The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-25
LYNCH LAW
ADVISED AT THE FunE RAL
oftho Avondais YlclIms-The 1ody Snaichins aiur.
srsrs Ia jail and Thtlr Crime Conhssd-A
bloody Deed for Which 4 Preacher SuE.
keats Rope and Lsnip.rost, eg.

| .CiNClNNATI, February 23.-At AvondAle
to-day, Allen Ingalls, and Ben johnson
arrested for tho murder Of IN old mar
named Taylor, his vito md little girl, iol
subjects for the Ohio Medical College, had
q preliminary hearing. johnson pleaded
guilty and Ingalls, not guilty. Such teeti.
mony wastakcn as warranted binding them
over and they were removed 10 the i,l in
ms city. When Marshal Brown brought
them to the jail today, Ingalls, seemed
very much disturbed by JOHNSON pleading
guilty. lie was restless and nervoua, and
seemed anxious to say something. AS soon
as he was locked up the Marshal engaged
him In conversation and with good results.
Atiirst The prisoner positively denied all'
knowledge OF tho affair, but finally le,
down completely and gave what he as-
serted to be y truthful statement.
TIE STORY.
lie eald that on the morning OF tho mur.
der johnson cams to his room aud told
him he had three points," meaning sub.
jec;s Tor dissection for that night, On
making inquiries as to their whereabouts,
johnson told him the Taylors in the hol.
low were old and OF no account, and il
would be a good idea 10 hit them III the
head and sell their bodies. The PROPOSE.
tion met Ingalls, approval, aud lie came
to the city and negotiated for the sale o!
the bodies. At the college they promised
him $l5 apiece and gave him one
Dixon's addre,s. an express driver,
saying lie would do tho hauling. This be.
ing arranged for, he met johnson, and TO.
Hether they repaired to tho Taylor hut,
johnson carrying with him stout locus
club. They entered the cabin and john
son commenced knocking right and lelt
The lamily WAS seated around the fire
place. The old woman WAS struck iirst,
then the old man, and the little g;rl last
The old WOMAN was the only one tba,
struggled aud she, ingalls, admits, he
chok.d, this being the only active part 1t
took in The killing, according to bis story.
{ PACKED FOR DELIvEIY, ass
Aller they were satisfied all were dead
the bodies were stripped, put in bugs and
carried to the fence. Then, be says, they
proceeded up the road, met Dixon, loaded
the bodies Oh the wagon, drove to The col.
lege, turned the "poinis" over to DR.. Cilly
and separated. lie told several different
stories about the money received, but Gn.
ally. admitted he was paid $50. with the
promise Of $25 more when he called The
next time. The club, he eaid, was left in
the cabin. AS TO the firing Of The hut he
feigned entire ignorance. He eaid further
that during the last few months he hec
had furnished to the college number oil
bodies, all buing stolen from the Duck
Greek Cemetery. This, he said, wss all he
knew about the matter, and nothing more
could be gotten out:cf him.
Johnson's confesaion, if it might be called
such, Is entirely different, inasmurh as lie
puts all the blame Oh Ingalls,. He claims
that he and Dixon stood outside, while
Ingalls, went into the house and did the
work. The bodies, he said, were tken
placed in the wagon, ingalls, went back
and fired the house, and the party drove to
the city. From this on he agreed with In.
gals as to their conduct at the college.