The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-20

Double Murder.


| Near Carmichaels, Greene county,
on Thursday, was enacted . tragedy
which is possessed OF many horrors,
and will probably result in 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 ia q
we'll known. highly respected and
prosperous farmer, and the scene of
the tragedy is but short distance
from the place where William Nc
Causland was 80 brutally murdered
in 1887, and for which crime two men
were hanged at Waynesburg. Nor
gan is widower. For some time, it
is learned, he had been paying atten-
tions to widow who lived near Nor
gantown. She had been visiting at
or near the Morgan home. The Nor
gan children objected strongly to
their fathers contemplated marriage
and to the woman's presence, and
some time ago Morgan took her to
her home and remained in Morgan
town four days. Since that time there
had been constant wrangling be-
tween the father and his children.
On Thursday morning the former
sent for Daniel Stevenson, his de-
ceased wife's brother, and several
neighbors, to assist in quieting the
children. This seems to have infur-
lated the son, who armed himself
with couple Of revolvers and order
ed these neighbors from the premises.
Another war Of words then ensued
among the family, in the midst Of
which the son suddenly leveled his
revolver and aimed at his father. The
shot missed the latter and struck one
of the girls, Miss Callie, taking effect
in the right side of her neck and
passing into the lungs. The neigh
bors were SO horror stricken that they
were unable to make any move to-
ward stopping further bloody work
of the Infatuated young man. Mr..
Stevenson finally managed to get the
girl into buggy and took her to his
home After he had gone the son
again resumed his bloody work. He
chased his father to vacant house
nearby, after breaking the fleeing
mans leg with bullet, and as the
fugitive hobbled along the bones pro-
truded 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 finally managed to
crawl upstairs, when the son perched
himself on the roof of shed addition
and emptied his revolver through a
window wounding his father twice.
MIR. Stevenson then returned and
took Morgan to his (Stevenson's) J
home, where two physicians were
soon called. On examination it was
soon found that the man had receiv-
ed 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. tits feared
the son, who had shut himself in the
house, would either kill himself or
those who attempted to arrest him.
Sheriff Moore and posse started
from Waynesburg yesterday morning
for the scene of the shooting. Young
Morgan is % years of age. The
wounded sister is 10 years old.
When young Morgan had emptied
his pistol he went back to the house
and said to his sisters, Il have fixed
him now Two different revolvers
were used, one 3s, the other A
calibre.
LATER.-John W.Morgan, the faith
er, died on Saturday last and his
funeral on Sunday was attended by
1900 people, making a procession a
mile and half long. The dying man
made will leaving the parricide but
$50 out of his large estate. Callie
Morgan, the sister, is still living but