Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-13
Another Horrible Murder,

Another horrible murder has been CON-
mitted witbina few miles Of Bangor. max.
Ing three within the past year.
James j. Norris. who has been the agent
Of Cutler Eddy's mill at Bradley, on East
Great Works. tor the past ten year., was
found early Saturday morning. on the
road leading from the mill ONCE to his
boarding house. brutsiiy murdered. II
has been the hsbit OF Nc. Norris to go to
the office after supper to figure up accounts
AID attend TO the correspondence for the
Company. On Friday night he went there
As usual and was seen st his desk AS late
! as nine O'Clock by one OF the men who
works In the mill. Early Saturday morn
ing it was discovered that he had no, oc-
cupied his room during the night aad an
immediate search was commenced. TIE
body Was soon found about twenty feet
from the walk leading to the house. In a
/, pool of blood.
An examination showed that three blows
had been struck on the head with 40 axe.
each crushing the skull. aud the throat cut
with the same fearful weapon. the blow
nearly severing the head from the body.
Further examination showed that the peck
cts of the murdered man had been robbed
of their contents. The news spresd with
great rapidity. People gathered from all
directions and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Coroner Lancaster Of Oldtown
WAS notified and he at once visited the
spot and took charge OF the remains. The
question as TO who the murderer could be
was on every tongue and il was soon dscov-
cred that Frenchman named Bolduc,
man of bad habits and vicious disposi
ton. who had been discharged BY Mr..
Norris. was missing. John Chaplin, q
marker in the Mill. q, once started for
west Great works 10 take the early train
Tor Bangor. As he stepped on board the
train he saw Bolduc and from his appear
ance and n slight conversation held with
him Chaplain became convinced that he
Was the guilty man. At the station. In
Bangor. Chaplin met Mr.. Cutler, who bad
been summoned by a dispatch. and com
munica,ed his suspicious to him. As Boil
due took the Maine Central. . dispatch
Was sent 10 Deputy Sheriff Dow Of New
port 10 arrest him and bring him back
10 Bangor. This WAS done and a search Of
the prisoner resulted In finding numerous
marks OF blood on his clothes. q consider
able amount OF money and wallet that
has since been Identified as one that be-
longed TO Mr.. Norris. The prisoner has
been in the vicinity OF Bangor for some
time and has bad reputation. An exam
ination shows tina, the safe In the Office
vas robbed and 1t is now thought that
Bolduc had Que or more sccomplce.. A
ticket for Montreal via. Danville Junction.
was found on him when arrested.
Ar. Norris Was about sixty years OF age
and was held In the highes, esteem by all
who knew him. He was the treasurer OF
the town and il is thought the robbers 90,
between eeo0 and 500 OF the towns
money from the safe. There Is q striking
similarity about the murders recently CON-
been committed with an axe. Elliot, on
Valley Avenue, Bangor. Goweu at Old
town, Lowe a. Cumberland. and now Nor-
ris al Bradley have each been struck down
and horribly mutilated by an axe.
In neither of the other cases have the
murderers been discovered. Should the
prisoner Bolduc be proven guilty Of this
last horrible crime. the people OF the State
will have reason to congratulate them
selves that, with the present meagre fscili-
ties afforded by the laws OF the State for
detecting criminals. one out OF four Of the
purge. Ac'4e,.d II nav Also he found
wise 10 60 back TO the Old Testament doc
trine OF ian eye for ~ eye and tooth for
tooth In our system of punishments.