River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-08
CRIME.

JAMES 7. HOLLAND, an accessory in the
murder of Burgess Jones, was lynched at
Dardanelle, Ark, the officers making no
resistance.
ID. NJ. THIFRs, the forger, was arraigned
in the circuit eau TT at Kenosha, pleaded
guilty, and receiv we'd sentence of seven
years at hard labor in Waupun.
MELVIN SMITH, of Montreal, awoke the
other morning to see gang of burglars
leave his Bedroom with iewelrv and pre-.
cious stones valued at $4,000.
Dr.. JOSEPH A. BEaGs, chemist at the
Alice furnace, Ironton, o., was murdered
with a shotgun filed with slugs. John
Wagner and VIM. Zeik have been arrested,
and the former confesses having fired two
shots.
Upton HELM, over fifty years of age,
belonging to an old and wealthy family
of Douglas county, Illinois, was arraigned
at Tuscola and held in 81 900 for a Grim
inal assault on niece of ten years.
In order to save a worthy family the
pain of tedious trial, it is probable that
Herbert M. Theirs will enter plea
of guilty at the present term of the cir
cult court at Kenosha, and receive SEN
tence.
3 IN the CHImiHdl COtiFt DIT Oh. IJUulS, Oh
the trial of Michael J. Reilly for the muir
der of Alfred G. Hatch, when one trust
worthy witness had gi' u his testimony,
Judge Laughlin dire me jury to ac-
quit the prisoner, on the ground of self
defense.
The officers of the Indianapolis, Bloom
iugton & Western railroad have brought
suit in Mclean county, ILL.,, against a
farmer named Cope. They claim $1,000
damages for his carelessness in allowing
cattle to escape from the field, by which a
train was thrown off the track last May.
THOMAS D, HERRINa, employed by the
Southern Express company as a messeD-
ger. deserted his train on the Iron Noun
tain road, taking 81 900 in gold belonging
| to the company. He seems to have for
gotten 81 $40 which lay in his safe. A
later dispatch announces his voluntary
return with the money.
| THE Bank of Prince Edward Island has
closed its doors, through unwarranted adj
vances made by its cashier, J. B. Brecker,
who has fled TO the United States. The
banks in Montreal are believed to be the
| principal sufferers. The notes in circula-
ton are 1886 900. The capital was $145,-
900, and the stockholders are liable tor
| three times that amount. 1t is said that
| accounts have been overdrawn to the ex-
tent of $650000.
NEAR Spearville, Kansas, on Friday
night, FIVE armed and disguised men
! boarded the Santa Fe train coming east
A brakeman walked through the coaches
and warned the passengers to hide their
valuabies, creating wild excitement. 1t
was arranged that aid to capture the
| thieves should be obtained from wreck
ing train on the side track at Spearyilie,
but while car was being boarded on one
side the robbers sprang off on the other.
EUGENE w. SULLIVAN, who claims to
be resident of Savannah, Mo-, was ar
rested at Clsrinda, Ia. on the charge of
numbering John Sapp in Council Bluffs,
on the 30tn of November. 1880. Sapp
was an old man who kept saloon tn ere,
| and he was slain in cold blood, his body
being found on the floor of his place the
| next morning. The money-drawer had
been rihed, and the pocket-book was taken
from the body. When arrested Sullivan
at first denied ever having been in Council
Bluffs, but finally concluded to remember
that he was there about a year ago.
DANFoRD, the Kansas banker, and his
cashier are still in the hands Of a party of
determined citizens of Caldwell, who in
sist that he must settle or die. The sheriff
SAYS he can do nothing against the mob.
In the Danford bank at Hunnewell,
Cashier Bowers parceled out collateraIs
and real estate to depositors. Danford
made an assignment of his real estate.
The deposits in the bank at Caldwell were
re moved to Newton, and citizens of the
former town feel disposed 10 have lynch
ing.
DANFoRD, the Kansas banker, was
again warned, that unless the money due
depositors was produced or secured he
would not see daylight, at which an
nouncement he fell in swoon. A party
Of thirty armed men from Hunnewell
have arrived at Caldwell, to reinforce the
besieging party. Tanner and Denman,
president and cashier of the suspended
banks, were arrested at Wellington, when
the former wilted and exposed a vile con-
spiracy to rob the depositors Of the banks.
A committee of citizens has been sent out
to receive the stolen assets.