Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-26
ANEW PAupsHraE asxRoR.
4 Young Married wc,aap shot p-a,
an Her 0au n1t..~e

fkskiRLE AND MYSTERIOUS AFFAIa-
Old NAN or SIXTY SUSPECTED. Avn A.
fFs1FD FoR rHF MURpTR
A telegram NOM Havcrhill. y IL lan.-
AIRY = 20 the New York Herald SaNs.-A tout
70 O'Clock yeSterisy fpncnuou Mr. Alma
Emerson, vie of John q. EnerSon. az IsISr-
mont, was seated az the stove viii her sev
Ing. Her husband Wa ~ the harm. doing hiN
chores, but. bearing the rrFprt o. "a gun hs
started for the HOUSE. aud l-i,.ld hiS vie SD
Ting just a. NE had Ten her. except that ho.r
head been severed nom the body and hINws
chtirCly 10 pieces. covering the TOR. lrr,r std-
81 Ire room with fieSh. blood ana bra,n.
Iart az the skull went through a psuc M
SlaS>. ana viii such torCe a. only TO break o
iioie The size " the piece sent thrJpnsh. A gus
lay upon the EOar bN ber side I,lf ber 49,.
ton showed that she could not have us..I it
ne holalng her needle n a. about 20 take aa
oTS ren,sir ~ ii ~ wors aT spool and sct.-
uat any one was about the premises eNcNpf
an otd man named sawyer. some II XIV year1
OF age VINO has been arrested on suSniciOn
THF VICTIM 90 THE NURDFP
WAS beiore marriage Miss Aims Merrill aRs
hSionsed to one 81 the best families IN tovs
She was born in oxford but had S,s.rt fae
greater part @ her life Ina Pirrmont wheS,,
she had good educational aaVanfaNps IN.
the past six year she hat been cinpiovrf 90
The toot Corporation n, Lowell. Slef DE-
>crihcd by all who knew her a. q woman az
progressing appearance ami Of many soo1
qualities of mind and chsracfrr Shr Was
little below m,siium height. with light cvrs
ana clear complexion. In figure She was
slender ard very graceful. Since her Ist.
return L. Iicr1nout a. a bride size has takan
an active Part I'm ~" SOclal gatherings Of the
ncighhorhood. and had won maay t-iend.
WIN tact and good taste -lIe had ma a. hsSr
own NOM" pheasant amt attractive - AT WhS
year Of her ago
rHT NVRuFRrR.
me iallliN consisted Of Mr. Enlrr>pn ana
vie aud Moses y. sawyer VINO L. row rnle,
arrest clarECd with The crime. IL - y ma
tive of NrWhurN port Mas aud HUy-nlus
years old. He l. unmarried. While in ! awcIt
Emerson and with the murdered woman Hs
came Ia New Hampshire 90 = i>if fhenl ana "a
ma employment for the winter lie il of me-
oiUtH height, stout build, hOTtt cnmpleNiua
and gray hair ard hcam. lie drr>,6, win
HtatE'>>. appears quite intelligent and hiss
Hot criminal appearance.
THE MURDER
occurred early IN the fprsnp-u. The vsstbe.-
was stormy. and neither Emerson nor Saw
yer went FAR away from homo. Arier break
last Emerson made pheasant remark - his
vile and kissed her. and then went out 10
look after his cattle 10 IL not SuppnSpt that
ne ever saw her alive again. sawyer NJ tho
same time went into the dOoryard 70 cut
wood. IN tho meantime Mr.. Emerson pfs--
formed her ordinary household duties of tns
morning, and then lat down by the fre ~
her co>cy kitchen, Ia DO some sewing The
view looking out OF doors WAS deSalate, but
Nlthln was cheerful and pleasant The room
looked Tidy and pleasant Conspicuous on the
wall near her was the motto. God Bless our
home lt was a pleasing picture o. doraestte
peace and happiness. At "A little paSt ten a
terrible explosion took place in the house
Mr.. Emerson heard II AZ his barn distinctly
and started at once Tor hiS dwelling. The
nearest neighbor. John FLANDERS about C,rty
rods northward, also heard 10 plainly. M
Emerson went through his dOoryar.i- wher.
hc saw Mr.. sawyer ar work-to the house
He opened the door leading into the kitchrs
and for "A moment stood
ALMOST PARALAZEn AT THE SIGHT
Then he raised his arms and gave Shriet
OF anguish and rushed to the street CRYING
My wife My wife" and appearing al
mo>i like maniac. sawyer exclaimed, La
she dead" and went quickly into the house
lhe scene presented was enough 10 sicNrn
and appal the stouteSt heart. WorJs cannot
adequately describe it. In chair by the
stove was the hcadlcSS body Of Mrs FmeT~
son. About three feet from her, and lying
ON the noor, was heavy doublc-barreled
shotgun, the muzzlc pointing toward the
chair. Almost the entire head and neck .ere
blown from the body; all that remained was
small portion OF the lower jaw, which hung
upon her breast, and a small remnant OF the
neck near the backbone. not over an inch in
width. From this headlcSS BODY blood was
squirting IN cOptOus streams and gathering In
pools on the floor. The head was almost
wholly blown 10 atoms and scattered ON ths
ceiling and west and south walls of the room
The largest portion Of the head found was q
piece OF skull about three inches in length br
two in width, which had passed through q
window, breaking piece OF its exact size in
the glass and lodging In the dOOryard. some
ten feet from the house. and within about
lhat distance where Sawyer was at work
a TERRIBLE SCENE.
ON the stove, ceiling, walls and floor were
scattered blood flesh and hair. forming a
scene CHASTITY and revolving 10 all who wit
messed II. The body rested in the chair as
natural as IL i'm life. The feet were on the
fender of the stove; one hand held a piece OF
cloih, while the other graSped a needle and
thread a II 10 take another stitch sn the
work. The position OF the body showed un-
mistakably that not movement Occurrod
after The weapon was fired. The newh Of the
tragedy spread with wonderful rapidffy and
the house was ere long thrOngpd with people
Many came from the neighboring towns aud
before dark hundreds had visited the scene
III would not be surprising II jealousy on tho
part of sawyer was the motive for the muir
der. sawyer talked freely about the matter,
but showed great indifference I'm the after
mont and arrested Sawyer. He manifested
no surprise, and said ne expected 10. and
was willing 10 go.
THREATENED LNNCHING.
Just before the officer left with SAWYER
some men from Bradford, Vt. moved that
he be lynched, and at one time IL was feared
that an attempt would be made to O. l0e the
prisoner from the sheriff; but wiser counsel
prevailed, and lac was taken 10 HaverhiI
jail. Emerson, who was almost insane yes-
terday, was taken 10 his fathers last evening.
BULLS BILLIARD ToURN AMENT-A great
billiard handicap tournament, the first
played i'm England on the American system
began IN London last might William Cook
champion OF England; John Roberts. jr., } o..
Bennett, Louis Kilkenny, =. W. STANLEY and
All leading English players participate I'm the
tournament.
MARRIED.