River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-24


Early Sunday morning 10Th inst. about
zoe members OF the sporting fraternity from
Chicago assembled at Hammond. q little
| town just across the Illinois state line in r.
DIANA for the purpose of Witnessing a mill
between two local bruisers Thomas Lynch.
| a brakeman and James Walsh, a boiler
maker, who had met once or twice before.
but without settling the question ofsu-
premacy. Thlrty-Dine rounds were fought
in one hour. Both men were badly pun
ished, and Lynch was declared the victor
Thomas Walsh, who whipped his
wife to death with leather strap
and pleaded guilty, was SEN
fenced by Judge B,rnu in Chicago, re-
Gently TO thirty-fve years in the penitenti-
arv. Patrick Condor, known as TIE
Bridgeport Terror" who killed Hugh
Ward one year ago, was given tie years for
manslaughter by the jury, Walsh's crime
was decided as one of the most brutal ever
recited in court.
A pretty and intelligent young woman,
giving the name of Kittie Mitchell, and said
to be daughter of the member of the New
York legislature. was arrested in Chicago
for shopliiting. Her plan was To steal or.
tiCles, and soon after bring them II the
store from which she got them and get their
value in money, stating that She bought
them, but had decided that they were not
what she wanted.
The accounts of L. B. Wood, late CITY
treasurer of Lansing, Mich, appear to be
S. 600 short, and Angelrs bank, where
Wood had large transactions, has closed its
doors The bank deposits are large for 8
small private banking house. and ab ut
$12, 900 of school money is said to be depos
tied there The treasurer dealt in options.
Levi D. Jarrard postmaster and ex-coun
ty collector of New Brunswick, N. J., is
missing. He is short over $40, O00 in county
accounts. His bondsmen are troubled. A
government special agent has been sent for
to take charge of the postoffice, now in the
hands of the bondsmen. Jarrard is sup
posed to be in Canada.
Alfred LinfTied a tramp died recently in
the Episcopal hospital at Philadelphia,
from the effects of eating lucifer match
heads, which lie had taken with suicidal in
tent He said he was tired of life, and, be-
ing too poor TO buy stronger poison. i'm
vested 3 cents in a box of matches, the
heads OF watch he a'e. He died in extrem e
agony.
At Beatrice, Neb., Enoeh Bradshaw has
besn convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, he having killed Henry VOORHEES, tor a
small sum of money and team OF horses five
years ago while they were on q trip through
the western country. Bradshaw was recent
ly arrested at Council Bluffs.
Mike Cohen, alias Sheeney Mike F Hor-
ion of New York, aud J. G. Lawrence of
Cleveland, three noted burglars have beeu
arrested al the Fifth Avenue hotel, Pitts
burg Thursday. They had in their pos
session = kit of the filest burglar tools
ever seen in that city.
Harry Watson, the Boston reporter who
shot his mistress, vas held in 5000 fol ex-
animation on the - inst May Appleton.
the victim, is in critical condition Phys-
icians think the ball injured ,hr spine and
lungs. Friends Of Watson, the criminal,
say he IS a crank.
Howard S. Ingersoll, rubber stamp man
ufsctlrer of New York, has begun suit
sgsinst the sun to recover 500. 600 damages.
That paper gave particulars OF an alleged
assault on the plaintiff by 3 woman, who,
IS stated, horsewhipped hin for insulting
her.
Capt. Meier, who was taken to the Hsrt-
ford, Conn, insane asylum few days ago,
is found TO be an embezzler to the amount
Of $4,000, aud the discovery caused his in
sanity.