The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-14
MURDER MOST FOUL.


and Beheaded by an UnkndMyn Fiend.
The full particulars of the frightful
murder of Miss Josephine Longnaid, at
Pembroke, N. H., brief mention of which
has been heretofore made, are as fol
lows
Josie, the victim, was young lady
Is years of age, the daughter of James
f. and Sarah Longmaid She was per-
son of the most agreeable and pleasing
manner, of the best character, and of a
kind and affectionate disposition. Sheis
described by one who knew her best as
girl that had not an enemy In the
world. In personal appearance she
was very prepossessing, having fine,
erect figure, pleasant face, and
full, intellectual brow, over which
fell an abundance of waving brown hair.
The parents are well known in the town
as well-to-do farming people, respected
by all, and family the peer of any IN
the vicinity. The desire of the parents
was to give their children an education
that should fit them for the duties of
life, and as soon as they reached an age
that would permit they were sent to
the academy at Pembroke. The fall
term commencing about six weeks ago,
Josie and her brother resumed their
studies, going to the building in the
morning, and returning at night to their
home, walking the distance, nearly two
miles, when it was not convenient Tor the
father to take them with his horse. Yes
terday the brother, Waldo, started for
school in advance of his sister, leaving
her to make a call at neighbours and
then follow him, he going on to his
tasks. After making her call Josie
started on after her brother, and was
next seen by Deacon Gle, whom she
wished good-morning in happy voice,
as he met her, half mile beyond the
place of her visit, and at least one
next seen, a cold and mangled corpse.
At school her absence was noticed, but
it was explained by the supposition of
Waldo that she had returned home from
some reason. On his return home at half
past 5 o'clock in the afternoon, inquiry
was at once made for Josie, but no one
could tell her whereabouts. An alarm
was at once raised, and general search
for the missing girl commenced. The
fear that foul play was connected with
the sudden disappearance drew the at
tention of the searchers at once to
lonely, retired spot in the road, through
which the girl must pass. Slowly with
lanterns and torches they proceeded
through the thick underbrush and
tangling vines, over the marshy
soil, peering under fallen logs and
trees, till, at last, mangled and
fearfully disfgured, her head severed
from her body and not to be seen, her
body frightfully cut, portions having
been taken away, all that remained OF
the once happy and innocent young wo-
man was found. Mr.. Daniel r. Copp,
of Suncook, was the first to discover the
body, and, giving the alarm, soon
brought the others of the party, includ-
ing the crazed and grief stricken father.
Words cannot describe the scene as, lit
by the Pickering light of the torches, he
gazed on the work of fend whose like
has never been known, unless that of
Evans, the Northwood murderer, may be
considered counterpart.
At an early hour the following morn
ing the woods and fields were filled with
men eagerly seeking after the head of
the unfortunate girl that had been sew
cred from the body. At about 8 o'clock
cry from one OF the men announced
that the discovery had been made, and
about seventy-ive rods from the spot
where the trunk was found lay the sew
cred head wrapped up in the water
proof the victim had worn. Previous to !
this discovery careful examination of
the ground near the roadside revealed
47lx for
her days study, an apple, and the club
with which the assault had been first
made. This-a red oak stick, three feet
and eight inches in length, of square
14-inch timber-had been newly whitfield
at one end, to give convenient handle.
On the weapon were stains OF blood;
this, when found, was broken in three
pieces, and appears to have been broken
by the blow given the unsuspectlng girl.
These articles were, with the head, taken
at once to the house of Mr.. Lcngmaid,
and the inquest made. Drs. Phil |
lips, Laraby, and Hildreth made
an examination of the body, /
and found the head bruised to a
jelly where it had been struck cut on
the cheek, front of the ear, three inches |
in length the right cheek cut and |
bruised badly, and also the prints Of the
keel of a boot, as though the murderer
in his fury had stamped upon his help /
less victim. The head was severed COM
pletely from the body, between the first
and second vertebrae of the spinal
column. The right hand was bruised,
and the bones badly fractured, which
indicated that the hand had been thrown
up to protect the head and received a
portion of the blow. A picture more
horrible cannot be imagined than that
room presented, and crime more ter
rible never committed than that perpe- |
trated by this human hend.
VOracity of the Pickerel.
The rapid growth and extraordinary