The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-14
THE OHIO MASSACRE.

A Wife aud Three Children Slaughtered.
correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
writing from Dayton Ohio, under date OF March TO-
RlveS Tue following account VI the recent massacre
We mere chronicle series OF the most cold.
blooded and perhaps the most mysterious murders
that ever occurred In Montgomery county AS early
rs i've O'Clock this morning rnmors were current
LON ,n' pske shot distance from Dayton TWO pe
licemen Immediately procured buggy and started
for ID G scene OF the reported murder. Wnen about
ing four farmers one OF whom was the murderer who
was sittng with the other three. converslng fast
have been known from appearances that ne was
prisoner. When the men who came with him saw
and told them they were taking him to Dayton for
the purpose 81 giving HIM into CUSTODY the onlcers
city and dr. put him in the station house. At eight
O'Clock this evening your reporter visited the place
where Inc murders were Saa 1rn which is on
following Is the sight ne saw:-The house Is q two
story frame house OF very nice exterior. but Iur.
door, which NOBODY had apparently entered since
the murderer left IN the morning, the sight we saw
as 'S when She frst entered this 10 her) unhappy
world, was the body Of woman. apparently about ~,
thirty years o. ae ana psaag rns IN ss room
was ID the utmost state OF disorder Leaving this
terrible aud sickenng s,gnt We WaHeI acLU sss
by the side Of small creek, lay the body Of an inans
about six months old with the back part OF ITS skul!
yards IRON the body Of this child lay Two others
boy and GIRL aged respectively SIX anu egnt YEARS.
stark naked and dead. But those TWO pore no
visible marks OF violence. AS lar as can az we
present writing be determined they were all thrown
In the creek. drowned aud then taken out anu iald
on the ground. which was covered with snow oy
she man and his vile.
Z, by this time the news became bruited about and
large crowd OF men and women from the sur.
rounding country and Dayton had gathered around
and the woman and children were properly dressed
aud iaid side by side IN room in the house.
Alter seeing and hearing all we could we lett i0r
the city and interviewed the murderer.
lie gave his name as Leonard Manquoral. lie is
man VINO looks to be about fifty years OF age,
though he claims he Is but tnirtv-six. He Is Ger
man by blr'n having left Germany eighteen years
ago.
lie was dressed In suit OF nomespun, Is about
nve feet nine inches high and very plain and conf
mon looking man--the last one whom q person
would sup ose TO be guilty OF this most arrocous
L. nicde The man Is most undoubtedly insane al
Ine present tlme He has been married twice
He separated from his first wife, whose maiden
name was Kate Waller, ten years ago, they moi
living peaceaDly together She Is now living, but
ne don't know where His second wife, aud the one
whom he murdered, was married TO him eight years
ago, and by whom he had three children.
Z They lived peaceably and happily together, never
having any quarrels 10 disturb the even tenor o.
their way. A lew days ago he took down the family
Bible and read few paragraphs, ana after putting
subsantatcd In MS charge by his oldest child. Las
house and tQld bh wlfeha wanledto SEND bis CHA