Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-12

A Girl OF Fourteen Outraged aud Murdered
The CTimIHAls Captured.

The Criminals Captured.
Cincinnati dispatches say that Mary Belle
SecUre, an orphan girl of fourteen years, lly-
Ing with her grandparents In liberty town
ship, Mercer county, Ohio, was assaulted on
her way from Sabbath school TO her home,
taken to dense thicket In a wood near by
her person outraged, Der throat cut from eaf
70 ear, and her body left TO be deyoured by
the hogs.
The body was found on the 2Ith ult., the
head entirely severed from the trunk, the
hogs having eaten through that part OF the
neck not severed by the murderous hands.
The lDtestlnes were missing and the body
otherwise horribly mutllAted.
Mary Secore was last seen alive by two Of
her Sunday school companions, on her way
home accompanied by several men, one Oi
whom was recognized MS young Kimble,
This led TO the arrest Of several Of klmble'i
sons and nephews, oil Of whOni are dlsrepu'
table characters. Ono Of then stated thai
Andrew Kimble and Andrew McCloud, tTay-
cling peddlors representing Fort Wayne
houses, had stopped over Sunday with old
Klmble, and were both drunk on the night
previous, and started out on Sunday morn
Ing, saying they were going to huCt woman.
On Sunday evening they returned, washed
blood stains from of their hands and cloth.
Ing, and unceremOniously left the neighbor.
hood.
On the strength Of this testimony Sheriff
spriggs started for Fort Wayne and secured
Klmble and McCloud, and brought them u
Cellna. On the way back Andrew RlmblO
told the sheriff that he was sick on the day OF
the murder, and did not leave the house, but
that AbsAlom Klmblo, Jake Kimble and his
iellOW-pTlsOneT McClOud came to old Kimble's
house and told him they had picked up a girl
In the woods, and had all the fun they wanted
all day, which, he claims, is the substance OF
hiS knowledge OF their proceedings. This
statement Is dlsbelleVed, because when he
left on Monday morning, In company with
McCloud, kimble was seen to stop near the
place where the outrage was committed, and
get bottle OF whisky that was secreted under
q log within few feet Of the place where
the body was afterwards found, aud on the
bride OF one Of the horses there was found
attached piece Of ribbon, which has since
been identified as having been worn by the
unfortunate girl on the day Of her murder.
Blood stains were also found on various parts
Of the clothing Of both Andrew Klnble and
McCl0ud.
Absalom Kimble says that on the day Of
this murder he, In company with Andrew
McCloud and others, whom he will not name
met Mary SecoTe In the deadGning woods
and they talked 10 her and finally enticed hel
into q dense piece Of woods some distance
from the TOAD, and there McCloud seized her
held his hand over her mouth 10 prevent bel
screams, and GhOked her untIl she falnIed
when be took her clothing on, accomplished
his designs and left her for dead, but OF
looking back he discovered signs OF life, and
uttoring fearful imprecNtlons the ylllalI
seized heavy piece OF wood and struck TIT
fatal blow, breaking her skull.
At this sickening spectacle AbsalOm Kim
bic says, 81 could stand II no longer, and
walked off," Il Is generally believed tina
all OF the parties above named are guilty
Andrew Kimble, who has turned States evil
dence, will have hearing on Friday, the 81
instant.
The murdered girl was Intelligent modes
and remarkably attractive In personal ap
pearanco, and a general iayOritG 10 the com
munlty In which she resided,