River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-15

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK
At HOME AND ABROAD.
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

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A true bill has been found against
Honore Colt, late manager Of the jacques Car
tier bank at Montreal, for making a false state
ment of the condition OF the bank
Parker K. Mason, of Chicago, whose
distiery was seized May las, for irregularities,
was arrested on the 9th and held 10y the L. S.
Commissioner under bonds Of $4,000
They have just caught full grown
Jesse Pomeroy in France He was taken in
the act Of killinga little girl, and The remains
Of three missing children were found in his
house
Frenchman named Julius Pentiney,
residingat Swan Creek, Monroe county, Mich.
kicked and beat his wife 70 death Monday night,
and made good his escape. It is supposed he
has fled TO Canada. r
Annette Chase, beautiful young
woman residing with Mrs. mlia + Snow OF
Buffalo, ~ Y, committed Suicide on the 5th,
during temporary insanity, by cutting her
throat with razor.
On Saturday the 9th, Capt Bogardus,
the famous pigeon shooter, while engaged IN
shooting matchat St. Louis, was arrested at
the instance OF the society for The prevention
of cruelty TO animals. Is :
Carruth, the Finoland editor who was
shot by Lands, is falling rapidly. lie has al
ready accepted money compensation for his in
Juries, and II Inc dies the law will not have
hold upon his murderer
AT Carllnsville Ill.,, on the 5th, Charles
Brink, in a fit OF anger, shot Mrs y. Hail. his
mother-in-law, and Ellen Brink, his wife kill.
ing them instantly. He then placed the pistol
to his right temple and fired aud killed him
self
Sharkey, ;he New York murderer, was
liberated from pail in Havana, Cuba, on condi
ton Of becoming subject Of Spain and enlist
ing IN the Spanish army, and has accordingly
been enrolled ina regiment at Santander,
Spain.
Another OF the gang Of swindlers who
undertook simultaneous raid with forged let
ters OF credit upon the New York branch 81
the Bank Of British North America, came to
grief at indianapolis, making five who were
caught and arrested
The rectifying house, residence and all
the property Of J. = Kissinger, OF Milwaukee.
has been seized by the collector OF Internal
revenue for an assessment of $4,000 against
the Union copper distilling company Of
chicago, OF which Kissinger is a stakeholder.
There was novel procession in New
York the other day, when fifteen inurderers
including two women, two boys ami three no
groes were marched from the Tombs 10 the
courthouse, accompanied by numerous
women, wives and other relatives Of the pris
Oners
The Mayor Of Wilmington, North Car
DINA, has hit upon a novel method for Kidding
the city OF thieves, BE has notified the police
force that, II the TObheries that are of such ire
quent oecurreTlce there are not abated hy the
hrst OF October, he Will discharge every man
on the force
William F. Leslie, the defaulting clerk
OF Duncan, Sherman x Co, accuses Ella shaw.
otherwise known Margaret y Katen. OF
having entioed him into her tolls and persuad
ed him TO rob his employers, and has begun
civil suit against her which Is pending IN tho
New York courts
The mystery of Nirden. Macoupin
county, Illinois, sthis: nr Virden 81 tat
place was visited by veiletl lady, who re-
qhested him to call on her husband, who was
seka lew miles out Of town While he was
gone she stole the child, AMI since then no
trace ct child ~ abductor cam b. had
The offence Of robbng the United
states Treasury, iqr which Halleck, ottnan
and Brown have been indicted in connection
with the stealingof the $4,000 package. is
punishable by Imprisonment ton seven wears
and hne OF $1,000, one or both. at the discre
ton OF the court
Another suicide, making three. has
been caused by the ailure 81 To Townsend
Savings Bank Of New Haven, Conn. The. last
rs +. W. b. Hitchcock Of Naugatuckct. who
lost his mdNry in the bank. became rertiessIy
dlssipaied IN consequence, and has now Killed
himself IN III Of deriun,, after attcmpting ~
kill his wife.
Josie Longmaid. the glrl who was muir.
dered and her head cut oil. near Pembroke
n. ~, told Miss lake, a school teacher. some
time before her death, that Bin Drew tho
man who Is under arrest tor her murder had
several times grossly insulted her and threat.
ened II Sue told her father, to Kin her and ept
her into inch pieces.
About midnight on the night of the tn
Mrs Annie NJ. Forrest OF lay City, Michigan.
was awakened by Corrosive acid icing poured
ON her lace. Sheis horribly burned and has
lost her eytsight, The outrage is suspected 10
have been committed by a man who has b,er
lllted toy a girl who lived and slept with Air
Forrest, he making a mis- AXE in the ,rson.
Il. , Sutton, a prominent druggist Of
Louisville, having applied Tor divorce from his
we Oh the ground OF adultery, set two men la
watch her when she left the city on the nigh
OF The ID. After the train len the two we've n
lacked by several men, unknown, and ONE
Thomas Jones, had his neck cut, while IN,
other, sam Bennett was stabbed in tho ls,l
Dispatches lram Frlar's Point. Miss.
mp to . O'clock ON tho night o the 6h r.rari
sklrmi'hes lrtwccr the uhites lrd hy S.u.t,,
Acorn and Gen Chalmcr. and tIc rrgr....
~ which averal ct TIE htter ana .or o,.tl
We're wounded. The Negro sheriff. Brow.
Whose alteration with Alrori. .tyt,l m.
disturbance, was al Helena. Arb. having i.
come detached from li. TREND. ou Tn,.ds,
iNCIDENT> AM ACCIDENTS.
John sweeney tnrt,,.... . g. +