The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-20
La Page Confesses.

Marietta Ball, crime that shocked this
northern portion Ufthe State more intense
ly than il had ever been before. Not
long afterwards he removed to Suncook,
y. H., and in October 1875 he outraged
and horribly murdered aud mutilated
Miss Josie Langmaid, a young school
girl Of 10. In all its details this was the
most horrible crime ever committed in
New England. a few hours before his
execution he motioned the warden and
deputy to take seats near him, and sudden
ly dropping on his knees, in broken En-
glish and with sobs of bitterness. he cried
II kill gal! Yes kill two gal. Too bad !!
Too bad!" The confession is dredful
story. He met Miss Langmaid in the
road and struck her with a stick, which
he carried in his hand. lie then carried
her into the woods, and cut off her head
with his knife. He also gave quite full
particulars of the Ball murder. While
Miss Ball was passing along lonely road
he suddenly attakcd her. He had DISCUS
ed himself with a rude mask which he
made from an old foot-mat, but in the
struggle which he had with his victim
this was torn away, and Miss Ball at once
identified him. She begged him to let
her alone, but her appeals were in vain.
Finding that he was determined in his
purpose, Miss Ball fought with despara-
ton, and being of a powerful physique
she gave her assilant many severe scratch
es and bruises before she was overcome.
After completing his crime. he shouldcred
her body and carried and dragged it near
ly quarter of mile, to the place where
it was found.
We came near having first-class runa.
way and sInash-up to chronicle this week
but was prevented only by the genuine grip
and hang on principle of Peter Agin, the
hostlcr of the American House. Thurs.
day p. NJ. Peter was holding the horse OF
p, X. Gleed, while Mr.. Glced was settling
his hotel bill and preparing to start fol
his home in Morrsville. when the horse
started suddenly, pulling Peter off the
hotel steps, but his motto is ''stick to YOU
ribbons" and he therefore chung. The
horse seemed determined to go home
minus his master, while Peter was equal
ly determined that he should stop. Thus
the contest waged, Peter keeping his fee
until in front of the bank, he fell in the
mud. After being dragged some six OF
eight rods he succeeded in bringing the
animal to a halt nearly in front of DR.
Randall's house. Peter was sOmewha
bruised and famed but seems to be no
seriously injured. The best thing fo
Peter was Il letter the same night from
Mr., Gleed with piece of green paper il
it, on one side of which was a picture O
the landing of Columbus and large V il
one corner. 1t is a long time since w
have seen such bit of paper but if w
remember correctly it used to be callet
a tive-dollar greenback. ~
At the annual meeting of the Vt. Inter
national Telegraph Company held at st
Johnsbury Saturday, March 10th, 1878
the following Board of Directors wer
elected for the ensuing year: Horac
Fairbanks, Franklin Fairbanks, VALID
Brigham, Geo. w. Hendee, Calvin Morrill,
O. s. RiXford, VIM. 2. Fairbanks. Tn
directors elected the following officers TO
the ensuing year: Franklin Fairbanks
President, Geo. w. Hendee, Secretary
VIM. p. Fairbanks, Treasurer. Frankli
Fairbanks. VIM. 2. Fairbanks, and VALID
Brigham, Executive Committee.
The North Troy Palladium has the fol
lowing strange storyto tell;
The death recently of little boy 0
Mrs. E. G. Pope of Hardwick. needs
thorough examination by some one. j b
boy was three years old, and the Righ
j before his death complained of the ear
ache. His mother sent for DR.. j. NJ. Sar
born who gave the boy some medicin
and poured something into his ear. HI
child Immediately went to sleep and Whe
his mother got up in the morning she nc
ticed he was uneasy but still sleeping: a
une o'clock went to his bed and foun
him dead, never having awoke from tn
sleep the doctor put him in. He claims
sore broke in the child's head and run
his brain, which theory seems rather thin
We have received several items in re
gard to the county atlas, and see that tn
: Clipper man accuses us of sanctionin
, what it calls swindle. Last week w
+ gave our comments on the atlas. Thos
comments were truthful. If, however
subscriptions to the atlas We're secure
, under false representations and withou
, the subscribers knowing what they wer
signing, there is just ground for troubl
that must be settled not by newspape
but by court of law. If you have sin
ply been taken in by buying what yo
y mot afford to pay for and do not meet
better take it good naturally and lear
! wisdom thereby, but, if there was frau
> then do not be jewed but bring the SCAMP
: to justice.
t We call attention to the advertisement
J. of the Chase Brothers who want agents
: JOHNSON.