River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-28
CRIME.

WILLIAM SCoTT, a stock-dealer. was chic
reformed in bed at a hotel in Keokuk, Ia,
and robbed of $4,000.
ToBE BELL, who killed DIR. w. T. Will
liams, prominent planter, was hanged at
Yazoo City, Miss.
Taos. BARRICK, a white citizen of Chi
cago, engaged in fight with some negro
roughs on Fourth avenue, was pitched
down stairs breaking his neck.
JAMES BLACK. a notorious counterfeiter,
was inveigled into the United States COM
missioner's office at Erie, Pa, by Detective
McSweeny, and ordered TO Jail.
Gov TARRvsAs, of one of the Mexican
states, while en- route to FL Paso with
force of troops, was attacked by indians,
thirty of his men being killed.
SHERIFF. TLMBERLAKE, of Kansas City,
is out with thirty men after the train-rob-
bers. 1t is thought the latter divided near
Lawson, aiming for Clay county.
AT public gathering at Young Amer.
lea, Ind, William Green killed Enoch
Brumbaugh for endeavoring to keep him
quiet
IT is announced that Governor Critten-
den Of Missouri, will not interfere in the
case of the Talbot brothers, who are to
be hanged at Marysville very soon.
A GANG of burglars at AtcHson, Kan,
after robbing seven residences, proceeded
to the Jail and robbed the keepers family
of their jewelry.
HIRAM MCCAIN, an old and reputable
citizen of Detroit, has been convicted of
burning one of HIS own houses to defraud
the insurance companies.
A GUARD at the Jail at Ozark. Ark, lib
Grated four prisoners on trial for murder.
There is the widest excitement over the
act, and a sheriff's posse is after the
butchers.
Two outlaws went into the camp Of the
Mile Lac Indians, near Aiken, MINI,
and murdered the chief and four bucks.
Tho butchers were arrested, and the gov
ernor ordered them brought to St. Paul.
A MICRO roustabcut, named Antoine
Valley, while asleep in hammock on
board the steamer Lady Lee at the St.
Louis levee, was shot dead by Emmett
Jones. deck hand on another steamer,
who made his escape.
AN attempt was made near Lawrence,
Kan, to wreck passenger train on the
Santa Fe road, but wild freight train
was the victim, seven cars being destroyed.
The express messenger on the passenger
tram nad SoO,UUU IN the SAFE.
THE paymaster of the Mexican Central
railroad, member of one of the first
families at the capital was shot dead by
guard at Nopala from an old feud diff
Guilty in regard to horse. The pay
masters servant was also killed.
AT Leesburg Fla, J. J. Dickinson, Jr.
recently shot a saloon-keeper named
Beach, inhicting dangerous wounds. Be
fore daylight on Friday a band of dis
guised men took Dickinson from jail and
riddled him with bullets
A TREASURY detective and three deputy
marshals accompanied photographer to
the Jail at Erie, Pa, to secure picture Of
Black, the noted counterfeiter The lat
ter threatened to kill any man entering
his cell, and the lawyers urged that he be
let alone.
DEPUTY Collector Brayton left Green
Vile, S. c., with four men, to destroy the
illicit still of John Mellow, near Central,
in Pickens county. desperate fight took
place, in which Brayton was killed. Nc
Dow and negro companion, heavily
armed, threaten the life of any revenue
officer who approaches them. Commits
sioner Raum has instructed the deputy
collectors in South Carolina to arm posse
and arrest the murderers.
A ROW over yardmaster at Peoria
caused a strike by twenty-eight employees
of the Pekin road, who were giveI their
time and men were secured from st.
Louis The old and new forces had bat
tie in which two men were seriously
wounded by pistol-shots. Three Of the St.
Louis party have been arrested.