River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-07
CRIMES And CRIMINALS.

James H. Langley, alias Dr. Langley
alias Henry Langley known throughout
the country as the king of Peter Funks was
arrested in Boston recently. For years he
has peen operating inleading cities of the
east and west as q promoter OF stock job
bling corporations organized on paper for
swindling purposes. One corporation is the
United States Construction & Investment
company; another is the Limited live
Stock Express company. During the last
five wears Langley organized score of boz
gus concerns. A Bostonian named Worrell,
was inveigled into one enterprise and lost
fully 100000. All of Langley's concerns
proved worthless. DIR. Langley is now in
Jail under nominal bonds of 81 1000, which
will probably be increased TO 10000.
John Anderson and Frank Brown, two
more OF what is known as gang ofCrooked
Creek COW boys, got into a shooting affray
at Wiota, Iowa, last Saturday night, and
both were fatally shot by an unknown per
son. They were carried into a hotel and
physicians from Atlanta were summoned
by special train Anderson died at $40
Sunday morning. At last account Brown
through his body, he cannot recover. In
A pril last two others of the same gang were
shot and killed by man named Hallock,
whom they were pursuing with revolvers.
John Baily, aged twenty eight, and Har
ny Wimbish, aged thirty, negroes, were
hanged Friday, at Macon, Georgia. Eight
thousand people were present, mostly ne
groes. Baily murdered Pariah Tappan, an
old negro, last July, during dispute over
ST.. Wimbish killed Morgan Washington
a negro. last June. Wimbish quarreled
with Washington and told him to say
sheep" and he would shear him. Wash
ington said "sheep" and Wimbish killed
him.
Julius Butzen, teacher in st. Bridget's
school, Cleveland, was arrested for an assault
on pupil, James Mcmahon. Butzen pun
ished the lad year ago, and beat him so
severely that, it IS claimed, he made the
child cripple for life. Hip disease ensued
and a part of the thighbone was amputated.
George Lee, a woodman, visited the home
in Duluth of Miss Mary Anderson, young
lady with whom he has been keeping COM
pany the past year, recently, and was re-
fused admittance He then went TIC the
window and made an Intellectual effort to
shoot her.
In the case of the Joliet (IIl) prison con-
vict, John Anderson, found dying from
knife wounds in his cell, the coroner's jury
found that he was murdered by his cell
mate, Michael Mooney, who had secretly
made knife from file to accomplish his
purpose.
Henry Curtis, the man who murdered
Anthony Comfy at Chicago, is reported to
be in very dangerous condition His
wound shows little signs of healing, and it
is predicted by the hospital authorities that
he will not leave the hospital alive.
The negro Frazier. who is serving a life
sentence i'm the Indiana penitentiary for
completely in the Walton murder, has writ
ten q so-called confession, in which he seeks
10 create sympathy for Mrs. Walton, who
is also serving a life sentence.
4 Galveston News San Antonio special
says Mai. WATSON, the army defaulting psy-
master, in an elaborate address to the court,
will plead guilty of embezzlement of IS, 400,
but resists the charge of embezzling SIS 900
he is alleged TO have lost.
MIS- Susan E. Douglass, aged twenty
seven, of Cumberland county, Pa. during
the absence Other husband, cut the throats
of her three children boys. and then kill
ed herself. Insanity was the cause.
College students at Delaware Ohio, pct
COW in President Paynes reception room.
and she destroyed 500 worth of books, fur
niture, Cal pets and chandeliers. Thirty stu
dents will be dealt with for it.
James Wilson of Chicago told the people
of Fort Wayne, Ind, Tuesday that he had
been pursued all the way from Idaho by
phantoms and shot himselfto elude them.
John J. Roster of Illinois was convicted
and sentenced to five years imprisonment
at Jackson. Mich, On the charge of being too
much married, having three wives living.
Anna Beddner, sixteen years old, COM
mitted suicide at Limetown, Sunday. by
taking Strychnine. She had Just arrived
there from Minneapolis.