, 1873-03-11
THE HOUTvET HORROR.

United stntos n1nrilicy.
Portsmouth, N II S,s ss9{s Ye1s y Correspondence u As
Tho terrlblo double trngoty upon Bnutty Noao
Island tho night before last ind tho prompt
apprehension Of tho nondish m,rdoror, are atill
s1t}ootH 81 Of excited conmons., Tho, particulars
opod today show TINT tho only motive for this
slaughter OF tnnocont women was to gain pos
session Of paltry fow hundred dollars which
the unfortunate m victims wcro supposed to poa-
sosa. s Tho occupants Of tho only house upon
smutty Nose Island were John Houtvot md
wife, Ivan CrissenRon, Annetho Lawson, and
RlisH Karon Crissenson. Tho women wcro loft
alone Wednesday night, whlo tho mon woro In
Portsmouth baitlng thor trolls for Tho morrow'B
fishing.
Louis Wagner, tho murderer, WAS in tho om-
ploy Of uoutyot, md during portion of We1noH-
day ovoning assisted tho lattor in tho task Of
troll-batttng. He disappeared, however, about 8
ooose In tho evoqng g end It s = st9tod hst o
With an Ak tn his hand. It Is conjeoturod that
he shortly hfter loft for tho shoals, Us ono Of
tho crow Of tho fishing boat iris missod a dory
from her about 10 O'Clock, and, as 1t aftorward
n which to reaoh tho scene OF hia brutal work.
On Tlursday morning, about o'clock, HoutYet
went ont to tho SlloalB to not his trolls, md WAS
halled a by some women from Nh iBland adjoining
Informed him Of tho murder, although the ox-
tant Of 1t WAS not imagined by them.
:. Houtvot, In company with two men, went to
tho house mud found |Annetho Crissonson lying
dead In hor night-olotheB, with hor hoad badly
appearances, 1t is probable that sho enfoayorod
to oecapo, but WAS overtaken and killed outside
tho house, and tho body dragged into tho kitch-'
On: sho had throe wounds fn tho vicinity of tho
right right 91r, one under the right eyo, ono on tho
frontal bono over tho right oye; ono under tho
loft eye ono tho loft car, ono on tho left tom
plo, and ono baclx Of tho loft oar,--all with tho
through Tho wounds at the right car.
Tho men looked further and naw tho body Of
Karen lying on tho bedroom floor, in semi-nude
state. In a pool Of blood. sho was clothed only
as 4 she, had boon in great agony. i wbito
handkerchief was tied tightly around tho neck.
the knot being ut tho back of tho head, probably
to stranglo her after aho had hiddon under tho
bed. Outside was pool Of blood and marks Of
marks Of blood on tho doorway. she had i've
wounds on tho back Of the hoad, ono broakip9
hor skull, two on the lott templa two on tho
forehoad oSor tho right eye, ono to tho loft Of
wounds we're not sufficient to oauso death, which
must hayo enBued from atrangulation.
Karen Was 25 yoars Of age and unmarried, and
Annesho, Two years hor junior, was married.
a g'f6se t5se to ah, oor9ner a9 Ju Mrs. Hoqtyet eg
night and her sister Annotho elspt with hor,
while Karen n1opt vi the lounge in tho kitchen
IL the night Karen cried out, "John scared me,''
~ hoard some one pounding hor tho door Of
the bedroom WIS fastened BY aome one on tho
kitchen aido with q stick I shouted, the stick
came out Of the door md oponod II, reached
0at anu sGt 5y Nnpan tho ar t and s struck
with Annetho and me =; told Annethe to jump
told her to run, but she WAS 30 fright
sned st :. T thst s, =, sho could only, got TO tho
the bedroom, and the porson in tho kitchen was
trying to force his way I'M whom he could not
got in ho went out around the house and heard
Annotho shout, "Louis, Louia;" he went back
the window; saw him strike her three times;
l could not 800 tho face, but could 500 the figure
OF the mnn, md I knew him to be Louis Wagner,
I jumped through tho window, taking my skirt,
and ran down BY tho hcn-house; tried to got
tired; ran to the dock, but could find no dory
there; then went out On tho island and hid b.
hind tho rocks: we went to bod about 10 p. m.,
and when bid behind tho rockn the moon was
ana aaa tie 5
Island !; / wont down to tho north sido and swung
my skirt as signal for help; I oamc up on tho
me and oamo oycr from Appledore aud took mo
to his house, where i arrived at o'clock a, m:
Wo wore nll good friends; Wagner never mado
any advances to me or the others that know OF;
eut oA4J hA1Ae 1 blH nAEueE WAa WueQ l. was
looking through tho window when he struck An
nethe; I eaw her lying on the ground when
jumped out Of the window; when was running
away hoard Karen shouting, the voice sound
Ing ont Of doors; did not hoar Wagnor speak
Mr. Houtyet had s45 in trunk, $40 OF it be-
ing in pocketbook. The $40 was taken by
Wagner, also s5 from pooketbook belonging to
smother man and some scrip from another, which
shows TINT robbery WAS tho incentive. Tho mur-
"a rdAH havcnf fhn 1o11Hn Hn1 tn ,ot
done 80 Mrs. Houtyet could have got away aud
loft him On the ialand. iwhero the fishermen
would have made m1ncomeat OF him in tho
morning; Hc, doubtless, feared that he might
rowed OF without her knowing It. Coming to
this city, he Immediately disguised himself by
having his whiskerB shaved on, and then pro-
ceeded to Boston. wherc he WAS arrested during
tho evening.
This morning It WAS announced that ho would
bo brought back on the noon tratn, and there
was, OF course thel wildest excitement. There
seemed snoh determined purpose on the part
Of tho flsher1nen to wrest Wagner from the
lynoh-law to film, that the Mayor deemed # |
prudent to apply for nid outside Of tho police
force. Accordingly detachment Of marines
from the nayy-ynrd wero eont for, and It was in
consequence Of their presence md services that
the murderer Is tonight safely in jail.
Upon the arrival OF tho train Of Greenland,
Mayor Marvin aud Deputy Sheriff Brown |
came on board and demanded that the prisoner |
should be surrendered into the custody OF tho
latter and lodged in jail, but Marsbal johnson
assured them that he could nnd should convoy
him to the station-house. It was lis intention |
to lind his prisoner ut the stntion but tho exct-
I'd state Of public feeling and tue fear that Wag
ner would be lynchod, induced the Mayor to or
der tie conductor to stop the train ct Rocking- |
ham street and In compliance with tho order OF
Mayor Marvin the officers left the cars at that |
point with their prisoner, IN extra pair Of hand
tufts vaa put on, and, with Deputy Marshal Ent-
Eistle on ono side and Marshal johnson On the
other, they proceeded toward the station.
In The meantime upwards Of ten thousand poo
PIE awaited the arrival Of Wagner, and, getting
Wind Of the dodge Of the otloors to avoid the
crowd, they came rushing down Islington stroot
IN foot and in pungs and sleighg. Tie prisoner
lad been conveyed over half tho route, when
,rioa wore raised, 'tKi1l himw "Hang him!''
'Talke him" "Go for ropel" md q rush was
uado by about one hundred excited men. Tho |
,f1lcers drew their rovolvars and warned tho /
rowd to keep bauk. Intimidated by this show