The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-21
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COMMITTED MURDfR0US ASSAULT
PRISONER LODGED IN GLENCOE
JAIL-FRAMKLY coNFEssEs
HIS GUILT.
OFFICERS HOLD MOB AT BAY
CAPTURED BY POSSE AFTER BE-
ING WOUNDED DURING
HARD CHASE.

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! .saulted Miss Helen Olson Saturday
morning at Watson, was was safely
lodged in Jail here at 5 O'Clock yester-
day morning.
The negro makes no ,hesitancy in ad-
| mitting his guilt
The crime occurred between A and 5
O'Clock Saturday morning. Miss Olson,
who is a milliner twenty ythree years
old, and a friend, Miss Julia Torgen-
son, we're alone in the house, Miss
Olson's father being in Minneapolis
under a doctors care.
/ The young women were awakened
| by man whom Miss Torgenson said
she thought was negro The fellow
demanded money and jewels. Miss
Olson said she would give him all the
money in the house if he would prom
ise to leave at once. He replied:
"You get the money!"
Hit Her With an Axe.
The fellow seized Miss Olson,
dragged her from bed and down thl
stairs. She fought and screamed, and
the man struck her a terrific blow on
the forehead with an axe and she fell
to the floor unconscious.
| Miss Torgenson climbed out of the
bed room window onto a porch and
screamed for help, when man rushed
from the house, and after hiring a shot
from a revolver at Miss Torgenson,
| disappeared in the darkness.
The sore ans and the shot aroused
| the neighbors, who rushed to the
scene. Miss Olson was found uncon-
scious, lying in pool Of blood The
entire town was aroused and posses
were formed to search for the murder
err Posses also started out from
Montevideo.
~ Captured by Posse.
The negro was seen Saturday after
noon by one of the posses, and he was
chased several miles before he was
caught. During the pursuit he was
shot in the left arm with rifle.
Chief Of Police Denny of Ortonville
and several deputies took charge of
him and carried him to Marian, a small
station on the Milwaukee road. At 8
O'Clock Sunday morning an excursion
train from Milbank pulled into the
station, the wounded man was placed
in an empty coach and both of the
doors were guarded by men with rifles.
When the train reached Montevideo
word had been received of the capture,
and several hundred infuriated men
stood on the platform, armed with
rifles, revolvers and shotguns, and
carrying ropes, clamoring for the. ne
gros Life
OBJ Seeks His Life.
When his whereabouts were at last
discovered rush was made for the
car but the mob was met by rifles,
and Chief Denny threatened to shoot
the first man who boarded the steps.
Armed men attempted to mount the
train, but only those who had excur-
sion tickets were admitted, and the
train was finally pulled out safely.
At this juncture, Chief Denny de-
clares, the mob, had it been led by a
determined man could with but little
trouble have overpowered them and
captured the negro.
When the train arrived at Glencoe
| the prisoner was hurried into-a car
riage and driven to the county Jail,
where he was locked up before any Of
the citizens knew of his arrival.
His Victim Will Die.
Montevideo, MINI. July 20. = Miss
Helena Olson Of Watson, who was
murderously assaf.ted by the negro
Scott is still alive. but there are no
hopes of recovery. The excitement is
dying out and it is thought that there
will he No further attemnt at lYnchinc