The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-22

trunk, and fcrociously gashed away at
his victims person.
The only booty gained by the murder
consisted of Il plain gold ring, Il breast
pin, Il portemonnaie containing five
cents, and a few other trinketS of little
value. Having secured these, the man
wrapped the mangled head in 4 shawl
which the girl had worn, took it a hun
bred rods deeper into the woods and
deposited it there. Beyond this point
there is no trace of him.
TIE SEARCH AND THE DISCOVERY.
When Waldo returned from school ut
6 O'Clock that evening the family first
learned that Josie had not been at her
desk during the day, and he that she
had not remained ut home. The new
of her disappearance spread rapidly. A
call was made for help, and several hun
bred of Mr.. Longmaid's Suncook neigh
bors rallied to join in the search.
Josie was easily traced to the point
NIltIt sic vas lust SctI Ill tlt lott. IL
was dark by this time. A line of men
was formed, lanterns were lit, and by
their uncertain light the searchers, tax
ING a broad sweep, struck into the dis
nal woods. Progress was difficult and
slow; it was not till nearly Q o'clock
that the spot was reached.
a Mr.. Copp, familiar with the woods
and Il little in advance of the line, stunt
blcd 0ver Il straw hat, caught in the
twisted root of a tree. Inside the hat
were great spots of blood. Ten feet
further on he found the mutilated body
of Josie Longmaid. One hand was ly-
ing on the white bosom. The limbs
were crossed and partially covered with
torn remnants of apparel.
Mr.. LOn@maid was not ten feet behind
Mr.. Copp. Almost at the same instant
the father caught sight Of the body, and
with Il piteous cry flung himself upon
the ground beside it. The mel gath
cred around with their lanterns and
learned the full extent of this most hOr-
rible Of crimes. The father and the
brother, both frantic with grief, were
led away. Some one thrcwa cloak over
the poor, manglcd body, and it was
borne from the place.
The search was resumed inthc morn
inc, when the head was found 4 quarter
Of Il mile or more furthcrinto the wood.
Josie Longmaid was buried on Wednes-
day in Chichester, where she had form
criy lived.
TIE ARREST OF WILLIAM DREW.
Almost every community has is
Scapcgoat. In SuncO0k this position is
held by an ill-visa@cd youngman known
as Bill Drew. lie is a drunken nc'cr-
do-wcll about twenty-five years of ace
father Il thief, mother Il hag. home Il
howell, and connections and record ex-
cecdingly diSreputable.
The farmers of Suncook were not
long in gathering up their abstract in
dignation and concentrating it upon the
head of the ugly rough who had stolen
their chickens, inSUltcd their daughters
and quarrcled and fought about their
streets. There was really no positive
ground for suSpcctin@ that Bill Drew
did this deed, but his bad name alone
was enough TO convince worthy people
who had indiStinct notions OF evidence.
There was 4 universal cry for his arrest.
The Boston detectives who were work
inc mp the ease could find no circum-
pointing to Drew's guilt. "No
natter" cried the usually quiet and or
derby citizens, now become a frenzied
mob, "hc is just the critter to do it,
and we'll have him dead or alive. The
that murdered Josie Lon@maid
knew them woods, and nobody knows
better than Bill Drew"
\ rumOr that Drew. who had once
worked for Mr.. Lon@maid, was known
to have made insulting proposals to
who had promptly rejected them
and threatened to inform her father of
the insult, followed by another inc
that the heel of Il gailcr-boot belonging
TO Drcw'S wife and sometimes worn by
him corrcSpondcd to the print upon the
girls cheek, was enough to
convince the few that still doubted.
Constable lIildreth, constrained by the
overwhelming public sentiment, started
out to arrest the only man whom the
of Smcook deemed wicked
enough to have committed the murder.
Mr.. IIildreth found Drew on the road
walking toward HoOksett, Il few miles