Daily Republican., 1889-09-10

sSsSohtJ hbOut n iuHt aEu u nail
nom the borough of Merchantvlle, on
the Colestown road. The victim was
Miss Annie L. Leconey, about 81 years
OF age, hcust keeper for Chalkley Le-
coney, her urc.e, who lives In a house
near the mill.
DISCOVERY OF THE MURDER.
The lorriblc discovery was made about
= O'clock in the morning by Lizzie
O'Eonnell, little girl, who had gone to
lie m II foi some fe,d. Not finding any
one about the mill, she went over to the
6ouse, and, rpon opening the kitchen
door, discovered the murdered woman
lying on the floor near the window with
her throat cut from ear 10 ear, 4 nd her
heed nearly fevered from her body.
About the corpse was large pool Of
blood, and there were evidences Of a
desperate struggle having taken place
between the deceased woman ard her
murderer.
Lizzie o'Connell ives badly frightened
and renal oil there only for moment,
when she gave the alarm. Mr.. L. copey
aud hired man we're at work In the field
when the toay was dh covered. The men
soon reached the house and found the
little girls story true. An alarm was
given, and Coroner Stanton and County
Physician Iszard, together with Detective
Henry and Constables Naylor aud Rem
rer al d Detective A. 4. Burr, were soon
at the scene Of the murder and com
EeDced an examination Of the murdered
woman and tie premises to endeavor to
secure clre to the murderr.
The clothing OF the unfortunate victim
was greatly d'sarrang d, and. from an
examination, II WAS Concluded that an
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assault.
Tin the floor near the body was found a
large butcher knife covered with blood,
and II was supposed by come that this
was the weapon with which the deed had
been committed, while others inclined
10 the belief that the murdered woman
ha grabbed the knife from the tabIe
when she wns first assaulted to del nd
herself. An examiI aiion of the wounts
I'd to the belief that they were made
with edged weapon of some ce-
scription, probably razor, and this latter
idea was the most generally accepted
one.
Mr.. 1<coney arose early in The morn
ing, and alter b eak asst with one of IL,
hired II en- started 10 the Heid to work
leaving Miss Leccney in the kitchen
dolng up her morning work. she was
evidently engaged at washing the break
last dishes WHEN her murderer eLtcrel
he room, as, when the body was found
thtnRs were strewn around on tho table
aud floor. as they would naturally have
been dropped or thrown down ty any cne
attacked euddeely.
FRANCIS LINGO SUSPECTED.
Whom Mr.. Leconey had been closely
questioned in relation to the colored men
who had been seen In that vicint ty in the
ehriy part OF the morning, suspicion at
once fell upon Francis Lingo, a colored
man, who lives ht Matchtown, and who
bad been engaged to work for Mr..
Leconey. Mr.. Lec0ney stated that
Lingo was expected to work for him yes-
terday, hut did not turn up before no
went to work In tho morning. When the |
officers heard of this arrangement posse |
was at once organized and a search was |
at once comm, need In the woods Tor the |
suspected murderer. A warrant was
issued for the arrest Of Lingo and placed |
In the hands Of Detective Henry.
About . O'Clock In the aft,fnoon De- |
tective Burr and Constable Nayior dis
covered Lingo at work on the farm of |
John r. Starr, and took him into Gus
tody, oburged with robbery, attempted
felonious assault and murder.
Lingo proest his Innocence claim
Ing that he had cot been rear the Le-
coney louso and knew nothing of the
crime.
to cell In the mems corn-
dor, and orders were given that no one
would be permitted to converse with
him.
During tho afternoon Detective Burr
se' urod the shoes WON by Lingo, and
visited the banks of The stream in the
rear OF the orchard The shoes were
arier than the footprints first discovered,
but farther down the creek, on the west
'lde OF the house. they fitted the impress
lion In the sand exactly.
THE HOUSE RANsAcKED. |,
Stanton made thorough examination of
he LecoEoy houss and fourd everything
n Confusion up stairs A pocke.book. !
about 5000, was missing, and
n TO found on the floor, which had !
been overlooked, were found ,
,ank notes amouniirg to t42S This ,,
money belonged to the dead woman, and i,
epresepted her savings from raifing !,
hiesens al d money given her by Mr.. !
Ieconey. This m lney was placed be- ,
wen tho leaves of the book, and had,
escaped the nctice OF the ,
lurlerer.
A SUSPECT ED AcCoMrLIcE.
The officials were somewhat reticent !
ast right, but 1t was stated that they !
uspect that Lingo had an accompiice. .
nd they were working on that clue last J
light. The name OF the suspected ac-
omplice was not learned, but 1t was :
aid that warrant had been Issued for
10 arrest, and fearch was being made
Or him In certain localities near Match 0
own.
Detective Burr, who is thoroughly uc- g
uainted with the entire country In The II
iclnity OF tho murder, started out yee- G
,rday afternoon after the arrest OF C
lingo, and 1t Is expected that the
nsrected accompllce will be arrested to-
ay.
The house in which the crime was cem-
lifted is two story building, standing le
bout twenty feet from the road, with q E,
lcket fence In front. There are three y
)oms on the fret floor, a parlor, sitting. y
,om and kitchen. The last, in which q.
10 murder was committed, has three q
oors, one from the front room and from y
10 side and rear. u
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Hon. s. S. Cox Dying. ei
NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-Corgressman
6. Cox was reported to be dying at his
s,denoe here Sesterday afternoon. A