Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-20
Execution of LaPage.

We think all will breathe frecr now that monster
Lalage, the ravsher and murderer Of the Ball girl
at st. Adams, and the Iaugmaid girl at Suncook,
N. H., has partially expated his crime upon the gal
lows. Twomore atrocious murders were never COM
mitted Previous to his execution he confessed to
the murder Of both Miss Ball and Miss Iangmaid.
His whole history IL characterized by acts OF ex-
cessive brutality. laPage, after confesshg his
double murder, seemed greatly relieved. His con-
fession Of the murder Of Miss Ball was quite
minute, and he indicated on a map where he had
hidden some Of the property taken from Miss
Langmaid. Lalage has been confined in what
Is known as the condemned cell. It Is about
seven feet square and little more than six feet
in height. Here he has spent his time in solitude,
repeating his prayers, pacing the floor and looking
gloomiy out from his window. His experience
has left its mark upon his countenance. His looks
were those of cunning and brutality, almost war
mntng in themselves the feeling of repulsion
which the citizens Of this vicinity have felt against
him. In addition to the above murders he nearly
killed his wife's sister in Canada before removing
to this state The body Of IaPage has been taken
from the tomb and buried in the Blossom Hill
Protestant cemetery.
Mrs IaPage made the following statement
Z" Mr. Jordan this evening read TO me the printed
confession of my late husband am glad that
he made clean breast of his wrong doings, and
also rejoice that he was allowed to receive the
last sacraments of the Catholic church. Joseph
says in his confession that burned some of his
clothing after the Tangnaid girl was killed, but it
is not true washed his overalls and my daugh-
ter washed his shirts, but neither OF us saw any
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day of the murder was badly torn in one Of the
sleeves, and was missing soon after put it out to
dry Joseph had abused me at times since our
marriage, on many occasions shamcfully. can
not tell you Of his brutal conduct toward our ell
dest daughter. 1t is awful to relate One day,
soon after the I.angmaid murder, he treated me
so badly that asked him il he did not kill Josie
Langmaid Unanswered that he did not Iasked
the question because remembered how he bru-
tally outraged and nearly murdered my sister,
Julienne Rousse, in Canada. lie never afterward
admitted to me that he killed Josie. After the
Ball murder in St Adams saw scratches on his
neck, which he said were caused by poison ivy.
The pantaloons covered with blood and found
sunk in a pond at st. Adams were my husbands.
would like to have Joseph buried in the Catholic
cemetery in Suncook'
During the interview Mrs LaPage was much
affected and wept several times There is great
excitement in Suncook over the burial of 1arage's
remains Rev. Father Hardy has had the gates
of the Catholic cemetery at Suncook locked and
has forbidden any person to enter it without per-
mission from him The French Catholics say that
LaPage was accommodated from the church in
Canada for his outrage upon Julienne Rousse and
they are determined that his remains shall not
be deposited in consecrated ground.