The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15

were then taken. He was first photo
graphed while sitting down with his
hat removed, again with his hat on,
and the third time full length mega
tive was taken. All day he was un-s
der Marshal Ruby's care, without be-
ing handcuffed 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
fact, has kept personal watch over
him ever since his capture. He has
been well behaved, has a good educa
ton and talks well on almost any sub
ject. This forenoon he spent reading
and playing on an organ in MARSHAL
Ruby's parlor, on which instrument he
is a good performer. While reading
he asked Mrs. Ruby for some books
on scientific subjects. .
A hundred or more people in the lm-
mediate vicinity drove into town and
occupied q portion Of the walk in front
of Marshal Ruby's residence in the
hope Of getting glimpse of the pris-
soner. In this way they were foiied as
long as the prisoner was in the house,
as 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 it
soon proved mere gossip. &
Fairmont, Mimi, Oct II. Sheriff
Wash Hill Of Martin county arrived
here ats9:45 with the self-confessed &C
complete 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
Freedom county, Sheriff Sandy Nc
Donald Of Faribault county and Mar
shall Ruby of Lake Mills, Iowa, who
captured the young man. The sheritfs
had Intended to take their prisoner to
Blue Earth City, but received a 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
AVIS IA4C. tI1ldlL$%l AV D1lSOAClE w DIS
en- route and the depot platforms We're
crowded all the way along. No
demonstrations were made, however,
at any Of the stations, the people gen
orally remarking at the prisoners
youth and commenting upon his an
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 the rear coach. Sheriff Hill had tel
ephoned for a closed carriage to be at
the station in a position to make the
distance short from the rear of the
last car to the conveyance. The coach
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 a 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 salts
fed 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
Gilmore, the consequences might have
been very serious for the prisoner.
Now that the excitement has cooled
down the people are becoming milder
IN their views of the situation Sheriff
Hill is confident that no attempt will
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 It was intended
to have Deputy Sheriff Dunn Of Jack
son county drive the prisoner to
Worthington and place him in the Jail
there i'll case it was apparent that
mischief was intended by the citizens.
But there We're not more than a 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 a systematic course Of cross
questioning. He told his story of the
crime exactly as it was given yester-
day, and when being Piled with a
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 un-
usual occurrence of fire.
I'VE were successful in getting them
out Of the bank" the prisoner said,
"and our plan would have succeeded
had not the bank officials taken the
precaution to first lock IN all the
funds. We got into the bank all right
but got nothing. We made up our
minds then that the plan would not
work in the future and tackled the
,Sherburne job, which had been preyi-
.ously planned, but given up because
we thought it was too risky we