River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
CRIME.

PRINCE ALBERT JONES, a Chicago muir
derer, has been sentenced to imprisoh-
ment for life.
Crow DOG has been indicted at Dead
wood for the murder of Spotted Tail, but
will not be tried until January.
HERMAN g. PULTE. one of the conspira-
tors in the Whitaker will case, at Phila-
delphia, has been sentenced to three years
imprisonment.
THE grand jury at Boston found true
bills against Gardner I. Fuller and +. f
Mosher, who attempted TO steal the ship
Western Sea and her cargo.
A REWARD of $4,000 offered by the
Central Pacific road for the capture of the
robbers who ditched train at Cape Horn
has caused the arrest of four of the party
at Iowa Hill.
IT is rumored that the little town of
Bates City, Mo-, on the Alton road, seven
miles from the scene of the late train-rob-
berry, was thoroughly pillaged by two arm
ed and masked men.
THREE masked burglars visited the hut
of a hermit at Collinsville, o., named
John Me- avarry, bound him to his bed.
and compelled him to reveal the hiding
place of $4,000 in currencv.
IT is said that several of the Missouri
ans arrested on suspicion of perpetrating
the Glendale train robbery were strung
up to trees to force them to confess. John
Hand is the only one likely to be held for
trial.
Two young planters of Bonneville, Ark,
named William and Robert Hambery were
shot by parties in ambush along the road
side The latter was instantly killed and
the former MORALLY wounded. Two me-
groes have been arrested on suspicion.
SERGENT MASON, who made the mistake
of missing Guiteau's head, is treated with
the utmost leniency at the arsenal. A
charge Of conduct prejudicial to good or
der has been forwarded to General Han
cock. Money is being raised in the de-
partments at Washington to defray the
expenses of his defense, aud some citizens
of San Antonio telegraphed a pledge for
$3.50.
THE rational board of health has learn
ed that George Ambrose, an employe of a
bar-room at Key West, Fla, died of yell
low fever August 81. On the following
day DIR. Green, of the marine hospital
service, who was present at the autopsy
on the body of Ambrose, expired from the
same disease. The truth was suppressed
by the local authorities, and the health
officer was removed for refusing to grant
clean bills to outgoing vessels.
A SERIOUS disturbance on the levee at
New Orleans originated in epithets be-
slowed upon the drivers of cotton-hoats.
A police sergeant was beaten with clubs,
and fred on the crowd, killing negro
named Hawkins. Bullets Few thick
around the officers, and the entire force
was called to the scene by the ire-alarm.
Women shot at policemen from the win
duws, and the newly engaged laborers
were forced to quit work. The militia
were ordered out just as the rioting
ceased. Several cotton bales were set on
fire.
A SOLITARY highway robber in the
White mountains stopped family car
riage driven by Frank w. Andrews, of
Boston, and secured $3.50 and breastpin,
but was courteous enough tie return some
railroad tickets. He then Immediately
halted the Glen house stage, with four
persons on the drivers seat. fred on the
passe myers, and was run down by the
horses A passenger fred pistol. when
the robber escaped to the woods. He had
a belt around his vaist, and gray veil
over his face. Two accomplices were
seen by a lady passenger.