Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-01
HoRR1RlE RurcHERY.

A New Milford Swede Nearly Sewers
GirI's Head-The Murderer Cap
tured BY An Armed Band-He At
tempts to End His Own Life.
NEW MILFORD, August 1.-THE resi-.
dents of this town were shocked this
morning by the announcement that a
most brutal murder had been committed.
Andrew Borjensen, a Swede, aged 30
years, entered the room of his sweet
heart early this morning and cut her
throat in a horrible manner, nearly
severing the head from the body. The
girls name was Emma Anderson, and
she was about % years of age.
Borjensen came to this country about
three years ago and has worked as hired
man for s. G. Beecher, who resides in
what is known as the Worthwhile district,
some miles above the center of the town.
The young girl was engaged to be mar
ried to him and she came over from the
old country this spring for the purpose
of being married, Borjensen paying her
expenses over here and securing her a
place as a servant girl in the family of
Homer Buckingham, next door neigh
Dor of Mr. Beechers. Borjensenh as al
ways born a good reputation until this
summer he went on several sprees.
1t is not known that he had had any
trouble with his sweetheart, and no one
had heard that there had been any diff
Guilty between them. 1t is now thought
that the girl had objected to the we'd
ding on account of Borjensen's recently
developed drinking habits, although he
may have taken to drinking on account
of his troubles.
The murder was evidently pramedi-
tated. This morning at O'Clock, Mrs
Buckingham, whose room is just under
that of the girl, heard a noise as of a
scuffle, and aroused her husband, who
rushed into the street just in time to see
Borjensen jump from the window of the
girls room on to a shed, from which he
quickly sprang to the ground. Mr.
Buckingham asked him what he was
doing and he excitedly cried, I'm here, ("
and fled and was out of sight in a mo-
ment, running into the woods.
Mr. Buckingham went upstairs to in
vestigate and found the girl dead, lying
in bed. Her throat had been cut from
ear to ear, the head being almost severed
from the body. The deed had evidently
been done with a sharp knife. The girl
was probably asleep when first attacked,
although there were evidences of fierce
struggle.
An alarm was sounded by Mr. Buck
ingham and in less than half an hour all
the farmers in the vicinity were out
armed with guns and pitchforks, in pur-
suit of the murderer. The authorities
were aroused and Officers Adds, Planz
and Bough were soon on the trail.
s. G. Beecher, for whom Borjensen
worked, says that the murderer left the
house last night at 1880 o'clock. At $50
Borjensen was seen in Barillo's store,
where he went for the purpose of writing
a.note, to whom is not known. Mr. Beecher
says that yesterday afternoon he tried to
borrow Borjensen's knife but he was re-
luctant to lend the weapon, which he
had. sharpened to a remarkable degree.
The murder was evidently committed
with this knife.
AT 10 o'clock the officers, accompanied
by large crowd of farmers rode into
town with the murderer. He had been
captured in the woods by a posse in
charge of Justice Frank Baldwin, being
driven from his hiding place at the
muzzle of a gun. He was lodged in jail.
Shortly after he was locked up it was
discovered that the murderer had at
tempted to commit snicide, by cutting a
terrible cash in his left thigh. The
wound is painful one and bled profuse-
", but is not fatal