The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-08
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MAN HUNT ENDS
MiIander Is Captured With His Gun
Cooked Ready to Fire Upon
His Pursuers.

Deputy Sheriff Ignatius Fazendin and
Messrs. Hanlon, Rheinhardt and Clayton,
who had been sworn in as deputies yes
terday, managed to capture Oluf Mi
lander, of Valley Creek who on Sunday
tried to kill his wife by cutting her
throat with a razor, and 1t was one of
the most exciting man hunts ever held
in Washington county. Milander was
seen Monday morning in the woods back
of Valley Creek, by Conrad Clayton. Clay
tor happened to think that there was
thick brush back of the old Valley Creek
mill, and while moving along in the
brush he accidentally stumbled upon Mi
lander, who was lying down with his gun
cooked ready to shoot the first person
that appeared within range. Milander
and Clayton had been old-time friends,
and Clayton supposed that he could go up
and get him. but Milander cautioned him
against coming any nearer, and told him
that he would die game with his boots
on, and that nobody could take him alive.
Clayton tried to induce him to give him
self up, but he refused and he urged
Clayton to get him something to eat.
Clayton went to Store at Valley Creek
and got few crackers and brought them
back to Milander. who, when Clayton
came up within twenty feet again raised
his gun and commanded him to halt and
lay the crackers down. in the, grass:
Later Miiander appeared at the home of
his father, and after eating breakfast
that had been brought out to him, de-
camped
The deputy sheriffs kept up search for
him until late at night and finally as
certained that he was in certain local
early this morning began to surround a
house owned by German farmer. They
watched the house for while, and finally
Fazendin approached the house and the
others kept close range and Mr.: Fazen-
din asked the woman of the house If
Milander was there. She denied that he
almost frightened to death. Mr.. Fazen-
din said there was no use denying the
fact that he was there, because he had
window, Mr.. Fazendin saw Milander with
gun pointed directly at him. Mr.. Fazen..
din skipped behind the house and out of
surrender. Mlander asked who wanted
him. and the woman told him that it was
Mr.. Fazendin, and Milander finally came
out and gave up his double barreled
shotgun, loaded with buckshot, ana
revolver.
Miander was brought here yesterday
afternoon and was locked up in the coun-
ty Jail. He was in the custody of Mr..
FaZendin and Thomas Hanlon on his way
to Saltwater, and he frequently told them
that he was sorry he hadn't Killed his
wife He talked irrationally at times,
and the officers say there is no question
but that he is insane,
Milander told the deputies where he
had been since leaving his fathers fathers, nome ne
said he had kept close to the main trav-
eled roads at times in. order to see some
of his other enemies; but fortunately st f9r
said he saw Sheriff Smith and Mr.. Han
lon Sunday afternoon when they were
looking for him. and that he was con-
from them He had been at Henry My
cr's store at Valley Creek, and while
lying concealed near the store had fire.
quently seen the officers as they passed
The deputies say that the entire coun-
try in the vicinity of Alton Lakeland
and Valley Creek vas ter t11 ;,, from rom
had skipped out, and many farmers dared
not travel along the roads nor go to their
fields for fear of being shot His es. s.
that of Tracy, the Oregon outlaw. and
the supposition is that he had been read
ing Tracy literature, from which he OBJ
70 med Doiuters. He is now securely lock-
ed IN in the county jail, and residents
of Valley Creek and Alton breathe
easier A. IL.
tosnitai here Monday night. and Is still
in precarious condition, but hopes OF
her recovery are entertained
special electiGs h tha II io nne H ceng
question, no license won out Dy ma
iority of two votes. A warm pattle was
waged between the license people on one
side and the no license people on the
o' The Kit Carson and bow boat Scotia
left Yesterday with raft and a nan OF
logs for s. & ]. G. Atlee, Fort Maoisoh'
Iowa. NO, hold
Yesterday afternoon under the dlrectr0 a
IF the Sons of Hermann. Religious serV.
ices were conducted by Rev Boyeson, OF
the German Lutheran church:
Mrs Matilda Holzheid, of White Bear,
~ ,oo o,d age, she was seventy five years
old and made her home with her, only iiI,
son. August Holzheid. The funeral VIII
be held at White Bear tomorrow morning.
neal Democrats are making prepara-
tions TO begin the county campaign. Town
meetings are to be held, and there will
also be one or two big Democratic rallies
in the city. The county committee meets
this week to fill out the county ticket.