Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-04-28
.kINT0P REWARD $1,000
County Offers $500 More
and Brother Of Girl
5000

The reward for the capture re and the
conviction of the murderers of Annie
Kintop is now 81, 900. At a special
meeting of the board of county COM
mlseiouers Wednesday afternoon, re-
ward of $500 was authorized. Joe
Kintop, brother of the murdered girl,
offers reward of 1900, which with
the amount offered by the state, makes
a total reward of 81, 900. It is expect.
ed that the prospect of earning this
amount will encourage detectives to
take up the investigation and search.
Governor Johnson told Cong ressman
Buckman that hesdid not see how it
was possible for him to raise the re-
ward offered, as there was but 81. 300
in the state fund for that purpose, ard
part should be saved for some other
emergency.
Nearly two weeks have passed since
the disc overy of the body of Annie
Kintop and the prospects of arresting
the perpetrators of the trightful crime
are hardly better than they were then.
Reports of negroes held here and there
are frequent, but those seen by Sheriff
Tanner and Mr.. Fred1eIckson we're
not the men wanted. There is no evi-
dence whatever against negroes, any
way except that two Of them were
seen, in the neignborhood. There is d
susI icion among many that perhaps
white men tramps of the LOWEST order
are guilty. This Is simply a suspicion
without anything 70 base it en-.
The idea of some people that only
negroes would commit such a crime
has been too frequently disproved TO
amount to anything.
Sheriff Tanner ana Mr.. Frederick.
son visited Richmond and Cloquet
without result in either case. Two
men see camping near Frazee the first
Of last week were reported by boys to
be negroes but when arr ested and
washed they proved to be white.
They claimed to have seen the negroes
wanted and that tFe negroes had gone
west. One of these men was taken to
Fargo t. identify the men arrested at
Jamestown if those ere thought to
be the men, but this also failed. An
overcoat was found near Frszee with
some blood stained cloths in a pocket.
This was sent here and identified as
part of a corset cover belonging to the
dead girl hut there is question about
it. The supposition was that negro
had the overcoat and traded it to one
of the white men.
Thursday last week Joe and Will
Kintop while going over the neighbor.
hood Of the mur der found in the
water near the track the missing fur
boa pair of side combs and prayer
book belonging to the dead girl. The
brothers burned off the grass in the
scene of the tragedy and found little
pocket mirror which Annie had. In
the ashes of the church stove was
found the rim of the purse the girl
carried. Search was made for the in
strument with which che was strnck
but go far without result.
Joe and Will Kintop arrived last
week in time for the funeral Of their
sister. They have claims in Itasca
county aboat seventy miles from the
nearest station. Will went to the
station to meet his sister. heard sbe
was missing and walked back, nigh'
and day, to notify his brother with
little food and rest and the two then
walked to the station.
A. St. Martin, who has a barbe,
shop on broadway says that on the
morning of the day on which the girl
disappeared, two negroes came into
his sqop, and one came in and asked
as to the prospects of starting az shoe
blacking stand. He recognized tht
man as one he had seen several times
in Minneapolis. where Mr.. st. Mar
tin had shop. The one had a larg'
scar on the lower part of the jaw.
The man did not have good repu
ta,ion in Minneapolis.
The girls hat pin was found by
section man on the track Thursda!
last week. It was recalled that sh'
had said that she would use the pi,
to defend herself with if ever attack
3D.
Sheriff Savage of Miles City
Mont, notified Sheriff Tanner Tues
day that two negroes were he'll
there. They had been arrested TO
vsgrancy and released, but when tn
sheriff's descriptive telegram was re
oeived, were re.xrrested. The shorte
of the two. instead Of the taller. i
said to have . scar on his face. ant
q towel and . piece Of hoap wer'
found on his person, and 1t i
thooeht these are the two men zee,
~ Mr.. st. Martin. The man aske'
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