The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-20

equal amount from state funds for the
capture Of the mans
Smith is described as about feet TO-
inches in height. fair complexion and
about twenty-five years of age. He
wore striped gray pants.
Harry G. Harris the murdered sheriff
or st. Crotx county, was forty-four
years of age. and Norwegian by de-
scent He was a Democrat In politics
and was the only Democrat in the ros-
ter of the county officers of his county.
He had lived for a number of years at
Baldwin. in st. Croix county, but upon
his election, nearly two years ago, had
moved to Hudson, the county seat,
where with his family he occupied
quarters in the second story of the
county jail building. He is survived by
his widow and two sons, bright boys of
thirteen and eleven years.. His brother
Is chief deputy. Harris was a large,
fine looking man, weighing over 200
pounds, and was we'll proportional.
He was absolutely fearless, and Hud-
son people feel that had he been more
cautious he might have secured his
man without losing his life. Sorrow
over his death is universal. and thou
sands of people will view the body as
1t lies in state in the court house to-
day. The funeral will occur on Tues
day and the interment will take place
at 1odlQWlIl3 the FORMER ~HOf1e Oh the QC-
ceased. Among the bodies to partici-
pate In the final rites for a deceased
brother are the Ell1s, the Red Men, the
Woodmen, the Workmen, the Foresters
and Scandinavian club, in all of
which he had membership. Should
Smith be brought to Hudson within the
next day or two, 1t is not believed that
any power can save him from violence
at the hands of the popular sheriffs
friends
ST. Paul Man Tells of Killing
With his coat still spattered from
blood from Harris wounds, F.. M. Reed,
a member of the North Westerns en-
cheering department, who was pas
senger in the smoking car at the time
of the shooting,slast night told the story
of the affair at the Union depot. Reed
said:
I was passenger on train No. g. en-
route to my home at Augusta, and was a
witness of the shooting. 1 sat only two
seats away but did not realize that there
was anything amiSS until | saw both Har-
riS and the man whom he was endeav-
oring to arrest stand up in the aisle but
a few feet away. i saw Harris reach out
with his right hand and take hold of
Smiths coat. think it was the lapel that
he grasped, but he may have taken the
man by the shoulder. Much more quickly
than 1T takes to tell 1T, the stranger had
whipped a gun from his pocket and be-
riS fell and l am sure he was dead be-
fore his head struck the floor. The des-
perado continued to shoot, firing two shots
and then he ran to the rear door of the
car, though he was but a few feet distant
from the door when ne began to shoot
Not loud word was said before the
bel cord being pulled, but I don't believe
the train stopped on that account 1t
was slowing UP at the time and when it
stopped we found that the murderer had
lett the train. 1nunnillQ from the nl9ff0rm
of the last sleeper The body of Harris
was taken from the train and placed in
adequate description of the man VINO did
tne-Shootlng. / saw more of his back
than did Of his face but don't believe
he is an ordinary laborer.
N. M. Riggs, conductor of the train
on which the shooting occurred, was in
st. Paul last night on his return from
Elroy, the end of his rum He said,
speaking of the crime:
1t was the worst thing that has oc-
CURED IN my experience of years of
railroading. / knew Harris we'll, and
regarded him very highly. I was not
an eyewitness of the shooting, being
in another coach at the time. but saw
Smith and remember him quite dis
tinctly. He is not over twenty five
years of age, and is rather good
looking young man. He was fairly
well dressed, and did not look the part
of the desperate criminal that he UNI
doubtedlyo is9 He corresponds quite
closely to the description of the Mon
tana desperate wanted for murder at
Havre. The shooting occurred at 1920,
that being our time at Fall Creek, and
We were on time Saturday night. l
hope never to have such another Incl
dent on my train as the murder of
Sheriff Harris"
The railroad company will make an
inv &Srrr,4 49,. IS -I L .-.~I~
the officials do not hold any of their
employees Responsible. The action is
taken simply to guard against any con-
tingency, such as a suit for damages.