The record-union., 1896-09-07
Take Two Murderers From Jail and
Lynch Them.
The Victims of the Mob Had Shot
Down in Cold Blood the Sheriff
of the County, and at the Trial of
One, Closed Friday, the Jury
Brought in a Verdict of Murder
in the Second Degree Instead of
Sending Him to the GaIlOws.

GLENCOE (Minn.), Sept. Cat 1:2O
this morning Charles Cinqmars and
Dorman MusgrOve, murderers of Sher-
III Rogers, We're hanged to the railroad
bridge less than quarter of a 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 yesterdays verdict
sending one of the murderers to the
State Prison for life, instead of being
sent to the gallows.
The murder was one Of the most
ccld-blooded in the annals Of Mime
sofa. Cinqmars and Musgrove, two
tramp desperadoes, were travelling
northward, according to their own
story, to the wheat fields of North Da-
kota. A few miles below Glencoe they
accosted a farmer, took possession of
his team, and drove into town. On the
way up they beat the farmer for try
ing to handle his own team. The
farmer reported them to the officers
at Glencoe, and a warrant was issued
for the arrest Of the men, who, by this
time had disappeared.
Sheriff Rogers took the papers him
self and started in pursuit of the des-
peradoes. Just at dusk on the even
ing Of June Goth he overlook the two
men five miles south Of Glencoe. Rid
ing UP to them he said: Boys, I want
you to go back to Glencoe with me-
We'll, we don't have to-" said Mus
grove, as he brought a Winchester
rifle to his shoulder. Before Sheriff
Rogers could say another word the
tramp began firing on him, and he fell
down, his body pierced with five bull
lets.
Twenty-four hours later the two men
We're captured by posse of 500 men in
neighboring county and taken to
Glencoe. The Jail was surrounded by
several hundred men, and a lynching
would have J occurred but for the
prompt action of Governor Clough,
who sent out a company of militia
from st. Paul. The prisoners were i'm
mediately taken to St Paul and put in
jail there.
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 sepa-
rate trials. The trial Of Musgrove closed
Friday, and the jury returned a verdict
Of murder in the second degree, after
being out eight hours.
This, together with the fact that
Cinqmar's trial would have to occur in
another county, owing to the difficulty
OF securing a jury, incensed large
portion of the community, who are not
backward in expressing their COM
mendation of the action of the mob.
The mob consisted of about 100 men.
They came quietly upon the jail, over
powered the turnkey and guards, and
soon had the men. The guards were
tied and gagged, and did not know
which way the mob went, but it is evil
dent the murderers were taken directly
to the bridge in the eastern limits of
the town. The ropes We're made secure
TO the railing or cross beams, and the
two were thrown over, one from one
side of the bridge and the other from
the opposite side. When the men were
discovered Cinqmar's feet were touching
ground fifteen feet below.
The bodies We're taken down at an
early hour this morning, and are at
present in the City Morgue awaiting
the action of the Coroner's jury to-mor-
row