River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-25

money. To forward the recovery no
publicity was given TO the burglary. The
money has just been recovered and The
thief identified as son of very respec-
table family of that place, but, out OF re-
gard for the feelings of his relatives and
friends, 1t is thought best to mention no
names.
THE Chicago police force succeeded
on the 18th inst. In arresting large gang
of freight car robbers who have been
doing a heavy business for several
months. 1t is supposed they had stolen
at least $4,000 worth of goods. Their
plan was to rob the cars as they stood on
the track under guise of being employees
The roads whic suffered most were the
Lake Shore, G. B. 81 O., and G. r. /. & p.
Tim Moore, notorious crook, was
leader of the gang.
THE police judge of San Francisco,
before whom Dennis Kearney was tried
fol- seditious utterances, March 10th,
sentenced Kearney to six months i'm
prisonment in the house of correction
and TO pay a fine of S 1000. The sentence
was complete surprise to all parties, es-
pecially to KeaIney who showed great
chagrin. He expected to get of with
nominal fine. He decided at once TO ap-
peal HIS CASE W int Su pICHlS Ooult dhd W
be released on a writ of habeas corpus.
A GALEsBURe, H., dispatch of the
10Th says: A jeweler of Altoona, this
county, was found on the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy track, yesterday, so
badly mutilated that he could be identi-
fed only by a jack. knife and several
other articles found in his pockets. His
watch and chain were missing, and as he
left town in company with tramp, he is
supposed to have been murdered and his
body placed upon the track to prevent
suspicion. The tramp has not been
found.
REV. LUTHER r. DICKINSON, a II aga
zine publisher at Richmond, Va, is
forger and a fugitive, says disptch of
the 18th. Before leaving, he wrote let
ter to his principal victims bewailing his
unsuccessful managem ent, and promis-
ing to devote the remainder OF his life to
the payment of his Indebtedness,
amounting, so far as known, to about
$2S,000. A brother of the criminal has
turned over all his real and personal
property to be kept in trust for the bene-
fit of the sufferers.
SOME two months since, says Joliet
Ill, special ofthe nth, John Williams,
one of the Braidwood rioters, was liber-
ated from the county Jail after having
served his sentence. While still incar-
cerated, however, he formed plan to
liberate the other prisoners when once
he should get out. He took advantage
of his fist days liberty to secure two
small files and hide them in the soles of
his shoes. Next he comitted larency
at Lockport and thus secured admission
to the Jail. The whole plan, however,
fell through, for the Sheriff found the
implements and took them from him.
This morning William pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to the county Jail
for sixty days.
AT an early hour on the morning of the
18th inst, VIM. Shuttleworth, a painter,
residing in Irwin Block, Memphis, was
aroused by a noise in his room. He
seized pistol and fired at an object in
The corner OF his room which proved to
be burglar The thief ran down stairs
followed by Shuttleworth, who fired two
more shots. Nothing more was heard
of the burglar until nearly noon, when
the police learned that a young man hail
ing from Bowling Green, KY, was suffer
ing from q pistol shot at his boarding
place, about six blocks from Shuttle
worth's. The young mau proved TO be
the burglar in question, and was shot
through the breast He received fatal
wound. His name was Joe Castillo.
A MOST horrible tragedy occurred early
this forenoon in a northern suburb of
this city, says st. Louis telegram ofthe
18th. Conrad Hieman. who lives on the
corner of Broadway and Wright streets
with his wife and six children, has been
drinking heavily for some time past, and
last night had an attack of delirium tre-
mems; to day, while his wife was prepar-
ing breakfast, Hieman called for her
from an adjoining room, and she entered
in response to the call, when he assault
ed her with large knife, driving the
blade through the lungs of the infant in
Mrs. Hieman's arms. He then struck
another blow, burying the knife in the
heart of his wife, killing her almost in
stantly. A brother of Hieman attempt
ed to seize the maniac murderer, and re-
ceived a severe stab in the back, dis
abling him. Hieman then broke away
and ran towards the river, since when he
has not been seen.