The Portland daily press., 1873-03-08
The Murder at the Isle of Shoals.
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Further Particulars of the H0rTid
Crime.

BOSTON, March Lewis Wagner, suspect
ed OF the double murder at the Isle of Shoals,
was arrested in Fleet street, Boston. last night,
ana committed to await the requisition of the
authorities of Maine within whose jurisdiction
the murders were committed.
wagner IS about thirty years of age and
sian by birth.
When charged with the murder, he stoutly
denied having any knowledge of it. On his
person was found a small amounq of money.
but watch was soon found, where he had dis
posed of it, and his old clothes, spotted with
blood, were discovered in a shop where he had
procured a new outfit.
details, was discovered at an early hour Thurs
day by members of the Huntress family, at
whose residence the outrage was committed.
Wagner, former employee of Mr. Huntress,
arrived in his boat from Star Island at an early
hour ON the evening of the murder. His mis-
sion to all appearances was the preparation of
the crime he subsequently committed, his
sneaking manner on his arrival at the house
being such as to give rise to suspicion on the
part of Mrs Huntress that he was intent on
some object which BODIED no good He passed
the front of the house to the rear, and soon
after entered the house. After short CONVEX
sation he asked COrnela Christenton to come
into the entry with him as he had something
very important to communicate. The woman,
who suspected something wrong, involuntarily
started to ac1uiesce in Wagners 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
to run to the kitchen, where she had left Mrs
Huntress and another woman, named Annette
Lawson, but before she could re- enter the door,
she received furious blow on the head from
Wagner with the axe. The blow was sufficient
to kill her instantly The murderer with the
axe in his hand, entered the room where the
other two women were, and without word
struck the Lawson woman a terrible blow upon
the side. The woman fell to the floor, her
agony being such as soon to 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 If she would 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 the blows
with the axe thick and fast ON the head and
body of the unfortunate woman. Mrs
Lawson's head was literally crushed to Jelly.
Meanwhile Mrs. Huntress, who had received a
severe blow form the murderer with chair
was hidden among the rocks on the island.
remaining IN her secure position till between
eight and nine o'clock Thursday morning she
yentured out and crossed the sea wall to Malaga
Island, and by her cries succeeded in making
herself heard by Mr.. Ingerbredson, man who
has house on Appledore Island. He went to
blow on the shoulder and her feet and parts of
her body badly frozen, she having remained in
the severe cold all those hours with nothing on
but her chemise and flannel night dress. h 4
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March Wagner, the
murderer is in the station house. All is quiet
The question of jurisdiction whether in Maine
or in this State is still undecided. 1t is proba-
bly, in Maine. Coroner Jenkins jury at Kit
terp has not reported yet The victims will be
buried here 4pta