River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-30
Criminal.

AMEs ;. GROVER, prominent clt zen
and merchant of Oak Creek, Wis, hung
himself ON the 2lst.
FORMAL charges have at last been filed
against Fitzsimmons, United States mar
shall of Georgia.
JOE Goss, the prize-fghter, who has
been in Canada since his fight with Ryan
ventured over to Detroit, a few days ago.
and was arrested for being fugitive
from Justice. He was lodged in jail.
PoLA SHEPHERD ScorT, of Omaha, Neb.
aged II. while out hunting on the Dist
inst. on Florence lake, accidentally shot
himself and died almost instantly, in
presence Of his champion Arthur Pur-
tell.
Two more of St. Louis fireman have
been severely injured while in the line of
duty. About one-third of the members
of the department are now in the hospi-
tai.
A MAIDEN lady named Nancy Haywood
was murdered in the town Of Rockland,
Manitowoc county, Wis, on Sunday
night Her throat was cut from ear to ear
! and her body concealed in wood pile.
The servant girls have been arrested on
suspicion.
4 BOY at Beloit, Wis, pointed shot
gun at two little girls, with the intention
of soaring them. The weapon went off, of
! course, portions of the charge striking the
girls in their faces. While not fatally in
iured, they are disfgured for life.
MINING troubles in and around Corn
ing, O., are assuming a warlike aspect. \
company of militia stationed at New Lex
ington was ordered ont shortly before
midnight by the sheriff, to prevent the
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CAPT. VIM L. PARKER, commissarv of
the twelfth brigade, of New York state
militia. is ON trial before a court-martial,
at Rochester, on charge of having obtained
money under false pretenses. No decision
in the case has been reached, although the
vacation of the officers commission is an
ticipated.
THE striking miners at Corning, o.
made raid on the mines at that place,
on the 22d inst, and were repulsed by a
militia company, which fired one volley in
to the advancing mob. Nine of the attack
ing party were wounded. several Of them
painfully.
II is alleged at the treasury department
that a woman in Kansas city, who some
time ago asked to have $4,000 worth Of
bonds, then registered in the name of her
deceased husband, transferred TO herself.
is now married to the murderer of that
husband, q man who also killed his first
ife IN order TO enter into his present
matrimonial engagement.
A SPECIAL from Corning, O., says: One
Of the militia officers to-day found a sus-
picious character in camp, who, upon be-
ing pressed for particulars, said that IN
the battle Of Sunday one miner was killed
outright and eight wounded, one of whom
will die. The man who was killed was
buried on the way home by his associates.
1t is said the miners expect arms from
some quarter, and intend making gener-
al attack on the troops rs soon as the arms
arrive. and that they viii commence oper-
ations by burning buildings. The colored
miners all went TO work.
THE postoffice al Ahnapee, Wis, was
broken into and about fifty letters in the
general delivery broken open. The thief
got away with all the money in the cash
box. about FIVE dollars, and eight new re-
volvers. Monday morning he was discov-
cred By means of the revolyers and arrest
ed by the city marshal. Soon after arrest
he broke away and ran for dear life with
half the village at his heels. but was re-
captured. An examination was held be-
fore Justice Parker, aud he was bound
over to the circuit court. and is now lodg-
ed in JAIL He gives his name as Chas-
joyce. and is a blacksmith. The postothce
department has been notified OF his cap
tare, and ii is thought will send an agent
TO investigate the matter.