Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-14
Criminal.

FLEMING, RIED & Co.'S worsted mills at
Greenoek, the largest in Scotland, have
been destroyed by fire.
THE epizootic has appeared at Detroit,
where there has been several fatal cases,
also at Bloomington, Cincinnati, La Crosse
and Milwaukee.
FAIGoHIp. the man recently arrested
in Chicago, charged with the murder of
French, in Harper county, Kansas, has
confessed the crime.
4 PLOT TO release large number of
prisoners from the state prison at Concord
Mass, was discovered on the 8th inst, and
frustrated. Some OF the convicts have OBJ
tanned possession of false keys to nearly
every door in one division.
Mrs. FRANK CRoCKER, of Milwaukee.
Wis, the well-known disturber of woman, s
rights meetings, attempted to shoot Mrs
]. b. Smith. her stepmother. but succeed
ed only in shooting off one of her own fin
gers. She was arrested.
PARIS has settled down to the belief that
NJ. Herold's mother=in-law set fire to the
Tuileries, the other night. 1t is not sup
posed that the old lady did it on purpose,
but there is no longer doubt that the
flames first appeared in her bedroom.
4 GHosTIY- LOOKING party of armed
men, wearing black masks and robes and
riding horses covered with white sheets,
recaptured a lot of property seized by gov
ernment officers for violation of the reve-
nue. laws of Dalton, Ga.
NEGRO dock laborers at Houston, Tex,
to the number of several hundred, have
struck for higher wages, and threaten to
create disturbance if their demands are
not granted. Two companies of militia
are on guard.
A BOX containing 112 pounds of dyna-
mite has been found under the dam across
the Wabash river at Pittsburg, Ind. Far
mers living upstream whose lands have
been flooded by the back-water have re-
peatedly attempted to blow up the obstruC-
| tion, and the present discovery shows that
| they are still of the opinion that the dam
must 60.
GREAT excitement prevails in Colorado
over the mysterious disappearance OF
young Jackson, who shot ard killed the
| Ute Chief johnson the other day, and who,
when last seen, was Ell route TO GunnisOn
in the custody of Agent Berry, Captain
Kline and one Hoyt. Warrants are out
| for the arrest of these peraOns on a charge
be iynched if captured.
Two random guests of Kreisch, landlord
of the Republican House, Milwaukee
Wis, levied upon the personal effects OF
several of the dodgers before day break, or
the 9th inst, having conducted their un-
dertaking so discreetly that the clandestin5
contiscations were not discovered until the
breakfast bell aroused the drowsy victims
Key nippers had enabled the covetous
ones to enter the several apartments with
out noise or other embarassments. 1t is
estimated that the swag of thieves would
aggregate about 81 200.
a FEARFUL tragedy is reported from
New Canton, Pike county, H., on the 8th
inst, caused by love and resulting in 3
double murder and suicide. Six miles
from New Canton lived family named
! Baker, consisting of father, mother and
two daughters, the eldest 10 years old. A
young man named Sellers had been work
ing for the family. About ) o'clock last
evening, while Mr.. Baker was absent, he
insisted that the daughter should promise
to marry him. She refused, whereupor
Sellers drew a revolver aid shot the dog
then the mother and finally the girl. H
then placed the muzzle to his own temple
and fired; each shot was instantly fatal
The youngest daughter witnessed The
whole tragedy, and gave the above fact
before a cOrOner'S Jury.