The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-10-14
The New Hampshire Murder.

are such matters relating thereto as have
been more recently published. The story
of girl named Belle Lake, that Miss
Langmaid had expressed fear OF Drew
saying that he had threatened her, is not
believed. The correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald says
This will suffice to show how evidence
is manufactured against the prisoner, as
if this sort of thing would clear up the
murder OF Josie Langmad. The tact is,
the authorities are Just as far as ever from
accounting for this heinous crime.
In an interview with Drew he asserted
his innocence, and said that he was at
work with his father laying a stone wall
till II o'clock on the morning Of the muir
der, when he went 10 Suncook to sum-
mon doctor for his mother, who had in
lured herself with a pitchtork. lie said
that he was informed of the murder after
he had retired at night and also at the time
the body had been found. He also asserted
that he had not seen the I4angmaid girl
for six years. and that he would not have
known her had he met her on the street.
He talked very freely and pleasantly. and
did not exhibit much nervousness OF de-
preston at his situation. He is % years OF
age and about five feet five inches in height,
and has dark brown hair and rather thin
beard. He was dressed in black pants and
blue shirt the latter much worn in places.
lie had on clean white stockings, and ac-
counts for having on his wite's shoes at
the time of his arrest by saying that the
rubber boots, which he wore while work
i,rr iva sNft
badly worn and he borrowed those OF his
wife. Stories OF the appearance OF a stran
ger wearing Il long blue coat proving
about the woods on the third range road
south of the woods where the crime was
committed, We're brought to the officials
at Suncook lie was said TO have been
seen on Monday by one party, on Wednes-
day by another and again to-day by Drew
wife. Officer I1ldreth made 4 search this
afternoon. but could discover no trace of
him, bat while passing along the road
known as the Westinghouse road, east OF
the woods where the body was discovered
he found n pair of stockings lying by the
roadside. They were in Il water soake
condition, having laid out during the re-
cent rain probably, and had evidently been
worn by some one They We're not mates,
one being OF light and the other OF Il
dark color la their wet condition it was
impossible to tell whetherthey were blood
stained OF not They will probably be
subjected to Il chemical examination.
1t is stated by Il man in this city, vino
had known Drew for four or five years up
till Il year and II half ago, that he was in
the habit OF carrying Il sharp-pointcd dirk
knife with u blade tour or five inches long
which fact may be of some importance in
in the case
SUNcooK, n. H., Oct. 10. Today has
been without q parallel in the history OF
any New England town. To this section.
Mondays tragedy, throughout this cold
and cherries October Sunday, eager Wis
itors have continued to throng in and
around the woods on Academy street, on
which the murder of Miss Langmaid was
committed. During the day between four
and five thousand people have visited the
spot and looked with more than curiosity
upon the scene OF the tragedy. All day
long Pembroke street was Il line of black
through its four miles OF length. All Mer-
rimac valley and the adjacent hills for
fifteen or twenty miles, aided to swell this
procession Of sight-seers In Concord.
long before noon, every stable was empty
OF its horses. and at least II thousand more
people would have gone from that city
could they have obtained CONVEYANCE Nj
less than five hundred carriages must have
been upon the road.
In the churches OF the nei@hborin@ cities
and towns the sad event was referred to,
and many a tervent prayer was uttered
that the author of this wicked and cruel
deed might be brought to justice and hur-
ried to answer for his terrible crime before
the bar Of heaven. In this village and in
Pembroke the TRACE iy was still more fully
spoken Of In this community if seemed
to be the chief effort of the various clergy
men to allay as much as possible the spirit
OF vengeance which has so characterized
the past week. This good work. in which
the Rev. Henry Door has been one OF the
foremost, has not been without satisfactory
result. Despite the crowd present today
there has been no time when the prisoner
Drew has been safer from the multitude
The search of the woods revealed moth
ing OF Importance, though rumor has been
busy with the result and given mouth to
all sorts of stories. An imitation Nicer
schaum pipe was found and of course was
thought to be DreW'S but was subSequent-
~ claimed from the officers by gentleman
OF this village. A piece of old White cloth
of no value in this case, and an old pocket
Bible, with the covers missing, were found.
Another piece of the belt-buckle worn by
the murdered girl was discovered but of
course this gave no clew to ANYTHING of
Importance. Rumor said that a pair Of
bloody blue pants was found near where
the girls head was discovered, but this the
officers say was without foundation. In
answer to the heterogeneous of the re-
porters the officers say that the day has
added nothing to the testimony against
Drew, nor has it furnished any clews that
will aid in clearing up the mystery. The
story was freely circulated to-day that the
missing portion OF the body hal been
found and given into tho charge Of doc
tors; but this is emphaticaly denied by
the officers and physicians. A search OF
Drew's house was made, but nothing was
found to implicate him, nor las any new
evidence been adduced against him.