Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-13
A Horrible Crime in Brewer.
AZ IIAiIA> IABpREE uN rHE SHORE LINE
NJ kDEKEu AID ROBBED ~ TWO uf Ms
CONT ANIuN>.

We COPY from tie Wing the following de-
tail. he scene Of the murder is about
= mile d!>tan, from the town Of Brewer in a
grove known as Burrs woods and near the
O'Br!rn field. Wilson street runs in the
vicinity Of the grove on the east and on the
wes' the Shore Line Railway is quite near
\ path lies through the grove and II has
been much trequented By Italians, who cross
from Wilson street to the railway and then
continue southerly along the Shore Line
roadbed half mile 10 the shanty where
crew Of over thirty dusky laborers make
their home.
Early Friday evening, about seven
o'clock. loud cries for help, accompanied
by pistol shots, were heard coming from
this grove by crew Of workmen on the
Shore Line. These men were engaged in
hauling sleepers and distributing them along
the line, the work being done in the night
in order TO facilitate tracklaying in the day-
time Among the party were Capt. Richard
Atw God, George Field, Asa Field and Frank
o. Rush, all Americans. After hearing the
cries these men started across the narrow
field separating them from the woods but
upon reaching the fence which fringed the
grove heard noise which sounded like the
tramplng OF herd Of cattle accompanied
by the peculiar chatterng observed when
Italians are together. II was then dark and
alarmed by the noise and pistol shots they
turned and fled with much haste 10 the rail
way track. On their way back they could
hear sounds Of man in great suffering and
had no doubt but that some one had been
Shot. Subsequently they heard. as they
-hnntrhr third shot and Of l.,
sounds OF agony ceased and everything
quoted down. The men continued their
work Of distributing sleepers throughout the
night and IN the morning, after the compile
ton of their labors, made trip TO the woods
which they no sooner entered than startling
discoveries were made. Within two rods of
the edge of the grove was great pool of
blood and proceeding short distance fur,h-
er the horribly mangled remains Of man
were found. If the men on the evening
previous went to the edge Of the grove they
were within few rods Of where the terri
Die scene was enacted. The explanation
given by the party hearing the noises for
their failure 10 further investigate the same
is that of fright. There is no question but
that they were greatly scared and Yet it
would seem four or FIVE able bodied men
might have courage enough to face even a
little danger to rescue human being they
knew to be in distress. They might at least,
it being the first of the evening. sent word
TO town and notified some one who would
have looked into the matter.
CITY Marshal Reed was early on the spot
and also County Attorney Appleton. The
body of the murdered man was taken to the
village and placed IN charge Of the Brewer
undertaken. The victim of the brutal deed
was quickly recognized by the Italian work
men as Charles Pasqui, who belonged to a
crew Of Shore Line laborers living in the
first shanty, distance a half mile from the
scene of the tragedy. Members of the crew
all go by numbers and Pasqui was known as
No. 49, He was a fellow Of strong build,
much larger in size than the average Italian
and was of easy temperament, never having
any trouble with others OF the crew. An
examination of the body disclosed that his
pockets were inside out and then there was
no doubt entertained that robbery had been
accomplished and that plumber was probably
the cause for the crime. The supposition
was that the man was waylaid while passing
through the grove on his way home that
while near the westerly edge of the woods
he was attacked and turning around to run
| from his assailants received bullet wound
in the back that he then ran and continued
along the path toward the easterly about
ninety feet when he dropped. Another shot