River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
CRIME.

CHAs. 4. PHILEO, a manufacturer, OF
Bradford, Pa, was robbed of $4,000
while asleep, on the night of the Gath.
NINE Illicit distilleries and several
workmen were captured by govern
ment force of marshals near Atlanta,
GA, on the oath inst.
PATRICK HAYES killed his wife and
himself at his residence on Collins st,
Phila., March 23rd His wife died in
fifteen minutes. She was shot while
washing. The cause is said to have been
jealousy Hayes was a second husband
Mrs. Hayes lett four children by former
husband.
COLONEL OSCAR LOCKHEAD, command
er of the Third Regiment Michigan
State Militia and book keeper of the
Citizens National Bank of Flint, con
victed of classifying the entries on the
books of the bank, was on the 23rd OF
March sentenced to five years in the De
troit house of correction.
The Denver Tribune of March Goth,
published special from Santa Fe n. NJ,
saying the Indians had attacked party
of six men near Santa Barbara, N. nj.
killing ali. The names of only two muir
dered men-Green Wartley, and Dom
lingo MartInez-are known. The Indians
also attacked the village of San Jose, but
were driven off and no depredations
committed of any consequence.
SAYS a Rome, n. Y, dispatch of March
23rd: A spectabIe-looking lady came
to Rome, yesterday, from Cleveland, o,
and charged F. G. Fadner, lawyer, edi-
tor of the WdtchW0rd, the organ of the
Good Templars of New York, with
bigamy. He gave bail. Mrs. Fadner
alleges that she was married to Fadner
in 1872, and had two children by him
within six years. She says he left Ohio
on account of some dishonest set in 1878.
On arriving here she finds that Fadner
was married Nov. 3, 1879, to Ellie Powell,
in Lowell, Oneida county.
A NEW grand jury was impanelled in
the criminal court of Chicago March
23rd, and here was quite crowd around
the county building in anticipation OF
the case of Davis. The three wives, Mrs.
Davis, nee Mandegan of Canada, Mrs.
Davis, nee Eandean of Lucas county
Ohio; and Mrs. Davis, nee Clara Cieve-
land, of Quincy, Ill, were all there in one,
two, three order. 1t was developed II
the evidence before the jury that when
Davis lived with his wife in Lucas, Ohio,
he there ruined q young girl who became
a mother, and whose child is now in the
city. The grand jury promptly indicted
him for bigamy.
A YOUNG girl, aged II years, named
Mary Henderson, formerly an employe
in the Sabine House, Des Moines, says
a dispatch of March 25th, gave birth last
week in Hartford, Warren county, Ia,
to an Legitimate child which the moth
er Of the girl cut 10 pieces, and burned
in q stovI, the cinders being thrown into
privy vault -Four months ago the girl
left Des Moines and has been secretly
confined in a room at her home in Hart
ford, during the whole period since.
Previous to her death, which occurred a
few DAYS ago, she confessed all partlcu-
lars. Her mother and sister Jennie, the
latter employed in Des Moines, are IN
der arrest. The father of the child was
WIN, Ray, a miller of Hartford, now OF
Nebraska.
LAST November, two men, Henry Kal-
way and Frank Steinhuber were muir
dered in Todd county, Mimi. The wife
of Hallway had deserted him TO live with
John Meide, and the house of Meide had
been mysreriously burned. Meide and
his brother Michael were suspected OF
the crime. John was arrested and taken
from Jail and hung by mob. Michael
escaped by being hurried out of the
couutry. His trial occurred at Long
Prairie last week. The evidence was
complete, though circumstantial. The
defense undertook to prove an dlibi. The
case was given to the jury and verdict oil
guilty rendered, with sentence Of i'm
prisOnment.
On the afternoon of March gath, Jas
Gayer, general superintendent of the
/ CITY delivery in the New York postoffice
with the aid of detective, AFRO sled
Eugene Fairfax Williamson in Balti-
u ore on charge of having been the origi
| natuT of the late annoyance to Rev. DR.
! MORGAN Xix, and others of New York
| writing anonymous letters and sending
| persons to their houses and places OF
! business. When arrested Williamson
/ confessed that he was the author of the
| letters and postal cards. He states that
De rived IN New York about the mid
| die OF February and remained there
about week during which the first an
moving letters were written. He again
went to New York on The 14th of March
and remained a week when he whole
| and mailed the offensive letters
| and cards On both occasions
| he stopped at the Windsor House and
registered his proper name ana resi-
/ dence. Pittsburgh He says he does not
know what. prompted him as Or. Dix mol
| any others annoyed never injured him
| He says be did not intend TO extort
money from DR.. Dix, or any other per
| son. The accused was taken on TO New
| York, having expressed his willingness
to 60 without formal requisition. vii
| hanson Is simple man age
about 40 and says he is native of Bali
more.