The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-09-25
Shocking Homicide.

From the Cincinnati Commercial, Sept l..
At noon ycsfefdfay, Wife a nan by the
name OF Thomas Thomas, heater ID The
Cincinnati Railway Iron Works was qulet>
ly eating his dinner at the Boarding house
of Tomas Reese, No Ala East Front street,
he was attacked By fellow workman Of
tue uame OF John Kmbley. The two men
had always been firm friends, and Thomas
had done nothing that he was aware OF TO
rupture the good feeling existing between
them. He tried to make kfinbley under>
stand this, butthe latter, who acted like
drunken man, would neither listeg to what
his friend bad to say, or give any explana-
ton of his own conduct, kept up the attack
as If resenting some insult or injury, and
was only prevented from severely beating
Thomas by the landlady. who forced her
self between the two men and compelled
him 10 leave the house. At l o'clock,
when Thomas went down to the mill TO re-
some work at his furnace, klmbIey went at
him again with flat piece Of iron and his
hands fun of stone coal. When this sec
ond attack was made Thomas was standing
in font of his furnace, lighting his pipe
with the red hot end OF a small rod Of iron,
used by many Of the work men for the same
purpose. He saw that Kinbley was intent
on forcing him into fight and knew that
/ If he was drawn into difficulty he would
be the sufferer, for kimbley vas larger
and much stronger man than he. He
sought 10 make peace with his assailant,
but that fariing he tried to get away,
Kimbley followed him Up, however, and
struck him several times with the bar of
iron, once on the forehead and two or three
times on the arms and body. The blows
reused all the sleeping passions of Thomas;
he turned Epon himbley, clinched With
him, and plunged the bar Of iron, still reds
hot anu splitting FIRE into his breast.
He threw the man from him, and then,
scarcely knowing what he had done, but
anxious to avoid any further difficulty with
his prosecutor, started to run Into the
Esteet. He need not have feared pursuit,
for kimbley, pierced to the heart by the
red hot iron, never rose from the ground,
except to convulsively gather himself up
and hurl heavy piece of iroh at the r..
treating form of Thomas. The rn;.c;s;.iia rel
short Of the mark, aud &c Tell pack in a
dying condition. The men in the mill
took him up and bore him to bis home
acosS the s..leet, where he expired almost
a5- f%-.ey lay him upon the bed.
! When Thomas was told that he had
killed Kimbley he seemed greatly shocked,
but declared that he had acted Only in
self defense. He gave himself into the
hands OF the police, and was taken to the
ISeyenteenth Ward Station House. Thomas
| il a large and powerful built man, about
thirty years OF age, native OF Wales.
He was broad. good Datured looking face,
and pair Of honest eyes, that look into
yours while he converses with you. Nobody
would take him for passionate or quarrel
some man. His reputation in the Cincin>
natl Iron Works, where he has been steadi-
Iy employed for about four years, is an
excellent one nearly all his felloW>Hork men
testitying TO his industry and good behav
Tor. He has been in this country thirteen
years, three of which years he spent in the
Union army.
| John Kimbley was an Englishman. He
has been in this country and this city for a
number Of years. Hi. reputation was as
fair as Thomas, neither Of them being
men Of dissoute habits or quarrclsoms dis
positions lie married his second wife
about two months since. AS ne have stat
ed, they always seemed to be on terms Of
friendship, working amicaby together in
the MILL and spending much time In each
others society in their leisure hours.