, 1875-01-24
CRIME.
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Details of the Horrible
Murder Near Hav-
erhill, N. H.
The Woman Literally Behead:
ed by a Charge from
g SHOTGUN.
The Perpetrator of the Deed a
Visitor of the Family.
he Is Arrested, and Barely Escapes
Lynching.
Exciting Pursuit Of Two Mur-
derers Near Bedford,
Ind.
Tho Villains Surrounded, With a Pros
pect Of Being LyRched.


. Minor Criminal items.
A SHOCKING MURDER.
PARTICULARS or TIE HORRIBLE cn1A1 NEAR
HAvERHILL. n. H.
5peeie1 Dnpatch to 3,h4 Caieago Tribune.
HAvEnHuL, N. H., Jan. 2S.-A murder WAS
committed on Friday morning in N old home
stead near here. which for shocking brutality
and terrible wickedness Ia hardly paralleed in
the criminal history OF the State Tho house is
shout rn.les from Pierrnont Village, and nearly
the same distance from Bradford, vt. The
victim xss before her marriage, only month
ago, to John P. Emerson, Hiss Alma Merrill.
and she belonged to one Of the best families in
town. sao WAS born in Oxford, but
had spcnt the greater part of her
life in Piermont, vhero she had good
educational advantages, and the past SIX years
she had been employed on the Boot corporation
in Lowell. She was woman OF prepossessing
appearance, a little below medium height She
was in the 25th year Of her age. The family con-
s1sted Of Mr.. Emerson md wife and Moses B.
Sawyer. On Friday morning, IT alittle past 10,
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
took place in tho house. Mr. Emerson heard it
1t luis barn distinctly, and started ut once Tor his
dwelling. The nearest neighbor, John F1an-
ders about 40 rods northward, also heard
it plainly. Mr. Emerson went through
his dooryard, where he saw Mr. Sawyer at work.
Going to the house, he opened the door leading
INTO tho 9itcnen' auu 1of n.c1t t;a n.ss
and gave ehriok Of anguish aud rushed to the
etrcet. crYine, "h1y wife!" s. Ny wife" and ap-
pcaring Almost ~ IKE nau.ac ~ - hnnsa
" Is she dead :: ano Won. au''At' 11'o WIS ooue''
In cna1r py 1ne btose "@e .-,
TIT fod. fso noba Pr W IA !rn an tbe too,
About tnreo iecs 3rom ni aaa " tuo to
WaH heavy dounla,par1eleo ano'n. . .uv o.. nuz@
zle pointing to"ara 1no caa. a1n1os. f ~, w ~
ire head ana neek wefe % n.o%n o ltul .oe ~ poy ~
a. sna: 1oa a;a,' 49,, ,,nor her hraoat md
lo"eI JAM, WILL t"u6 IPoa ~ ~ - Ais, - 49, "
small remnant OF INC 1acA ngal sap ~ J3ne:
nos o;Sa ~ en a,n.+;na - con,on. atreams and
BODY o!ooo was spulS eop,oe n rha Ssl haad aa sna
ealnetlnf III Vpnle ~ 10y uto-a" s,5 eo.t.srea ~,
Almost Mnoh5 ol9"n " Aso1' eout1 eou VII ~
tho ceinng n nno ,s, "ess 1uu 1o+;o,, ~ tha b.sd
INC room. lug tas'. no,,t = ;,.e,,as ~
1oan4 1 vas Psso .;d.h "; IA -,h;oh ha1 n,aae5
tenGth py t"9 III 11tn, -"oa ie ~ =. s.at
{nrongn "lnao", o1s tlaiG r. ~ aaaroa-d ..o
slze IN 6ne 10 g1ass auu @ Hs 80 .,tS;n :tao',t
eouo ~ teo. 4to Ir" W o, So 80 .t .xorE
that o'stance VI Mnio SAYS. 49, ~ ~.
% IN Inc stUto, s, ecnf' 1asS ' w. hair rnrro;n" ~
acat.eeu o ..s.aIi';n@s % ~ oil uho 1x;tnas..d
acoae bA"et5 o"~ As'oA'AA6 w. MA ~
II.
TUE noDa 6hxrAo ~ a. 80 80 e-1 orea. ~. ~, +.,-
as nssuial a. IN lne: L.e toIt III ~ ~ enth
oet OF tno stoso ono u5.o ] ueaI ~ t,r.es s.. -.
Hnlla tue o1usr elasi'1u uoe4o - Io ~. 49,; -
II 70 taAa auotnet ee!te9 ~ ss ~ .1.t ~
tlon u tne oouy sno"ou M .i.a ,aao .rs. t;ro1
"9veonL eeuiiea 10 sne III esd.-5;
lne news ~ NY .aa5eoy ne1o-1 "s 49, +i,,,,t-e5
1ai."tY, 11u @oe Hous7 80 4s,,1, Seo;~hhnr;,,
"ltn peop'e. M1uy Gau9 95a a5oW Ias s;ss;4aS ~
towns, and before dark hundreds had mated a the
acene' oa"sss @Rpsa4ou ia ~ Ey,,.~sn1
aoo H., 1'e,,ae a~>A0 i;tt1a villa
% %"eus tu'o tno aouos - tIsa+ ha .rss
ne1ole suo e1p4os'un "as oo01u e1" 49,. a,r1a7
tno iass 10 Sn.er sne noaoe a,,.t +,,a -aat
occurred 6aHSe1 1alAoo a1oe15 "oo''S '4s 4n". =
ter, out "
SLOWED 9nEAT 1sp1FfEaSseI; spLF:E Msesn-.,,+ -
IN tne AFTERNOON UePusy-oncl1n Ho"en :san+s5 "en
i1efmont aou at1estco SAWYER. n ~ S .s.
no sufprlse anm saaa 10 ~ - ~ ~ h.nd
VIII WILLIE " ~ +hs ,r,.onar ru1 said thare vas no
calls npon n1a w r5,souos ns.u T} o~,,a
need OF IT, az ne anouo not 'un faat
eneo upon oawye1, ana se ~ "as
noase 1roely a4pressSu ~ ate ,v;th sawva
gy Juss peioIo ane " nronoaed thnt ha
aonie mon 1lom oIFolotu, ~, ~ fe,rsJ tbat
be lypenea, ano o. one hime, ~. W. ,be nrsonnr
an a1tempt woa!o pe PEI naGe ~ cnssi % nEaraila5
from tne one1aA' oo' "1s71 eo"A"eA sAo'"@@'o0'
ano Ae mus ,, ,,r,,,n,,, ,.n
1KEN TO nAvEEhIn al1.est ;,asaa 49, v.,+ona.v
Emerson, #ho Mas anost s.; lnsaHe '1s;;ss' R;s 10y
was taken 10 us 1a.ness last an c;va 40 ~ ;n.
aon 1 Is a!mont oet nIoneu. anu Ao 'Sn e1'o A' LIZ
1e1!5ont Account VI tue 1nnn. x,;,.+;or vsa
Eass ose'3oS poS'-ano1ten. ]o.,nd ~ ha
mace ana tae pouv ,.,,, VIZ iu en.,I;+;o, ~
.+ot i,. I .oo% nnt ~ fha house It
INV tAo htscACH VI oAo "Hy Wv - s..S-..-