River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
GRIMES AND CRIuINALs.

Police officer Maurice Mcnamara of New
York has been arrested for cauEing the
death OF John Smith by clubbing. Gnly
few days previous Mcnamara was be tore
the police commissioner on charges of cru
city clubbing q respectable citizen few
weeks asG. Capt. Petty in command OF
the precinc. 10 which McNamaTa is at
tached said: - am sorry to gay I have
men under me I would not believe under
oath. They are a shame and disgrace TO
the city, ard it bad power they would not
remain ON the force t@epty-iour hours F"
Mcnamara was arrested bile patrOlIing
bis beat
a telegram from Atkinson, Kans i.
states that the match between Mitchell and
slade, c wing to trouble with The authorities,
has been declared of and the stakes with
drawn. Harry Hill said If it is impossible
to have the fight within 100 miles Of Kan
sas City, es agreed upon another battle
ground will have to De selected. II an
stakeholder snd there will be Il fight some
where before I surrender the stakesl" The
tighr will probably take place in Ike neigh
horhood OF New Orleans.
Christian DusseI, a hr0ther-in-law of the
man found dead near Baraboo, Wis, was
arrested alter the inquest and has confessed
the murder, He gives as his reason for the
murder that Obretcht threatened Mrs.
Gotatcbt's lie and the lives of her chill
dTeu. Hs secfeied the body in a smoke
house, where it remained several days
when II was taken out aud placed in the
road, where il as found.
For joke the expelled Huntington boys
a. Siel nYville, Ind, induced John Bales
William Follis and Frank Holden to go
"wa,ecmeloniuR' with them where there
had stationed two ct their number to FIRE
Eia / cartridges ut them. The cartridges
were OF blank, and Bales. Follis and Hol-
den were badly wounded, the latter fatally.
Albert Wernock, notorious horse thief
from Minnesota, was arrested at Hudson,
Wis, recently for stealing a horse from d
NJ Lord of Boiling Stone, Winoua county
4 reward OF 800 was offered for bis arrest.
Werneck IS in the Hudson Jail to await a
rsquisition from Governor Hubbard.
special from Texarkan a, Ark, reports
The killing OF Cullen Morris at gravel pi
on the Texas Pacific railway, BY Conduc-
tor William Ganson. Tue men had diff
rieuity ard the conductor dealt Morris
kick winch resulted fatally. He was arrested
The court martial trying soldiers who
participated In the massacrss at Alexandria
taSt year. SsiittlCei thirteen cur pfltS, CDHfgeu
with organizu the massacre, TO be hung
opposite the police station, aud two to TOM
teen years. and six TO five years penal
serviude
Or. Connolly, arrested at Bruf, LINER
lex co3nty, charged with being concerned
II a murder co.'s piracy. has brought action
for SANDER sgainst John Carroll, rent
warner Of Earl Lin srick for stating that
lac bad ccuspifej 10 murder him
Judge Barbot gel-knowu actor. was
knocked down and robbed By hiPhwaym men
in New York. Policeman appearing, the
robbers fed, when one Of them wac shot
and killed by his companion, who dred at
the policeman.
Mat NJ Smith Of Nashville. Team, re
ceived box o wedding cake from Annie
l. Sullivan, whom be dos not know It
contained stryChnine and he narrowly es-
capped dying, bsviAg eaten some of
Pat Kelly, we'll known printer Of Cairo,
H., was gaylaid ard DIS skull crushed by
uI known PARTIES
Thomas Conway committed suicide at
Monforviiie, Ind. while intoxicated.
The Peoris, III county s,torney Is SO, 600
short IN his accounts.