Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-02
A MOST SHOCKING MURDER.
LINGO, THE LEOOREY SUSPECT,
aUILTT OF THE CRIME.


mud sinstled Her IIlteraily q
Piecas-Ciues Lcnd 10 Lingo as TN
Assassin.
The Philadelphia Inquirer prints the fol
lowing:
Another murder was committed In Gam
den co lnty on Felday, which Is curious
similar to the Leconey case In every partic
u,ar. singular tact about the crime 1
that It took place In Delaware township
only mile from the sEot where Annie LIE
coneY was cruelty murdered.
Vhe Victim IL Mrs Annie Miller, who
lived with her husband and three children
on farm Just outside OF MHtehtown, a col
orod settlement on the outskirts OF Mer
chautvitle. Francis Lingo, the colored mar
who was first arrested for the murder o.
Annie Lecouey, is now locked up III tht
Camden county jail on the charge OF being
the murderer Tine chain OF evidence Ii
very strong against him,
EARLY yesterday morning Mrs. Miller, who
was 20 years Of age, babe her husband and
tafee ehildreE. tine youngest OF whom Is
only elk months cid, an affectiona.e good
bye, and started 10 visit friends In MoorOs.
town. She was expected to be back be.
tween AID 8 O'clock. When she did not
return at th9t time her husband became
| uneasy and started for the railroad station.
When no discovered that she had arrived
on afternoon tram and not reached
nome he became alarmed.
MIR. Miller Informed his neiabbors of his
| suspicious that his vile had met with foul
| play. The result was that searching party
| wGs orSaniz9d by the farmers, aud vigil
lant hunt Tor tue missing wife nstltuled.
llne posse vas divided into half dozen
parts going IN a5 many directions.
me hEst clue was discovered when ono
OF the searchers met little girl and boy,
named Mile and Charles DAhedroy. The
Two children said they had seen Mrs. Miller
enter the lane leading to the woods. when
further questioned Us TO whether they had
seen Anyone else go taat direction they
answered In the negative, and said that n
burly colored man wearing u blue shirt
rubber boots and blue ovsralls, had &C.
co=ted them ana asked them II they had
see man enter the woOds. The ssarehers
Then went TO the woods and continued their
search.
A. the shades Of nigh; were beginning 10
tall they found the murdered body OF lhe
woman hid In elump OF bushes.
The terrible manner ia which the body
was mutllated Is intescriable. A more
thread OF lkln less than ia inch vide Wa
all that held the head TO the unfpriunats
wOman's body. The aesnssla IN cummiti!py
tue deed had used sharp knife. Tbs jde
ultr vein, the wind. pipe and every Htiary
were severed. Oounty Physician Iszqrd
pronounced II TO be the most horrible piece
OF butchery no had seen during all his long
experience.
That MS. Miller had fought bravely with
har murderer 70 save her life Was evldeu;
from the mutilatei condition Of her lei,
hand. In struggling with her assassin she
must have got her hands Ia his mouth sew.
eral times, for All OF her fingers on the ieft
hand, with he exception Of ths index, were
partly bitten on.
L Is evident that she made second at
tempt TO Illustrate the villain from clrryln..
put his ndish purpose, for the iraprlate
ri Dis teeth where he had bitten nor c!alr
through the hand from the palm to thn
bhck were visible. The body must have
iain IN the wood several hours, for when !,
was found itshowed signs Of decomposition
the body.
When found the only portion OF her
wearing apparel that was disHrrangad wa
her hal and handkerchief which sne wore
around her neck. Tbs handkerchief wa
nearly cur In half, which 4 supposed wa
done when the murderer PLUNGED the kniic
Into her throat The hat was found a sh n
distance from the body.
Upon tho arrival OF Coroner stanton from
Camden the body WAS removed from tn
spot where the murder occurred which f.
known rs the hitchen estate to her home
u was laid IN he parlor on lounge,
Detective Warner, on the instruction OF Az
slstant Prosecutor Ridgway, both of whom
were present, took charge o. the dead
womRn's Ell cts.
Coroner stanton summoned Jury com.
posed OF farm US livipg IA the imnedIat-
vicinity, Itw Il meet later.
While this WIS going on, Francis Lingo |
tns suspected murderer, wa. prisoner n |
%" town lnck-up at Alerchaut,ilio. had
heen previously arrested. After Assistant
Psose'utor HldSway, Detective Warner
County Physician I.ztrd ami Coroner |
Stanton mai concluded their otflclal work |
st the home OF the murdered womun. they |
drove 10 the @erchgntvjlln TAIL, wher0 |
they had long talk with Lingo, durlnp |
which they secured the most tamagin
piece OF evidence against him from biz
own lips,
The blue shirt wh!ch no had been wear.
Ing while worEiug IN tho farm Of M
Miller, the husband Of tho murdered
%omhl. was found .t his home by Assistant
Prosecutor lidgWAy.
Whsn su1wn the salgt hs h3nitted that II
was us. Prev unrto being SHOWN the shirt
he told this Officers thsl h. owned NlGh, n
garment and also iescclbed the torn sloeys
The pieces ct b.ue hlnLel Witch wefg
found when the aaiy wAs recovered gAr
compared WIN portions OF tho shirt worn
~ Lingo and found 10 be the missing frAg.
ments. Pieces OF ne SHIFT sleeve were
nOVered With blood. wh!is stains Of gore
iouad In the snspec. hatss.
Lingo showed q VAST amount of nerve
unit! he was confronted with tho evlterrs.
and his eyes commenced 70 EaAp and he Az,
pluyel considsrRbIa emotion. An az hls
clothing which ha mad oil n tAe time I'll BIT.
arrest Was taken IL charge by tbs auta0ii.
ties and examined. What the result OF the
a1 8. animation Was is secret, rs all Of the
ottlrials refuse 10 talk more than to saw,
I've haze the right man this time"
That the motive OF the crime vas rob
berry there Is no question. The mnrdereJ
pock5tbOUS, Wnlch contained con.
money, Is missing. gold ring
and a psir OF gold earrings, however, were
not disturbed. Justice KuGht OF Merchant
yille last night committed Lingo to the
Camden county Jail 10 await the result Of
re cotoner's Inquest. Assistant Prosecutor
tllSWaY gave special Instructions to Con.
II bis Catlin, who took Eim to Camden. no,
70 allow any one To talk 10 him. He was
locked up IN CRmdenRt 10 O'clock last n mn.
Inc circumstances surrounding Ltngu's
from the farm when there
vas work there for him TO do are simllart1
hose IN the LsGoney case. Another singular
Iact 10 that the day on which Annie IeUoney
was murdered Gag jus, such Qua as ves.
erday, and I4ingo5 excuse for NOT working
Oh the LsOouey farm that day was that the
weather was too bad. His excuse for not
on the Miller farm yesterday was
5xaetIy tho same.
The theory OF the ofileuIs is that Lingo
had heard Mrs. Miller talking With bsr
husband about golSg TO MoorestoWn and
mat he then decided - lay in wal, and kill
return.
CAMDEN, N. j., Sept 27.-As the in.
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