River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
CRIME.

j. G. KLEIN, a saloon-keeper, of Am
boy, H., committed suicide by cutting
his throat.
A SHOOTING affair at Sidney, Neb., re-
suited in the wOunding of Patsey
Walters, bartender, by detective Smith.
The latter was shot in the left hand.
ADRIAN RYNARD and wife were lodged
in the penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn,
to serve term of five years for the MUIR
der of an adopted child. The father
and mother were accompanied by two
young female children.
GEORGE GossMAN, a German, of De-
troit, came to Cincinnati few days ago
in search of work. Not finding any, ne
pawned his watch and chain for
$50, with which he bought a pistol
and shot himself through the brain.
A MAN named August Pfelhauer MUIR
dered Charles HOch of Peoria, H., by
kicking him in the stomach and back
until death ensued. The murderer made
his escape. He came here from Peru
some years ago. The two men worked
in Gipps s. Co.'s brewery
HENRY MARKLEY, a boilermaker, of
Detroit, Mich, threatened to shoot his
wife through the heart, and fired at her,
but she placed her clenched fist TO her
breast, and the ball struck the second
finger of her hand and glanced off.
Cause, jealousy.
HARTMAN, alias Heyman, alias Henry
Levy, arrested on charge of forgery, In
Chicago, TO the amount of $37 900, is
held to await the arrival of requisition
of the governor of Illinois. Levy was
lawyers clerk in New York and de-
frauded his employers out of several
thousand dollars By collecting their fees.
THOMAS MELIA, q sailor Of the ship
Iron Cross, has been arrested in
New Orleans, on a charge of hav.
ing, for $3.50, set fire to that vessel,
loaded with cotton, April o. Melia's
instigators are said to be connected with
the harbor protection boats. It's believ-
ed nine-tenths of the fires on cotton YES
sells in that port have similar origin.
ExALDERMAN HILARIUs PLEIEs shot
himself through the head standing in
front of looking-giass in his room at
the fremont House, Dubuque, Iowa,
dying instantly. Domestic troubles and
too free indulgence In drink brought him
TO want and despair. For the past year
or two he has lived a stranger from his
family, and in dire necessity.
OEa'RGE OAhPENI6ht COnNlCe III TIC
penitentiary at Joliet, ILL.,, made bold
dash for liberty. He was at work out
side the walls, a nd while the guards at
tention was called tie other way he
slipped from the gang, jumped into the
canal, swan across and jumped into the
river, and succeeded in crossing this,
but the guard put after him in boat,
and he being exhausted by his long
swim, was easily captured and returned
to the penitentiary.
DURING fight between roughs at
Troy, N. Y, John Wall, an ex convict,
recently released from Clinton prison,
shot and killed Supervisor Philip Casey,
of the eleventh ward, who was attempt
ing to quell the disturbance. Wall ned,
pursued by an Infatuated mob. During
the chase a duel took place between
Wall and the pursuing officers. and OF
ficer Owen Duty was shot in the head
and side, but not fatally. A man named
Frowley was also shot and Injured
slightly, and child was shot In the
head. The widest excitement prevailed.
Wall, when captured had narrow es-
cape from lynching.
A BOLD robbery occurred in the cash
room of theU. 5. Treasury resulting In
the loss OF So, 700. A messenger from the
Congressional Library presented a draft
at the paying teller's window for the
above named amount. The money was
paid over to him, and he turned for
moment to get a package of papers on
the counter, when his money mysterious.
ly disappeared. There were several
persons in the cash room at the time
but the money was taken so adroitly as
to excite no suspicion. The case has
been given TO the secret service force,
who express the opinion than it was
putup job.
The people of CazenoYia, and of
Madison county generally. have lost
quite heavily by the failure of z. S.
Gard, private banker of Cazenovia, N.
Y. Mr.. Card and his assignee, Gran
dali, were in consultation in Crandall's
law office Harvey Reed, q resident of
Erieville, Madison county, entered the
Office pointed pistol at Cards breast,
and fred without saying q word. The
ball made hole in Cards vest over the
heart, and pierced the underclothing, but
made no wound. Reed declared his in
tention to kill Card who he : obbed him
of $3.50 by his failGEe. IA is now in
Jail.
CHAHGEs have been presented to Gov.
Cornell, Of New York, against Sheriff
Smith, of Warren county, charging that