The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-01-24
A TERRIBLE AND BLOODY MID
NIGHT TRAGEDY.
Brutal Murder near Valpar,
also, Indiana.
Eiend Hills si:s Vile ard Ta05is-
cr-i,,-s1nyy. and Attempts FAC s-isp
OF - Young esigE.
From .ae Chicago Times. i.,a

FROM ,ae Chicago Times i.s.s.
\ fearful tragedy, riTalin@ in It's Gctail-
the terrible massacre of the Deerirg family
al Philadelphia, during the past year, was
enacted at midnight, between Tuesday and
Wednesday, Tie scene of the horrible
affair was on the Inc cf the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad, in Tn
ion township, Porter county, Ind, about
fur miles north Of the village Of Y alparai-
So, and So miles south of Chicago. The
murderer is named Chauncey F. Page. a
young man of hitherto good standing and
considerable means the victims are his
wife, her mother. and young lady named
Miss Ludolph The two former were not
only instantly killed, but their bodies were
partly consumed in the burning dwelling
set on fire to cover the fcndish deed the
latter is fearfully mutilatel and not cx-
pected to recover The contemplation Of
murder i'll any Of its phases is revolving.
bat the feeling of dismly and terror is
heightened ten-fold when the tragedy Is
the result OF fimily differences and infelc-
tiles. and involves in its tragic results tho
Ewes OF the wife mother and of the perpc>
'trs.tO- Powerful inderd must have been
the incentive and potent the determination
which leads the Intelligent mind to the
commission Of deed OF cruelty and bar
barity ike the one under consideration
\ man liz TIE prime Of life, with an uu-
.cloude1 future before Iiim blessed with 4
competence Of wealth. and revelng in the
Eeao! and strength of maturity, ruthlessly
:msfues and ensangUines his hands iii the
blool Of his wife, her mother and an in
uocent little girl, and then, gloatiAg over
the Gendish act, applies the ineendiary's
torch to the family k&bitstion, hoping
thereby to conceal the evidences Of his
crime, and efface from all mir-ls the re-
motest suspicion Of his guilt This is a
,jhaSe Of crime which shocks the sensibil-
ties OF slle most blrnted and perverse and
exci;es a thrill OF horror and dismay in
every breast at the crime, an! loathing
and detestation Of the perpetrator Such
vas the deed which was enacted Tuesday
night \ husband; hitherto respected
and esteemed, whose domestic infcl;cities
had 0ccasIoned a separ ltioH from his wife.
acting upon TIE impulses Fan unrestrai2-
ed imagination. wrought up 10 Il par0x~
ysmal Intensity by the sense Of family
troubles, took the life Of his wife and her
mother and then fired the house where
they resided, leaving nothing to Indicate
a. he supposed, his connection with the
crime. Providence, however, determined
otherwise, aud, through It's friendly inter :
position, one Of the victims survives to re
late in detail his crime. and expose Its
onormity and cruelty to those who will not
relax their efforts until his apprehension
and execution expatiate the offence against
he law and humanity.
THE SCENE OF TIE MURDER
About four miles from Valparaiso, on
What Is known as the Chicago -cad, has
stood for 10 years low, frame farmhouse,
occupied By Boj Long and his wife En-
ma. The house was situated about 70 rods
from the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayre rail
road. and about 10 rods from the turnpike
in Union township. The country around
IS exceedingly lilly, and on the verge Of q
deep rayire. surrounded BY stunted under
growth. stood the house Standing on
tle spot the scene is beautiful. Coursine
along slowly at your feet is Salt Greek. a
sinuous stream, which loses itself in the
forest miles beyond North of you is a
dense forest reaching to the limit of vision
while away to the south is level plateau
extending to the town of Valparaiso Or
the east is hill about % feet in height
through whose centre passage has been
cut for the railroad. On the western slope
of this kill stood the domicilc within whose
walls was enacted the double murder The
house itself was, like most farm houses
constructed with view to the comfort
and convenience of the occupants, and
consisted of two rooms, a bedroom and
kitchen. The surroundings Of the house
are in high state Of cultivation, the re-
suit Of years of patient labor. In the
kitchen the murder was perpctrated.
THE DEAD
During the evening, Plge, the murder
ar, visited Valparaiso on horseback The
last that was seen Of him was between II
and II o'clock at the Gould house. in that
village. Here he left his horse, also his
scarf, saying he would return in a short
time. and started away on foot. lie reach,
ed his residence about midnight The in
mates had ali retired The dwelling is a
large farmhouse, tie nearest dwelling be.
ing about twenty rods distant. Sealthily
lie entered the bac!, door, and sile,ly APP
preached the room occupied BY his wife
and her mother, Mrs. Long Both were
evidently sound asleep. as the first sound
heard by Miss Lrdciph. Who occupied a
room up stairs. was the firing of shots with
revolver, fred rapidly in succession
Both were shot through the body, in the
region of the heart, and instantly killed.
Not shrek or groan was heard to escape
but terrible silence ensued Miss Lu-
dolph. hearing the siots, and ignorant Of
the cause thereof, hastily threw a wrapper
over her person and descended tie stairs.
the m ,ment Page cspied her, he Sged
sgaia a ID again, saoh ball taking effect IN