Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-04
Horrible Affair.

rpAoRpINARY DEVELOPMENTS.
rho syracuse IN. W Daily Republican Of
Feb. "a, says: .,;..o,: III;
y l.st nieht. The particulars as current here
" that man named Alfred Filler, residing at
snlit Rock, four or five miles from this city, sold
snan of horses here yesterday for $400 in cash,
aad returned home with the money. About mid
a;rbt. he and his wife heard noise in the cellar
ND rot up to ascertain the cause-his wife pre-
cedng him or going to different entrance.-
| nrectly he heard the report of pistol and a
cream from his wife, when he was Immediately
attaoked by the ruffians. He succeeded in es-
asnne to his fathers short distance and pro-
sarred help. On returning he discovered the body
! ~ his wife shot through the heart, and the house
|.ohbed of the money. Two Irshmen who had
|been in his employ are suspected, as they are
missing.
| The news of the murder was conveyed to CO.
roner Saul of this city early this morning. when
be. in company with several officers and citizens,
|nroceeded to the scene of the tragedy. On en-
tsrinp the sitting room Mr.. Saul saw the body of
|,ba deceased lying upon the floor with the throat
Lcnt from ear to ear, a pistol wound and many
Ether wounds on her body, and two of her fingers
nearly cut off, apparently in attempting to defend
Serself from the assassin. She lay in her night
[lotbes, not having been disturbed since the dis
Ioyery of the murder. She was 90 years of age.
Her husband Alfred Filler is 81 years of age, a
arre handsome man, with large black whiskers
| md hair, is quite wealthy farmer, and is one of
he most respectable citizens in our county.
. A Jury of inquest was summoned and Filler
estifed to the circumstances given above. Hen
v Filler, son of Alfred Filler, aged about five
ears was subsequently called. He said
was walked in the night, saw man standing
h front of mothers bed, stabbing her; told him
. stop; can't tell who it was he had on no cap
hat there was light in the bed room; told
he man would go and tell Mary he had large
lack whiskers and black hair father has gun;
he man had pistol he took fathers knife and
tabled MOTHER he found the knife in fathers
pocket; saw him have fathers knife, mother
laid Don't Alfred; y when | saw the man killing
her, | called father then went into the room
With Mary and Frances; saw blood on the floor;
lid not step in it; the man had whiskers long as
Pas; did not see where the man went to; the
andestck was fathers the knife was thrown
n the floor; knife shown is fathers. Here
arge and long bladed Spanish knife was exhibit
led to the boy and identified by him. 1t was
ound by one of the jurymen under the stand in
he bedroom this morning, closed, and with no
blood on it,
1t appears from a despatch dated Syracuse,
Feb Is, that a domestic in the family named
Mary Cummings has made some horrible disclo-
bures. 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, were 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.