The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-01
LATEST MAIL NEWS.


HORRIBLE rFArn.--ExrRAoRpreARy DEVELOP.
MKSrs-The Syracuse IN. " Daily Republican Of
Feb. 2i. says:
Ahorrible murder was committed in this county
last nisnt. The particulars as current here are
that named Alfred Filler. residing at Split
Rock, four or five miles from this city, sold span
of horses here yesterday for 500 in cash, and
turned home with the money About midnight, he
and his wife heard noise In the cellar and got up
to ascertain the caase--his wife preceding him or
going 10 a diiferent entrance. Directly he heard
the report OF pistol and a scream from his wife.
when he was Immediately attacked by the ruffians.
Hesueceeded in escaping to his fathers short dis
tsnce aud procured help. On returning he discov.
cred the body of his wife shot through the heart,
and the house robbed OF the money. Two Irish
men who had been in his employ are suspected, as
they missing
The news OF the murder conveyed to Coro.
ner Saul of this city early this morning, when he.
in company with several officers and citizens, pro-
cecded to the scene OF the tragedy. On entering
the sitting room Mr.. Saul saw the body OF the de-
ceased lying upon the floor with the throat cut
from ear TO ear, pistol wound aud many other
wounds on her body and two of her fingers nearly
cu OIL, apparently in attempting to defend herself
from toe assassin. She Law in her night clothes,
not having been disturbed since the discovery of
the murder. She was % years of age Her hus
band Alfred Filler Is 30 years of age large hand
some man, with large black whiskers and hair, is
quite wealthy farmer, and is one of the most res
A Jury of inquest was summoned and Filler tes-
tilted to the circumstances given above Henry
Filer son OF Alfred Filler, aged about five years.
WAS subsequently called He said:
was walked in the night saw a man standing in
front OF mothers bed, stabbing her; told him TO
stop; can't tell Who'll was he had on no cap or hat
there was light in the bed ROOM | told the man
would go and tell Mary; he had large black wills
kers and black hair; father has gun; the man had
pistol he took fathers knife and stabbed mother:
he found the knife in fathers pocket: | saw him
have fathers knife, mother said Don't Alfred"
when | the killing her, called father:
then went into the room with Mary and Frances;
blood on the floor: did not step in it; the man
had whiskers long as PAS did not see where the
man wentto; the candlestick was iathers the knife
was thrown on the door: knife shown is fathers.
(Here large and long bladed Spanish knife
exhibited to tue boy and identified by him. 1t was
found by of the jurynen under the stand in the
bedroom this morning, closed, and with no blood
on it,
ltappears from despatch dated Syracuse, Feb
%, that domestic in the family named Mary Cum.
mings has made horrible disclosures She
says the murder was the act Of Filler himself and
the arrangement of the body, and other details to
give the appearance OF burglary and the subsequent
murder, werem made by him before he started to
call for help All the parties concerned in the case
are under arrest, to await further proceedings
Altogether this is one of the most remarkable cases
on record.