Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-06
EVENING STAR.
Horrfbie Crime.
A arpr or FOURTEEN YEARS OUTRAGED AND



A special telegram to the Cincinnati CommSr-
ciaJ from Wapakcneta, Ohio, July 2, says:-FOr
several DAYS past rumors Of terrible outrage
cniatiop, but not until to-day have We been able
10 Get a reliable and authenticated report OF the
same. Mary Belle Secore, an orphan girl OF ii
year< living with her grandparents in Liberty
iownship, Mercer county, Ohio, was assaulted
on her way from Sabbath school to her home.
taken TO a dense thicket in a woods near by, nsr
rersoD outraged, her throat cut from ear to ear,
and her body left to be devoured BY hogs The
body was found on Monday, the 9th instant; the
head entirely severed from the trunk, the hogs
having eaten through that part of the neck not
severed by the murderOus hands. The intestinss
were missing and the body otherwise horrioiy
mutilated.
MARY SecOre was last seen alive by two OF her
Sunday-school companions, on her way home,
ACCOMPANIED by several men, one OF wh0ia was
recognized a. Young kimble. rms ied 70 TIE
arrest OF several OF kimbe's sons and nephews,
All Of yvbon are diSreputable characters one
OF them stated that Andrew himhie anu AndreW
McCloud. travelling peddlers, representing foLt
wan. houses had stopped over Sunday with
old 'EiulIlle. and were both drunk on the night
pTevfous and started ont on Sunday mOIhing,
saying they were going to hunt woman; On
Snpa4v evening they returned, washed blood
STAINS from OF their hands and clothing, and I'M
tremendously left the neigh 5OrhOOd.
ON the strength OF this testimony SherlI
SpTiggs started for Fort Wayne and secured
Kimble and NcClOud and brought them TO Ce-
4. lima on the way back Andrew kimble told the
sheriff that he was sick on the day of the muir
T.
SALON X imble, Jake Kimble and his fellow pris-
oner. McClOud, came to old Kimble's house ard
told him they had picked up gtri 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 IL disbe-
Iieved, because when he left on Monday morn
irg in cOmpany with McClOud, Kimble was
seen to stop near the place where the outrage
was committed, and get a bottle of whisky that
was secIeted unteI log within al,n, few feet9f
and on the bride of one of his horses there was
found attached q 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 kimble and
NcClOud.
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 deadening OF the woods. and they
talked TO her and finally enticed her into n
dense piece Of wood some distance from the
road, and there McCloud seized her, held his
hand over her mouth to prevent her screams,
ard chOked her until she tainted, when he took
her clothing of, stripping her naked. and ac-
COmplishing his hellish designs, during the com
mission Of which she gave signs of returning
Consciousness, and again the fiend choked her to
insensi6ility, and lett her for dead but on look
ing back he discovered signs of life, and utter
ing fearful imprecations the villain seized a
heavy piece OF wood and struck the fatal blow
breaking her skull. At this slckening spectacle
AbsalOm kimble saws, 81 could stand il no
longer, and walked or" This confession was
N1t Ou rOlnc ItCnnlCaDIy, at the Drellmi-
nary examination held at Celina on the 3Oth.
1t Is generally believed that all of the parties
above named ar guilty. Andrew Kimble, who
mas turned Sta5e's evidence, will have a hear
ing on Friday. the 5th instant, and unless the
persons can clear themselves OF this chain of
evidence that eneircles them, Judge Lynch will
assume jurisdiction and institute ary ius-
tee. The people of Mercer county are aroused
and the most intense excitement prevails.
The murdered girl was intelligent, modest,
ana remarkably attractive in personal appear
ance, and general favoTite III the community
in which she lived.