Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-13
Terrible Murder Near Bangor.

last Wednesday evening near Bangor, the
victim being MIR. william b. Elliot. a well
known citizen and Constable Of Clcnburu.
The following particulars OF the tragedy
we clip from the Bangor Wig OF Thursday
morning:
Affer the +. 4 \. A. train had yoae
across To the Maine Central station last
evening 10 Sait for the arrival a the West
ern train. as the night Waterman at the
depot, Amos Colson, WAS passing around
the Washington street side a man cs,n.
driving pair OF horses attached to a sled
down W xsbington street toward Ex change
at rapid speed and pulling up near the tel.,-
graph pole by the freight depot iumpe,l
of, and hurried past Mr. Colson, asking II
he would look out for his horses while he
ran over to the Maine Central depot Til.
horses were wet from fast driving and the
man passed Colson at half run, saving
something about getting over before the
train lett. Mr.. Coison though, the man
rather cool in leaving his team thus In his
charge. but led the horses across Exchange
street and hitched them under Pesrson's
shed. About quarter before 10 Z NJ. the
train having been gone some time Mr.. Col.
son thought he would cover the horses IN
As the man had not returned. He took his
pulling horse blanket from under some
bags of meal. when the bag turned aud by
the light OF his lantern ne saw that the
blanket and bag were sntnrdfed ,cith fresh
Blood
Startled by this discovery he looked over
the sled more closely and found ION. loose
change lying near the front part. which
proved 10 be a silver quarter. dime and
seven cents In coppers. just forty-,wo cents
In all. Foul play at once being suggested
to his mind. he backed the horses on, and
drove up Exchange street. where he met
officers Allen and Dougherty OF the Night
Police, To whom he shouted Look here"
Officer Allen jumped on the team and asked
Mr. Colsou where he was going and he re-
piled that be was taking the team to the
police station. and gave brief account Of
the manner In which the team had been
left. Officer Allen drove the team back to
the depot. where they got the lantern and
made further examination To their hor-
ror they discovered ir addition TO the blood
stained bags and blanket an are covered
'oiih blood, elots Of which mixed with APP
psrenily human hair were adhering to the
iron. There were two bags of feed on the
sled, one OF which WAS saturated on one
side with blood and one horse blanket
stained In the same way. aud still moist
Officers Allen and Dougherty at once
drove with the team TO Marshal Reeds
house where they found him and returned
10 the depot about 10 T. NJ TO make fur
Their inquiries about the man who len the
team.
DISCOVERY OF TIE MuIDERrp MAN
They had been at the depot but a lew
minutes when II young man Informed them
that news OF murder near Merrilrs Mil
had been brought to the police station aud
that officers NickersOn sni Emerson had
gone ihither In pang. The Marshal aud
his assistants al once drove out with the
sled team and met the other officers return
/ ing with the body In their pung they re-
I portin. the man still alive but horribly
manglrd.
| II seems thst Nc. William Grsnam Wlio
! lives on that ROAD was returning from thi,
/ city with friend In his team. when near
/ the Ice house just above what has teen
/ known a the sietson Mil. now run by Mr..
| A. r. Merrill, they noticed a man lying on
the side of the road, As they supposed In
| toxicated Thinking 1t would be inhuman
10 leave him there they drove up 10 the next
| house TO get assistance and returned To tn.
! place. What was their horror - lind "a.
/ nsda 'oe!tcriHg in has blood with his head
horribly mangled and life apparently ex-
| tinct- Terribly shocked by the discovery
/ Mr. GRAHAM drove with all speed TO the
city and notincd the police a. mentioned
above. The officers found the body lying
| just outside the track of the road at right
angles with 1t, his feet toward the road.
partially rolled In a horse blanket. His hat
WAS Of and lying on the snow and there
were marks ia the drin that indicated that
| he had first ialleu. then staggered and
| dropped again where he was found
slight moaning Indicated that life Mas not
| entirely extinct and they placed the body
/ In the pung anI returned a. rApidiy - pos
sible 10 the city. sending in advance ior sur
1 gical assistance. On arriving at the police
station the body was laid on pillow. on tn.
noor and AZ examination was AT once
made by Doctors Sanger aud Young. They
discovered Immediately that the unfortu-
nate victim OF diabolical crime Was beyond
all human aid. as Lis heud ,eGs literally
smashed in SsreTdl places by blows from the
axe. There was one irightiul blow on the
upper left SUE OF the head behind. where
the skull Mas completely smashed 10 As
with the poll of the axe. On the right side
OF the forehead near the hair WAS 4 gaping
wound where the sharp edge OF the axe
had cut through the skull. On the upper
portion of the right side OF the head behind
was another fearful blow from the poll OF
the axe, aud Oh the right side above the
.enp,e' tne heAn was nsaeheu As u from
sHlne o'o" WIN me nat SIDE OF the axe
An enot, was MAGE 70 administer stiinn-
LIANT In the bare hope that consciousness
might homeh'atiiy revive, out ~ about ~
minutes oe'o'e "'i"n'sht the lAst spark oil
'nr.'1y heu.
me "aIue'ea n.ah was ,dehlined oy his
vAe' neuho,a hua1n nsoN as "iiiism D.
Eliiot. OF Glepburn. known As 8 constable
| of that town aud as having been Collect or
Vi axes -
fh1 A.hpEhEk.
The man who left the team at the depo,
passed Mr.. Colson so quickly that he is
not able 10 give a minute description oi
him. although he thinks he could identify
him IL he should see him again. As near
As he can describe the man he was abou,
five feet five inches high. with dark whs.
kers aud complexion. having on u long
dark coat and dark cloth cap. Mst-ha
Reed at once teiegrsphed TO all station.
that could be reached on the Maine Cen.