The New York herald., 1876-10-16
THE BUCKSPORT TRAGEDY.


FURTHER DETAILS OF THE HORRIBLE AFFAIR
PARTICULARS OF THE TRIPLE MURDER AND
DISPOSITION OF THE BoDIEs--ARRxsT OF THE
FIBNDIsH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AMONG
THE NEIGHBoRs.
BANGOR. Me-. Oct. Is, 1875.
The particulars OF the Bucksport tragedy, which
havo been received here shows It to have been
the most shocking affairs committed In New Eng
land. A house discovered 10 be fire about mid.
night in which reside Captain Trim, retired snip
MASTER seventy old, his daughter, Mrs Melissa
Tnaycr about thirty years OF age and her little four
ycRrold daughter Josephine. In tho morning an ex-
animation resulted in finding their remains and other
evidences that prove conclusivoly that the Inmates
were brutay murdered and the house then get fire
to shield the deed which was undoubtedly committed
for money
DETAILS
Mrs. Thayer, early Friday evening, went to neigh.
boris to mako call and started 10 return about eigh
O'Clock and in tho morning could be iound In the
road far fron the house, discovered worstsd
s'cloud,n which she her head, and broken
comb, pair OF rubbers and q veil, all covered with
blood There was from this spot bloody trail, show
ing that the woman had been murdered there and
dragged 10 side Of the road and left for awhile
The murderer must then have gone the barn. wnere
Captain Trim, who went out to what was up.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
He was attacked and in turn murdered and his body
left in the carriage house. The child thsn, in
some unknown way, put out OF existence, and tho
house was ransacked for little time and quite
booty must have been obtained, as Mrs Thayer il
known 70 have had from $7Oo to $500 in the house,
and her father s supposed 10 have nad considerable
more.
MRS rHArRR's BODY.
Tho murderer having secured his plunder next re-
turned to the road and took the body Of Mrs.
Thayer, dragged It through tho wood down over .
roc-y place. and finally, by roundabout way,
reason her remains were not discovered until late In
tho day, and whea found = was only BY dragging
through the burned and Dlackcned hay.
FIRING HOUSE,.
The nend then sot tho house on fire, undoubtedly
thinking u would be shield against discovery The
fire burnod for time, and alter tho attempts
extnguish Il by the neighbors, who were attracted
to the spo. by the confagrason, the forenoon was
spent in examination OF the premises II was somo
tmo before tho lady's remains we're found.
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
AS soon as ~ inc ,sc.s we're known n .nS CITY an
tons possible taken. The country people were
greatly excited, and all At once took hold to do what
clew could DO found that led to the discovery OF the
murderer's identity, and II seemed hopeless task
throw any light on the mysterious affair.
however learned that In the latter part Of the
forenoon person had been about eight miles
distant from the OF the tragedy at daybrcak who
appeared rather strange He said that going
Hampden TO tell there how Captain Trims family had
been murdered and his house burned NO person IN
that vicinity indeed. no person except the murderer,
the neighbors kne~ the extent Of tho crime
at that early hour, and this seemed quito conclusive
proof that he the murderer, who was excited
what he had done that he could not ncp showing
his guilt
ARREST or THE MURDERER
He followed and arrested about half-past two P.
NJ. at Hampden His name is Frank Saunders, and no
has been that vicinity for time hanging around
dong but little. Great excitement has prevailed IN
city aud 10 Bucksport this horrible tragedy,
and the people ANXIOUS that Saunders should no
bc tho msnand there Is little doubt that he s-should
suffer for IT, There Is also much Indignation the
fact that the law imposing capital punishment was
pcacd last winter tho general opinion being that hang
ing is TOO light punishment for such crime.