The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-09
THE HOOSIER AgaW.
An Indiana Murder Discovered After Eight
Years-A Travellers scull Split by His Com
panion to Secure His Team-The Bleach
ing Skeleton Mute Witnes-Ar-
rest Of the Alleged Murderer.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. s. 1873.
The saying that murder will out" has OF late
been confirmed in this State in O manner sum-
siently interesting, and we have just seen MUIR
Aerer seized by the iron hand OF the violated law
for murder committed almost a decade since,
crime OF which nothing was known beyond
dreadful suspicion (which, however, amounted to
moral certainty until the neshless mana OF
bleaching skeleton was upraised from the marshy
puddle which had been the victims sepulchre 10
indicate the "doer OF this deed of dreadful note"
IL is now eight years since Henry Morgan set out
from village in the southeastern portion oil WIS
cousin. bound for Grant county, Indiana. There
resided his parents Mr.. Morgan, ST., being re-
spectable and we'll TODD farmer Young Morgan,
who had emgrated to Wisconsin two years pre-.
VIousy was about to return for BRIEF visit to his
friends He travelled with his own horses, and In
one of those large wagons with tilt covering, SO
sommon in the Western country. On the day
OF his departure he wrote to his father,
announcing that he was setting out and
should reach home on or about GER
tain date. DAYS passed and grew into
weeks until month was gone by and nothing was
heard OF the traveller. Weary of waiting and APP
prehensive lest his son should have been foully
dealt with the way, the elder Morgan instituted
INQUIRIES. He found that his son had lett Wiscon-
sen ct the appointed time with two other Indiana
farmers from Stockwel Tppecanoe county. He
came to Lafayette and found these two men after
some trouble They told a plain and straghtfor-
ward story how they had all travelled in company
till near the Illinois State line, when, DESTROYS Of
making more rapid progress, they had taken the
cars leaving Morgan in company with man
named Mccullough, OF Henry county, who was to
accompany him to his journeys end. Mr.. Morgan
at once set out for Henry county, where he found
Mccullough and found in his possession the team
and wagon which the missing man had been driv-
ing. Mccullough was questioned closely and re-
peatedly as to where he had obtained these things
and no Morgan had come to dispose OF them. His
answers were confused, contrad Glory and nnsats-
factory, and his general demeanor such as to
leave no doubt on MT. Morgans mind Or on the
minds OF the neighbors that before them stood
But NO TRACE OF THE BODY
could be found, and 1t was consequently, impossl-
BILE to institute legal proceedings A warrant Tor
grand larceny was taken out IN illinois, and McCul
Tough was convicted OF that offence and sentenced
to long term in the State Prison at Joliet. Mean
safely penned where he could be found wien he
was wanted, and having several years wherein to
establish his guilt, bent himself to discovering the
body OF his slain son. and wrote to all the COroners,
Sheri1s and other county authorities on the route
along which his son must have passed, giving them
particulars of the supposed crime. Six years
passed away, and the case was almost forgotten,
when, one DAY In ISL, ws surveying party near
SKELETON AND SOME RAGS.
p The winds and rains had bleached the bones.
from which the worms and obscene birds mad
stripped the flesh. and the clothing had rotted
away all but q lew soaked and cOlorless shreds
and patches pair OF boots were upon the eet.
Close by the body were an axe and some wagon
bows, to which were attacked q few tatters OF
canvas awning. On the skull were some TUFTS of
withered hair. Across the occiput ran gaping
assure, through which an axe or some such sharp
and heavy weapon had evidently bitten deep into
the brain; near the temple was small round
a
Nothing could be found TO Identity the remains,
30 an open verdict was returned Some time later
the Morgan case was called to mind; Mr.. Morgan's
letters were hunted up, and the fact established
that the skeleton was that of Henry Morgan.
Preparations were now made looking to the
arrest OF Mccullough SO soon as he should be re-
leased from the prison. so that his liberation should
OUT OF THE JAIL TO THE GALLONS.
Meanwhile however, McCullOugh's friends heard OF
this and managed quietly to secure the remission
OF the remaining few weeks OF his sentence by Gov
ernor Palmer OF Illinois; so that he was free be-
fore the Indiana authorities were prepared TO pros
ecute him, or, indeed, aware OF his being at large.
Instead OF dying TO some remote part OF the coun-
try where pursuit would have been IN vain, Nc
Cullough went straight from Joliet to his old home
IN Henry county News OF his having been set at
liberty had by this time reached Mr.. Morgan, and
at once he secured McCuilOughs Indictment on q
charge OF murder and had q warrant issued for his
arrest This warrant was promptly executed by
the sheriff Of Henry county, Mccullough being ar
rested brought here on Thursday and safely laid in
Oxford Jail, where he awaits his trial.
There is considerable excitement among the
people In the vicinity and
THREATS OF LYNCHIN0
have been made. The evidence against McCol-
Tough. though purely circunstantial. Is considered
been identified as belonging to Morgan and the
additional fact that the wagon and horses were
found in the possession OF Mccullough, in whose
company he was last seen alive with his confused
and contradictory explanations, all tell against the
alleged murderer.