River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-18
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BEATEN TO DEATH.
The Father of the Unfortunate Josie
LaDGmaid "a ilIed on the Eve OF Nov
ing 10 Minnesota.

lang matu Aiiled on the Eve OF NOV
ing 10 Minnesota.
A Concord correspor dent of the Bos
ton Globe sent the following special To
that paper Oh the morning Of the LIST
inst. 4 savage and brutal assault was
committed III the town of Pembroke
on Friday evening, October 10, which
has resulted fatally and added another
to the ropidly lengthening list of New
Hampshire murders. The victim is
James f. Langmaid, the father of Josie
Lapgmaid whose young life was Slcr'-
feed 70 the lust and iiendishness of the
hYutalzcd French Canadian, Ia Page,
on the same street and very near the
scene of the deadly assault upon her
father October D. 1879. The circum-
stances are briefly told. Mr., Lang
maid had disposed of his farm and
purchased another in Minnesota. on
which he designed TO live, and the day
mentioned had sold his household
goods. farming tools etc, at public
auction Among other things sold
were pair of car-wheels, which were
bid off hv Robert Mcconnell of Chi
chester. That evening Mcconnell
came after the wheels. There was an
uns attled account between the two
men, and on looking it over the bal
anCe was found against Mcconnell and
under the circumstances he was told he
could not take the wheels away. There
was some angry talk McConnell's son
had in the meantime hitched The
wheels on behind his fathers wagon
and started off Mr.. L0ngmaid came
out and directed the boy to return and
leave the wheels where he got them.
Mcconnell told the boy not to do SO,
whcreupon Mr.. Langmaid stepped for
ward to detach them. Just then Nc
Connell advanced behind him, and,
without uttering another word,
fellcd him to the ground
with heavy blows upon his head and face
with a rock which he had n his hand,
and, after he was down, bn tally kicked
him in his face, stomach, chest and
I back Then he sprang into his wagon
and drove Off the heavy wheels pass
ing over Langmaid's PROSTATE body.
Mr.. Langmaid's wife was witness to
the whole assault, and she Immediately
rushed to his assistance, and with the
hell of neighbor, carried him to the
house in an unconscious state. His IN
juries were pronounced of a very serl-
Gus nature Pneumonia supervened,
with great Inflammation from his in
juries, and last night he died. Neon
nell was arrested Immediately after
the assault, and held to await the re-
suit Of the injuries Of his victim. He
was brought to Jail in this city, and.
Thursday last, was released on bail in
$500. Charles Ii Carpenter and Charles
Shaw being his boDdsmen. County
Solicitor Green was notified of Mr..
I.angmaid's death this morning, and
in company with Sheriff Lock of this
city, proceeded to Chichester and rear
rested Mcconnell and lodged him in
Jail He was Mt work for Shaw, on Bear
Hill, and appeared greatly distressed at
the news of Langmald's death. Me
Council has hard reputation and has
been under arrest for assault before.
Mr.. Langmaid was one Of the foremost
citizens Of Pembroke. and had held all
the town offices and been county com
missioner, and the assault was wholly
unprovoked.. His family has had a
sad fate Besides the murder of his
daughter his son Walter died of grief
at her death. and his own life has now
been violently taken. The communi-
ty is greatly stirred up by the news of
Iangmaid's death, and Neon ell will
be likely to receive the full punishment
Of the law Public opinion has set
against him very strongly.