of Phila-
delphia. The. reasons for recommend comm Id
I ing the pardon al are based almost N en-, en-.
tirely upon the extreme i'll health OF
Bardsley A..
The Princeton union., 1896-09-10

Instead Of knocking a victim down
in the old way, the up-to-date footpad
Of Chicago holds the nan up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-01

1t is announced by the French Acad-
envy of Sciences that it is possible to
photograph through so-called opaque
bodies with ordinary lights. A kero-
sene lamp will do 1t. M. Lebon asserts
that he has taken photographs in this
manner for several years. He proceeds
as follows: Inside a box with rather
thin sides, he places sensitized plate.
Behind the negative in front of the box
he places an iron plate, and on the
other side Of the plate lamp. After
three hours exposure an image is
found. On development this image is
indistinct, but If sheet Of lead be
placed behind the box and rolled over
to touch the iron plate so as to form
q metallic shell, the reproduction Of
the negative for the same length of ex-
posure is quite distinct. This expert
ment cannot be accounted for on exist
ing theories" M. Lebon has ascer-
tanned that the image is not due to any
phosphorescent light which might have
been stored up in the negative. The
experiment will not succeed if heat
rays only are used.
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gotten. For the above gown is but ono

gotten. For the above gown is but one
of the many equally attractive.
A tiny tot Of 8 will wear blue cham
bray with puff sleeves, and shoulder
epaulets of embroidery falling in stud
like ends down front and back to give
the little lady plenty Of width.
Another child will wear green or
candle figured in white, with a fall Of
accordion-plaited chiffon about the low
neck.
Sleeves for children's summer gowns
are made with low puff from which
no flounce falls at the wrist. The sleeves
simply turn under just below the elbow,
and end there. It's a pretty idea to
finish the neck with founce OF
no flounce falsl at the wrist. The sleeves
chiffon or lace and put two rosettes OF
ribbon on each side at the shoulders.
Having put the rosettes in place, fasten
under each two perky ends Of the rib
bon to fall over the arms. Maids OF
three summers look cute in the white
gowns which have short. skirts and
long blouse waists. They're so short
and dumpy, just like the old woman
Of nursery rhyme.
The gown in the illustration Is a
brown linen, made up with openwork
embroidery over white. A row of brown
velvet outlines the embroidered band
on the skirt, and the revers and vest
The Latest, in Chicago Daily News.
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ever, with very short yokes and big
puff sleeves.

ever, with very short yokes and big
puff sleeves.
But to return to Jackets. For warm
weather pique jackets are the prettiest.
They are made to match pique gowns
of every shade, pale green being the
favorite color. These gowns are made
with plain waists, on which full skirts
are gathered. Then comes the little
jacket. Loose box in the back, in the
front it is double breasted and but
toned over with large. white-pearl
buttons. At the neck 1t opens into broad
revers, lined with. white embroidery.
The leg-o'-mutton sleeves have cuffs,
also of white embroidery. Since pique
will be so generally used, 1t is intro
duced in long coats as we'll as Jackets.
One tiny tot has coat Of bright scarlet
cloth, down the front and back OF
which two box-plaits of white pique
wend their way. The large, round col
lar is also of white pique, while belt
of it buckles together in front. The
charming sleeves are of cloth with tight
cuffs, outlined also by the pique.-Ex.
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Having settled the sleeve question 70
our own satisfaction, cuffs now require
attention. There are so many varieties.
There's the long, tight lower sleeve,
with the cuff that is pulled Gut until
the sleeve resembles a snakes Lead,
with the mouth open, preparing to swal-
low the hand already half buried in its
depths. This cuff must surely have been
invented for girl only too conscious
of the ugliness of her hands.
A cuff formed by frilled lace is also
a favorite. This cuff is usually gathered
at the top of the arm. under a tiny
ribbon bow, and when the arm is up
held the lace falls hack to reveal the
bewitching beauty of the wrist.
Another cuff is made of the dress
material, lined with contrasting silk.
1t is plain toward the front, but at the
back Of the sleeve. as it falls away
from the arm. is a number of godets.
This cuff has the effect of making the
hand look exceedingly small.
Norfolk jackets are not favored with
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BOOTH IN HIDING.
One Mans Life Hung by n vcrv Slender
Thread.


The spot to which Captain Cox led
the assassins was an old tobacco-beS
covered with broom-sedge in dense
thicket Of young pines, which was not
hear any roadway.
Thomas A. Jones, foster-brother Of
Captain Cox, and who had been his
overseer, lived within half a mile of
the Potomac, on place called 'Huckle-
berry,; and as he had been regularly
engaged in conveying spies and block
ade-runners surreptitiously across the
Potomac, Cox sent for him and placed
Booth and Herold in his charge. Jones
daily brought food covered with corn
In basket to the fugitives and called
Justify to his hogs as he paid his visits.
Each day he found Booth suffering
much from his leg, and usually on the
ground, rolled in his blanket. He was
eager for the papers giving an account
of the murder, and seemed to be much
distressed that his foul deed met with
little appreciation in the South. Jones
watched his opportunity to take his
dangerous charge to the river, about
two and half miles distant; and nearly
Il week-a gloomy, cloudy week of chilly
unsurpassed before the favorable OPP
portunity came.
On the third or fourth day after
Booth reached the pines it was decided
to dispose of their horses, which had
become restless from lack of food and
proper stabling, as it was feared that
their neighing would betray them. Ac-
cordingly, Herold and Franklin A.
Roby, Capt. Cox's overseer at that
time, led the horses about two miles
distant into Zekiah swamp, where 1t
makes junction with Clarkes Run,
and here they were shot. AS the place
was Doggy, the bodies of the dead
horses disappeared from view in the
course of a week, and were never seen
afterward.
The carcasses of these animals, how
aver, came near betraying Captain Cox.
A large troop of colored cavalrymen
came to his residence for the purpose
of securing information as to the route
taken by the assassins after they lett
Rich Hill. Captain Cox showed them
the general direction Of their course
early Sunday morning, which was
toward Zekiah Swamp. The troopers
started for the swamp, and Captain
Cox and his son retired to a knoll about
one fourth of a mile in the rear OF his
house, which commanded an extensive
view of the entrance to the swamp in
the valley below. They could easily see
the buzzards lowering over the spot
where the horses had been killed few
days before, their bodies not having
yet sank in the bog. Captain Cox and
his son anxiously watched the cavalry
men approach the swamp. Would they
or would they not enter below the dead
horses? Captain Cox nervously ques-
toned. my son." said he, IF those
men enter below the spot where the
bodies of the horses are, shall hang
for it."
The colored cavalry entered but
short distance above where the horses
lay. and deploying at intervals OF fifty
feet, beat the swamp from Captain
Cox's to DR.. Mudd's, nearly fifteen
miles.