Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-22
MURDER0US ASSAULT
Chippewa County Girl is the Victim Of
Fisndish Deed Of Negro
Threats Of Lynching.

A fendish crime was committed at
the little village of Watson in Chip
pewa county early last Saturday NOR
ming. A negro tramp, who had served
time in the South Dakota penitentiary,
broke into the residence of q young
lady, Miss Hilda Olson, assaulted her
and wounded her with an ak so that it
is believed she cannot recover. The
Minneapolis Tribune gives the follow
ing particulars Of the atrocious deed:
"Miss Olson is a milliner, % years
of age, and was alone in the house
with Miss Julia Torgenson, q 14-year-
old girl. They were awakened early
Saturday morning by the negro, who
demanded money and jewelry.
The girls were terrified and tried to
escape, but he seized and held Miss
Olson while Miss Torgenson ran down
stairs. he pursued her and at the
point of revolver forced her to return
with him.
He again turned his attention to
Miss Olson, who was screaming at the
top of her voice. The younger girl
again attempted to escape, and started
to climb from q window, but when she
reached the sill she tainted and fell
unconscious to the roof of the porch.
During this time Jackson struck the
older girl three times in the head with
an ak, which he secured in the house,
silencing her.
After he had ACCOMPLISHED his pur-
pose, he threw the senseless girl on
the bed and left the house, but on
hearing the girl on the root groaning
called to her that he had killed one
girl and would kill another, after
which he fred his revolver at her, but
missed.
Miss Torgenson after several hours
recovered sufficiently to hail passer-
by and tell the frightful story. The
body of Miss Olson was found lying
in pool of blood, and at first it was
thought she was dead. Doctors were
summoned and at last signs of life
we're discovered, although but little
hope of her survival was held out"
The news of the terrible crime caused
the widest excitement. Posses were
Immediately formed and commenced
securing the country in every di-
rection. He was finally discovered
late in the afternoon, about fifteen
miles from the scene of the crime,
and after being wounded in the arm by
Winchester bullet he was captured.
Chief of Police Denny of Ortonvi]le
took charge of the prisoner and took
him to the village of Milan on the
Milwaukee road:~szkttsttAA - sttAAroeso 'clock on
Sunday morning an excursion train
came into town and the officers with
the prisoner got into an empty coach.
It was known that the people at Mon
tevideO were determined to execute
summary vengeance if they could get
hold of the brute, so the coach was
guarded by armed officers at each
door when the train pulled into Mon
tevideo. A large crowd of men, armed
with all sorts of weapons and carry
ing rope, surrounded the train and
made strong efforts to get at the
criminal, but we're kept back by the
guns of the deputies.
AS the authorities realized that it
would be almost impossible to guard
the prisoner in the Montevideo Jail,
he was taken on to Glencoe, where he
was lodged in Jail to await trial.
The officer in charge says that if the
mob had had leader it would have
been impossible to keep them from
getting the prisoner. The feeling in
Montevideo is SO bitter against the
brute that even at that distance from
the county that the prisoner is con-
fined it is deemed necessary to keep q
heavy guard to prevent a mob from
coming down and taking him out for
execution.
The victim of the dastardly deed is
still living, and there is bare possi-
bility that she may recover.
The mob in Montevideo has given
the negroes in town twenty-four hours
to get out. Most of them did not take
the full time limit but left Immediately.