The Van Buren press., 1872-07-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Especial Dispatch to the RepubIicsn.I
A Chapter Of Horrors.
CINCINNATI, July 9.

met and Alexander Mcleod, charged
with the murder Of Mary Jane Secore,
was determined to make short work Of
the prisoners.
The men were placed in a wagon and
the immense concourse at the command
forward, took up its line Of march
1t appears they were desirous executing
them near the scene Of the terrible out
rage, so they repaired to the kimmet
farm, in sight of the place where the
poor young girl had been violated, mur
dsred and thrown to the hogs, Here
they halted under sapling,
RUDE GALLows
was improvised and the three prisoners
fitted with halters about their Lecks. At
this juncture, Elias Secore, brother OF
the murdered girl, appeared and pleaded
with the crowd for the life Of Jacob Kim
met, the youngest prisoner, seventeen
years old, expressing doubts as to his
participation in the affair.
This appeal was received with cheers
and young Kimmet was exempted from
the sentence which the people had passed
on all, but the other two
WERE DOOMED.
Absalom Kimmet was much broken
down, but Mcleod maintained the same
stoical indifference that he had shown
from the first.
He stoutly denied that he had ever
seen the girl, and accounted for the
blood on his clothes by saying his nose
had bled He took the testament, kissed
it, and called on God to attest his inno-
cence. He importuned them to have
mercy on his poor mother and sisters,
and asked God to forgive them all. Alb
salon Kimmet adhered to
HIS CONFESSION,
made the day before, to the effect that
after returning from church on Sunday,
June 23d, Mcleod asked if any girls
went west, and when Jacob Kimmet said
several had, they all went in that direc-
ton until they came to the place where
the girl was murdered. Each then viola
ted her person once and Mcleod the
second time, after which Mcleod knock
ed her on the head with heavy stickt
This was about midday. They then wen
to the Kimmit house, and at night Nc.
Leod told them he had been back to the
place and that she was not dead, but that
he had killed her, The two were hung
till they were dead, when the younger
Kimmet was returned to Jail. The father
Of the Kimmots was then warned to leave
the country in a Springfield train. and
and thus terribly tragic scene almost
unparalleled in this part Of the country
was ended.
GREAT TRor AT NEW YoRK-GoLDsMITH
MAID BEATEN.
NEw YORK, July 9.
The great trot for purse Of five
thousand dollars, between Goldsmith
Maid, Lucy, American Girl and Henry,
came off this afternoon at Fleetwood
park, in the presence Of fifteen thousand
spectators. American Girl won the race
in three straight heats. Time-2:21,
2 :l94 and 2 "a. After the second heat
it was found that Goldsmith Maid had
cut her quarter, and the judges allowed
her to be withdrawn. The excitement
during the progress of the race ran high,
and at the end of each heat American
Girl was received with cheers. She won
the first heat by half length, the second
by two lengths and the third by one
length.
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, June IL
The Liberal Republican and Democrat
ic congressional committees, of which
Senator Fenton and Hon. Samuel j.
Randall Of Pennsylvania. are respective
" chairmen, meet here tomorrow for the
purpose Of effecting a joint organization
and arranging programme for the CEN
ing presidential campaign.
GOV. BLAIR oE MICHIGAN.
Information has been received at the
headquarters that Gov. Blair Of Michi-
gan is making preparations to give all
the aid in his power to the success of the
Liberal Reform movement, and that he
will throw the weight Of his influence to-
ward carrying the State of Michigan for
Mr.. Greeley. Mr. Blair will address
grand ratification meeting OF the Liberal
to be held at Jackson,
Mich, on the 18th inst.
GRAND ARMY OF TIE REPUBLIC.
Many prominent ex-army officers,
members Of the Grand Army of the Re
public, have signified their intention Of
from that organization, the
purposes of which are subservient to and
under the control Of Grants military
friends.
MIR. SUMNER AND Ills CoLoRED VISITORS.
Mr.. Sumner, who still remains in
receives daily a great NUN
Der of visitors. Among those who call.
ed upon him to day was Messrs. Saun-
ders and Smith, both colored, the form
er the boiling candidate on the Grant
electoral ticket, who this week resigned
that position to take the stump for Gree.
ley and Brown, and the latter, a gentle
man Of the Howard university, who has
also announced his intention of support
ing the Liberal ticket. Both of these
gentlemen will 60 at once TO North Car
olna, to speak to the colored people Of
that state. Mr.. Saunders is one Of the
most intelligent men of his race in Mary
land, and there is the best authority for
denying the report that his letter. pub
lished fow days ago, was not written by
himself.