River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-04
CRrnEs IND CRIMINALS.

Two crooks haillng under the titles of
DR. Thompson and Pro-. Stephens have
been swindling the cullible farmers III the
vicinity OF Racine Wis, during the pas
week, with cyclone preventive. The So
called preventive is simply a lightning
rod attachment which can be connected
with any rod and, in fact, is nothing but
3 lightning attrac or, having instead Of one
point, Il dozen or more. Strange IS it may
seem, many farmers were foolish enough
10 purchase the preventive at S22 each.
The coroner'5 jury in the Rose Amber
case at Stanford, Conn, have rendered their
verd ct as follow; We find that the said
Rose Amber came to her death by being
choked 10 death at the hands of some per-
son OF persons to the jury unknown, but
from William Lewis connection with her
in the past, and from his testimony, and
from his conduct since her death, and from
the evidence, We think suspiciom points
toward him.
Cornelius Tobin threw lighted lamp at
Mary Monogan in South Boston, in Deem
Ger, 1877, killing her. He was sentenced
for life but became g raving IN lnisC, and
after five years Was discharged TO support a
needy wife and children. He was haunted
by the memory, and he said by the ghost
9i tue fiCLiiEs tuG lit'dlly oIdbh par - green
In q glass OF whisky, from which he died.
At dance at Devils Lake on the 2eth
inst, free fight occurred, pistols and
knives being freely used Emmett Orr, as
sistant postmaster, who was standing in
the street, received bail from 44-calber
revolver, penetrating his cheek and neck,
and lodging in his breast. The ball was
extracted, and the wound pronounced not
Il \
juied. Too mucn whisky ed the row.
At the Meagher county, Mont, term Of
the district court the following persons were
sentenced; J. J. Bowles, murder, seven
years in the territorial prison at Deer Lodge
John Lynch, grand larceny, two years in
the territorial prison and 81 900 fine, to
stand committed until paid. Henry Lee,
a Chinaman, murder; sentenced 10 be hung
February s. 1884.
John Cooper who was shot down in the
streets Of Maroa few weeks ago, by J.
Adams policeman, died, and at the inquest
"a verdict was found holding Adarrs for the
Cnpr0vgked murder of the old man, who
WAS an industrious farmer, who leaves q
widow and several children and considera-
bic property. Adams has been in Jail since
the shooting.
Phillip Connor5, twenty years OF age,
hard citizen OF Oshkosh, Wis, imperson-
ated an officer al Madison on the 10th inst
pretended to arress g drusken man, took
from his person $50 and then skipped He
was sIterward arrested, and Judge Braley,
upon conviction sentenced hin to STAKE
prison Tor four years.
Manager L, Degive, of the Opera house,
Atlanta, las been arrested at the instiga-
ton Of W D. Moore, a colored man, who
was elected from the Opera house last winter
for insisting upon sitting 1moNg white
people. Deeive is to be prosecuted under
the civil III hts law.
At Mount Pleasant, Utah, few nights
ago Pritchett was murdered while asleep at
his residence. Parties gained an entrance
secretly and neld a pistol so close as to
barn his face with powder. Prit1het was a
Gentle, but it is not known whether he
had Difficult Y with the Mormons or not
John c. Carroll for two years preceding
March clerk IL the bureau OF arrears New
York; has been arrested on the charge of
forgery He is alleged TO have apprepri-
ated Si5,009.
Michael ). A. Sullivan, tried in New
York for the murder of Policeman Francis
j. Malon in June last, was acquitted on
the ground ofinssnity and sent to an insane
asylum.
George Wallace, (colored) was hanged at
Savanna Ga, on the 2s,h inst, for the
muir er Of sailor named Jansen. He adj
DR. sssed the crowd and protested his limo
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