River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
of indignation which may end in lynch

of Indignation which may end in lynch
ing
In the case of Paul Sweet, who shot
and killed General Craig, near Marshal,
ILL.,, last fall. the jury returned a verdict
of justihable homicide.
IsIpoRE LEVI, of the firm of Levi < Co.,
has been indicted by the grand jury with
three OF his workmen, on charge of arson.
Levi three times burned out when heavily
insured.
ED BRoIL went to the house of VIM.
Hayes, at Petersburg, Indiana. with the
avowed purpose of whipping Hayes. Mrs.
Hayes interfered and was thrown out of
doors, when Hayes seized gun, shot, and
instantly killed Broil.
IT is quite well settled that the North
ampton Mass bank has recovered the
securities stolen by burglars five years
ago, with the exception of $35. 900 in cou-
pom governments and $4,000 in bank
bills.
AT Chester, Ill.,, Geo. Burlington and
Thomas Wilson, two convicts in the south
ern Illinois penitentiary, made success
Jul escape from the guards through a hole
under the stoekaae. Both were engaged
on the stone-work of the new building
JOHN FINK has been arrested for MUIR
dering his sister, Mrs. j. r. Scott, of Ing
ham county. Mich. She was found dead
in her bed on the 10Th, and the fret sup
position was that she had committed sui
eide, but the authorities now believe she
was murdered.
A FATHER and his son, named Fleming,
got into quarrel at Detroit, Mich The
son came home drunk and struck the ia
ther with pop-bottle. The latter stab
bed the son with knife inficting pain
full wound, but rib prevented it being
mortal
JAMES TRAvERS, who murdered and rob-
bed farmer near Pontiac, Mich, recent
ly, drove into Fort Wayne, Ind, took
| breakfast at hotel, and proceeded on his
! journey southwark. The sheriff did not
learn of his whereabouts until two days
afterwards. He is now in pursuit of the
cool murderer.
FEARS are entertained that John T..
Murphy, deputy sheriff from Beatrice,
Neb., has been foully dealt with. lie left
Kansas City two weeks ago for Beatrice IN
buggy, having in charge Frank Nc
Laughlin, mule thief who is wanted in
the latter place. Murphy has been traced
to Leavenworth, but no further.
AT Oshkosh, Wis, Mrs. Martin Kelley,
the wife of a groceryman, took upon her
self the task of horsewhipping a tailor by
the name of H. n Smith. for circulating
scandalous stories about her daughter.
! The police interfered and took Mrs. Kel-
| ley away, frantic with rage.
PAT EBERT arrived in Rolla, Mo, about
one month ago, took lodgings in a house
near the national bank of Rolla, and was
on Saturday night discovered to be dig
ging tunnel into the vaults, alone. Mar
shall Deyens and posse, on a signal from
| the cashier, on Tuesday night, made an
effort for his arrest, but Ebert
struck out with dagger, and the officers
shot him dead.
HENRY KUTCHELL, German living
alone in a dug-out five miles from Cawker
| City, Kansas, was foully murdered, an ex-
plosive being thrown down the stovepipe
which shattered the stove and demolished
the interior of the house, and when Kut-
chell rushed out he was fired on and fell,
and was then dubbed with gun over the
head Two parties who had trouble with
the murdered man are in Jail at Beloit
for the crime.