Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-02
HonRInLE rnAGEDY.

The Shocking Crime OF Andrew BeK.
gensen In New mIlforA-His Brutal
Murder OF His Sweetheart Yesterday
Tho Fiend Captured.
NEW MILFORD. Aug. The residents OF
this town were shocked this morning by
most brutal murder. Andrew Bergensen, Q
Swede, aged thirty years, entered the room
of his sweetheart, Emma Anderson, early
this morning and cut her throat, nearly sew
ering the head from the body. Bergsnssn
came to this country about three years ago
and has worked as hired man for Mr.. T. q.
Beeoher, who resides in what is known Is the
Worthwhile district, some miles above the
center of the town. The murdered girl was
engaged to be married to him and she came
over from the old country this spring for
that purpose. Bergensen has always borne
good reputation until this summer, when he
went on several sprees. It Is now thought
that the girl had objected to the wedding
on account of his recently developed drink
ing habits. The murder was premed-
itated This morning at O'Clock Mrs.
Buckingham, for whom Emma worked heard
noise as of scnfae and aroused her hus-
band, who rushed into the street just In time
to see man jump from the window OF the
girls room on to a ehed, from which ne
sprang to the ground. Bergensen quickly
ran toward the woods and made his escape.
Mr.. Buckingham then ran upstairs to the
girls room and found her lying dead In bed.
The murderer doubtless clutched the poor
girls throat to prevent her making an out
cry. Mr.. Buckingham sounded an alarm at
once and in less than half an hour all the
farmers in the vicinity had turned out armed
with shot guns and pitchforks and set out in
pursuit of the murderer.
At 10 O'Clock this morning Officers Adds,
Panzie and Brough, accompanied by = vast
crowd, rode into town with the murderer.
He was captured in clump of trees near
the scene of the murder, by posse armed
with weapons of every description. He wa
brought into town and lodged in jail.
An ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Shortly after the murderer had been landed
in the Jail it was discovered that he had
made an attempt to commit suicide. he had
cut an ugly cash in his left thigh and wa
bleeding most profusely. He did not sue
coed in striking an artery, however, and h'
will recover. He must have made the at
| tempt when he saw that he was surrounded
by his pursuers and that he could not hop
to escape. He did not have q chance to ust
the knife after he was captured.
| HORRIBLE SCENE.
The sight of the poor murdered girl was
terrible one. The deed had evidently beel
done with sharp knife. The victim wa
evidently asleep when attacked, although
there were evidences of struggle.
Mr.. Beecher, the man for whom Bergensel
| worked, says that the murderer left his hous
at about 1880 Thursday evening, and he ha
not seen him since. About $50 o'clock Der
gensen was seen in Borillo's store, where b
went for the purpose of writing note. d
wrote the note, but to whom ia not known
Mr.. Beecher says that yesterday afternoon b
tried to borrow the hired mans knife, but
was reluctant to lend it to him. Mr.. Beeche
noticed that 1t was sharpened to remarka
BILE degree, an unusual thing. Bergensen wa
fearful lest he should dull 1t. The murde
was doubtless committed with this knife.