Connecticut western news., 1873-03-14
An Asroelous Murder of I've women
BOSTON, March z,

BosToN, March 2.
 Louis Wagner, suspected of the double murder at the Isle of Shoals, was arrested in Fleet street, Boston, last night, and com mitted to await the requisition of the au- thorlties of Maine, within whose jurisdic- tion the murders were committed. Wag- uer is about thirty years old and weighs one hundred and seventy pounds. He claims to be Prussisn by birth. When charged with the murder he steadily denied having any knowledge of it. On his per son was found small sum of money, but watch WAS soon found where he had dis posed of it, and his old clothes, spotted with blood, were discovered in shop where he had procured . new outfit. The murder, which was most brutal in it's details, was discovered st an early hour on Thursdsy morning. by members of the Huntress fam fly, at whose residence the outrage was committed. Wagner, Q former employee of Mr. Huntress, arrived in his boat from Star Island at an early hour on the evening of the murder. His mission, to all appearances, was the perpetration of the crime he subsequently, committed, his sneaklng manner on arriving at the house, being such as to give rise to suspicion of Mrs. Huntress that he was intent on some object which boded no, good. He passed the front of the house to the rear and then entered the house. After short converse ton he asked Cornelia Christenton to come into the entry with him ss he had some thing very important to communicate to her. The woman, who suspected some thing wrong, involuntsrily started to acqui- escs in Wagner's request Trembling with fear she approached the entry where on arriving she found wagner with an axe in his hand. With shriek she started to return to the kitchen where she had left Mrs. Huntress and another woman named Annetta Lawson, but before she reached the door she received the 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 others were, and without word struck the Law. son woman on the side. The woman fell to the floor. her agony being such as to oc cssion loud cries of distress. She was ask ed 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 on the spot. She contin ued to groaDs seeming to pay little attention to what the brute was saying All at oncs Wagner seemed possessed of the spirit of | demon, and dealt blows with the axe thici and fast upon the head and body of the unfortunate woman. Mrs. Lawsou's eheaG was literally crushed to jelly. Meantime Mrs. Huntress, who had received blow from the murderer with chair, was hidde1 among the, rocks, on the island. Remain ing in her secure position until 8 or o'clock Thursday morning. sho venturet out and crossed the sea wall to Malags Island, and by her cries succeeded in mak- ing herself heard by MT. Ingerbredson, | man who has house oD Appledorc Island He went to her assistance and found hei suffering from blow on the shoulder, and her feet and various parts of her body bad ly frozen, she having remained in the colt all those hours with nothing on but hel chemise and flannel night dresa.-Hartfort Post ..H. .-.i.a-