The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13
The Greatest Horror Of a Season Of
Brutal Crimes.

Brutal Crimes.
concord, N. H., Oct. s, to Chicago Tribune.
The terrible outrage at Pembroke, re
ported late last evening, has aroused in
tense excitement all over the State, and
hundreds arc thronging the trains in their
eager curiosity to visit the scene. The
discoveries of to-day have, however, been
few. Miss Josie Longmaid, Is years old,
daughter of James T. Longmaid, who re-
sides mile and half from the Penn
broke Academy, left home for the Acad-
envy at o'clock yesterday morning. The
road is a lonely one, and in that distance
there are but six houses. She was seen
to pass the house of Mr.. Amos Hoyt, a
fourth of mile from her home, but after
that was not seen alive, nor did she reach
the Academy. She was not missed till
evening, for her younger brother sup
posed that she had remained at home.
Her father at once
AROUSED THE NEIGHBoRs,
and systematic search was begun on
both sides of the road. Shortly after 8
o'clock Mr.. Cope, one of the party, came
upon her headless body in dense under.
growth of birch, about three rods from
was the third or fourth man to sec it, and,
as his eyes fell upon the sickening sight,
he exclaimed: ''Oh my God - and threw
himself beside the bloody corpse, alter
nately kneeling beside it and embracing
it. The ground and leaves for quite a
space we're
COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH BLOOD,
as was the butt of the tree. The clothing
Of the girl was torn into shrcds, and her
underclothing torn and saturated with
blood. Her dress and chemise were
stripped to her breast, and three bones of
the right hand were broken, as if the
hand had-been struck when vainly at
tempting to ward off blow. The head
was cut off clearly as if cut by a large,
sharp knife. The spinal column was sew
cred between the first and second vcrte-
bra. It was the unanimous opinion of
the physicians that decapitation was per-
formed or began
BEFORE THE GIRL WAS DEAD.
because of the evidence of having bled
freely. 1t was also found that her pri-
vate parts were cut out with a cut as
clear as it would be possible to cut with
an entirely sharp knife. The operation
was without doubt post .mortem, as APP
peared from the bloodless appearance.
The miscreant probably did this to re-
move the traces of rape. Two rings. one
OF plain gold, and one rubber, and gold
enameled breast-pin and earrings. we're
not to be found on the body. The body
was taken home, placed in the same po-
sition as when found, the right leg
doubled under the left, the right arm
laid across the breast, and the left under
the back. Al dawn search was begun by
a large party.
FOR THE MISSING HEAD,
books, and water proof cloak. About s
o'clock Horace Aver found the head part
ly rolled up in the water proof, about IS
rods northwest Of where the body was
found, In the same piece Of woods. 1t
was partially uncovered, resting on the
which was carefully thrown
over it. There was wound on each side,
some inches long, and cut on the top.
On the right cheek there was
wELL-DEF1NED IMPRINT OF A BooT-HEEL,
medium size. There was also cut on
her cheek just in front of the left ear,
that was probably made by some sharp in
strument. A few minutes later the
books were found, and near by heavy
oak stick considerably stained with blood.
AT about 10 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Hill
dreth took one William Drew, of Penn
broke, into custody on suspicion. Drew
is young man % years of age, Of disso-
Lutte habits, and lives about half mile
back Of the woods where the murder was
committed. He is married to woman
fully as dissolute. 1t was thought adj
visable to lock him up. Though there is
as yet no direct proof pointing to him as
the assassin, officer Hildreth was obliged
to draw his pistol OH the crowd when he
locked Drew up at Suncook.
The coroner's inquest was begun and
adjourned to Thursday night.
Moody and Sankey are to begin their
revival work October ;31st in the BROOKLYN
Rink, which hold nearly eight Thousand peo-