River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-29
CRIME.

An insane German citizen of Piqga, o.,
named Rheinhard Stelzer, killed his wife
and himself He was recently released
from the asylum as restored to reason.
TaE grand jury at New York has in
dicted Col. J. Howard Wells for sendirg
threatening letters to Jay Gould.
MARSHAL GRAY. of Baltimore. has sent
detective to Chicago to take charge of
DIR. Hugh Nelson, arrested on an indict-
ment for performing an abortion on Miss
Hummel.
ADAM d. WILSON, residing in Chester
field county, South Carolina, who had
been summoned as a witness against some
illicit distillers, was shot dead while TAX
ing supper with his family.
LORENZO BAKER, of sehaghticoke, \. Y,
who received $4,000 for stock specula-
tions from Rev. w. III. Meeker, and claims
to have lost it all in Wall street, has been
sentenced to one years imprisonment.
WaTcHEs and iewelry valued at $4,000
belonging to Mr.. Patterson, of Boston,
we're seized by custom officers at Montreal,
having been Struggled in by the conni'
vance of Pullman car conductors.
THE trial of ballot-bGx stutfer in
Philadelphia was interrupted by the dis
coyery that one of the Jurors Was serving
under false name He was transferred
to the prisoners dock and his companions
were discharged.
IT has been learned that the Caldwell
cowboys forced two freighters, named
Harmon, to supply them with horses, pro-
visions, and blankets. There were FIVE in
Talbot's party, of whom two were wound
ed A reward of 81 900 is offered for their
capture, dead or alive.
FREDERICK A. PALMER, the auditor of
city accounts at Newark n. j., went to
police headquarters and surrendered him
self. stating that within the last three
years he had embezzled $l25,00 of mu-
nicipal funds, and lost it in speculations
il " all street.
In the district court at Chicago, Judge
Blodgett sentenced r. L. Chouinard, a
north-side letter carrier, to one year in
the penitentiary for stealing stamps. Ed
ward w. Gaskins, a substitute letter car
rier, was given a like term for opening
letters to get money with which TO pur-
chase opium.
A SENSATION has been created by the ar
rest of Fred Lewis, clerk of the Palace
hotel, at Iowa City, Ia, who was found
partially undressed in the room of Ella
Stagg, 16-year-old school girl, boarding
at the house of Frank Dooley. Lewis
claims he was there by invitation, but his
story is wholly contradicted by the girl.
A TRAIN of fat cars loaded with rails
left Jefferson City. Mo-, for Russellville.
Conductor Vaughn took along some per-
sonal friends for ride. On the return
trip the train was precipitated down an
embankment. CHRISTOPHER Wagner and
Oscar Monnig, of Jefferson City, and
| Green G. Berry, a wealthy farmer. were
| inst antly killed.
| LEOPOLD BoUvIER, who ten wears ago
went from st. Louis 10 New York with
$4,000, sank so low as to forge note for
| 81, 600. On being taken to police head
| quarters, he strangled himself in his cell.
Failing to keep up a patent-right agency
on Broadway, he had of late years been
| living by his wits, and found plenty OF
| Jerseymen on whom TO practice.
The custom officers at Montreal seized
the books and papers of the Pullman Car
Company and took them to the custom
| house, on account of the recent smuggling
of iewelry from Boston. 1t is also report
ed that all the parlor and sleeping cars of
the company have been attached to meet
a claim by the government for $1,000
arising from having repairs made on this
side of the line.
THE newest scheme to swindle farmers
has developed at Watseka, Ill. A man
representing himself as buyer from the
Union stock-yards purchased drove of
hogs at certain price, and paid $40 to
bind the bargain, taking what was sup
posed to be a receipt from the seller. Soon
thereafter the stock-dealer was endeav.r-
ing to negotiate note given by the
farmer for $3.50, bat failed to secure The
cash.