The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03

uO NOTtH6IH Z dclIlc SIlOpS dC OF.
Cloud. The St. Cloud police do not
know the man and the records at the
railroad shop fail to disclose a man
by the name given. He stated that
he had left st. Cloud ten days ago
and took up with Riordan about sew
en- days ago. At the time it was
not known that he was injured be-
cause the evidence in the woods had
not bee brought back to town.
Z Later Deputy Sheriff krocker, Todd
county, ordered Hughes to strip and
it was disclosed that he had two bull
let wounds ON the right side of
his back, about half of the way
up, and about two inches wide. DR..
Moynihan dressed these wounds and
found that the injury was caused by
a rifle bullet that had entered his
body from the right side, striking one
of his ribs, and DETECTING, and came
out. This wound showed that it
had been made several days ago.
Upon being questioned as to how he
received this wound, Hughes stated
that he must have received it in a
drunken braul; in fact he did not
know that he was wounded; thought
he was perspiring. His clothes in
dicated that he must have lost large
amount of blood.
During the investigation by Detec-
tive Brown, Hughes, the injured man
admitted that the canvass glove found
with the Unionalls belonged to him.
He also said that the shorter of the
two gats was his and that the long
one belonged to his pal. Both denied
any knowledge of third man having
been with them, and both also claim
ing that they met up with each 9TH
er quite by accident. On Hughes be-
ing asked why they gave themselves
up he answered, "Hell, We might just
as well as the bullets were getting
closer to us"
The statements made by the two
men to the Herald, the police officers,
and to Detective Brown are a million
miles apart.
r.
This Thursday morning County At
torney William Woods, The Browns,
and Captain Scott made another trip
to the spot where the men were pick
ed up in hope of finding additional
evidence, and the ground was thor
oughly gone over without success.
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Sheriff Anton johnson and Deputy
Fred Krocker left with the prisoners
for Long Prairie this Thursday
morning about 1920.
There were wild rumors floating
about town last night that the lives
of the prisoners would be endangered
if they were taken to the scene of
the murder. The Herald discounted
this. because the citizenship of Long
Prairie is made up of pretty level
headed men and we cannot conceive
of any attempt to lynvch the prisoners
being committed as it would be blot
upon the fair name of their town and
the state of Minnesota. The commit
ting Of one crime does not justify the
committing Of another.
n
Since the murder of officer Will
liams, Saturday morning, rumors up
on rumors have filled the community
and many weird stories have been
told. At least two suspicious char
acters have been picked up in Sank
Centre, and tales of having seen the
bandits in various places have been
spread. III
Wednesday morning a man came to
Perry Stewards place on the Babcock
Highway between Sank Centre and
Melrose and asked for a meal, Mrs.
Stewart was in the basement churn-
ing butter at the time and he came
right down in the basement. He was
a heavy built fellow, and hadn't been
shaved for some time. She gave him
a meal and he took it out in the field
to eat it. While he was eating the
Stewards watched him and his actions
were very mysterious.
The credit for the arrest OF. the
bandits must be given entirely to
Captain Scott and his brave posse who