River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
CRIME.

EDWIN W1s Ut III
port on the 18th inst, for the crime of
murder.
FIVE prisoners, charged with the $15,-
900 robbery at the depot IN Montreal,
were fully committed for trial Saturday
$4,000 of the haul is still missing.
CLARENCE E. DAVIS, the Chicago
bigamist who is supposed to have more
than twenty alleged crimes, was convict
ed of bigamy on Saturday, and promptly
sentenced to five years IN the state pris-
on at Joliet, and to pay fine of S 600;
the full extent of the law.
A SPECIAL from Circleville says that
VIM. Birch, a butcher, has absconded
with $1,000 belonging to q Mrs.
Weicheil, for whom he was adviser, and
So 900 in money belonging to firm of
which Birch was a member. Nothing
has been heard of Birch for three days.
EDIvA and Mollie Wilkins, children,
died suddenly on the 18th inst, at q
house in Buchanan county, N. c., from
poisO Ihe mother poisoned some
brea3 sud put it where stepson had
frequently broken in and taken eatables,
expe citing him to get it, bus her own
children were her victims She is low
character, and is in Jail.
A DRUNKEN brute named Jas. Tobin,
residing in Chicago, returned home on
Sunoay morning, after nights carousal,
and kicked and beat his own daughter,
II years old, so badly that she died in
half an hour. Tobin is in jail, and his
worthless life is the only recOmpence he
can offer the hangman for his crime.
THE murderers of old Raber in order to
obtain the amount of insurance on his
| life werehung at Lebanon, Pa, on the 18th
in presence of a small number of specta-
tors. The murderers were Brandt,
Humel and Wise, and each was attended
by a spiritual adviser. All were put up
on the scaffold together and all seemed
to be killed by the fall.
A NEGRO living at Columbus Ohio,
drowned the baby of his paramour in a
cistern and disappeared. Since he has
been hiding in the lattice work of the
| Western railroad bridge over the river.
| His mother told the officers of the place
of concealment. They appeared at either
| end of the bridge and demanded sur
render The fugitive leaped forty feet to
| the river and was uninjured by the leap,
he then sought the deepest water and
drowned himself.
| THERE was big riot at Holly, NJ ich,
on the 18th inst. VIII Smith had an
alteration with employees of circus
and got badly licked. He returned in
the evening with many townspeople to
! clean out the circus men. The latter at
tackled them with pistols, slung shots,
clubs, stones, etc. Eugene Smith, broth
| er of Win, was terribly beaten and will
probably die. Eugene Alger. ID. Stone,
| Rodney Bennett, and many lockers on
| shots
exchanged. kilograms were sent to
neighbOring towns for assistance. The
circus men are not yet arrested. Alger
is not expected to live.
IT is learned that a powerful secret
organization has been formed, with
HEADQUARTERS in Denver, Col, whose OBJ
iect is to GO to the Ute reservation to
prospect, without awaiting congressional
action. The society has already $50
members, including several prominent
Denver citizens. Each member will be
compelled to arm and equip himself for
military service. They intended TO go
through the Gunnison and Eagle river
countries to the Rio Grande, and, unless
protection is afforded by the govern
ment, will wage war against the Utes.
CARL MANKE was hanged at Buffalo
on the 14th inst, for the murder of John
Atloff, at Elms, April 2, 1879. From the
time of his sentence, following the
second conviction. Manke has maintain
ed stolid indifference 10 his fate, and
with beastly oaths refused the attention
of clergymen. Wednesday his wife re-
quested parting interview. He refus-
ed to see her. During the past few days
Manke partially admitted his guilt. He
said Atloff was good for nothing. and
his death was matter of no regret among
his neighbors. He slept soundly last
night and breakfasted heartily. He re-
fused to be washed and dressed for the
execution using violent oaths to the at
tendants, breaking the comb and at
tempting to tear his clothing. He also
refused to see a spiritual adviser. When
pinioned and led to the sheriff's Office,
where services were to be held, he made
answer to the minister's prayer, you
don't know the Holy Spirit you STIR"
When asked where he wanted TO be
buried, he replied at makes no differ
ence to me- He cotinued stubborn 10
close, and without q struggle life was