Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-22
WEIGHING FOR MURDERER.


Since the killing of conductor Young
on tire Northwestern at Monico Jet. a
week ago every sheriff and police officer
| ia this section has been on the lookout
for suspects, but so far only one of the
| three tramps that did the shooting
has been captured. This fellow was
trying to escape from officers near Peli-
can Lake station and was shot and
wounded. 1t is thought that the other
two cannot get ont of the country for
trains are watched closely and COM
munication is kept up with interior
towns and villages that they might pass
through Tuesday evening in response
to an inquiry by telephone undersheriff
Chellis was informed that tramp had
stopped at NJ c. Thorn's place at Sun
set, in the town of Easton, and in COM
pany with Chief Malone drive was
made to that place There it was found
that the fellow had purchased some
lunch and two glasses of beer and stated
that he was going to Wausau Instead
of coming to this city he was found at
farm house on side~road and as
soon IS he saw the officers, and before
word had been said to him, he stated
that he was innocent of the Monico
crime. When asked what he knew
in refereace to it he said farmer had
told lam all about it. The farmer was
hunted up and told different story
he said that the tramp had come to his
place aud had asked what was being
done in hunting down the murderers.
The tramp's actions being suspicious he
was brought to Wausau aud locked up
to await Identification and on Thursday
Chas. Asmunson, deputy sheriff of
Rhinelander, and Il Mr.. Revoy, of
Pelican, Lake came do~n and looked
the man over Revoy conducts
saloon at Pelican Lake and the
three men who did the shooting had
on the day of the murder been around
his place all day. Revoy, after seeing
the fellow. stated that he was not one
of the men. but recognized him as a
fellow who had few days ago stabbed
man in fight at that place, but as no
warrant was held against him he was
not taken back to Oneida county.
The man gave his name as Frank
Waijzak and answered the descrip-
ton of the fellow who did the
shooting in every detail except
as to age and lameness. The tramp who
shot the conductor was about 26 years
of age while this man was nearly so,
and he was quite lame while the man
wanted walks with hitch in his leg
that is hardly noticeable.
While all of the three men can be
accurately described by Revoy there
was but one witness to the shooting.
The tragedy happened near Monico
Jet. between four and five O'Clock on
the afternoon of July 18th and was only
witnessed by little girl.
AS the limited train on the Northwest
ern was about to pull out here on
Thursday morning fellow was dis
covered ca top of one of the coaches
and as the officers did not have time
to haul him down the officers at Marsh
field were telephoned of the fact, and
he ysas captured tlere and is still held
in jail
Detectives and crews of armed men
with blood hounds have been securing
the county north as far as Watersmeet,
Mich. Two tramps seen near the State
Line station were shot at by one of these
parties one day last week while making
for the woods, but made their escape.
From later sources we learn that the
gang is evidently trio of burglars,
for near the RAILROAD track where the
wounded tramp Was centnred, kit of
burglars tools and skeleton keys were
found. The two men seen near Waters.
meet, are evidently the two wanted.
One of them Is wounded, as a result of
an encounter with armed men near
Monico. A Gordon has been formed
around a certain territory between
Watersmeet and Conover station. The
men have provisions with them for sew
eral days and are determined not to re-
| turn until they have run down these
| fellows.
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