The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-16
The Josie Langmai1 Murder.

on Thursday says that information has
Just reached st. Adams that John Lepage,
a Frenchman, formerly residing near st.
Adams, had been arrested in New Hamp-
shire for the murder Of Josie Langmaid,
which has created no little excitement, be-
cause this man was arrested for the MUIR
der of Marietta Ball, July "a, 1874.
Lepage lived about half mile from the
school house where Miss Ball taught. He
has always been considered a man of bad
character, and it is thought knows more
about the Ball murder than any one else.
Some time last spring Lepage left st. AL
bans for parts unknown, leaving his family
there. The authorities say he would have
left sooner had he not known he was
strongly suspiconed and watched. His
family some time afterward also left.
Some weeks ago Coroner Farnsworth of
st. Adams learned of Lepage living near
Suncook.
Since the Langmaid murder the authori-
ties at st. Adams, knowing that Lepage
was near Suncook, knowing his bad repu-
tation and the many suspicious banging
about him, concluded to notify the New
Hampshire authorities to arrest him for the
Langmaid murder and make Lepage fully
account for himself Lepage was in the
neighborhood of the scene of the Ball muir
der on the day of It's occurrence. The au-
tborites say he bad opportunity to perpe-
tratc it.
On Thursday, representative of the
Boston Journal visited Lepage's son, and
upon inquiring of him ae to what his father
was doing at Suncook, he stated he was
doing nothing but loafing around and lead
| ing lewd life. The son was then inform
ed of his farther's arrest for the Langmaid
murder and appeared uncoDcerned.
Iy.a g.l LErAeE's RECORD
has been bad. When he was under arrest
for the Ball murder the authorities used
some strategy when examining him. They
did not press him for long statement, but
made it as brief as possible, because they
desired to have him suppose that he would
not be further suspected After Lepagt
was discharged the authorities gave him
close surveillance, and he suddenly de
camped. The people for miles about St
Adams are more confident than ever tina
Lepage is the murderer of Misses Ball ant
Langmaid.
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
A dispatch from Concord, N. H., say
Joseph Lopage, the Frenchman, ARRESTED
at Suncook on suspicion of being concern
ed with the Pembroke murder case, Is still
in Jail III this city. He was visited by al
officer engaged upon the case, who care
fully examined and searched him. Upoi
the vest that he wore were found spots o
stains which it is thought are blood stains
though no chemical analysis has yet BEEF
made. Underneath his pants he wore
pair of overalls. His demeanor when visit
ed by the officers was of stolld indifference
He exhibited no particular nervousness.
Mr.. Sargent was about to search him
when be took from his pocket one-blade
knife and handed it 10 the detective. TIL
knife handle and blade was some four Q
five inches in length, the blade bearn
evidence of having been recently secured
though its edge was not particularly SHARP
r In conversation Detective Sargent sal
he thought the evidences against Lepag
were stronger than against any one else
and, at least, when the remarkable coinc
dence of two crimes of almost exactly u
same character having been committed
, with iepage in the nearly immediate viciI
itv, his acknowledged that he was tray
cling in the woods on the morning of IL
, Pembroke murder, the result of the exam
i nation the matter of the knife, the cha
acter of the man, and in fact the who
chain of clrcumstantial evidence are col
sidered, he thought there were amp
! grounds tor holding him until the matte
can be thoroughly investigated.
, 1t is claimed that the officers at Suncoo
t have evidence that will prove an alib fc
Lepage; that a man named Joseph Daniel
, who lives about five miles from where IL
murder was committed, states that Lepa.
came to his house on the morning of ii
:, murder about ten O'clock, and that he w
seen there by several persons besides hin
self. In giving an account of his wher
abouts on the morning OF the murder,
j his examination, he did not mention tn
I he saw or was seen by Daniels during Il
forenoon.
william Drew, who has been in custod
A since the murder, was released Thursdt
ia afternoon and returned to his home. 1t
|, said that his release was upon certain co
: ditions. Detectives Dearborn and Hildre
Z place some faith In the insane tran
| theory, aud state that in search Thursdf
IS they were within two hours of him and q
reported to be working upon that clue.