The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-04-13
A Man and His Vile Murdered-The
Daughter Forced TO tlope with the
Murderer A Horrible Crime.

w G are III possession OF ldcLS con
nected with the worst murder ever com
mitted in this section of the state. the
circumstances are so horrible that il
seems almost impossible to believe such
Il state OF dep .avity could be reached
that would lead to the preparation o.
q crime so daring and horrible. The
scene OF the unparalleled crime lies IL
the county of Tompkins, and the i'm
mediate location Is what il known aS
Johannesburg Landing; in the town o.
Ulysses. The first intimation of the
tragedy, was the burning of a hoas
occupied by n man named Lunger, OIL
sunday night last, and the discovery
OF the ciiarred remains of the man, to
getiIer with the hnlr. burned body OF
his wifi. The skull OF Mr.Lunger eX-
hibited ii fracture as though lie had
been struck by heavy weapon. This
fact went to show foul play, and meas
urcs were ut once taken to solve the
fearful mystery Of which there was
evidence: 1t was o o afterwards dis
covered that the daughter of Lunger
Il young girl OF about Is years of age
hStS Iil-Siiie. III diS al NOuiS IislI ny
the name of Ferguson. who is said to
be Il nephew Of Lunger, the ma found
dead. Circumstances indicated that
they had taken flight together. The
girl WAS found yesterday morning at
Swartwood's Hotel, Pony Hollow,
where she had stayed all night with the
young man Ferguson. From her lips
Il terrible story OF crime and ~villainy
was learned. She says Ferguson came
to her house on Sunday night and
killed her father and mother with an
az. She states that she vas abed at
the time, and was awakened by Il
noise in her father s room. Getting up
and going to the door, she saw her
father in the act of rising from the
bed, and Ferguson neal him with an
uplifted TX. She saw HIN strike her
father on the head, she says killing
him with the blow Ferguson turned
to her and swOre he would kill her
also if she did not runaway with him.
She could do nothing but comply,
Ferguson seemed determined to
kill her also. Her mother lay in the
bed with her head cnt open and dead
Ferguson first having killed her with
the slme AK with which he dispatched
the old man, who was awakened by
the noise made in killing his wife, and
met the same horrible fate. Ferguson,
SO the girls story goes set fire t o the
house, and, impclled by fear, she
went with him. They stopped Monday
at Swartwlod Pony Hollow,
booth occupying the same room. The
landlord mistrIsted that something WAS
wrong, and detained her the next NOR.
ming, not letting hec 60 with the Young
maui. Last evening two officers arrived
IL Horsheads, whittier they had track
murderer from Sullivan, where he
was seen yesterday morning. a man
bearing the description given was seen,
HOrsehead's about noon. He went
into Thorne's grocery and purchased
Two apples. He is represented TO be
about twenty-five years OF age, a tall,
Iig%llt-haired, sandy complexioned per-
son. 1t is thought he took the road
to Big Flats on leaving The village.
The officers at once went in that
direction, going to the village, but
fiud nothing OF there man there.
This morning they were in this city
Information to the police OF the
affair, and putting them on tncir guard.
II Is said the fugitive carries a gun.
Up 10 the present lime he has not
been arrested, but it is not probable
he can much longer escape arrest.
The cause OF the reported double muir
der Is, that the young man was in love
the girl, and that her parents
refused to courtenance his attentions.
Out of revenge, it is supposed, he
the horrible deed. -Elmira
Gazette.