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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10
From the Pioneer Press.

From the Pioneer Press.
Glencoe, Mimi, 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. .E
Between the hours of II and 1 O'Clock
Saturday night Jailer Wadell was aroused
from his slumbers by gentle rap on his
door, and opening it 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 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. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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 Hops, was pushed
by several Of the party said to the mob:.
Men, think over what you are going to
I do. The day will come when you will re-
greet your actions here tonight. Let the
law take its course but no pleadings Of
mine could stop the determined mob ii After
the mob reached the cell the prisoners
were told to dress hurriedly, and hope I
may never live to witness such "a terrible
sight again. The two men prayed and
begged spiteously, but they were not allowed
to open their mouths, and were gagged, and
a cloth tied over their heads. In leading
tried to tell me something. but the only
word Il could hear was Mother from
Cinq Mars. After the mob passed out and
as soon as was united by the night watch
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 Cling Mars and Musgrove
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock. Coroner r. s. Miles has not yet
summoned his Jury, but it 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 ana
the men carefully picked for the work in
the event of the jury failing to bring in
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 1t. 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 APP
peared to have been satisfied that the law
should take its 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-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

ing Sheriff Sandman. who in turn notified
Coroner Miles. and a search was immedi-
ately begun. short time later the bodies
were found
Hanging From the Bridge
crossing Buffalo creek, on the road which
leads to the scene of the crime The
bodies We're not yet entirely stiff, having
apparently been hanging less than an hour.
The body Of Cinq Mars was hanging on the
east side and that of Musgrove on the
west, exactly as they stood when the muir
der was committed. The bodies were raised
to the bridge by the sheriff and coroner
and taken to the city hall, where they
were prepared for burial. The rope used
was an inch rope and the drop was some
thing like fifteen feet. Their necks were
broken by the fall. When found their feet
were hanging in. the water about a foot.
No marks of violence were found on the
bodies
The two men, Tailor Waddell and Guard
Hops, who We're ~overpoWered. are in a
terrible state of mind over their experi-
encc of last night, and We're so excited
at the time that they were unable to give
any description of the men who comprised
the mob. All wore black masks and none
but the leader spoke. The locks We're
broken off the cages with sledge hammer
The best people of the city are loud in
their denunciation of the act, and while
all agree that the men should have been
made to suffer the extreme penalty they
We're i'll favor of letting the law take its
course. The action of the mob IS being
severely criticised by the residents and the
feeling against mob law is severe. An in
quest will be held over the remains to-
morrow. The mother Of Cling Mars is here
and the relatives of both men have been
notified, but nave as yet not been heard
from. Musgroye was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree, while Cling Mars
had had no trial
Jailor WaddelPs Story.
Janitor Edward Waddell told his story
| to your reporter as follows: II
II heard knock at the door of my liv-
| ing rooms between - and o. clock Ct j
went and opened the door, and in walked
a lot Of big, strong men, with black cloth
| masks on their faces. They demanded me
| to open the door leading into the Jail cor
ridor, and when refused the leader OF
the party, large, heavy man, proceeded
/ to break down the iron door with sledge
hammer. told him not to break the door,
as was afraid the night watch on the
/ inside would shoot when the door gave way.
He then took me by the shoulder and told
me to get the keys at once, and started
after them, the leader pushing me along
| with one hand and holding the sledge in
/ his other hand. After got the keys they
| tied my hands behind me and then pro-
ceeded to unlock the cage, but when the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10


1.-The team and Jumping from the buggy at
tempted to put the men under arrest. The
men, however, resisted and firing began
Sheriff Rogers falling quickly, mortality
wound ed The men then took to the woods.
while the deputy returned to Glencoe and
gave the alarm
The news Of the killing spread like Wild
fire 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
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
Tor water, but did not ask for food. and
again took up their flight through the
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 tall
reeds surrounding the lake. The pursuers
soon had the men completely cornered. and
at the order to surrender both fugitiyes
came forward, unarmed. Both men begged
not to be given up to mob and they were
secured and taken to Glencoe.
At Glencoe thousand or more peop1e
gathered when the men were brought in
under strong escort and put into Jail.
The crowd stood about the fimsy tail build-
Ing Tor hours, and talk Of lynching was
freely INDUCED in. The situation became
alarming and finally Acting Sheriff Sandman
and Mayor Payne Of Glencoe sent a 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 $50 p. N. 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-
coed and they left within an hour on a
special train arriving at Glencoe 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 au-
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 his officers and the
prisoners were conveyed to the Ramsey
county jail, where they were held until the
time for their trial arrived, when thew
were returned to Glencoe. =,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10
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 brick structure.
Of modern construction block from the
court house and not far removed from the.
center OF town. The front is built as a
residence, and in it live Tailor Wadell, his
wife and family, consisting Of one son,
Henry, and three daughters In the rear
4 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 narrow corridor. The prisoners were
separated, each occupying one Of the cells,
and had retired for the night. Both were
sleeping. rs Tailor w adell had not retired,
but was sitting up in one Of the living
rooms on the ground floor. His family were
rider Of the jail proper was Waterman
Hops. K 5.
When rap came at the front door Tailor
Wadell, without giving the matter any
thought, responded. 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 a 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
Hops 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
series Of
Pitiful Prayers and Entreaties,
which fell on deaf ears. The men were
quickly bound and gagged and muft1ed 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 a 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 a running moose, something after the
style of hangmans 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
for divine or human mercy. iE3
When the mob filed out Of the Jail with
their captives it appears to have been
several minutes before Wadell or Hops
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10
lNURDERE Frs
ARE YlCHE.D.
SHERIFF. ROGERS MURDER AT.
GLENCOE is AVENGED

Darman Musgrove and H. A. cling
Mars Are Taken From Jail by a
Mob of Masked Men and Hanged
to a Bridge on the Road leading
to the Scene of Their Crime-The
Tailor and Guard Are Overpoyv-
cred by the Mob and the Locks
to the Cages Are Broken With q
S1edge Hammer-The Prisoners
Are Hurried to Their Death
Without Being Given an Oppor-
tunity of Spealxing-NOt One Of
the Members Of the Mob Is Rec
ognized-Oplnioa OF w. w. Err
win, Counsel for the AIurderers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Company d Prevented Lynchin,
in juno.

CUnUs1H OTFeVem1eU q Lynch7nE
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
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
trivial affair resulted in the loss of three
lives.
Sheriff Rogers, accompanied by al dep
suty, Louis Link. followed in the trail OF
the men, driving in a buggy After tray-
cling four miles south from Glencoe he
scription Of the men wanted He stopped
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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
topic full of sensational possibilities.
1t will, no doubt, be soon seized upon
by some romancer. ~:.,.:.:,.~, Z
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

MI, Joseph Chamberlain i now on
his Way to this coHntfy. 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 toe, well for
that. ... -. 49, i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10
Pardon for BeardsIey.

81 Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. The board
of pardons to-day formally recon-
mended to Gov. Hastings that a par
don be granted ex-City Treasurer John
Bardsley, who was sentenced in 1881
for term of fifteen years in prison
for embedding public funds of Phila-
delphia. The reasons for recommends
ing the pardon are based almost en-
tirely upon the extreme i'll health Of
RardSlpY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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
homesof her daughter at Garner, Iowa.
yesterday from cancer. She was at
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. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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. j..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

The publication of another Venezue-
Ian blue book suggests that the bound
airy question is likely to be completely
buried from understanding pretty soon
by the mass Of information" about it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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. .1..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

The poems of Robert Burns have
been translated into all the language
of modern Europe, and enjoy the still
higher honor of having appeared in
the Arabic version.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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 nourishment
and he died of starvation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

\ The fact that two out of the three
political prisoners released by Eng
land are insane affords greWsome evil
dence as to what long incarceration in
a British prison may mean
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

Quite a list Of French marquises,
Z comics, vicomtes and barons is pub
nshed whom the vicissitudes of for
tune have brought to the necessity Of
earning a living in ali MANNER Of hum.
bic employments, from that of a labor
er to that of a gas collector OF cab
driver.
fssr- -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

The riots in Constantinople have this
meit-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 right to fight with
bombs it is tEE Armenians.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

Instead of knocking a victim down
in the old way, the up-to-date footpad
of Chicago holds the ran up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

The newly opened field for female
labor in the practice Of stenography is
already sadly oyer-cultivated. One
New York paper alone a few days ago
had twenty-six advertisements for stu
atoms wanted, while only one person
advertised for a stenographer. And
competition has made the wages offer
ed very low, as this curmudgeon would
pay only So a week, and required the
applicant to furnish her own machine
at that. .-s..S
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-10

Queen Wilhelmine of Holland attains
her majority next year and it is pro-
posed to signalize the occasion by the
celebration Of the ceremony Of corona
ton. With this object in view the gov
eminent has ordered that all the Jew
els contained in the treasure recently.
captured by the Dutch troops at Lom-
h 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 I'M
til now dispensed with crowns and
tcoronations.
Here are some rather clever proverbs
OF Assam: 1.-The best crops grow on
others fields; but the best sons are at
home "a bird is a little thing; but
it builds its nest on a lofty hulung
tree "Buy land which slopes to the
middle, and marry a girl who has a
good mother" sThe biggest jack fruit
always hides under the leaves IF
man slips down, it is always his ED
est wife's fault; but if his youngest
wife makes q mistake, lie says he will
see about it. "a hasty cook, hasty
i broom, and the husband goes fasting5
a slow cook, slow broom and the
husband eats three meals a day.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-01-17
Die 9reSoneritt.

Sm 9rpBen un6 9ansen iIt es
6ur6dus nidts S6limmes, ipenn eine
Sresbnerin einen 8erliner beinatbet.
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etne Oresbnertn dlIe llrIa9e bate, BITE
Ser I6iebenbeit ibrer 2dnosnrapnT6aFt
anb Der ibres @atten su betla9en. @ir
ipre4en BON 9errn unb srau &dIes
tpeib.
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tptIig, aber er tpnnte lei9t lnsentiitb>
lid tueuben. ipenn er 9ereiat tpurbe pber
fia eereist slaubte. gaur Elm 9eiIpiel.
@inmal fam t6err dIetpeiB nm
Mftterna9t aus Der &neipe unb ma6te
10 piel @erduf9 beim gnttleiben, bab
feline Srali eripa9te. ssrau &Gietpeib
mar cine CUTE. funfte Srou, Der es ni9t
einmal i'm 3ratme einfiel, cine 9apbiz
rtenpreoigt au balten. 9lls iie aufz
tpadte, beiann iie ii6, baB iie perseFen
batte, bic 1br aufSusisben.
I'D mar mer lieb, tpenn Ou bic
llbr uffsieb'n bbGteit," tpoIlte iie sii
i9rem 9utten fasen. 2tber Idon Bel
ben eriten Worten Id mar mer" fubr
er los:
~Was fagIt Du9 Sin Sdtpdrmsr
tpdr' tt2 9llio oas bisden @eraniieen
tpiaft Su Oeinem arrnen W1anne, Der
fi4 tagsiiber plagt, psrletben9"
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10 mibauperiteb'n." beabii9tiste syrnu
&aIeipeib gu fasen. 9lber no9 ben
Wohen n0bu mer jan" ergriff Der
Wldnn Elm &opftiFen unb mari es Der
armen Srau an ben &opF.
$50, bas baIt 0u fir 9einen Oums
meriabn!~
yS4affs aopftiFem tpeg," tpoIIte
Srau &dielpeiB ousrufen. dber ipie lie
fa9te: ~S4dfRs appf :" farie ibr
9atte: nWas, ali9 elm Sdafstopf lou
i9 iein? SeBt tperS' ib 0ir's aber Sei>
gen, baB i4 mild bon Dir nidt tprans
niiiren lafe!"
Spra4's, sps ii9 on unb sing tpies
Der in bic &neipe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-01-17
Giue alte GIage.

Die 3Lase iiber bic al3u aroben
Samenbiite tit nidt iieuen Oatums.
@9on Dor fe6sbunbert uno etli6en
Sabren batte Meiiter Sobannes Sabs
lGub, Der 3iiri6er Sdn9er, bic alei6e
8eIdtperbe. Cine 3eit lang bate en-
fi9 al6 an Der i90nen blauen Oonau
dufgeb0lten uno an elmer Sa4e be'ons
beren InftoB 9enommen:
Der iite ift in Seite-ri9
llnminnentlidh
DAB f10ne Srouipen
Srd9ent ale biet brett.
N}an IT minnentli9en bar
Nag man gar
1Selten 9eIdoutpen,
Sos ir buet bant ufgeleit.
Wtanisen mar oiu Sit gar unpers
oro53en,
Sad man bider tr ipengeIin
limb ir lie6tert ougenIfin. r.
Wan tpGren bic buet geflp3sen
Suonotpe ab, 10 m0hte e. fin.
SSn alnIerem berttsem DeutI9 IGbt
ib4 Der StoBieufser, anter 9eibebals
tung bes Reimes unS mDgli9Iter
S9pmltng Der Sorm, ettpd folgenNers
ulaben tpieberge6en:
Die Site 1T IN Oeiterrei9
9fidst frerbenrei9,
DAB fd0ne Spauen
Sra9en i6re Siite brett.
9em Der Wangen lieblid Ros6,
glur nit gfotb
SSIt's 5u fdauen
9ei Der 9roben Siite geio.
WtanAem mar bic 3eit gar unosrs
brofen,
Sab man be1er bic Wdngelein
limb Der glugen bellen S6ein -
Sa, ipdren bic IoIte gefIoHen
Die Oonau bina6, 10 tDnHte oas
p a.. -. iein.