The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-05-08
Fearful Crime in Aroostook.

Chapman Plantation, Aroostook County.
on Tuesday night, showing it to be one of
the most cold-blooded crimes ever COM
mitted in the State. RetributiOn was swift.
however, in this ease and the murderer
met his doom in less than twelve hours
after committing the crime, by the inter
vention of lynch law.
The particulars. as related by our cor
respondent, are as follows
1t seems that on SATURDAY. night last.
the store of David Dudley at Pressure Isle,
was broken into, and a pair of boots and
some other small articles stolen. Circum-
stances transpiring which unmistakabe
pointed to one James Cullen, a native of
New Brunswick, but resident of Maple
ton Tor some two years past. as the burg
lar, warrant was sworn out az d placed
in the hands OF Granville A. HAYDEN of
Pressure Isle, Deputy Sheriff, to be served.
knowing Cullen to be a hard character,
Mr.. Hayden took with him two men,
Messrs. ". H. Bird and Thomas Hubbard.
and on Tuesday morning started ont to
md their man. They traced him to a
single camp occupied by man named
SWanbeck, in Chapman Plantation. which
they reached late in the evening Cullen
saw that open resistance against 50 many
would be useless, and surrendered himself
without trouble, promising To 90 with
them peaceablv, as h. thought that on re.
turning matters might be satisfactorily
arranged with Mr.. Dudley. whose store
he acknowledged breaking into. The
hour was late and it being some four miles
to Pres4ue Isle. over hard woods road.
the sheriff and his party concluded to
remain III the camp until morning and
accordingly arranged themselves for the
night as comfortably ~, they could, and
went 10 sleep, little thinking what a terri
bic fate awaited three Of the party
Some time after midnight, Swanbeck
and Bird were awakened by noise in the
camp. and on arousng themselves were
Mortified to see Cullen choppng the heads
OF Sheriff Hayden and Mr. Hubbard, with
an axe he had found in the camp Being
nearer the door than the murderer. Swan
beck and Bird Jumped up and ran for
their lives, pursued for some distance by
Cullen, who, seeming to he crazed by his
Internal crime, brandished the axe reeking
with gore and yelled like a mailman
Neither of the escaping men was armed
and they made their way through the
woods to the settlements as best they
could in the darkness. to give the alarm
Fhe word spread like wildtirc aud the
community was soon aroused by The ter
rble news. A party led by Mr.. B. j.
Hughes started from Ball's mill for the
camp. which they found to be q pile of
smoking ashes under which lay the charred
and shrivelled bodies Of the Deputy Sheriff
and his companion, Cullen having applied
the torch after committing the awful deed
IN order to conceal the evidence Of his
crime.
The most intense excitement was Gre
ated by the news, and several parties of
men armed themselves and stated in pur-
suit OF the murderer One party went
directly to CuIlen's house in Napoleon.
Wednesday morning, hut Mrs Cullen de-
clared her husband was not IN Search
was made, however, and he was found
secreted in the cellar. He was dragged
from his place Of concealment, securely
bound, and his captors started to bring
him into PrcSque Isle. On their way they
We're met by party from that village,
who took possession Of the prisoner, led
him under tall tree, gave him It few
minutes for prayer, put moose over his
neck with rope they had brought with
them, threw the other end of the rope
over a limb, AMI All taking hold strung
him up and left him hanging until he was
dead
We do not know who the members Of
ule parry were VINO thns look the law III
men hahnS' as our correspondent was
unable to obtain them. They have assumed
fearful responsibility, however, though
we are informed that their action is sus-
tanned by the approval Of q large portion
OF the community in which the murdered
men resided. We Learn that steps are
oelIlS laNeh !" thoroughly investigate the
iiia,'ei
MI Il'A "'n was young man, mucil
respected ah" WldfIY AhoWn. lie had
1ee" III ''''Sii'V>- III L rescue Isle Tor some
wears past ana mas had extensive tranSac-
H1H9 IN 9eNrriI HFlhS ~ lhls city, all OF
whom peaf testimony 70 MS good quail
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NuIirh' VI murderer, had q Wlle ana
On. TH'I''' VINO rs we before stated, reside
IA -N"Ple'oh'
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