Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-13
Accidentally Shoots His Sister While
Trying to Kill His Father.
A TRAGEDY In GREENE COUNTY
That Has Aroused the Peaceful Community
Of Carmichaels
CHILDREN OPPOSED TO A srEPMoTHER
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,


was taken to the county Jail. The town o
Carmichaels has been thronged with to-day
sight-seers and excited people from the ad-
joining neighborhood eager to get the lates
details of the affair. Mr.. Morgan is in .
very critical, condition and is gradual,
sinking. There is no hope for his recovery
Miss Callie Morgan, the sister, is thought
to be no worse. The doctors, however, say
the crisis has not been reached in her case
yet
The trouble leading to the shooting,
which occurred yesterday morning at 1C
o'clock, began some months ago, but serious
ill-feeling had existed between the father
and children from time prior to the death
of their mother. Mr.. Morgan is widower,
probably 60 years of age. For some time
he had been courting young lady residing
in West Virginia The young lady and her
aunt recently occupied his house as guests
or summer boarders.
The children conceived with more or less
cause violent dislike to their prospective
stepmother and gave their father to under
stand that they were bitterly opposed to
the match. On the evening OF the 10th
inst the quarrel broke out atresh, the chill
dren going so far as to fasten the father out
| of his own house.
Ill Fortune of q Wealthy Farmer.
Mr.. Morgan occupied fine new residence
which he had recently erected on one of his
farms He is an extensive land owner and
one of the most thrifty farmers in the neigh
| borhood On the morning of August IL,
| after having been barred out of his house,
Mr.. Morgan sent for some neighbors to help
him arrange matters with his children. His
call was responded to by Daniel Stevenson,
| an uncle of the children on their mothers
side, and by John Hartley and Leroy Hart
lev.
The children had possession of the house
when the neighbors arrived. Mr. Steven
son opened negotiations with Thomas Nor
gan, who was in the hallway of the house
The young man had worked himself up to
q perfect frenzy. together with one of his
sisters-the one whom he accidentally shot
while trying to kill his father-and ordered
Mr.. Stevenson not to interfere in the
matter, making frequent use of the words,
"he (meaning his father) killed my
mother"
George Calvert, who was present, at
tempted to interfere, but yohng Morgan
warned him to stand back or he would shoot
him, and the demoniac gleam in the young
mans eye was sufficient assurance that he
would keep his threat
Mr.. Morgan was determined to gain an
entrance to his house, claiming it was his |
own and his children had no right to keep |
him out.
The Daughter Accidentally Wounded.
Mr.. Stevenson implored Mr.. Morgan not |
to go near the house, but to go away till the |
boy was over his excitement, but Morgan |
would not heed the warning, and deliber-
ately walked to the front door, and, opening
it, walked in. But briet time elapsed un-
til the men outside heard a shot and a
scream from the sister, who was wounded
Mr. Morgan then ran out of the house
crying, Thomas has shot Callie.'
MI. Stevenson called on the other men to
60 in with him and look after the girl, but
they were too badly frightened, young Nor
gan having foarished two revo1vers when
he was interviewed at the door. Mr.. Stew
enson went in the house alone, and found
Callie Morgan lying in the hallway and her
brother standing about half way up the
stairs, with revolver in each hand pointed
toward the ceiling. Mr.. Stevenson again
called to the men outside to come in and
help him move the wounded girl, she weigh
ing probably 240 pounds. Young Morgan
also called to the men to come in, telling
them that he would not shoot but they
deemed 1t safest to remain outside.
Caring for the Wounded Girl.
Mr.. Stevenson then asked one of the other
children If there was q bed down stairs. |
She said no. Stevenson then gathered the
girl up, and by sheer nervous energy car
led her out to the front porch The
men outside then helped him to carry her !
% his own house, probably sixth of mile
way.
Whlle Mr.. Stevenson was gone young
Morgan came out of the house and again be.
,an firing at bis father, who was standing
q the yard Two shots took effect one in .
he right leg just above the knee. Mr..
Morgan got into the road and started for a
'acant house nearby. Young Morgan hest '
ated for awhile, and then started after his n
ather, shooting as he went
MI. Morgan reached the old house. and. | I
Though severely wounded, he managed to | t
lose the door after him and crawled up- il
tairs Young Morgan, not to be bafled in d
lis desire to kill his father, recklessly b
limbed upon the roof of a tumble-down q
ned, or "lean-to." at one end of the old
ouse and shot at his father through an open
7indow until he emptied his two revolyers
lie then retreated to his fathers house.
In the meantime Mr.. Stevenson had sent o
q all haste to Carmichaels for a physician. Fl
)r. j. B. Lindley and son responded, hur- il
ying to the scene of the double tragedy. r
The Young Murderer Gives Himself Up. 81
EARLY this morning Constable W. B. K
iicher, of Carmichaels, swore out warrant n
nd started for his man. In the meantime L
NO hot-headed men from Little Washing
On, who happened to be in the neighbor-
ood, raised the hue and cry that young
1orgsn was going to resist arrest and would IT
OF be taken alive Word was sent to :,
heriff Moore, at WayHesburg, to bring q
osse, to arrest young Morgan. When u
herif Moore reached here he was told that 9
warrant had been taken out for young
forgan, and that arrangements had been
lade to send him to the county Jail this
fternoon. Sheriff Moore agreed to the
and said he was glad that 81
had been made. Young Morgan, who II
as still occupying his fathers house, was h,
otifed of the rrangement-which. by the - -
ay, had been made at the request of his n
.ther, who said he did not want his son to -
> arrested. The young man gave himself
p to Leroy Hartley, who had been
sputized by the constable to take him to
il MI. Hartley was well on his way to in
ward the county seat when he was sur. at
'ised by the Sheriff's posse gallopine nm n,
pidly behind him, and ordering him TO n,
lit and give up the prisoner, which Mr.
artley did. The posse rode away, highly
ated with their capture. Thomas Morgan
rs completely broken down to-day. and
spt copiously. He implored his father to m
rgive him, and left home wretched, con- te
man, newly awakened to 40
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