Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-07
TELEGRAHs 10 THE STAR.
This Afterneon's Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPoRrs.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT THE ISLE
OF SHOALS.
Two woman Killed With an Axe. and
the Murder Of q Third Attempted
Arrest Of the Murderer.

BosToN, March g.-Francis Wagner, suspect
ted 70 await requisition by the authorities Of
Maine, within whose Jurisdiction the murders
were committed. The MURDER, which was most
brutal IN ITS details, was discovered at an early
hour On Thursday morning BY a member Of the
huntress family, at whose residence the ont
rage was committee. Wagner, who was far
mer employed by Mrs. Huntress, arrived in his
boat from Star Island at an early hour on the
evening OF the murder.
SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT OF THE MURDERER.
MS mission, 20 all appearances, was the per-
petration of the crime he subsequently com
mitted, his sneaking manner on arriving AT the
house being such as 70 give rise to the suspicion
on the part OF Mrs. Huntress tia he was Intent
on some object which BODIED no good. He passed
the front of the house and went TO the rear aud
soon after entered the house. After a short
conversation he asked Corneia Christensen 10
come into the entry with him, as he had some
thing very important to communicate. The
woman, who suspected something wrong, invol-
unfairly started to acqniesce. in wagner's
request. trembling with fear, she approached
The entry, where, on arriving, she discovered
Wagner with
AN AXE IN HIS HAND.
With a shrek she started 10 return to the
kitchen where she had left Mrs. Huntress and
the other woman, named Anneta Lawsoa, but
before she could re, rter the door she received q
heavy blow on the head from Wagner with the
axe. The blow was sufficient 90 kill her i'm
stantly. The murderer, with the axe in his
hand, entered rhe room where the other women
were, and without q word struck Miss Lawson a
terrible blow upon the side. The woman fell
to the floor, her agony being such as 70 soon
occasion loud cries Of distress. She was asked
by Wagner where the money was that was kept
in the house, being at the same time warned
that II she did not tell him he would kill her at
once. She continued TO groan, seemingly TO
pay but little attention to What the brute was
saying. All at once Wagner seemed to have
become possessed of
THE SPIRIT OF DEMON.
and heaped blows with the axe thick and fast
upon the head and body of the unfortunate
woman. Miss Lamson's head was literally
crushed TO a jelly. Meanwhile Mrs. Huntress,
VINO had received severe blow from the
murderer with a chair, was hidden among the
rocks In the island, remaining in her secure
position TIL betweenS and o'clock THURSDAY
morning. She then venturcd out and crossed
the sea-wall TO Malaga Island, and BY her cries
succeeded in making herself heard by q man
who had house on Appledore Island He
went to her assistance and found her suffering
from blow on the shoulder, and her feet and
parts OF her body were badly frozen, She
having remained in the severe cold all those
hours with nothing on bu. her chemise ana
flannel night dress.
JuDGE LYNCH WAITING FOR THE WRETCH.
PORTSMOUTH, y. H., March Lewis wag-
ner, the Shoals murderer, who was arrested In
Boston last night. is expected here i'm the noon
tram. There is an excited crowd waiting for
him, and the Mayor has procured a squad of
marines from the navy yard to guard him.