Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-21
General News.
Execution and Confession Of Jose oh La
Pare.

Joseph La Page. the French Canadian
who murdered Miss I.angmaid under cir
! cumstances of peculiar atrocify and brutal.
| ity, at Pembroke. n. H.. Oct 18th. 1875.
was executed Friday, at Concord. y. II.
| lie was very cool and self poSs and
met his fate with stolid Indifference. He
confessed to having been the murderer OF
Miss Ball Mt 1t. Adams. VT. IN 1874. and
also OF Josie LaugnaiI. giving . very min
ute account of both crimes
lie remained perfectly quiet tor nearly
one-hali hour when he suddenly mniioutd
Tor the Warden and Deputy 10 take chair
near him. Amer they had seated them
selves ne suddenly dropped upon biz knees
aud said II Nil 1af Yes, Kill two gal /,
too bad. too bad " Aud he sobbed aud
cried most bitterly. aud after getting COM
posed he msdc the following statements
lie leit SunconN about six o'clock A NJ. /;
went to the bakers about seven, then went
across the bridg" 10 the corner made by
the highway, and the railroad LETT the axe
aud coat there aud went across the lots
across the bridge. taking his stick from the
woodpile indicated on the map; then across
the road and met the girl. lie struck her
with the stick, aud when lie struck -lc
threw up ner maud, and the cut upon il wss
caused by the blow Of the stick. he then
A''N W. ihtp i'it "ttai~ hllil tub ttA IL I
head with his knife; carried ire head 10
where II was found. aud then went To tn,
brook aud washed his hands. kuifc and
coat He then nearly doubled himself
back To the place where he ieit tl.. cast
aud axe. and then went up the rur 10 he
place Indicated. where hc hid the wallet.
ring. etc. and little further on len his
coat aud axe. He then went on scross-lot-
Ia John ID. ). He then took the highway
back "a Suncook. taking his coat and axe
with him. He got back to Suncook at 6 H.
NJ His wife burned two coats and two
caps four or tive days after, and told him
he was a bad man. She did not want him
any more. He had no clothes Ia the house.
His wife did not burn up the clothes be
cause they were bloody, but because they
got into quarrel.
The girl had been dead twelve TO fifteen
minutes before h. cut oil her head He cut
her head oil with knife washed the knife
IN about five minutes and cleaned 1t by
sticking il into the ground, ard rubbed the
blood of his coat. Did not stamp on er
head or face; simply turned her head with
his foot wheu cutting of the head. lie
then indicated on the diagram where Mr.
Laugmaid could lnd the wallet. ring. etc.
aud said that the testimony Of the Doctors
from Boston about the blood was all true.
III Nit Nh-H'i t"h HatI- tl pants tue
next week. aud bis big coat he len IN The
woods. The blood on hi. hands he washed
all clean.
TIIE HALL MJRpER.
In regard 20 the Ball murder. the clair.
voyant from Bennington told II jl-t a. il
was exactly; told my road, my house. and
the number Of my children; the house va,
n big black one; told about small house
too; put the dress under log; the man
who sworc TO seeing me every hour was a
good man aud did not lie; did not know
anything about me; my boy, came home
from -. Adams about +, and | worked fast.
so they did not think had been away.
The confession OF the Ball murder was
full. the point. being Indicated by him
upon the map.