River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Grimes and Criminals.


Burglars er tered the sale )n of Thomas
Blacklin of Albert Lea, recen ~. Entrance
ssyas made through the rear window, near
which the sale stood, and, as was an upusu-
al occirreace, the safe was left unlocked.
The money drawer ives found ;@ng dis
taDce ON he pie ce. together with large
numb of plls $. Mr.. Blacklin declines
to tell tie exact amount taken, but it is
understood to be somewhere between ST. OK
and 81 0C0, the greater part of it belonging
O. IL j. Michel the La Crosse brewers, for
whom Mr.. Dlaeklin ives agent
An officer of Ayoca, Pottawattanlie coun-
", arrived at Des Moines, Iowa. recently a
charge of two men, giving their names s
John Woods and John Burns, arrested IN
suspicion of being the murderers of Cond7
tor Sears on the Chicago, Burlington e
Quincy railway, near Russell. Sears soue
to eject Two men from a train and was shot
through the body. diving April, 20. The ar
rested parties are cigar makers, and Woods
says he has worked at Topeka.
a diabolical attempt was made to poison
The Specie samily at Delaware, Ohio, recent
Iy. The nbers of the family were alb
sent at the neral OF the husband and faith
er, when unknown parry pr strychnine
in the tea !, e. Tea was made from the
Whit on buDti 1CtuI1l4 Uub UltASAItSS " Oo
detected in toe tea, and physician WAS
sent Tor, who discovered siryennine cryst as
in the kettle.
Ddring mass at Cecilias Catholic cIurci.,
BROOKLYN, N. ", on the 9TH inst, Mrs. Dan
| Cron:n arose and accused the pastor, the
Rev. Florence McClIthy, OF improper con-
duct toward her daughter. a scene ensued,
IN which Mr.. Cronin took prominent
part. Father Mccarthy brought an action
for libel against Cronin claiming $4,000
damages.
AT Toledo, Ohio, natioual bank, recent
ly a gentleman had drawn about $1,000,
which be laid on the counter for moment,
when young man standing near seized the
money and made off with it. He was quick
ly O rertaken, the money recovered and the
thiei arrested. He gave the name of John
T. Carter and claimed to bail from Califor-
MIA
William Nichols, travelling salesman
ON Dallas, Tex, was shot and killed re-
certify by Charles K. Adams, on an east
bound passenger train as it was approach
ing Montrose. Mo. 1t is thought Adams is
crank and had been drinking. He is said
TO hail from Garrollton, Ill.
The New York police recently raided
gam bling house at 40 South Fi.ch avenue,
kept By Span;ard named Garcia. TWEEN
ty-four persons, including the proprietor,
were captured. 1t required the entire re-
se.ye OF the Fifteenth precinct to take them
IN as they fought desperately to escape.
PinkLerton detectives captured in Peru,
South America, francis NJ. Kerr, assistant
cast er in Preston, Keau & Co.'s bank of
Chic ago, who absconded last January with
$4,000 of the firms funds. He will be
bo., -, a3sn kSfy vxsa1
Major Yves on, an NV payna~ er,
claims to b we been robbed of his veF7e,
containing S24, 900 in currency, while oc-
oupyi0g a sleeper on TIE Texas & Pscific
railroad, near Swcstwater, Texas
/ Patrick and William Finn, father and
son. quarTeled in their home at Long Is
land City The father broke away from
his son, ana seizing an ak. crushed his
skull.
ernessee's defaulting treasurer, Polk, was
about to skip, when his bail was increased
rom $40, 600 to $3.50, 600 which means close
confinement for Mr.. Polk.
At Balls Mills, Mo-, in drunken fight,
Tennessee Jones was fatally stabbed by Dr.
= H. Ball. The tragedy was the result of a
quarrel asst winter.
There must be something very terrible in
custer county, Montana, justice. Every
murderer convicted there commits suicide
forthwith.
Two thieves who stole $75, 900 worth OF
diamonds in Paris were caught in New
York recently.
Henry Forham has been hanged at Hele-
ma, Mont, for murder.
The On suaIty and Fire Fecord
Intelligence is received az Winnipeg that
James 3. Fszen baker underground fore,nan
OF tue Saskatchewan Gold Mining company,
and sqdatter named Yeomans, were
crowned few days ago while Gro sing the
Saskatchewan river in a canoe. Fazenbaker
came from Dakota last December. Yoe-
alaas belonged to Ontario.
The store and dwelling of Richard DAYS
at Long Plain, Mass, burned recently with
most of the contents. Loss on building.
81, 500. The stock was valued at S35.
and insured for $4,000.
AT Newago, Mich, lately Brooks hotel,
the Exchange hotel, two churches, and
fourteen other buildings were burned.
Loss, about $60,o 900.
The drug and -four mills of s. A. Fowle,
at Arlington, Mass, were nearly destroyed
by fire Sur " morning. Loss. SIS, GOO; in
surance, Goo.
At Wa Il CHE, Tex, fire recently de
stroyed five buildings including a grain ell
evasor. Ii $4,000; insurance, S22
Fire at sTullahoms, Tenn. recently de-
stroyed thirty houses includingthe railroad
depot. telegraph and express offices.
Superior, Wis, loses the Hotel Roy bg
re- The loss is $50 Geo