The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
JOSIE LANGMAID'S MURDER
THE DEFENCE BY WHICH LAPA0E
HOPES TO ESCAPE.
Tryins 90 Prove nm Abba Plea OF Insan-
tty to De put In ns Inst Resort-A Wit
| ness who has Cont dicted Himself

ness who has Coniradicted Himself
CoNcoRD, N. H., Jan. 10.-Tho trinl OF
Joseph Lapage for the murder Of Joeie Ling
mald was resumed at4 o'clock this afternoon.
Tho number Of spectators was quito az large az
on any day Of the trial, although the latenoss OF
the hour necessarily prevented many living In
the ncichborhood Of the Langmaid family from
being present. The prosecution obtained
Ia yc to reopen their case, and called
Addison N. Oseood Of SuucoOk, mill
owner. who testified that there Ia a boom
ucross the Suncook River near tho woods
in which Josie Langmaids body was found
1t is often used by residents to cross ths river II
that point. This evidence was deemed Of I'M
'portance. az furnishing an explanation Of the
cel,riN with which the prisoner mirht h1vo
rencned the woodcnurp-ts VINO saw him just
after the time the murder - believed TO have
Councillor William r. Norris then briefly fore
Swallowed the line Of defence, when ~ to he
princip liy an alhi. and second lrily, tho insan-
NV nf The prisoner rs shown ny the peculiar
atrOcltv of the killing of Josie Langmaid, as
well ~ by sundry other acts of the prls nef.
Norris, after winch the defence called Joseph
Daignault, otherwise known a. Daniels. At
tOrney- General Cl rk asked the Court 10 have
| the witness, VINO Is a French Catholic, sworn by
| placing his hand uron the Ilible, rather than
by the uplifted hand,which Is the statutory oath
| of New Hampshire.
The Court 90 Mr.. Dolcnaulp DO you con:
/
Mr. Daienault-l do no. Know. not have
| education, but swear to Whatever Won want.
| The laughter which this answer produced In
| diratcd to tho witness that he had not mad O
| himself understood, aud he made haste to say
| that he would tell the truth ns well one way as
| another. In reply to MIR. Norris, he then testi-
| fed tnat no was az work In his blacksmith shop,
| which Is four miles away from Giless woods,
the day Of the murder tie was shoeinR his
horses all tnat morning. Al 10 o'clock that morn
| ing, Joseph Lapage came In, blde him
| good morning. and said he had got lost In the
! woods while coming over. He asked witness
TO 90 out and measure some wood which he
| Uapage) had been chop Ing. witness told him
! tn he would do tnnt somo other time. This
| arrangement was satisfactory TO Lapage, who
| hung around tho shop until half past IL and
| then went away. Witness was sure Of the time
| OF Lapace's visit, because when the latter asked
to have his wood measured witness consulted
| his watch TO see whether he would have titne K
60 TO the woods. Lapare had chopped the wooc
nearly three weeks before the date OF the mur
der. Hc bad finished the job, except piling "
the sticka.
CrOss ex mined ~ Mr.. Slnborn, Dagnaut ad
init ed that he had told detectives that la
PAGES only business with him that DAY was L
yet his axe, witch he left In the woods three
told ANYBODY trat lapase bad callec with refer
ence to having tho wood measured ten days he
| fore the murder Witness admitted having toiC
the detectives who arrested LapaRc that hi
(witnessl was not shOeing a morse when Lapas'
came there. Lapnce Iva no axe when he came
and witness saw none when he went away. Wit
ness never before neafd of "A French wood chop
| per getting lost la tue Allentown woods.
| George Richard. a Canadian laborcr who work
for the previous witness, was next eN iriine'
through an interpreter. lie testified that HI
took a load Of wood into Suncook the mucnin
of the murder, and on his return 10 EoO 4.
he saw Lapare N Joe u iignauit's shop.
| Alter Diief cross-ex animation Of this wit
ness. the court was goJuurued.