The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-15

arrived, the County Judge, who had
the custody of the Reports, declined to
relinquish possession, claiming that the
county had no right to sell them, they
being donated by the state, and as such
not being private property, but still
owned by the commonwealth. The
matter will be laid before the Attorn ey
General for his advisement
Two GAINESVILLE boys employed on the
Northwestern road got into trouble at
Baraboo few days ago, which viii cost
them some time in Jail. They were on
freight train bound for Chicago, and
while passing through the cab stole two
suits CT clothes which belonged to en-
ployes of the road. They were traced
to Chicago. and when found one of
them had on a stolen suit. They were
taken to Baraboo for confinement and
trial.
THE three fellows arrested at Beaver
Dam for stealing wheat from Charles S.
Griffin confessed to stealing certain
amount and settled for damages at
about 1915, but a further examination
will be held. There was excitement on
the street Tuesday, among some promi-
nent men, who feared the prisoners
would be released on paying damages,
and not be held for the offense. Three
sheep of the five stolen short time ago
from James Hammer were also found
in Demosk's possession, and he settled
the damages.
On Saturday last, in the township of
Calamus, Columbia county, Mrs. Jos.
Privot, slxty-two years old, and a far
mer's wife committed suicide by swal-
lowing Paris green, dying the next
morning. SIZE has been partially insane
since tho death of two of her sors In
the army, and did the deed to escape
imaginary pursuers, though it was ac-
companled with much cunning and
secrecy. She was discovered to be sick
In the afternoon, bat the truth was not
suspected until the arrival of DIR. Bur
rington, who found the remainder of
the poison concealed in her pocket.
She was then insensible. She had lived
In that vicinity for thirty years.
The West Bend Democrat says Ger
hard Knoeck, a farmer of the town of
Barton, and Gerhard K9nings, hotel
keeper of the same place. made bet.
The farmer agreed 10 walk from his
farm four times day for sixty days, to
KRning's house, a distance of two miles
and half. Should he succeed he was
to have $50. Last Tuesday night the
time was up, and Knock received his
money. He had not only walked the
tour times day, twenty miles in all,
but the last week he doubled the times
and actually walked forty miles day,
10 ~ hnf -. al l.
evening. He says he has gained sew
eral pounds since he began the exercise,
and is open to more such bets.
The Monroe passenger and freight
train, on the @. & N. W. road, was
thrown from the track few miles from
GAINESVILLE, Thursday night, by broken
rail- The train was running at the
usua! speed, when Engineer Simmons
heard sudden swapping of one of the
rails. In an instant the second car
from the tender jumped the track, then
followed eight others. Four of them
were thrown crosswise of the road, and
the others were piled up promiscuous-
ly, all being more or less wrecked. Two
of the cars throw off were loaded with
lumber, one with -four, and three with
of the baggage car was thrown from the
track, otherwise the remainder of the
coaches remained in tact. Mr.. Wads-
worth, of Evansville, who was standing
In the rear of the lost passenger Car, at
the time of the accident, was thrown
backward upon one of the arms to seat,
and bis back severely injured.
A HORRIBLE case of child starving has
just come to light near Chaseburg, a
small village twelve miles south of La
Crosse, the particulars of which are as
follows: About four years ago Carl
Walland and wife settled on the ridge
two miles from Chaseburg. He was a
rough character, and abused his wife
and made himself so obnoxious to the
neighbors that they would have nothing
to do with him. During the first year
of his residence In that section, when
his wife was about to be confined, he
drove her from the house, and the child
was born in the straw-stack. She then
went into the house with the child in
her arms, but was refused admission by
| the brutal husband. he went to the
granary and a twin brother was born.
During this neglect one ofthe babies and
by the heartless father, lived in poor
health. Walland soon married again,
and his wife became mother about a
month since. The surviving child of
the first wife died of starvation and
neglect on Monday last, and was buried
secretly at night by the father in the
burying- ground. The new made grave
excited the suspicious of the neighbors
| toward Walland, and on being iuterrO-
gated he acknowledged that his child
had died and had been buried as above
stated. by himself. The Sheriff was
called on and the body was exhumed
and Coroner's jury summoned which,
on the statement of a ply stefan, brought
in verdict that the child starved to
death. No arrests have yet been made,
but probably Will be to morrow; other
wise the neighbors threaten to lynch
Waliand. The child, although two
years of age at the time of its death,
had never walked, and had lain in crib
va1lOwipO in filth for a uaek of q TINA