Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-08
A FATED FAMILY.
The Father of the UnfortMnate Josie Lang
maid Meets @ VioIent End.

The Father of the UnfortHnate Josie Lang
maid Meets q VioIent End.
A savage and brutal assault was committed
in the town of Pembroke, N. H, on Friday
evening, October 10Th, which has resulted
fatally, and added another to the
rapidly lengthening list of New Hamp-
shire murders. The victim Is James
F. Langmaid, the father of Josie Langmaid,
whose young life was sacrificed to the lust
and selfishness of the brutalizsd French
Canadian, La Page, on the ssme street and
very near the scene of the deadly assault
upon her father, Oct. 5, 1875. The circum-
stances are briefly told. Mr.. Langmaid had
disposed of his farm and purchased another
in Minnesota, on which he desired to live,
and on the day mentioned had sold his
household goods, farming tools, ETC., at pub
lie auction. Among other things sold were a
pair of cart wheels, which were bid off by
Robert Mcconnell, of Chichester. That
evening Mcconnell came after the
wheels. There was an unsettled
account between the two men, and
on looking it over the balance was
found against Mcconnell, and under the
circumstances he was told he could not take
the wheels away. There was some angry
talk. McConnel's son had In the mean
time bitched the wheels on behind his faith
er's wagon and started off. Mr.. Langmaid
came out and directed the boy to return
ard leave the wheels where he got
them. Mcdonnell told the boy net to
do so, whereupcn Mr.. Langmaid
stepped forward to detach them.
Just then Mcconnell advanced behind him,
and, without uttering word, felled him to
the ground with heavy blows upon the head
and back with rock which he held in his
hand, and after he was down brutally
kicked him in the face, stomach, chest and
back. Then he sprang into his wagon and
drove off, the heavy wheels passing over
-Langmaid's prostrate body. Mr.. Lang
maids wife was witness to the whole
assault, and she Immediately rushed to his
assistance, and, with the help of q neighbor,
carried him to the house in an unconscious
state. His injuries were pronounced of O
very serious nature. Pneumonia super
vened with great Inflammation
from his injuries, and last uight he
died. Mcdonnell was arrested Immediately
after the assault, and held to await
thesresult of the injuries of his victim. He
Was UrouSut Otuc jail iDu.nAo CAty, ,ono 4uos-
day last was released on bail In $500, Charles
II. Carpenter and Charles Shaw being his
bondsmen. County Solicitor Green was
notified of Mr.. Langmaid's death this morn
ing, and in company with Sheriff. Lock Of
this city proceeded to Chester and rear
rested Mcconnell and lodged him in Jail. He
was at work for Shaw on Bear Hill and ap-
peared greatly distressed at the news Of
Langmaid's death. Mcconnell has a hard
reputation, and has been under arrest for as
sault before. Mr.. Langmaid was one of the
foremost citizens OF Pembroke, had held all
the town offices and been county commits
sioner, and the assault was wholly unpro-
voked. His family has had sad fate. Be-
sides the murder of his daughter, his son
Walter died of grief at her death, aud his
own life has now been violently taken. The
community is greatly stirred mp by the news
of LangInaid's death, and Mcconnell will be
likely to receive the full punishment of the
law. Public opinion has set against him
very strongly.