Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
MURDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
A French Canadian Killed by His Com.
paniOns Near Barrinston-The MUIR.
derers Arrested.


LOVER, n. Ii Sept. ~.
farmer living at Isinglass bridge, near
Darlington, found horse and buggy near
his residence this morning. large pool of
blood was found in the body of the carriage,
also three teeth, evidently knocked out. The
cushions OF the wagon were torn and the
dasher broken. There was evidence of a
desperate struggle. Half mile of woman's
hat was found. The farmer took the team
to Rochester and the chief of police started
at once for the scene to investigate A
strange team with a man and woman was
seen last evening in Darlington.
LATER.-The mysterious affray IN the
buggy last night near the Darlington line has
been solved. The Rochester officers on hear
ing the news started for Isinglass bridge,
where they were told that the dead body of
French Canadian woodchopper was found
IN field at Lee. 1t was there learned that
three French Canadians, woodchoppers resi-
dents of STAFFORD, started yesterday after
noon to Darlington. They had been imbib-
ing freely and on their way home all three
In one buggy, two got quarreling. One
stabbed the other with 4 clasp knite. The
victim died in the carriage soon after. and
his companions took the corpse out of the
carriage into field in Darlington, where it
was found. Becoming terrified they desert
ed the team and started for Lee, where they
were arrested in the woods about noon. The
name of the victim and comrades was not
pronounceable.
Alonzo H. Caverly of Lynn, Mass, who
is visiting friends in Strafford, was in town
this afternoon, and says when coming to the
city from Darlington early this moraing, he
met team on the highway. The men were
standing near the horse. In the buggy was a
m W hp he OH a laon ~;th h So.
covered with blood. From the description of
those arrested he thinks they are the same
parties.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The details of the stabbing affray at Bar
rington are learned to be as follsws:
Yesterday afternoon Fred Millard, aged 26,
single, Albert Billedeaux, aged 2S, married,
a. Joseph LeBlanc!e, aged 25, married.
three French Canadian wood choppers en-
ployed at Rivers saw mill in Darlington,
started from their boarding house 10 Straf-
ford for q certain disreputable house near the
Dover line. There they caroused until early
this forenoon when they left for home in u
buggy. On the way Millard and LeBlanche
had trouble about woman and Millard
struck at LeBlanche and tried to choke him,
when the latter drew a clasp knife and
stabbed Millard several times. Billedeaux
sought to quell the row and received several
ugly cuts upon the hands, he then jumped
out and seized the horse's heads. LeBlanche
then jumped out and walked away After
leading the horse some distance Billedeaux
took Mlllard out of the carriage and laid him
on the grass near the roadside, where he was
found in dying condition and carried to his
boarding house. At last accounts he was
still alive though he cannot live long. Le-
blanche and Billedeaux have been arrested
by the Rochester police, and the former ad-
mitted the stabbing. Both men were tken
to the Rochester police station, there to be
arrigned tomorrow. Leblanche bears a hard
reputation, and has been before the courts
several times for various offenses.