The Portland daily press., 1878-04-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
MURDER in BIDDEFORD
A Woman Strangled and Then
Thrown Into the Water.
THE MURDERER is AIRES Il.
ED AND CONFESSES,

BIDDEFoRD, April 9-About o'clock this
morning Benjamin f. Coolbritb, fisherman
residing on the Pool road started to 60 down
miles and a half and was near the "Narrows"
at Hills Point, when he saw dead body lying
upon the rocks. He did not 60 near enough to
examine it, but on his return home informed
his sons of what he had seen, and they imme-
diately notified the City Marshal. That official
notified Coroner Gains, and together they pro-
ceeded to the spot.
The body was found within three feet of high
water mark, the tide then being low. 1t was
apparently the body of a woman about twenty
five years of age, five feet four inches in height,
weighing perhaps one hundred and seventy
pounds, complexion dark, hair long and curly
and eyes blue. The only clothing the body had
on was waist, chemise, dark drawers and
white stockings. THE ears were pierced il dicat-
ing that she had worn earrings. Around the
right ankle was large rope, perhaps eight feet
in length, tied to make a loop, but the latter
had been broken. Life bad apparently been
extinct but a few hours. The emily signs of vo-
lence were upon her neck and ankle. On the
former were finger marks a nd scratches as if she
had been siezed by the throat and strangled,
and the ankle was indsnted by the rope. indi-
eating that the body had been dragged along
by it.
The body was taken to the police Office,
where it was exposed for Identification. Thou
sands flocked to see it, but no one recogn lied
it. The coroner summoned a jury of inquest
consisting of Aaron B. Harmon, Scion S.
Andrews. Daniel Elliot, r. M. Stevens, George
Gookin and Thomas Goochie. Drs f. G., and
f. S. Warren, E. G. Stevens and Fl. E. Hill
made an examination of the body. They found
all the vital organs perfectly healthy and that
the woman had taken food within few hours
of her death. All agreed that the woman had
been dead not more than eighteen hours Moth
ing was developed tending to throw any light
onithe cause of her death.
Later in the day, however, it became certain
that terrible murder had been committed. A
girl named Savoie alias Savage recognized the
body as that of e ,ss Vincent of Methuen,
Mass, and gave the clew which led to the con-
cusion that her brother Frederick Sayoie or
Savage, was the murderer.
Savage, who is married man, 80 years old.
weighing 200 pounds and light complexioned
wearing heavy moustache, has been on init
mate terms with the Vincent woman, who has
been married for some time off and on. Savage
formerly worked for the York Manufacturing
Company, but lately on the farm of L. X.
Grant of Saco.
Rose Vincent came here last Saturday night
accompanied by Savage. who went after her.
The Vincent woman has since been boarding
with Savage's sister, at 10 Free street, Saco
Last evening at about 8 O'Clock Savage ap-
peared on one Of the wharves, hired boat of
Mr.. Albert Bridges and said he was going to
have sail. The Vincent woman was with
him and closely yelled. This was the last seen
of the woman alive. Probably when down the
river Savage threw her into the bottom of the
boat and checked her to death, and then
took rope and tied it around her legs, stripped
her of all her clothes except chemise and left
her on the rocks. At IL o'clock Mr.. Bridges
says the boat had not returned and he went to
bad, finding the boat all right this morning in
the place where Savage took it fIom the night
before.
At little after II o'clock last night Savage
came into the Saco House where Mr. Grant
whom he worked for, and who is a police
officer saw him, and noticing he was prespiring
freely and had bundle under his arm, asked
him where he had been. He said he had been
to Kennebunk. Savage afterwards went to
Grants house and stayed all night. E,rly this
morning Savage took his bundle aud said he
was going out to the farm, but he seems he
went to the depot, presented check and got
Rose Vincent's trunk, put bundle in it and
took the o'clock train for Portland, since
then he has not been beard from.
Marshal Eliot and Deputy Kennison baying
gathered these facts, went to the depot this af-
ternoon searched the trunk, finding done up in
piece OF brown wrapping paper the clothes
which Rose Vincent wore last night when Saw
age enticed her down the river and killed her.
These clothes were at once identified by Saw.
ages sister and others. as those she wore last
night.
A note was also found which Savage wrote
her March q from Saco urging her to leave
Methuen and come to see him. He addressed
her as Deer friend" Marshal Eliot imme-
diately telegraphed foil description of Saw
age to all the leading cities of New England
and places along the Canada line he and Dep
uty Kennison operating in conjunction with
Marshal bearing and Deputy Grant Of Saco.
In the trunk at the depot were found the boots
of the murdered woman with rubbers over
them, showing that Savage quickly stripped
her of all clothing and the bundle that he had
at the Saco House contained clothing of the
victim. 1t is said Rose had $1,000 in Law
renee bank, and that was probably Savage's
incentive to commit such a horrible crime,
Whether she brought that money here and
Savage has secured it is not known. The ex-
element here is intense Savage is we'll known
and has wife, children and other relatives.
LATER.
Deputy Grant and Officer Mari Of Saco ar.
rested Savage, the supposed murderer Of Rose
Vincent. at the farm of Mr.. Grants father in
Saco and have just lodged him in the Saco Jail.
The Associated Press reporter visited Savage
in his cell. Savage confessed to the murder
and said he grabbed Rose by the throat when
only ten or twelve rods from the wharf and
strangled her. When asked why he did it he
said: 20 no, loved her too much" Savage
would say no more. In his pocket Officer
Grant found Rose Vincents pocket-book con-
aiming her ear jewels and finger ring.