River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
CRIMES ANr CRTMIYALs.

Great and damaging riots have lately oe-
CURED at Cork, Ireland.
At New Preston Hill, Conn, May ), Egbert
Cogswell while drunk killed his wife, and
then himself.
Hezekiah Bradley. colored, was hung at Gal
eston, Texas, May 2, in the presence Of 5000
people for the murder OF a negro named Pol
lock.
Theodore B. Weber who was shot at Chiea-
90, May l, by Mrs. Roberts, died on the after
noon Of NAV > Mrs Roberts was held OF
charge of murder. Weber's wife is in Europe.
Lewis Coons, Of TOghkanic, n. Y. May 5,
in a fit of jealousy cut his wife's throat and
then his own. The woman is dead, but Coons
will live. Both were young and recently
married.
The foolish daughter Of the Sheriff OF Col
umbia county, Wis, who released burglar
from jail, and eloped with him, was arrested
on the evening of May 2, with her p@romour
near Arlington, the girl having donned mems
clothes and cut off her hair. Thus with
ruined reputation and bIighted life, the girl is
returned to her once happy home, and her
burglar lover to his cell.
A posse of citizens attepted 70 arrest a
gang OF horse thieves at the house Of one Mr..
Pierson, fourteen miles from Forsythe, in
fancy county, Mo. May l. The thieves re-
sisted, and in the melee James Cogburn aRd
WIN. Bates, Of the posse, were killed, and
another severely wounded. aud Person, of the
other side, MORALLY wounded, and a man
named I4ocl;hard believed to be killed. The
rest OF the outlaws escaped Great excite
ment exists among the citizens.
At Pocasset, Mass, May l, Charles F. Free
man killed his five year old daughter. The
man is a Second Adventist anu had been at
tending revival meetings about week. He
claimed to have received wonderful revela-
ton and has not eaten or slept since. He says
tho Lord directed him to sacrifice his little
daughter. aud declares she will rise again in
three days Yesterday he sent word to neigh
bors that he would make the revelation known
and ofer an orthodox sacrifice in the after
noon number of Second Adventist:
assembled at the house, but the child had been
killed. The little one was transfxed with &
knife, and her blood poured out upon table
improyised as an altar. Freeman has driver
every one from the house, locked and barred
the doors, aud, having firearms, threatens
death TO any one who interieres. Alone witt
the dead child, he goes through horrible in
carnations which he SAYS will in three days
result in "the resurrection of my beloved
child"
A bold robbery was committed az neOr
April 80 at the Workingmen's Saving Bank
1T Pittsburg. Pa. The bOOk-keeper of the
bank had gone to dinner leaving the cashier
Geo c. Walters, alone. Two men entered the
bank and one OF them, advancing to the real
counter, asked silver for dollar bill Wher
the cashier advanced with the change in his
hand he was confronted with a cooked reyOl
yer aud told to make No nose or he would bt
shot. Dropping the silver, Walters seized the
revolver and succeeded in wrenthing it from
his assailant, who then Chamber ed up and go
inside the counter and was reaching fol
money on the counter when Walters openet
fire on him, firing two shots at him and also
two at the other robber. who in the meantime
had cllmed over the front counter and wa:
advancing to he rescue of his companion
The strangers, dismayed by the wdrlike recep
ton, then turned toward the door and fled
The thieves succeeded in carrying OIL 1880
but in their hurried flight dropped packag,
containing 500, which was picked up on tho
street and returned to the bank officers, The
thieves, on leaving the bank, made for the
river and succeeded in getting. where the
clue to their wheresbouts was lost.