Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-15
The Recent New Hampshire Horror.

TGH CoNoonD, N. IT., oct 5.
THB terrible outrage at Penn broke, re
ported late last evening, has aroused In
tense excitement all over the State, and
hundreds are thronging the trains in their
eager curiosity TO visit the scene. The
discoveries of % day have, however, been
few MissJosie Longmaid, eighteen years
old, daughter'of james T. Lon emaid, who
resides a mile and half from the Penn
broke Academy, left home, for the acade-
my at eight O'Clock yesterday morning.
The road is lonely one, and in that dis
lance there are but ak houses. She was
seen TO pass the house of Mr.. Amos Hovt,
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 eight o'clock
MIR. Cope, one of the party, came upon her
headless body in dense underground of
birch, about three rods from the road, a
mile from home. The father was the
third Or fourth man TO see 1t, and as his
eyes fell upon the sickening sight he ex-
claimed: "Oh, my Godp" and threw him
self beside the bloody corpse, alternately
kneeling beside it and embracing it, The
ground and leaves for quite q space were
completely saturated with blood, as was
the butt of the tree. The clothing of the
girl was torn into shreds and her under
clothing torn and saturated with blood.
Her dress and chemise were stripped to
her breast, and three bones of the right hand
were broken, as ifthe hand had been struck
when vainly attempting to ward off a
blow. The head was cut off cleanly, as if
cut by large, sharp knife. The spinal
column was severed between the first and
second vertebre. 1t was the unanlmous
opinion of the physicians that decapita-
tion was performed or begun before the
girl was dead, because Of the evidence of
her having bled freely. The body was
otherwise horribly mutilated Two rings,
one of plain gold and one rubber, and a
gold-enameled breastpin and earrings
were not to be found on the body. The
body was taken home, placed in the
same position as when found, the right
leg doubled under the left, the right arm
laid across the breast and left one under
the back. AT dawn search was begun by
large party for the missing head, books
and waterproof cloak. About eight.
O'Clock Horace Aver found the head part,
ly rolled up in the waterproof about
seventy five rods northwest OF where the
body was found, in the same piece of
woods. 1t was partially uncovered, rest
ing on the waterproof, which was care
fully thrown over it, but not quite con-
cealing it. There was a wound on each
side some inches long, and q cut
on the top. On the right cheek there
was a well defined print of a bootheel,
medium size. There was also a cut on
her cheek, just front of the left ear, that
was probably made by some sharp instru-
ment. A few minutes later the books
were found, and near by a heavy oak
stick considerably stained with blood.
At about ten O'Clock Deputy-Sheriff
Hildreth took one William Drew, of Penn
broke, into custody on suspicion. Drew
is a young man, twenty-five years of age,
of dissolute habits, and lives about half
mile back of the woods where the murder
was committed. He is married to a
woman fully as dissolute. 1t was thought
advisable 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 on the crowd
when he locked Drew up at Suncook
A negro named Charles Woods has also
been arrested on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the crime