The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

and the third tiine 4 fuii leneth mega q.
tive was taken. All day he was iin-
der Marshal Ruby's care, without be-
ing handcuned or In any manner re-
strained Of his liberty, save by the
presence Of the marshal. Upon going
to bed, however, he was handcuffed
and chains were placed about his
ankles. Marshal Ruby occupied the
same room with the prisoner. and, in
+ TACT, has kept personal watch over
him ever since his capture. He has
been well behaved, has q good educa-
tion and talks well on almost any sub
ject. This forenoon he spent reading
and playing on an organ in Marshal
leuby's parl0r, on which instrument he
Is avgood performer. While reading
lie asked Mrs. Ruby for some books
on scientific subjects.
A hundred or more people In the i'm.
mediate vicinity drove into town and
occupied portion Of the walk in front
OF Marshal Ruby's residence in the
hope OF getting glimpse Of the pris-
oncr In this way they were foiled as
long as the prisoner was In the house,
rs the blinds were kept closed. They
accomplished their object later, how
ever, when the prisoner was removed
to Justice Denison's Office, and again
when he was photographed.
There was some idle talk Of lynch
law being exercised in his case, but 1t
soon proved mere gossip.
Fairmont, Mimi, Oct. IA. - Sheriff
Wash Hill Of Martin county arrived
here ut 9:45 with the self-confessed &c
complice Of the man who was killed
at Gilmore while resisting arrest for
the double murder and bank robbery
at Sherburne. Sheriff Hill was as
sisted by Sheriff William Mitchell of
Freeborn county, Sheriff Sandy Nc
Donald of Faribault county and Mar
shall Ruby Of Lake Mills, Iowa, who
captured the young man. The sheriffs
had intended to take their prisoner to
Blue Earth City, but received mes
sage on the way that the feeling in
Sherburne was dying out and that
there would be no danger in taking the
prisoner to Fairmont, the seat of Mar
tin county, and SO the plan was
changed. -
1t became quite generally known
along the line that the prisoner was
en- route and the depot platforms were
crowded all the way along. No
demonstrations We're made, however,
ut any Of the stations, the people gem
orally remarki4g at the prisoners
youth and commenting upon his ap-
pearance. At the Fairmont depot the
platform was slightly more crowded
than at the other points. The sheriffs
had prepared for trouble, although
they did not anticipate any, and for
precaution the prisoner was removed
To %1NS,V Al
ephoned for closed carriage to be at
the station in a position to make the
distance short from the rear Of the
was stopped with the rear steps right
opposite the carriage Sheriff Hill and
his deputies, with their prisoner, were
in the carriage and being driven rap
idly toward the jail before more than
half dozen people knew that he had
left the train. They had expected that
the sheriff would get Off the middle
coach and pass right through the
crowd on the platform.
=. No Demonstration -
was made, however. Sheriff Hill had
expected a large crowd from Sher-
burne. but was happily disappointed.
About fifty men and boys came over.
But few farmers visited the city, and
there appears to exist no cause for
alarm. The people seem to be satis-
! fled that the remaining alleged rob-
Der has been caught and are perfectly
willing to let the law take its course,
although they assert that had he been
caught in the vicinity of Martin and
Faribault counties on the night of the
killing of Marshal GALLON and the
shooting of. his alleged accomplice at
J Gilmore, the consequences might have
been very serious for the prisoner.
Now that the excitement has cooled
down the people are becoming mtlt1er
in their views Of the situation. Sheriff
Hill is confident that no attempt viii
be made to lynch the prisoner; but in
order to make assurances doubly sure,
the sheriff had five or six deputies
scattered through the coach on the
train from Sherburne. 1t was intended
to have Deputy Sheriff Dunn of Jack
son county drive the prisoner to
| Worthington and place him in the Jail
there in case it was apparent that
mischief was intended by the citizens.
But there were not more than dozen
strangers in Fairmont when the train
came in and pulled away, and the
services Of the deputies were not need
ed. The prisoner was guarded by the
usual Jail force with one extra deputy
sheriff on watch.
Makes Another Confession.
Inside the Jail the prisoner was put
through systematic course Of cross
questioning. He told his story of the
crime exactly as it was given yester-
day. and when being piled with
multitude of questions, admitted that
it was himself and companion who set
fire to a building at Heron Lake with
the object of attracting the attention
Of the bank officials and drawing
them away from the bank by the I'M
usual occurrence of a fire.
1--WE were successful in getting them
out Of the bank" the prisoner said,
land our plan would have succeeded
had not the bank officials taken the
precaution to first lock up all the
funds. We got into the bank all right
but got nothing. We made up our
minds then that the plan would not