River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-09
THE NEWS RECORD,
4 REVIEW OF THE WEEK
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.


completed the closing OF the Hudson river snd
the Erie and the Hudson and Del1wa'e
canals.
The jury in the case of Taft and
Weiner, at Milwaukee, for conspiracy to de-
fraud the revenue, returned a verdict OF guilty
on the 3d. The jury were out four hours and
half
A charity bazaar and concert for the
benefit of mission for homeless children in
New York city, was Interrupted last week, by
a force Of police entering to stop the drawing
ola lottery.
Charles H. Lands. the "father Of Vine
land, " who shot Carruth, the Vineland editor,
for public reference 10 his domestic trouble',
las motion pending in court to take the Gus
tody Of his children from their mother, from
whom Re is now separated.
James B. Comingford, who swindled
Unger 4 Co., OF New York, six years ago, out
OF $40, 900 in government bonds, by means Of
forged checks, has been captured AMI held for
trial Ho was found in New York, after hay
ing been hunted for by detectives through Eu-
rope.
At St. Louis, on the Sd, the jury in the
Avery case, after being out four hours, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty on one count Of the
indictment, the other three having been pro-
nounced bad by the court Counsel tor Avery
gave notice that he would file motion for y
new trial.
Matthew B. Van 0strand, native Of
Vernon, Sussex county, N. j., is in prison in
Springfield, Ohio, on acharge Of bigamy, and
is accnsed Of having four living wives, each OF
whom, except the first, he married alter prleI
acquaintance and quick courtship One Of his
victims, widow, Of Springield, on whose ac-
count he was arrested, hes become hopeleasly
insane.
Cincinnati solid men are shaken by the
disappearance OF Charles +. Cist, q middle
aged, respectable and much-trusted lawyer,
who hes pookcted some $4,000 Of money en-
trusted to him by different clients He has
handled millions OF dollars and bore such q
good reputation that his clients did not inn
agine it TO he requisite they should know
what he was doing with their money.
In November, 1871, Maria Louise Riley
mysteriously disappeared while returning
from Salem county, Indiana, to her home in
Albion, Mich. Her husband, Major Selah
Riley secured divorce and married another
woman in 1874, soon after which he was arrest
ed on suspicion OF having murdered his first
wife, but was discharged. Her relatives still
adhere to the murder theory and have now
offered a reward Of 81 900 for discovery Of her
fate
James Steen, farmer Of Jackson town
ship, Monroe county, was recently awakened
at night by noise in his bedroom. He sprang
from bed, chased and caught the intruder,
who endeayoret TO shoot him, aud whom he
found to be- pretty woman OF % who had
been peddling notions for a few days about the
ncighborhood. She had the farmers pant
aloons and coat in her hands when caught.
Being lodged in Jail at Stroudsburg, this female
burglar managed to escape in a confusion she
created by setting fire to the court house.
singular attempt at robbery was
made at the Palace Hotel San Francisco, ON
the 81. A young man calling himself S. H.
Harrington requested Hopkins and Haley,
money brokers, to send 90 $50 grcenbaoks TO
his room at the Palace for exchange. The firm
sent a Toy with the money, accompanied by
officers, suspicious being aroused The Off
GERS waited outside aud the boy went in.
While counting the money he was attacked by
Harrington with Ratchet The officers rushed
in and arrested him. Harrington is supposed
TO be well connected omewhere in the West
and to have been compelled to the act by de-
sire TO obtain means 10 return home.
The boy fiend Of Austria is a lad Of 10.
Johann Fraisl, living the village Of Thighs
in the district OF Dobersburg. Not long ago he
was playing In field with two little girls.
when Antonio Diveneder. one Of the latter, lay
down and fell asleep The boy looked at her
as she lay, and was inspired with horrible
thought. He gathered from the field guam
tity Of sticks and other fuel, and arranging
them around and upon the child, set FIRE TO
the heap. She was Immediately enveloped in
fire, aud the little girls companion screamed
70 him to put out the blaze. But the boy
laughed gleeiully aud replied, mo, let Anto.
mia burn; she win go to the angels" After il
was over the parents Of the girl found nothing
but the charred bohes of their child