The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Sheriff Killed at Winamac.

III plSlOl HSul WllH lHIGS uli-
known men Saturday morning, Chas
H. Oglesby, sheriff OF Pulaski coun.
ty was killed and one of his assail.
ants received wounds from which he
died shortly after his capture was eff.
fected, while another Of the men wa:
shot through the shoulder. After the
shooting OF Oglesby the three men
escaped TO the woods, but a posse
of 1000 men quickly organized and
after three hours search through
the country their capture was effect
ed. 1t was with the greatest diff
Guilty that lynching was averted
but they were finally spirited away
and were placed in Jail
So far the identity of the three men
have not been learned, but they are
believed to be tramps
Acting upon Information received
from the telegraph operator at Three
Center. Ind, to the effect that three
men had become involved in fight
with the train crew of a Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago & ST. Louis rail
road freight train in which the crew
had been worsted, and requesting the
arrest OF the men, Sheriff Olgesby
went to the Panhandle station at
$50 o'clock Saturday morning to,
await the arrival of the train.
When the freight train pulled into
the station the sheriff soon located
and started toward them. AS he
drew near, one of the men suddenly
pulled a revolver and opened fire on
the officer. Sheriff Oglesby immedi-
ately drew his weapon, as did both
of the other two men, and a pitched
battle waged furiously for some time.
a bullet from one of the weapons in
the hands of the three men pierced
Oglesby's heart and he sank TO the
ground.
Fearless to the last the sheriff
raised himself upon his elbow and
fired again from his revolver. one Of
the bullets striking one of the men
in the stomach, while another was
shot through the s. oulder. The three
men then made their escape into the
country and before posse could be
organized they had gained consider
able time upon their pursuers.
The mob soon grew to a thousand
members and all were bent upon re-
venge and it seemed certain that a
lynching would follow thir capture,
The mob separated into severll par
ties and all OF the men were armed
and were prepared TO fight the mrr-
derers if they attempted TO resist ar
rest.
The chase lasted for several hours
and the men were finally traced to q
woods which was surrounded, and as
the posse closed in on them they evil
tiently saw that resistance was use
less and surrendered A lynching
seemed certain, but two automobi' s
were pressed into service and the
men were hurried TO Logansport in
stead of being sert back to Wina-
mac. On the way there the one who
was shot through the stomach died
He did not make his identity known
to the officers, who. had effected his
capture.
1t is reported that John l.. Moor
man editor of the Starke County Re
publican. headed the posse that were
in search OF the tramps and THAI
Judge Nye and the county clerk of
Pulaski county met the Pan Handle
train conveying the prisoners from
Logansport TO Winamac and held
court on the train. The prisoners
were bound over 20 the circuit court
The prisoners were taken from the
train at North Judson and from there
taken to the Jail at Knox for safe
keeping.