Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-07
EVENING STAR.
THURsDAY.........O October 2. Is.s.
The Murdered school Girl In New
Ham Dshtre.


DISCOVERY OF JOSIE LANGMArp's HrAp-
ARREST OF THE POSSIBLE MURDERER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SEARCH
FOR THE MISSING ONE.
A telegram 70 the New York Tribune from
Concord, n. h, Oct. s, says:-The terrible
outrage AZ Pembroke, reported late last eve
ming, has aroused intense excitement all over
the state, and hundreds are thronging the
trains In their eager curiosity 90 visit the
scene. The discoveries OF to-day have been
few. Miss Josie Langmaid, is years OF age.
mile and a half from the Pembroke acaie-
my, left home for the academy at O'Clock
yestercay morning. The road Is a lonely
one, and m the distance OF mile and a half
there are bus six houses. josie was seen 10
pass the house OF Mr.. Amos Hoytt, a fourth
of mile from her home, bet after that sh e
was not seen alive, nor did she reach the
academy. She was not missed until even
ing, for her younger brother supposed that
she had remained at home. Rer father at
once aroused the neighbors, aud systematic
search was begun on both sides OF the road.
shortly after So'clock, Mr.. Cobb, one OF the
party, came upon her headless body 10 "A
dense underground OF birch, about eight rod :
nom the road, and a mile from home. Tue
father was the third or fourth man 10 see IL,
and, as his eyes fell upon the Sickening sight.
ne exclaimed, "Oh, my God" and threw
himself beside the bloody corpse, alternately
kTeeling beside IL and embracing ~. The
ground and leaves for quite a space were
completely saturated with blood as was the
outt OF the tree; Tie clothing OF the girl was
tom into shTeds The bones OF the right
hand were broken. as n the hand hat been
struck wht n vainly attempting 10 warI on
blow. The head was cur of cleauly, a Il
oy large sharp knife The spinal column
was severed between the first and se ,and
NeTteIbrP. IL was the unauimogs O-iuf,u All
The hySiclaDs that decapitatlon was per-
ioimed, or begun before the girl was dead
bScause OF the prOfuSe evidence OF her hav.
ing blCd so freely. TIE body was Ofherwi -,
brutality mUtllated. Two rings. one Of plain
gold and one OF rubber. AMI "A gold ena m aIe 4
"A Ia M /
on the body.
Tie body was taken home by the neigh
horS and placed i'm the same position "a Theu
found, the right les doubled under the left
the right arm laid across the breast, the left
one under the body. At dawn. search wa
begun by large party FOR the missing heal
hooks, ard waterproof cloak. About eight
O'Clock Horace Aver found the head, partl y
rolled up in the waterproof about seventy
i've rods northwest of where the boty was
found. in the same piece OF woods. II was
partially uncovered resting on the water.
proof, which was carefully thrown over il.
but not quite concealing IL. There was a
wound on each side, several inches long and
cut on the top; on the right cheek there
was a well-defiOed imprint Of a boot heel OF
medium size. There was also a cut on her
cheek, just in front of the left ear, that was
probably made by some sharp instrument
n few minutes later the books were found
and near by heavy oak stick, considerably
stained with blood.
AT about ten O'Clock Deputy Sheriff HI.
dreth took one VIM. Drew, of Pembroke, into
custody on suspicion. Drew is young man
| p years of age, of dissolute habits, and lives
| about half mile back of the woods where
the murder was committed. He is married
| TO woman equally dissolute. IL was thought
| advisable 10 lock him up, though there is yet
| no direct proof pointing TO him as the asSas,
sin. Officer Hildreth was obliged TO draw
| his pistol on the crowd when he locked Drew
| up at Suncook. The coroner's inquest was
begun and adjourned TO Thursday.
later telegram says that the funeral ol
Miss Josie Langmaid took place yesteriay
| at Concord, and was attended by large con
course of people. A tramp has been arrested
at Lowell, Mass, on suspicion of having
committed the murder, but no proof has thu,
tar been developed 10 fasten the guilt upon
| The parties arrested.