River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
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Jan. 3-Negro hanged at Mayersville,
Miss, three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been committed was
received.
Negro lynched at Midway, Ala, for at
tempted assault.
5-Rollo Steele, being refused loan of So
600 by Fourth Street National bank of
Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed
himself and cashier, injured six others,
and wrecked bank.
9--James Cullen, murderer of wife and
step-sOn, taken from Jail at Charles
City, Ia. and hanged by mob
23-Trial Of Harry K; Thaw, for murder
Feb. 2S-Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of
ColfaX, ILL.,, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and
Mar 1O.R. p. Miller of Beaver Dam,
X WIS., Ms killed s WHife step,mother and self
hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
20-TWo colored women accused of muir
derous attack on white woman killed
% by y, mob near Stamp; Ark.
Merchants National bank, of Hanover,
Mich, getting $4,000. .Colored man
charged with attacking white girl near
Apr. S-Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Holt
man, for murder of womans husband,
11-Grand jury refused to indct Con-
gresham G: K. Favrot, of Louisiana,
who killed DR.. R. Fl. Aldrich, and he
12-Thaw jury discharged, being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to JAIL to await second trial.
1S-Dr. .. G. Haugh of Dayton, o., con-
victed of murder of father, mother and
brother, electrocuted at penitentiary at
Columbus.
ether persons killed and seven injured
ie fight in Georgia on account of at
tenpt of negro. who escaped to assault
wk'$e woman.
Nav 23-Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of
Cochr murder in famous feud case at
Lexir Ston,, KY;
tary-tl easurer Western Federation of
Miners, for murder of eX-Gov. Steunen-
berg. begun at Boise, Idaho
30-Judge Loving found not guilty of MUIR
der of Theodore Estes, charged with
mistreating formers daughter, at Hous-
Jul 2O-Jas Hargis. acquitted of charge
of completely in murder Of Dr. B. D.
Cox of Kentucky. Henry Scutcheon,
farmer living near Nuncia. Mich, while
insane murdered wife, son and father
in-law with AK; then attempted sui
eide, but was shot dead.
22-Karl Hau. young Washington pro-
feSSor, condemned to death at KarlS-
Suhe. Germany, for murder of mother
in-ldw.
27-Wm D. Haywood found not guilty of
murder of eX-Gov. Steunenberg.
Aug. 16-Will Clifford, negro, lynched at
Maple. KY, for assaulting and killing
two white women.
u.
to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
Gentry, at Chicago.
24-Mrs. Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while
insane, strangled her three children.
Oct. 1-EX-Sheriff Fl. X. Brown, of Baker
City, Ore. killed by bomb.
5-Wm. Burns. colored, who shot police
man at Cumberland. Md. taken from
Jail by mob, and shot and kicked to
1S~Ex-Banker Frederick McGin and wife
acquitted of charge of numbering first
wife of McGill, at Decatur Ill.
26-Negro at Byron. Ga, lynched for
stealing IS cents.
Nov. Fired Singleton, negro. riddled
with bullets by posse for murder of as
sistant chief of police at Talladega, Ala.
Seven bandits held up town of Canova,
s. D.. blew open bank vault, and es-
capped with $4,000.
a4-Jury in Steve Adams murder trial at
Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree on
verdict and were discharged.
Dec S-Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder of eX-Senaor
Brown at Washington.