River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-22
THE NEWS RECORD
A CAREFULLY PREPARED SUMMARY
OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Condensed From Daily kilograms and from
the Newspapers.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
Four men under sentence Of death are
confined in tn St. Louis Jail, all to be hanged
within the next three weeks.
A dozen Of the participants in the re.
cent fatal prize fight at Buzzy Woods, near
Bottom, have been held for trial
Rev. VIM. Stevens, colored preacher
ofthe town OF Hamdrn, Conn, has been held
Tor trial, charged with seduction and rape on
the person Of Louisa Rice, aged 2 years.
Mr.. Ed. Harvey, superintendent Of the
arse smith farm near Paxton, ILL.,, has run
away with ayoung women OF Loda, leaving hi
own wife and TOUR children to take care oil
themselves.
Sheriff Baker, Of Wood county, Wis,
viii attempting to dispossess man named
Courwright OF some property he was Illegally
oc upying on the 18th, was shot and Instantly
killed Ivy CourtSright
Thos. Divine, night Waterman at the
Palmer iron colliery, near New Phiade phia
Pa, was shot on the night ct tie nth, ana
probably htally wounded, while on his way ~
work. fhe assassin escaped.
Sebastian Debrot, an Italian coal Dig
ger at Alpsville, Pa, having outraged girl 81
10 years, being about TO be arrested for his
crime, committed suicide by punging prun.
ing knife three times into his breast.
Bu'liner and Baker, procurers Of as.
sassination, OF Jackson county, ILL.,, being
found guilty, were on the 18th sentenced to
Imprisonment Tor % years, at which Buliiner
erie like a child bat Baker was unaffected.
Secretary Bristow has directed the
Solicitor OF the Treasury to take legal steps to
protect the government in the matter OF the
custom house at Boston. Systematic fraud
or criminal negligence in the construction Of
the building is alleged
VIM. T. Hooper, Of n shville, Tenn,
seasoned plate of oysters he was eating the
evening of the 10th, by sending pistol ball
crashing through his brain, killing himself in.
stanty He was % years OF age and attempted
to suicide by poison year ago
Burglars who broke into the Express
ONCE at LAUREL, Ind, on the night OF the 9th,
and carried halt mile away to blow it ups
gained only SIG to $50, the agent having re
moved $4,000 from the sac the night before.
Eli Harvey, a prominent resident of
Loda, Ill.,, recently ran away from friends and
family in company with young girl Of that
place. After few days with the girl he tele-
graphed back TO his wife asking permission t,
come home and repent, which has been grant
ed
Thomas Wiley, a ship carpenter of
Baltimore, having been arrested for ontrapinQ
little girl, Rosa Sehnappel by name, it APP
pears that he has pursued and assaulted other
little girls and that his propensity to the crime
has Tor some months been known TO his ac.
quarntances.
william Butler Duncan, William
Haus sherman and Francis a. Gain of The
late banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Co.
nave been arrested on charges of fraud in the
transfer OF property and fal.ifying hook ae-
counts tor the purpo OF decsiving and cheat
ing their creditors.
a colored doctor at Elkhart, Ind
named Thomas Montgomery, has been arrest.
ed Tor procuring an abortion upon woman
who lies at the point Of death IN consequence
lie boasts OF having had large practice in that
lne aud that some OF his patients stand high
IN the social scale.
Mr.. Grouse OF Wayne township. Ind.
having been persuaded u invest in counterre
currency was subjected to a Matchmaking pro
cess by the fellows who persuaded him int
the investment, from which he was saved b,
Tue Intervention ola shrewd lawyer, who ha
caused the arrest OF Yates and Fitch the black
mailers.
John Mcclure, farmer Of Lyman
IN Ford county, Illinois, has teen sued TO
damages on behalf OF one Charles O'Connell
boy he adopted from the Christian Brother
Home IN Chicago, and Shom he IL proved /
have treated most inhumauly A verdict {
$1,000 was rendered which is more than Nc
CURE IS worth and now he is 10 be- tried ON
criminal complaint.
Judge Mitchell Of Quincy, H., ha
been indicted in the United States distric
court at Cairo for forgery. Il charged thf
William l.. Newcomh cx-lieuteuaut In IN
army, placed in Mtcliel's hands claim I'd
back pay to be collected, and that, after IN
claim was allowed, Mitchell sigued Newcomb
name 70 q voucher, drew the money, an
failed to account Tor H.
The Rev. Father Laukcn Of the &c,
man Catholic Church Of SIS. Peter and Paul /
Springfield, M left that place on the Ct
inst, accompanied by Mary Iangemann.
plump German grl, IS years old, daughter ,
MS housekecper, aud on Friday the s,h wa
married 10 her at Cincinnati lie was appaI
emily well esteemed until bis elopement. In
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