River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-19
CRIME.

JOHN S. CARP, a stock-broker OF Phila-
delphia, hanged himself in his office be-
cause of unfortunate speculations.
WILLIAM 10 VANCE has been jailed at
Meridian, Miss, 10 be tried for COM
plicity in the election outrages last No
vember.
TX Faneuil Hall square. Boston, Daniel
O'BrieD, of Chicsgo, fatally assaulted
man of the same name from Lewiston,
Maine.
Two convicts cut their way out of their
cells and through the roof of the solitary
building of the Southern Illinois peniten-
tiary.
J:MEs Ii. HILDp BRAND, a jeweler at
Mercer, Pa, has absconded with 81 900
worth of goods. leaving debts TO the
amount of $4,000.
UNDER guard of three eOmpani.s OF
milit;a, the Gibbons murderers were taken
back to Catleltsburg, Ky, without any
riotous demonstration. Ellis was imme-
diately summoned before the grand jury.
OrTo HESS, an indianapolis boy aged
Is, shot dead Tillie Schiek, aged IL, Sun
day. Otto claims it was an accident, but
the matter is being investigated,
Two lads at Short Greek, Mo-, named
Williams and Gates, aged respectively,
and 5 years, quarreled while at play.
Williams ran into his house. secured re-
volver. and shot his companion dead.
GEO. o. PEcKHAM and daughter. Ella,
doing business at Ashland. Wis, under
the name af Peck ham & Co., have been ar
rested on the charge of forgery. TIE
complaint is that receipt for the pay
ment of goods sold them was forged.
IN the circuit court room at Mount Yer
non, KY, father and SOD, named Null
lens, both intoxicated. bred disturbance,
in which all proceedings were stopped,
weapons were drawn, and several persons
were injured. The offenders were lodged
in Jail.
AT Amherstburg. Ont. burglars took
silks valued at 81, 600 from the store OF A,
Hendy, and obtained yaluables from sew
eral other buildings. They then stole
team worth 81 900 and drove to Windsor,
where they crossed to Detroit.
ONE of the party of seven Indians who
murdered L. D. Perkins and wife in
Washington Territory was hanged at va
kima, recently. Three have been execu-
ted, and three others were shot while re-
sisting arrest.
THE employees of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas road, which runs through In
dian Territory, are greatly aIarheu over
the frequency of attempts to wreck trains
and murder engineers and brakemen. An
extra force of patrolmen was recently put
on, and white cut-throats murdered two
of them.
A BURGLAR took 81, 100 in currency from
the residence of Samuel Poole, at Nc
Henry, Ill. The money had been obtained
i'll Chicago TO pay dividend to the patrons
of the McHenry and Volo cheese factor
les. Mr.. Poole had desperate struggle
with the robber.
w. H. KENNEDY. an attorney of Buffalo,
has been arrested on charge of employing
forged affidavit in case against the
Legion Of Honor. and O. G. Dewitt is
threatened with disbarment for retaining
the amount of judgment obtained for a
client
THE Flathead Indians, defying the au-
thority Of their chief, have driven the
Northern Pacific surveyors from their
reservation, and are gathering at point
thirty-fve miles west of Missoula to take
measures against the advent of the loco
motive. TIE surveyors will be forced to
leave unless military protection is afford
ed.