River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27

threw sand in his lemonade. and the
trouble commenced, with the result as
stated. Lenhart will probably recover.
THE Granger brothers, who so brutal.
ly murdered Samuel Bowker at Milford,
Saline county, Nebraska, were found
guilty OF manslaughter and sentenced to
ten years each in the penitentiary. They
were taken to the prison.
c. L. LoNGLEY, the editor of the Tip
ton AdpertiSer, Iowa, was assaulted on
the street by DIR. ]. Donnelly. The at
tack was made IN retaliation for an ar.
ticle published in the 4dUerttser which
the doctor thought affected his charac.
ter.
THE police at indianapolis, Ind, have
arrested John Wilson as suspected
felon, and he was sent to the stone pile.
lie has since been identified as member
of the Johnson gang of counterfeiters,
operating In New York and Baltimore,
in both of which places he is wanted for
crime against the currency laws. New
York officials are expected here to take
him back for trial.
A WEALTHY and well.known farmer,
named Israel Shoudy, of Paw Paw, Ill.
was robbed on the platform at the depot,
at Mendoza, of notes and drafts to the
amount of $4,000. The westbound train
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railway had just arrived, and during the
rush to get on board some thief relieved
Mr.. 5. OF his wallet. PAYMENT of the
drafts has been stopped.
AT midnight an ARRAY occurred in a
saloon at the corner OF Fifth and Myrtle
streets, Davenport, Iowa, kept by Frank
BAIL, wherein Frank Mclaughlin pulled
a pistol, and Bahl getting the drop on
him with revolver, shot him through
the body, and he died in twenty min.
utes. The coroneI's jury found that
Mclaughlin came TO his death at Bahl's
hands, and the latter is now in Jail for
murder.
III. A. RUST, of the Chicago delegation,
was robbed at Springfield, on the first
night of the Illinois convention. He went
to bed on a cot in the ladies, ordinary, in
which five others were sleeping, putting
under his pillow his vest containing a
watch worth 5000. chain worth $500, a
masonic ring and jewel, and about $1o0
in cash, in all about 81 900 worth, and
lot of railroad passes. When he awoke
this morning, the vest and coatents were
gone. The vest was subsequently, found
in the hall without the valuables. There
is no clew to the thief. The gentlemen
who were in the room are all known and
above suspicion.
CHARGES have been presented to Gov.
Cornell, of New York, against Sheriff
Smith, of Warren county, charging that
he allows persons committed to his
charge TO enjoy the same freedom that
they had been accustomed to at home
For instance, Thomas McCripen, OF
Glen's Fall, charged with felonious as
sault was on the hotel piazza enjoying a
smoke, while his wife, who is not pris-
oner, remained in his company and
boarded at the Jail at the county's ex-
| pense, and occupied his cell with him
Frank Beatty, another prisoner, was
breathing the air of freedom about town
and complaining of the Treatment of the
sheriff, who had forbidden him to repeat
his numerous visits to Glen's Fall during
his confinement. Another prisoner was
found at work shinglihg for resident
OF Caldwell, for which he was receiving
81 per day and boarding at the Jail. Jail
inmates are said to be frequently seen on
the public streets intoxicated.