The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-03
LEFT ALONE TO DIE
Jack ROgich FOrsaken By
His Companions.
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THEY ACTED LIKE EDWARDS.
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Take Flight After the Battle at
ThOrnapple Dam.
WERE SCARED BUNCH OF SOLDIERS
WERE SCARED BUNCH OF SOLDIERS
Sheriff GyIIand Exhibited knavery as
Well as the Fellows Who Were
With Him.

Hayward, Wis, Aug. Wounded
near unto death and deserted in the
midst of trackless forest by cowardly
companions, Jack Rogich dragged him
self about in search of aid for nearly
thirty hours Found entirely by chance,
he was brought to the Lessard hospital
at this place, where he is now under
treatment.
This is the latest phase to be reveal
ed of the battle of Thornapple dam and
the attempt to capture John Dietz.
Rogich was one of the posse of Mil
waukeeans sworn in by Sheriff Gylland
On Wednesday, July 25, he accompanied
the sheriff's party to the Cameron dam,
where it was hoped to surprise and over
power Dietz Early in the battle Rog-
ich went down with a bullet through
both thighs. AS he lay behind a bush
he continued to fire, and as he did not
have smokeless powder, the Dietz
marksmen were able to locate him and
riddle his retreat with rifle balls. He
was hit twice more before Dietz and his
son Clarence charged upon the brush and
scattered the sheriff's party. As Clar-
ence passed the place where ROgich lay,
the PROSTATE man fired the shot
which gouged the boys skull and sent
him to the ground insensible.
In the cessation of hostilities which
followed, Gylland's men took up Rogich
and started through the woods for the
nearest settlement. Gylland was about
the only man who knew the way, or
who was familiar with the woods. 1t
was mad fight, for the party was pam
Within few miles of the Dietz place,
Gylland complained that the progress
for the wounded man and so he left
the party to it's own devices and hurried
on ahead, ostensibly to send back doc
tor.
Without a guide, the posse threshed
through the brush with the helpless Rog-
ich. About dark they came to de-
serted logging camp, where it was de-
az oI 10 IN mir Ac no
darkness came on, the fear of Dietz
grew apace. Every noise set the fright
ened fugitives off into spasms of ter
ror. Every cracking twig was Dietz
the Terrible sneaking through the trees
to make sanguinary finish of the en-
tire lot of Inflated Milwaukeeans. They
trembled till dawn and then fled, still in
panic.
Rogich could not walk. Pain of his
undressed wounds had made him fever
ish. If he had been carried along, the
progress of the party would have been
slow. So they left him there. This
was thursday morning.
All of that day Rogich tossed and
turned on his bed of dank boughs in the
musty old cabin. He had little to eat
and his condition was hourly growing
more alarming. Attracted by the scent
of fresh blood, the revenous insect life
of the woods swarmed upon him. The
doctor sought by the sheriff failed to ap-
pear-and another terrible night came
on.
Friday morning Rogich gave up all
hope of succor and decided to act for
himself. He found that he could drag
himself along painfully and started to
crawl in the direction which his COM
panions had taken.
His coat hung down about his elbows
and bothered him so he threw it away;
then the underbrush tore his clothing
to tatters.
All day long the wounded man crawl
ed along with frequent intervals for
rest, for he was weak.
81 thought l was going to die, but I
was bound to keep moving anyway" he
said as he lay in the hospital last
night
1t was almost dark again when he
heard voices and soon party of asses
sors came upon him. They had heard
of the battle and recognized him as one
of the survivors. When found the man
was in pitiable condition. He was
naked, his wounds were fly
blown and he was almost at the point