River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-12

has one wife with him, and 1t Il alleged
that he left another in Joliet, III.
RRBEccA RoTHscHILD, OF Indianapolis,
has recovered IS 600 from James NJ. Dick
son for breach of promise, and filed SUIT
claiming SO, 600 for seduction. Her faith
er also threatens criminal proceedings
The coroner's jury at Elgin, tinds that
the sunken ferry boat was wholly unit for
the purpose for which it was intended, and
was managed in a reckless manner, and
that Mayor Bosworth and Alderman
Jencks were guilty of negligence.
JUsT outside the limits of St. Joseph,
Mo, are encamped several families emf
grating to Iowa AT bedtime, William
Wise. formerly Texas cowboy, rode up
to the tent of William Wilson, and shot
him dead, for some unknown reason.
THE wife OF Rector Vandobarg, Of
Springfield, ILL.,, becoming enraged at her
husband, cut his coat, vest and shirt into
shreds and then turned upon him with
the knife, when he ran out Tor a warrant.
STEARNs X. ABBOTT, under sentence of
death at Boston for the murder of Mrs.
Crue, will probably escape the gallows by
Communication, Governor Long ha wing
been led 10 believe that Crue killed his
wife
A BOY in Dublin. named Farrell, was
dangerously shot for giving information
in regard to the storage of arms in a
house where he was employed. The city
has been proclaimed to be under the arms
act
THE order that keno games must cease
in Chicago was sometime since given out
by Mayor Harrison. Walpole, in south
Clark street, paid no attention to the
warning, and the police escorted eighty
men from his rooms to the armory.
BILLY, THE KID. noted outlaw Of New
Mexico, who had been sentenced to death
for three murders, escaped from jail at
Lincoln, by shooting dead Sheriff Bell
and Marshall Olinger The day set for
his execution was May -. Governor
Wallace is determined to retake him. dead
or alive.
5. SrEINA1I, one Of The Oldest merchants
of La Crosse, Wis. is charged by pseudo
dete tive with having murdered his
brother-in-law, II. Seigbert, merchant of
Prairie du Chen, two years ago. The lat
ter was found in the rear of his store with a
bullet hole in his head and the coroners
jury rendered verdict o. suicide. Stein
ans neighbors are indignant over the
charge of murder
of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz has been
concluded, and twenty persons stand COM
mitted for trial for completely in the muir
der. 1t is said that Mahmoud Pasha and
Noury Pasha confess their guilt, and iusti-
fy their crime on the ground of necessities
of state Among the other persons sup
posed to be implicated are Midhat Pasha,
Mehemet Ruchdi Pasha, Sueliman Pasha,
and the ex-Sultan Murad.
HAYES WHITE, the Crittenden county
murderer, was brought up for sentence,
before Judge Cvpert, at Marion, Ark. He
seemed depressed, but perfectly calm.
When asked if he had anything to say why
sentence of death should not be passed up
on him, he only remarked: 81 am sorry |
killed Sheriff BeattIe If | had known it
was him, | wouldn't have done il, Judge
Cypert sentoncted him to be hanged on
the 10th of next month.
BURGLARS made a raid on Moline, III,
and effected an entrance to the residence
of Henry Fanclaugh and secured a gold
watch and other valuables. The house of
Mr.. Downs was also entered, but the in
truders were frightened by Mrs. Downs,
who happened to be about the house at
tending a sick child John Deweese' 5
smoke-house was also visited and about
$50 worth of smoked hams stolen. There
is no clue TO the burglars.
MAYOR MARIAN, Of Steubenville. Ohio
suspended Chief of Police Cahill for neg
Letting to arrest man whom he saw COM
NIT an assault. The superintendent pub
lished card branding the mayor as an
ignoramus, whereupon the latter caused
the chief to be locked mp over night for
contempt. About midnight Cahill was
taken out on writ of habeas corpus is
sued bv the probpte Judge, and gave bail
for appearance on Thursday.
IT is not usual in the south ior the
courts TO take cognizance of shooting at
fairs based on social oHenses. An excep-
ton has been made at Shreveport, La,
where Jury convicted Captain 5. NJ
Thomas Of manslaughter, for killing his
brother-in-law, NJ II. Dickson, the Sc
ducer of his daughter. The jurors united
in recommendation that the punishment
be the lighte8t known to the law, and it is
probable that Thomas will be pardoned
for revenging himself.
THE first murder ever committed in the
old town of Marblehead Mass. was dis
covered the other day. The victim is f,
w. Hathaway, a young man of excellent
reputation. who was found face downward
in a shallow brook near his home with a
bad wound on the back Of his head The
motive was robbery, as Hathaway was sup
posed to have between 5000 and $4,000
on his person, which he had lust inherit
ed and about to divide with his wife, from
whom he had separated few months ago.
1t Is supposed however, that the murder
ers got no booty whatever.