, 1870-03-28

A r1nn and His wife Murdered in
TosnrkfnA County, n. 4. - The
Daughter Forced TO Elope with tho
Murderer.
f'us'l the ElsniTu {S. ~ Ga:t.x, March =
We are in possession Of facts connected with
the worst murder over committed in this aec-
tien OF the state. The circumstances ara so
horrible that it seeu,s almo4t impossible to be-
Ieye such state Of tcprayity could be rcschcd
III would lead to tho preparation Of a crime
so daring and horrible. The scene OF the un-
paral!c1et crime 1icsin the County Of TompkinA,
Trumansburg Landing, in tho town of Ulysses.
The first intimation OF a tragedy WIS the
burning Of house occupied by man named
Lunger, on Sunday night last, aud Tie ditcoy-
ct In the morning Of the charred remain1 of
the man, together with tho hAf-burned body
OF bis wlfc- The skull OF Bit. Lunger exlit-
ited fracture as though he had been strlckbv
Aeasy weapon. THIS fact went to show foul
play. aud measures were At ouce taken to solve
the fearful mystery Of which there was evi-
dtnec. It was soon Afterwards discovered
ti!as ne dauGhter Of Lunger, young gir1 Of
About 10 years nf age, was missing, and also
young man by tue name Of Ferguson. who il
said to be nephew Of Lungcr, the man
found dead: Circumstances Indicated that they
had taken tight .toeetbe. Tho girl was found
F FFesserdas IL morning At sWatt woods Hotel, at
stayed ali night With the young man Ferguson.
From her lips terrible atory Of crime aud VII
lAiny was learned. She says Ferguson came to
her fathers house on Sunday night and killed
her father and mother with an axe She states
that sho waa nbcd at tho time. and was
awakened BY a nolse in her fathers room.
Getting up and going to the door, rho saw her
father i'll the act OF rising from the bed, and
Ferguson near lin with an uplifted axe.
She. saw him stnke Eer father on the
head, she HAYS. killing him with the blow
$T1Y3laI3 IN, h,.r NIL 80
kill her also il she did not Eun away with him.
She could do nothing bnt comply as Ferguson
tccmed determined to Kill her also. Her
mother lay is' tLc he'd with her head cut open
and dead, Ferguson having d.st killed her
with the same axe with which ho despatched
tho old man, who was awakened By tie noise
made in killing lis wife, and met the samo ter
1iblc fate. Ferguson, 30 the girls story gocs
ret fire to the house, and, impclled by fear,
she went with him: 1hoy stopped Monday
occupying the same room. Tho landlord
nistI.ssted that something was wrong, and de-
tafned the girl the next morning, not letting
her 80 on with the young man. 1.ast evening
two officers arrived IN Households, whittier
they had tracked the murderer from Sullivan
A man bearing the description given was
seen IL Horseheads about noon Ho vent
into Thorna's grocery and purchased two
APPLES. Ho is represented to b about
- ycars Of age, tai, hght-flaircd, sandy
comllcxioned person. It il thought he took
the road to Big Flats on leaving The village
Tho officers At once went in that direction, 70
ing to the village, but could end nothing OF
their man tLore. This morning they were in
this city, giving information to the police of thu
atfair, and putting them on their guard. 1t is
said the fugitive carries gun. Up to tho
present time he has not been arrested, but it il
not probable he will much longer escape arrest
Tue cause Of tho reported double murder il
that the Young man waH in lore with tia girl,
and that her parents refused to couutcuance
bis attentions. Out Of revenge it is supposed
lie committed tho horrible deed,
TIE MURDERER CAUGHT.
WAvER1Y. y. T., March G4.-4iichaei FcrEu-
son who murdered Lupger md his wife, at Tf1,-
mansburg Landing, Tompkina County, n. Y.
on Saturday evening Last, VAS captured ls.t
mother, 1t Mitchell Greek, TogA County, Pa
ue M2n taken 10 Itbaca xesterl1ar ~