The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-04
The Pembroke Horror.

in Pembroke, n. H., last Monday NOR
Mug, is the most appalling that we
have been compelled TO PRINT for long
time. Its circumstances ofunnecessary
brn atty are so mons;roas that they
cannot be- thought OF without shu dder-
ling. II Is not many months since the
wretrhed butcher OF George Lowering
was hanged; now another young girl
has been outraged, murdered aud say
agely cut 10 pieces IN the same State.
Nor are these the only crimes Of pc
,yiiiar atl ociiy that have occurred within
q few IN ohths. Massachusetts has been
tho ;heatrc OF some of them. There mover
WAS tmo when human life seemed less
secure in this section ot the country
/ All oar institutions OF education and re
ligi0n, with all the guards and penalties
OF government, prove intellectual Ia pre-
vent crimes that in feroriiy and terror
equal The doings OF tie wild Indians.
Shall we be obliged to confess that there
is some radical detect in our system OF
society An omission ot weakness
( tina, makes Intellectual all the safeguards
established and maintained :.t snch cost
81 labor and wealth
All accounts agree that Josie Lang
made WAS IA girl Oh superior strength
and loyelinc$s of character. She was
net quIle eighteen yoars old, the child
; OF Worthy and substantial parents, the
iigEt OF comfortable and refined home,
a ,.choIar Of unusual qaickness, high in
{be favor Of her teachers, her school
: males and the whale circle OF 4 village
society. She left home in broad day
/ light 10 attend the village high school
:. mile and \ halt away. Every cue
will remember how bright and beautiful
Tie morning Of Monday was, ar tavora-
+ bic day tor 4 maiden 10 take such a
wall; rs could be imagined. Her brCin-
CT, impatient 10 meet his mates. goes on
before, nobody entertaining thought
: that she would need company for pro-
tccton When she did not appear IN
Z the schooi-room, her brother thought
! she had ccen detained a home for some
reason, bat when he returned and inquIr-
ed Tor her, cr parents were more sur
rriscd dian alarmed. Il is evidence OF
;hci rcomrleto ir0si IL ncr honest ways
, lha, they NJ once suspected She lad
been prevented b. violence, and iinmc
dale,y instituted a -crth through the
woods in the vicinity OF the road over
which she was to pass. Nothing that
can bc written can adequately describe
Ihe parents dread wErn the Sc"r@l: was
in progress, or the horror al ilN crgci
result. but The talha- and mother, "ho
haze a Guliiul daughter just blooming
inlo naIIenhooj, may possibly imas-
i0c il.
Whether the details of The tragedy
will ever be fully known, cannot Ice
predicted now. 1t is reported that thc
girls books ware found by the roadside
ana near them broken club, wiIh
which il - thought, The hrst foul blow
WAS struck. She was then dragged IN
10 the woods, subj cied to the worst in
dignity, harbarou~iy mutilatrd, hchc;gd
ed, and LETT. Der body ia Que place. and
her head ia another, 10 lie uncovered
until found in the evening.
MANY things that have lately happen
ed have made parents more cautious than
they formerly were concerning I cir
children. This occurrence viii lead 81
sliil ,lrictcr conduct in this regard Il
viii begin 10 be thought that 80 road H.
safe by day or night, for chIid "r VIC
Daan 10 walk alone The RESTRAINT ot
this fear viii make a great change ~
he habits oi many families. the mem
bers OF which have gene abroan with
entire freedom and sense of security.
There are probably hundreds at New
England girls who are accustomed L.
go 10 school alone hv country roads
every morning, afd would. until late
IS, have As much expected 10 meet II
raging llho on their way a. 10 hc violent.
w treated, or IN any way u"lcsted.
Probablp ninty nine ia every hundred of
! them are quite ~ safe POW a. ever, bnt
few OF them viii think SO. Their alarm
and that Of parents is ratHral. This
effect will TO all The more Serious, If tie
murder &c Josie Lanrmade escapes cap
ture. This, however, We shall NOT be-
!ievc POSSIBLE. No doubt the most Wig
orous search will be made 10 secure
him - Boston AdrYfiscr