Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-01-24

part of the leg. The contents of the re-
yolver were now exhausted, and the three
victims lay at the murderer's feet, appa-
rently dead. But when the morning
should come their cold faces and blood
wounds would he fearful evidence of his
work, and so their house must become their
tomb. and fire oblitcrate the trace of blood.
So the murderer took the lamp which had
been left. with the light partly turned out
for the night. and dashed it into fragments
upon the floor; then reaching up to the
bureau. he lit match and applied it to the
oil. and the room was in blaze. Then he
seized the girl and dragged her PROSTATE
| form into the flame. She groaned and mo-
vcd, and seeing that his work was not COM
plete the fend seized heavy chair and
dashed il upon her head. The poor victim
groaned again and again the murderous
blow followed. With enough oflife left to
! think that she must fcign death. she sup
pressed the cry which her agony would ex-
tort. Placing his ear to her face. and
hearing no breath, the murderer deemed
his work complete and fled.
The flames of the burning house shot up
brightly into the air and gave The first to-
ken of the horrid deed. In about half
hour neiChbor, Mr.. Bushore, came up and
found the girl living near the gate whittier
she had found strength To crawl, nearly
dead from her wounds and exposure To the
bitter cold. with no covering but her night
clothes. Within the burning house he
saw the two bodies consuming, but was TOO
lale to rescue them.
The sutfocating grl was carried to her
| fathers house and DR.. Paramore, of Nalpa-
raiso. summoned. He thinks it possible
that she may recover, though doubtful
She has been perfectly conscious through
out and gives a clear and positive state
meut Of the terrible affair. to which she
has made affidavit. She refuses TO have
the ball extracted from her limb, saying
that she will carry ii as reminder OF the
night.
To-day the old man. Mr.. Long, some
seventy wears of age. and cripple. came
back To lind his house in ruins. and few
charred remains of his wife and his daught
er living as sirkening Witnesses of the hor
rid tale He himself would no doubt have
shared the fate OF the rest If he had been
at home. a. his feeble powers would have
been no match for the maddened assassin.
PAGE seems 10 have contemplated his iced
for some days. lie very recently wen' 10
! a photographer in Valparaiso. who had
taken his likeness. and asked for the mega
tive intending 10 destroy IT. 1t Was not
found then and he went away without il;
bui il has Just been discovered and copies
have been printed and sent 10 to the au-
ihorisies ofthe principal cities Already
the wings of steam and lightning have
spread the story and the murderer cannot
long escape detection. For n while he
NAV wander with the curse of Cain upon
his brow and every mans hand against
,l-
airociouS deed.
His poor mother who lives at Dyer Sta
| ton. VIII County, is nearly crazcd by the
news of her sons crime. she WIS attached
to the Young wife and to all the family,
who were much respected and beloved by
those who knew them. His father has
been dead some years. and has thus es-
capped the anguish of this hour.
Page is good looking man. six feet in
height. and weighing l6j pounds. and
when spoken to smiles blandly, displaying
his teeth prominently. He has light hair,
and full rutldy beard about an inch long.
lie was dressed in a light gray suit. over
which he wore Clark over coat. vi h metal
buttons down the breast In his, shirt bo
som he wore gold studs. and altogether he
had the appearance of a well-to-do. re
spactable individual. of somewhat quick
temper. He was never known 10 drink.
and was considered n straightforward
man.
4 subscription was raised durirc the
day among the citizens amounting to 500.
which was offered for the arrest of the
criminal. So conscientious is Mr. Long
ia the belief of his denomination. that he
refuses to join in the offtr of reward
Page has lately lived at Wyaneite, nine
miles from Prirceton, Illinois, and left
property there. 1t is thought possible that,
snpposng that all traces OF his crime were
buried in the embers Of the house. he may
have returned to settle up his affairs, tho
it is hardly probable that he would so ven
tire.
Valparaiso is in state of intense excite
ment. and the dreaful tale is on the lips of
/ all This is the second murder that has
ever occurred in the cOunty--and one of
the most horrible that man could conceive.