River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-21
The Criminal Calendar.

Portland Greg, is infested by an organized
band of river pirates.
Mrs Uhler, whose brother killed her para
mour, Hayerstiek, at New York is dead.
Leander Anderson, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was fined s25 by Judge Mel
son in the United States district court
Skilled 1racksmen stole from the Office of DR.,
G. Brain rd of Cleveland the finest numisma
tic collection in Ohio, embracing every coin is
sued by the United States except seven pieces.
The coroners jury in the shooting of gam
blers at Hot Springs Ark, returned verdict
that John Flynn came 10 his death at the hands
of Doran, the two Fruits, Alison Howell, Luz
cius Fanning and Tom Dale,
Walter Wilson, who disappeared on the eve
Of his marriage at Montreal to young lady
there and who is now in New York, has sent
no explanation to the family of his tiancee.
The indignation felt in the city against him for
his heartless conduct is very intense. The
Young lady is i'll.
4 teanister named Robert Robertson entered
tie room of Anna Ford, in St Louis, and COM
menced moving her furniture. Mrs. Ford,
with the aid of & colored man, elected Robert
son The latter got knife and re-entered the
house when the woman shot him twice, NOR
tally woundmg HIM
Gov Robinson of Massachusetts, has diseov-
cred a discrepancy of over $4,000 in the ac-
counts of Gen George W. Cram, state survey
or general of lumber No fraud is charged
The defic ency is due to alleged mlsinterpreta-
ton of the statutes. Gen, Cram has held the
Office since Its creation IN 1866.
The jury in the case of David C. Keller, pilot
of the steamer Sciota, sunk by collision with
the John Tomas July 4, 1882, at Wing 5 junction,
the 18th returned verdict in the United
States court at PaTkersburg, w. Va, OF guilty
of voluntary manslaugbter, with arecommend
to mercy. Fifty-four lives were lost by this
famous collision.
And xuh was
mistress, Jennie Amy, in New York recently,
is son of an officer in the German army who
served in the Emperor Williams body guard
in the Franeo-Prussian war. Victor came TO
this country with a party Of Germans, who
were invited by MI. Rufus Hatch to visit the
Yellowstone park,
A desperate fight occurred about twenty
miles from Matamoras. Mexico, between GUS
toms officers and guards and gang OF SNUG
gleTs. in which Maj. Palacias and one Of his
men we're badly wounded, two smugglers kill
ed, and several wounded. The rest of the
smugglers fed, leaving behind $4,000 IN dry
goods, and "a number of horses and mules.
The Miles City journal gives particulars of
the absconding of Sam Camp, leaving large
number Of creditors to mourn, among them the
laborers employed by him on the Tongue river
ditch, and Miles & Streyell, S12S.30; Leighton,
Jordan 4 Co. $463, 81; J. W. Watson, S36,5O;
A. w. Sleeper, 1885,, 81 making total Of 81 002 =
81 for merchandise.
Hon James B. Davis, member OF the Texas
legislature, in a wild frenzy supposed to have
been caused by excessive drink, escaped from
his room at the Junction hotel, NhitesbOro,
Tex, late Monday night, the 18th, with nothing
ON his person but undergarments Every OK
ertion to find him was without avail till Tues
day morning, when his body was discovered stlh
In death, lying face down In the road a mile
south of town.
Jasper Shearen was shot and killed by his
cousin and brother-in-law, George W Rawley,
in BOYLE county Ky The killing originated IN
a family fued and was done in self-de-
Tense Rawley'a father killed Shearin' s brother
a year ago and recently met An ARRAY en-
sued in which Shearin was killed. The Rawley
family for the past thirty years have figured IN
bloody affairs, in which no less than ten men
have been killed
Recently the associated press sent out re-
port from Sioux City that the man hanged by
vigilants committee at Bassett was not KID
Wade the leader of the Nebraska horse thieves
On the 14th tho coroner's jury at Long Pine,
the county scat, declared 1t was hid Wade
The remains of the Kid were also identltied by
the sheriff and others The reign of terror
continues in the Ni0brara country Several
prominent citizens have been implicated by the
death confession Of the Kid and have been no
tilted by the vigilant conlmitte to clear their
skirts Immediately OF leave the country.
Sheriff Carter OF Cherry county, Neb., was
recently notified by the vigilance committee to
leave the country Immediately. The ylgilantes
claim he is in collision with the Nebraska
horse thieves beyond doubt Sheriff Carter
announces fixed determination to stay, denies
the charges made against him and has sworn
in a posse of thirty men for his protection.
The sheriff and his men are all armed to the
teeth awaiting the hostilities The leader of
the vigilantes has posted up notice that no
man living can escape their vengeance, least OF
all Sheriff Carter Further developments are
anxiously awaited