River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-26
CRIME.

DILLrNGHAM, the young man who out
ragged and then murdered his aunt in
New Hampshire last week, died from
the effect of his wounds yesterday, says
dispatc h OF the 18th.
CHARLES LANE, of Balm bridge, Pa,
killed his wife and poisoned his three
children on the 10th inst Only one
child survived the poison, but was so
badly frozen that it subsequently died.
REV. E. CowLEY, manager of the
Shepherds Fold, New York city, on trial
on a charge of starving and cruelty beat
ing children under his care, was convict
cd on The 18th inst.
REV. EDWARD CowLEY, late manager
Of the Shepherds Fold, in New York
city, was sentenced on the Goth inst, to
one year in the penitentiary and $3.50
fine This was the extreme punishment
provided for in the statutes.
Two young men, Charles Stratton and
Frank Morse, residing near Kennedy,
Chautauqua county, N, T., says dis
patch of the 10Th, quarrelled, yesterday,
and StrattOI stabbed Morse in the heart,
killing him instantly. The quarrel re.
suited from Jealousy over young lady.
A DARING robbery was committed on
Main Street, Louisville, on the afternoon
of the 18th inst, while the streets were
full of people. A package containing $2,.
000,w was taken from the coat pocket of JAS.
Thompson of the Packet tobacco ware
house. There is no clue yet as to the
whereabouts of the robbers.
IN the L. s. district court at Spring
field, ILL.,, on the Goth, the notorious Walk
Hammond was convicted of having in
his possession the famous Pete MEGA. t.
ney bank note plates, and $21 coo in
counterfeit money recovered by the secret
service agents year ago Hammond is
about the last one of the notorious
Dreggs- Boyd McCartney gang outside
the penitentiary.
AMELIA MAUTz shot her cousin Julius
MAUTZ, at Syracuse, N. Y, says a dis
patch of the 10Th, and then killed her
self with a second ball from the same
pistol. She had been living with her
cousin four years under promise of mar
riagc. From letters found in the mans
clothes il is supposed Amelia had be-
come jealous OF some other woman.
A COLD FLOODED murder was commit
ted at Sandwich, III, Yesterday, says a
telegram of the 10th. Some thieves
having forced an entrance into the resi-
dence of Hiram p. Allen, respected citi
zen, were surprised by his suddenly
awakening and addressing them. One
Of the thieves opened fire on Mr.. Allen,
hitting him four times. Any one of
three of the shots would have been fatal
lie died instantly. Mrs. Allen took
refuge in a closet and overheard some
conversation by which she thinks she
Will be able to identify the thieves.
IT has been discovered, says a Boston
dispatch of the nth, that Daniel En-
mons, the defaulting and absconGing
treasurer of Boston suburb, expended
most of the So, 900 which he purloined,
on a woman who not long ago achieved
no!Oriety in Washington as the mistress
of a Michigan congressman. He prom
ised her on the eve of his departure that
he would let her know of his hiding
place, but this he has not done, and she
has just been conveyed to an insane
asylum. Emmons had a sanctimOnious
face and was considered an exemplary
man.
INTELLIGENCE has just reached this
city, says Yankton dispatch of the 18th
inst, of fatal encounter at Brule City,
$50 miles up the Missouri, last Friday,
by which the notorious Jim Somers and
NJ Somers killed each other. There was
a feud of many years standing between
the families, and Friday, young Somers
and his uncle came together and had an
alteration. Jim grabbed needle gun
and shot his nephew through the body.
As he fell, the latter pulled his revolver
and shot his uncle, killing him instant
ly. The nephew died in about an hour
and both were buried next day. Jim
Somers is known from Yankton to Bis
marck as lawless and dangerous man.
Eleven years ago he shot and crippled
for life Sheriff Block, of this county, for
which he was never arrested.