The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15
a 5duction and Probable Murder, In
volving Waldo County Parties.

way lug W a1uO SOuAty dfC1eSs
Thursday of last week Il aesper ate as
sault wa made in highway Of Dixmont,
upon Lyman Croxtord. a respected citizen
of that town by one John ". Richards, a
man of - year The assault which was
made with a large sled stake, arose from
some matter OF dispute between the par
ties CroXtord sustained so serious injuries
it il feared he may not survive
Richards effected HE escape from that
place and came to Lewiston, where upon
the Androscoggin Block he found girl OF
his acquai ntanoe "a Miss Lila Nudgett
whose parents reside in Jackson. Miss
Mudgett was induced by him to elope.
The pan went 10 Portland, and thence by
boat to Boston. finally taking rooms as
man and wife at 4 hotel in Lawrence,
Mass. Following the departure of Rich
ards from thi% city, officer Reed of Dix
mont rtne to Lewiston and conferred
with Marshal Snow, who sent kilograms
in all directions.
Officer Reed waited in this city until
Tuesday Finding nothing Of the scamp,
he Went to Boston to continue the search
A. J. Mudgett, the father of the girl, came
to this city Tuesday afternoon, urging
Marshal Snow to put forth every endeavor
to capture his daughter and Richards, and
then went 10 Boston. Thursday night
Marshal Snow received information that
the pair were i'll Lawrence. He autographed
to the chief OF police in Lawrence, and to
IL, of, r. &, a
Mr. midget and Reed and they went to
Lawrence and finally captured the miscrc-
ants, and to-day the party passed through
this city en- route for DiXmont
1t seems that the young lady in the ease
has hitherto borne u good reputation
among her neighbors at jackson, Maine.
She is the niece Of Richards wife.
II is a sad affair to u large family. us
Richards, the prisoner, Mudgett, the father
of the girl, Croyiord, the man lying at the
point Of death. and Peabody, who is in
pursuit, are all related by having married
four sisters
Miss Mudgett attempted TO escape, and
was spirited by a hackman TO disreputa
bic house nj Il point between Lawrence
and llaverhill. The girl was at once taken
to join the party in their return to Maine.
She is reported to appear less penitent
than her paramount
richards coniesscs his double crime 1t
seems that Richards and CroXford married
sisters, and there had been Il feeling be-
tween the men for some time. Jan. 30th,
both men went from DiXmont to Winter
port, to sell hay, and were returning,
when CroYtord LETT his team and got on
richards sled and dispute arose, fol
lowed by rough and tumble fight. in
which CroXtord was thrown to the ground
when Richards struck hisl on the head
with a sled stake, and would have Killed
him on the spot had not :, third party p-
teriered. Lewiston journal, 9th.
Professor Archer the British Executive
Commissioner to the Centennial Exhbi-
ton recently read a paper before the Lon
don Society of Arts in which he spoke
words of glowing praise about the exhi-
bnion, OF which the following is sum-
mary:
AS a general rule the American exhibits
We're OF such excellent quality and so care
fully displayed that the exhibitors were
evidently alive to the vast Importance OF
the competitions No one who has only
seen their weak efforts in the European
exhibitions could have expected such SUI
perlor manufactures in metal works, tex
tiles, and especially in chemicals, which
were shown by them. AS to the general
success of the exhibition there could be no
doubt. The attendance far surpassed that
of any previous exhibition. After bearing
testimony to the unbounded hospitality of
the Philadelphia and to the widespread
kindliness of feeling for England and Eng
lishmen, he remarked that he believed
that the effect of the exhibition on Amer
lea would be most beneficial The great
cities had received wholesome and DOW
erful stimulus to strive in the race for
higher culture and more esthetical feeling,
and with the general public from all parts
the effect would have been to dispel lnnu-
merable errors, preiudices and false esti-
mates
The Chairman said that the Exhibition
OF Philadelphia was, without exception,
the creates, exhibition ever held in the
world, and it had constituted happy
means of celebrating the centenary of
American Independence. The Americans
Ldhc up tLluS,S III IL WOuueIlul way Inoy
like to do them on a giant scale. and they
certainly succeeded. AS to their hospital
ity, they give free passes from one end of
the Union to the other, they entertain Wis
itors at their houses and their hotels in a
most lavish manner; they like to make a
Britisher feel free of the country, and there
was real good feeling toward this coun-
try underlying all their tall talk