Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-13
A TERRIBLE DEED.
A son FIRES SIX BULLETS INTO HIS
FATHER
And Then Tries to Burn Him Alivs-A Sister
Catches Stray Bullet and IS
Badly Wounded.

Near Carmichaels, Greene county, on
Thursday, was enacted a tragedy which
is possessed Of many horrors, and will
probably result in a double murder.
About two miles from the town named
lived John Morgan and family Of three
daughters and one son, all grown up.
The father is a well-known, highly re-
spected and prosperous farmer, and
the scene Of the tragedy is but
a short distance from the place
where William McCausland was so
brutally murdered in 1887, and for
which crime two men were hanged at
Waynesburg. Morgan is widower.
For some time. it is learned, he had
been paying attentions to a widow who
lived at Morgantown. She had been
visiting at or near the Morgan home.
The Morgan children objected strongly
70 their fathers contemplated marriage
and 90 the woman's presence, aud some
time ago Morgan took her 70 her home
and remained 10 MOrgantOWn four days.
Since that time there had been a
constant wrangiing between the
father and his children. On Thursday
morning the former sent for Daniel
Stevenson, his deceased wife's brother,
and several ueighbOrs, 20 assist IN qui-
citing the children. This seems TO have
Infatuated the son, who armed himself
with a couple Of revolverS and ordered
these neighbOrs from the premises.
Another war OF words then ensued
among the family, ia the midst OF which
the son suddenly leveled his revolver
and aimed at his father. The shot
missed the latter and struck zone OF the
girls, Miss Callie, taking effect In the
right side OF her neck and passing into
the lungs. The neigbbors were so
horror stricken that they were unable
10 make any move toward stopping
further bloody work of the inturat-
ed young man. Mr.. Stevenson I'M
ally managed 20 get the girl into a
buggy and took her TO his home. After
he had gone the son again resumed his
bloody work. He chased his father
10 vacant house nearby, after break
ing the fleeing mans leg with a bull
let, and as the fugitive hobbled
along the bones protruded through the
flesh, making a most CHASTITY wound
As the old man staggered to the door OF
the house, his son shot him in the back
before he could gain an entrance. The
wounded man faally managed TO crawl
UP stairs, when the son perched himself
on the roof Of q shed addition and
emptied his revolver through window
wounding his father twice.
Mr.. Stevenson then returned and
took Morgan 70 his (SJevensOn's) home,
where two physicians were soon called.
on examination IL was soon found that
the man had received six bullets, two
in each leg, one in the back, and one in
the groin.
The latest word from the scene OF the
tragedy is that no hope whatever for the
recovery OF either father or daughter is
entertained. II is feared the son, who
had shut himself in the house, would
either kill himself or those who attempt
ed to arrest him. Sheriff Moore and
tpssse started from WayneSburg yester-
day morning for the scene Of the shoot
ing. Young Morgan Is % years Of age.
The wounded sister is 70 years old.
When young Morgan had emptied his
pistol he went back to the house and
said to his sisters, II have fixed him
now" Two different revolvers were
used, one a IS, the other "A calibre.