, 1875-11-06
A tt nRI8lE COINCIDENCE.
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LApNchLt Az 4A't tNpf. S.--&A l4lek ptAl tAAlk
and trnaic rcminisceuce 10 called up by this bru-
tai murder Of Josie Langmald. 1t ia told by the
editor Of paper puLlipl cd III Bennington, Yer
mout, WHO At tho ttula sl,okcn ot was reatuont
OF rembrokc. Speaking Of The late horror, he
aarH, IL is hit repetition Of one quito as hor-
rible, which WIS cEpotrated OF almost tho eau,o
apot about fortyt1lreo years ago. the vic.im t1cn
being young married lady by the uamc Of
Cochrane, and tho rorpctsatos Ut the crime a
young man who as cmplove.l IN Gochrana's fhtn-
lily uy tnt uanc Of Prescott The affair At tho timo
created. il anything, moro excitement than tic
,.HlibuIA.d hurtor. The partiod lived III Il intrl-
house Hlne way from the iltto village Of Suh-
c''uk. II "as in Tho summer OF tho year, md
tl,s rouns man Prescott. about 10 ysasa Of aare'
@lln Vas ottt III the field moving, cana back tu
tho uiso-tht h,ssl an being awAy in town
a,sd .oll tho no'na,. blooming young fcmale
oF Atout -, that be had cun.e AcTuas aome verY
fins Lernes, aud IL tl, wohld trius ont pa,i
tucy could *'r.cE messs.' She wen. out with
borrlcs, ilendleh desire seized him,
and ha approached her with i'm
proper proposals. sho struck at him with isr
all. and told him that els Bhoull tell her huB-
have him arrested. The young man. nos over
hlleht, sat down upon stone and. rs ho af.er.
ward confeeHe i Ct led. SAYING, ''Well. Bupposc
" u 6o put in jail for It, and dontknoH bnt uhat
la ne soon bo hung rs to go to jail !" no then
rot up, aud, soizing hueo club, he beat the
woman upon tho head, AMI then. after rayIshing
her person. In dragged llcT Ilfcless form Into
tho d: shcs aud fled. The corpse Of tho womsn
was foanl after d long search, and in due
COURSE % Of tine I'm tho young man vas arrested arg
Wa then tho Sheriff Of IIopkinsou, and kept tho
Honsiuton Jail, rcsi1ing 10 part OF the build
ing with his wife aud only tisnHhtor, young
woman the VITO Of eoa can ain by The nans
OF l:oners Chase, the yosng woman being Tho
mother nt Two CHILDREN, ons a girl about year
nnd n half old, and littIo son OF only two days.
Tan' p0lIulace were 90 oxcited over the murder
th"t 1t Vas tcsolsed to lsnch young Prescott,
there being no longer nny DOUBT u Ills
Eui!s, III be had confessed the crime On the
night that tho iynch'ng was to bo carried ont
tho SheriR and hlB nifo were away out Ut town.
lud tho yonnS motbor wns left Aouo With tho
kcys IN that large Jail. Tho attack was mado By
the nfuriated Dopnlace, but tho frail tbilor had
mot gam their object. But In consequence Of
the excitement nud fright Of tho attempt At
lynching. tho young mother was thrown INTO
couvu]sons. aud diod that night In the most In
torse agony. The babT lived aud grew IN to be
man. The little g!rt died In about SIX weeks
after her moshor. and tho grave was then opoucd
aud tho cbfd laid by Its mothers eide.
In coa1se OF timo thu LAW took iia course. aud
Young Prescott was executed By the Sheriff,
and the pembrolse part Of the trpgedy WAS tor
who WAS at zes during tho trial and tmprisot,-
msnt OF the culprlt and its attendant fatalities,
bad now landed, and hurried bono to moot ha
wife and expected children. Ho stopped on tho
way, and IN looking over 4 paper in tho ho,ol
saw for tho htat lime sn account OF the Penn
broke murder. the attempt 1t lyuchlug, tho
b;1th Of his cbilu, and tho ead death Of his
wife aud young daughter. lie remained
a wlaower for four or flva years. and
tflon nhIrea again. resolving tnat hfs Hec-
ond Wife sf,outd not bs loft alone while ho WAS
away IN much. SO Oil hls next voyage he took
her with him iu his ship, and the ship Was run
down by Il larger vessel aud ali on board wase
druwned. The boy that was born IN tho Jail WAS
nsuled Robert 1roen Chanc, and grew up, being
educated fnr tho E'lscopa! clergy, md settled in
fhs}Adephla. He married and 1Ad cue daugh.
ter. About ten years ago Ar, Chase and lls
wife, ACCOM- ranIed by ther little daughter, whllo
at AEate,lug-olacc. went out for = days boating.
aeatn>t the wishes Of the lfttls glrl who begged
Of t4em not to 20; storm arose, tho boat cap.
r'zca. aud the little airl alone waa rescued, bhs
Ia now living in Philadelphia.