River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-30

NJ. GREENFIELD, convicted at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, on the goth inst, OF having
murdered his wife, has been sentenced
to be hanged December 21st
ADvICEs of the 20th give the details of
Il most horrible murder at Milton, in
Rock county, Wis. The murdered mans
name was Fogarty, and his murdeIers
are Christensen and Mrs. Fogarty. The
cause is doubtless illicit love.
A DISPATCH from Fl. Ssseton, Dakota,
to Gen. Terry, of Oct. 10Th, announces
the capture, by the military, of Nolan and
johnson, Nebraska robbers, belonging to
Doc Middleton's gang, chased out of
Minnesota by civil authorities, at Orton,
Vile. They will'be held for delivery to
Nebraska authorities.
A BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, press dispatch
of the oath sa, Mary c. Lawnsbury has
been indicted for the murder of her hus.
band, the Rev Dexter l. Lawnsbury, at
Stratford, Sept 24th Mrs. Lawnsbury
having been confined to her bed since
her incarceration, VI i'll not be put to plea
until the approach of the trial.
A SPECIAL from Grayson, Ky, Of the
cath inst relates that 200 men rode into
Nartinsburg, Scott county, Monday
night surrounded the Jail, overpOwcred
the jailer, took two p'isoners-John w,
Kendall and William McMillan--to tree
near by and hanged them until dead i.
| The men hanged were known t. belong
20 gang of outlaws.
A WINoNT, Ill.,special oCthe Goth says
| Miss Martin, daughter of a prominent
| stock dealer, residing south of this city,
was found in a senseless condition near
the railroad half a mile from her home,
this morning, horribly mutilated from
an atteni pt at rape. She had lain there
20 hours, having been assaulted by a
young villain named Harris Debore while
going home from church Sunday. De
bore was arrested, identified by the young
lady and jailed.
A MADISON, Ind, dispatch of the 18th
inst states that VIM. Howard, late city
treasurer, in an encounter with Maj
John Simpson, editor of the Star, was
shot last last night, and it is thought
MORALLY wounded, his thigh being badly
shattered; his leg will have to be
amputated near the body this morning.
Part of the left hand has been taken off.
Maj Simpson claims that the shooting
was done iRNselfdefense.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 10Th
says in the case of Mari 5. Oliver against
Simon Cameron, in which motion bad
been made by the plaintiff to dispense
with the printing of the record on the
appeal case pending in court in general
term, the counsel for defendant made an
swer thereto. The answer says among
other things, it is not sufficiently shown
shat the plaintiff is unable to have the
record printed; that the cause of action
alleged breach of contract of marriage
is not of character of cases which
calls for suspension of rules, and fair
and just and convenient review of the
case requires printing.
4 MILWAUKEE, Wis, dispatch of Oct
23d, gives an account of horrible atroci-
lies in the house of correction at that
place. The institution is used at the
discretion OF the court as a state prison.
An intelligent convict just released,
whose character for yeraclty is youched
FOR by prominent persons who know him
intimately, states that he has been an in
mate two years All of that time he was
not allowed to write TO his friends or
counsel, and his family supposed him
dead He says the bread furnished the
eOnvicts, for which the county pays So
barrel is damaged corn feed and cannot
be baked. The meat is putrid. During
his confinement embryo calves, dogs, and
glandered horses were furnished as meat.