Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-22

HE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF MISS BALL
AND Mss LASoxAIp-HB ASrEcKDESTs.-
Joseph lie Paige, who was arrested at Sun
cook, N. H., on Wednesday last, ON sus
picion of having murdered Miss Langmaid.
is Frenchmsn. some As or so years Of age.
On the day of the murder he was in the
woods from morning until noon, hunt
ing, as he says, for timber for an axe-helve.
some six miles from the Scene of the muir
der. and there is report that during the
morning he was seen at a grist mill about
mile and half from the scene. When he
was arrested blood was found on his cloth
ing. and there is no doubt whatever but
that he was somewhere in the woods east of
SuncOck on the day of the murder Detect
i've Sargent and the City Marshal, of Con-
cord. keep him in close confinement. sway
from interviewers, and will work up the
case without the aid of the populsce. Some
day next week the detective and, it is ex-
pected, the Attorney General. of New
Hampshire, will 20 to St. Adams and look
up the his antecedents, which will of course
involve an inquiry into his possible oonnec-
ton with the murder of Miss Ball
In regard to lie Paige's antecedents and
his suspected connection with the Ball
murder, the St. Adams Messenger SAYS:
As nearly as We can learn. he came to St.
Adams about three years ago from sonic
town in Canada between Montreal and Que
bee. His family consisted of hi' wife and
childre n, the Oldest son being some IS or
90 years. lie was farm laboSer, when he
did anything at all and had a bad reputation
for wiie-beating, drunkenness and follow
ing after strange woman. When be was
arrested and examined for the murder of
Miss Ball no particular suspicion attached
to him, but that was the time when they
was examining everybody who lived on the
East Hill. lie lived near the Chemical
Works, by the Brainerd mill pond, and on |
his examina alton he swore that the day of |
the Ball murder he was at work on his !
land. 1t has since been ascertained that |
this was false, for he was out berrying. |
Such being the case 1t is not impossible that |
he could have murdered Miss Ball and re- |
turned home without any suspicious alb |
sehce- he teStlneO before Justice Farms |
worth that he had seen Miss Ball pass in
the road, while he was at work in the field, |
between her school-house and boarding |
place, on several different occasions.
Last spring the family removed to San
cock and most of them obtained work in
factory. Some time since his SOD return
ed to ST. Adams, leaving there, as he alleg-
ed, on account of his fathers brutality, and |
ne is now at work on the East Hill
In the absence of any further knowledge.
1t would be premature to form opinions
now, but it is a coincidence more or less
unfortunate TO the suspected man that he
should have been 50 near two murders 20
similar. Ii will be remembered that there
were evidences that Miss Balls person had
been washed. after the murder. The same
is true of Miss Langmaid. If it should
prove true (Which we hardly dare hope)
that the New Hampshire authorities now
have in safe keeping. the doubly-dyed vii
lain and monster, who has bereft two COM
munltIes of those who was among their fair
est and best. an immeasureable sense Of re-
lief will come to US all, and the only regret
that will remain Except, of course, the
regret for his deeds) will be that he has not
two deaths TO die in expiration.