Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-11
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hockland papers bring details Of the mu,.
Ger 1t vinalhaven Saturday, - follow:
| Patrick Cain LEFT the quarry 70, n. 49,.
pose Of going to the blackam;th shon ~. pui.
oriii 70 get 1t sharpened. He vas s.en -
overtake Murdoch Campbell. the for.r.n ~ ~
tne quarry, who was walking in the same 4;
Iecuon. Both men had not proceeded r.,
'oRetner when Mr.. Campbell was observed 70
vsix little ahead of Cain, as if leaving him
Unereupon Gain lifted the drill and strurI
Campoel blow across the head. Telling him
% the ground, and, as is supposed. strucf hin,
again when on the ground Cain. seeing The
workmen running for him, started for the
.hArL On his way hither he picked I'M !.
piece OF stone in each hand and threw Them
AZ John Bowen, in6icting a cut over an inch
,ong on ms head. On arriving at the wharf
ne told the crowd, who had collected at a .hort
distance, not to approach him, for if thew did
ne would jump into the water. MeanvhiI.
Deputy Sheriff Porter arrived and va. NJ
ceeding to apprehend Cain when be jumped.
roiter Immediately threw q rope to him
which ne grasped. When he saw the boat
nearing him he let 60 the rope as if deter.
mined to drown himself, but he was pulled
INTO the boat and taken into custody.
campbell was found to have received
deadly wound across the right temple. The
right ear was cut in two, the skull shattered.
whhe second wound had been inflicted
down the cheek across the first wound. He
died In the evening.
Cain has been considered in a weak state
OF mind for some time, but was not thought
TO be dangerous. At times be imagined him
sell to be hunted by men who wished to hang
him' and would wander for hours during the
night waiting for them to come At other
times he would say that men were to mob
him and had grave dug in which to bury
him, and would go to his friends and request
them to protect him.
Cain was In constant fear that he would be
iynched. and besought the officers not to carry
hIm back to the island, saying that he had
rather they would hang him in Rockland.
Monday morning when the station house door
was opened he made an attempt to escape
but was easily overpowered. When brought
before Judge Hicks snd told that he would
have his trial in September he was greatly
excited and begged them to try him then aud
let him know If he was to be tarred. and .feath-
cred or hung. While inca-ceraled in the
station house he has repeatedly said that he
would take his own life, and the officers found
IN his cell pieces Of blanket tw listed into rope.
but it is not thought that he would ever at.
tempt to kill himself. Cain formerly worked
in Rockland, and was never regarded as very
bright, and was haunted by the fear that some
one was seeking his life. He is undoubtedly
insane on that subject. He has only been
on the island six months, having formerly
worked at Clark's Island His family, a wife
and four children, reside there. He is about
90 years old.
The murdered man, who was q little over
30 years Of age, was native of Cape Breton,
N. s., and has been in the employment of
the Bodwell Granite Company for upwards of
20 years. He leaves widow, three children
and many friends.