The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-27
Terrible Tragedy in New Hamp'
Sh e.
ict's. Crime -LynchiRg. cut.
rage and Mxrder.
our Uncle Sammy and His Yacht.
Evacuation Day i'm Chicago, New
York and other Places.
Bloody and Brutal.

Laconis, N. Fl %. This morning
RESIDENTS were startled By the story OF q
terrible tragedy which occurred at a
o'clock. ). 5. Andrews, neighbor OF
james Rudy, seed 40 years, employed
in the Lacons Car works, IVES alarmed
bv women screaming. He aroused Lis
son md hurried TO Ruddy's house,
whence the screams proceeded. They
tound Mrs. Ruddy. aged SO yeara,
lying on the ground beneath the front
window. through which she had leaped.
She was bleeding p1olusely and said to
b.ve been cut ali to pieces. She was
properly cared for, assistance obtained
and the door of Ruddy's hoCse forced
omen. when flames burst forth and the
alarm of fire was sounded. The fames
were quickly extinguishcd and the bodies
of Rudy and his only child, enc and 8
half wears old, were found lying on the
kitchen floor, both cut in terrible man
ner and covered with the contents OF a
feather bed which had been sstursted
with kerosene and set on fire. The bodies
were go disfgured by the flames as to be
nearly past recognition. La the bedroom
was found the trunk of the li'eless body
of Mrs. Ford, which was ident fed by
her husband. One Of her legs had been
chopped and detsf he'd ard the remaining
leg was bound to the woman's body with
q clothes line. The bed clothes, sa urated
with Gil. were pied on the body and an
attempt had been made to set them on
Ere. which failed. Mrs. Rudy, beiLg
questioned, said the crime was committed
by Thomas Ssmon, an Englishm and
an acquaintance of the family, cook BY
trade. and SO years OF age, with .
Ratchet. Mrs. Ruddy's statement be-
fore the coroner's jury was: We we to
bed about 8 O'Clock. At Ii SaTon came
into the front room and looked out Of
the front window, saying he was nervous
and couldn't sleep. l got up. made him
8 cup of tss and went back to bed. At 4
o'clock Samon came into the front room
seain and acted queerly. de wett back
to the kitchen; my husband ADD got up
and he also vert back TO the ki:caen. !
soon heard fall and went out; ioun
my husband hanging over chair With
his arms down. Samon STATED for
me and struck me with Ratchet on
the head. I grabbed his arm but be
struck me and threw me to the Dor. He
went into the front room and killed the
baby, who was crying. While he was
there tritd to unlock the kitchen doors
but he returned snd sgsin suck me on
the head. knocking ma down. laid
perfectly quiet. He went back mo the
front room, got til baby, came bsck and
poured feathers and straW ove- Us and
went out. got uD and tried
to open the front window, bu. cauld not.
I then broke pane Of glass and jumped
through.
Samon was arrested this sf.ernoon
near Plymouth He did not rFsist arrest
and as been taken 10 charge By Ply.
mouth Officers. Suspicion being agsin t
Ford, the husband of the murdered
woman, that he might be implicated in
The affair, he was arrested this forenoon
and remaius in cnatody. Great excite
ment prevails aud Tears are entertained
that q vigilance committee will be
organized and the prisoner lynched on
his arrival.
A later report from Plymouth says:
Samon denies all knowledge of the affair
and his arrest is perfect surprise. Sam on
has never been regarded SO vicious,
even when intoxicated, At late hour
Mrs. Ruddy's condition is no worse.
Plymouth. n. H., 26.-Thomss S.
mon, the Lsconis murderer, went there
on the train leaving here at 8 O'Clock
this morning, In charge of the authori. |
ties. A large crowd witnessed the de
psrtHre. There were no demonstrations. |
Many followed the party to Lsconis out
o: curiosity. The prisoner slept soundly
all night in room Of the hotel, closely |
guarded by officers. He ate Q hearty
supper and breakfast and appeared self. |
possessed. 4