The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-25
GLENCOE EXCITED OVER A CRIME
SIMILAR TO THE WYOMING
MURDERS.
BLOODY WORK OF TRAMPs.
THEY USED A SHOT GUN AT SHORT
RANGE IN AN EFFORTTO
ESCAPE ARREST,
ANOTHER MAN HUNT BEGUN.
Whole Country Aroused and Murder
ers Can Hardly Hope to
Escape.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GLENCOE, Mimi, June a. A
farmer riding into town from the north
this afternoon was accosted by two
rather stoutly built young men. one
wearing a black SLOUGH hat and the
other a straw hat who insisted on
riding to town. A mile north of town
one Of the vagrants shot a dog be-
longing to Ben. Mathews, a farmer
residing near by. On Mathews remon-
strating be was knocked down and
severely pummelled. They then con-
tinued their way toward town. Math-
ews Immediately followed and swore
out a warrant. In the meantime the
strangers had purchased tobacco at
a grocery and bread at bakery and
proceeded on foot southwark toward
Arlington. AT Clio the warrant for
their arrest was placed In the hands
of Sheriff Rogers and accompanied by
Louis Link. young wagon maker, he
started In pursuit. About four miles
south Of town they overlook the fu-
gitives, who. as they drove up. sepa-
rated to opposite sides of the road
Sheriff Rogers stepped from the buggy
remarking: II want you fellows"
One of the strangers remarked "Oh,
L guess not" at the same time fired
the contents of "a loaded gun into the
ground at the sheriff's feet. Rogers
prepared to draw his revolver when
the tramp, taking deliberate aim,
poured the contents of the weapon
into the officers breast.
Link succeeded In making his escape.
and driving mile toward town Sc
cured the assistance of two farmers
and going back found the sheriff dead
by the roadside. He Immediately
drove with the body to town and the
toll Of the fire bell at 7:30 followed by
the news threw the town into an in
describable state Of excitement. Armed
bands Immediately started in pursuit
and are securing the country south of
town while all the men of the sur
rounding country are prepared to take
to the hunt by daylight. AS the
country Is sparsely timbered and thick
~ settled the chances Of capturing the
desperadoes before to-morrow's sunset
are very favorable. If captured lynch
ing is not improbable as Sheriff Rogers
was universal favorite in the COM
munity.
An examination of the sheriffs body
showed that he had been shot four
times The following is a description
Of the murderers from those who took
a casual look as they passed through
town: Two men about rs years old,
dark complexion, medium height,
square build, thin faces, weighed about
$50 pounds each, both had dark NOUS
taches, perhaps false, and looked
enough alike to be brothers, both were
we'll dressed, wore dark colored cloth
ing, one had a light straw hat the
other a COW boy hat.
The police in ST. Paul were notified
Of the murder Of Sheriff Rogers early
in the evening the news coming to
Chief Goss in the shape of the follow
ing telegram:
Sheriff Rogers was shot and killed this
evening by two tramps. Both medium sized
young men. One wore slouch hat and the
other straw hat. Both dressed in dark cloth
ing. One had moustache. One carried re-
volver, the other rife Shooting occurred
four miles south OF Glencoe.
(Signe0 A. F. ALLEN,
County Attorney.
The telegram although rather vague
as to description was given to all the
officers and this morning detectives
will be detailed to watch the railroad
yards.