The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-09-10
A M0B'S WORK.
Musarove and Cingmars Lynchedl
at Glencoe, MINI. -'f#
HANGED FROM A RAILROAD BRIDGE.
They Had Murdered Sheriff Rogers int
Cold Blood-An Unpopular Verdict In
the Case of One the Cause of
the Lynohing. -

Glencoe, Mimi, Sept. 7.-At 20 min
utes after one o'clock Sunday morn-,>
ing Charles Cingmars and Dorman Nus
grove. murderers of Sheriff Rogers,
were hanged to the railroad bridge, less
than a quarter of mile out of town.
One of the men was hanged from the
north side of the bridge and the other,
from the south side. The deed was
done by 100 citizens of Mcleod county,
who thus expressed their disapproval
of Saturdays verdict that Musgrove be
confined to the state prison for life in
stead of being sent to the gallows. The
murder was one of the most coldblooded
in the annals of Minnesota.
| Cingmars and Musgrove, two tramp
desperadoes, were travelling northward,
according to their own story, to the
wheat fields of North Dakota. A few
miles below Glencoe they accosted
farmer, took possession of his team and
drove into town. On the way up they
beat him for trying to handle his own
team. The farmer reported them to
the officers at Glencoe and q warrant
was issued for the arrest of the men,
who by this time had disappeared.
Sheriff Rogers took the papers himself
and started in pursuit Of the desper-
| ADDE'S. just at dusk On the evening Of
June 20 he overlook the two men five
miles south Of Glencoe. Riding up to
them he said: "Boys, want you to 60
back to Glencoe with me-" swell, we
don't have to co." said Musgrovc, as he
brought Winchester rife to his shoul-
der. Before Sheriff Rogers could say
another word the tramp began firing on
him and he fell down, his body pierced
with five bullets. Twenty-four hours
later the two fends were captured by
posse of 500 men in neigboring coun-
ty and taken to Glencoe. The Jail was
surrounded by several hundred men,
and a lynching would have occurred but
for the prompt action Of Gov. Clough,
who sent out a company Of militia from
St. Paul just as the hanging was about
to come off. The prisoners were imme-
dmtely taken to St. Paul and put in jail
there.
Verdict Didn't Suit.
The trial of the two men for murder
in the first degree opened here about
two weeks ago, with w. w. Erwin for
the defense. Erwin moved for separate
trials, and the case of Musgrove was
taken up first. The trial closed on
Thursday, and at one o'clock Friday
morning the jury returned a verdict Of
| murder IN the second degree after be-
ing out eight hours. This, together
with the fact that Cingmars' trial would
have to occur in another county, owing
to the difficulty of securing jury, in
censed large portion of the com,nuni
ty, who are not backward in expressing
their commentator of the actions Of
the mob in lynching the two men.
The Lynchins,
The mob consisted of about 100 men,
perfectly sober and well organized.
They came quietly upon the Jail, over
powered the turnkey and guards AMI
by means of sledgehammer soon had
custody Of the men within. The guards
were tied and gagged and did not know
which way the mob went, but il is evil
dent the men were taken directly to the
bridge in the eastern limits of the town.
The ropes were made secure to the rail-
ing or crossbeams and the two were
thrown over, one from one side of the
bridge and the other from the opposite.
| When the men were discovered Cing-
mars feet were touching the water, Is
feet below. The bodies were taken
down at an early hour Sunday morning
and are at present in the city morgue
awaiting the action of the coroner's jury
to-day.
Mrs. Cingmars, mother of one Of the
men, has been in the city for the last
two weeks attending the trial. She
knew nothing of the occurrence until
$3.50 Sunday morning, and when the
awful truth dawned upon her her grief
was pitiable.