The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-18
MURDER.
Triple Murder in lsoston-A Husband
Kills His Wife, His Daughter, aud
himself.

Triple Murder ia BOseOn-A HusDano
Kills His Wife. His Daughter, aud
Eiimseif.
Boston tDsc. II Dispatch 10 the Now YORK Herald
One of the most terrible tragedies ever
brought to light agitates New England to-
day The Kimball family consisted of
George L. Kimball, his wife, and bis step
dang tier, the daughter of Mrs. kiEball by
a former husband. They resided and kept
boarders in rnaiest-appearing house on
the corner of Park aud Common streets,
Charlestown. 1t seemed that Mr.. kimball
arose a. bis usual hour in the morning, and,
as was his custom, proceeded up stairs
10 thi, tims no noise had been heard in the
house, and persons who must have been
passing while the terrible deeds were being
committed ncitter heard nor saw anything
to attract their attention. AT the time be
called the bnarders one Of them remarked
that lie thought he would lay a while lon
ger, to which Mr.. Kimbal repl.ei, "You
had better come down now"
A few minutes later two of the DO arlers
went down together, and, as they stepped
to the door Of tue parior, they discovered
Mr.. klmbail staining in the .tting room
beyond, off Of when his chamber opened,
in his night dress, aad with a terrible cash
in his throat, from which the blood was
streaming, while in his hand he held an
open razor Mr. kimbull, on seeing his
boariers, motionsd for them " it'll tie rtz ,r
to keep back, and not caring to attempt to
iisarm him. they ran speedily out into ttie
street to summon the tolee In y short
time Officers Green, Webb, an. Pearson
were found, and the FIVE quickly roturnel
to the house. On ente ting the SIT n. room
Il horrible sight met thsir gaze. Upon the
floor, III g pool Of blood, lay the unfortu-
nate man. lie was not dead, for as . ficer
Pearson stepped up t. him he attempted to
get up, at the same tine ezc!aimns,
Damn you, get ont Of here, or ! will cut
you toc. lie thon fc. back, weak from
the loss Of blood. Officer, Pearson and
Webb attempted to st,urch the flow cf
blood, hut either one Of the three cu.-
woaId have proved fatal, AID in FIRE minasro
after tins officers arrived lie was dead
On entering the sitting roam the officer,
noticed that Mrs. X nbaI Vas still IN bed
rparent!y asleep, ~, upon investigation,
she was fond 10 DC dead. There We're no
marks about Ler pc. son 10 slow III What
manner . bad been murdered, except a
slight L.,cu."ration abuu. the throat. From
this 1t is supposed that lie was strangie,l
10 death. The body lay ia natural posi-
t!nn, with the hanis crossed upon the
breast, and The orderly appearance Of the
bedcErsheS shaved that the rlurtlercr spran :
upon her while size Was in a sound secr.
and thu. she died with s.srctl ly struggle
\ han iaerchi=l covered with blCodstaIns
sas Iv."d by the bedside, which had evi
dsn,ly been Ii. > t. gag her and prevent
. her outcrv.
Search was then made for the laughter,
n young woman Of about l. 7aars, ani on
opeain. the door to her bedroom, a ysrv
small apartment opening out Of the paror,
at.other horrible sight met the officers
gaze. which caused the stoutast heart
among them to 2 'a;l. The body Of the s:rI
wa. found lying across the bed Nth her
throat cut from car to ear, the head being
nearly sevssed from tho body. From the
appearance Of the bed it is thought that
AEe vas awakened before the deed was
accomplished, and struggled to sare her
life, bat without avail. This completed
the horrible picture, no attempt beng made
by the murderer to tlke the life Of anv of
the bJarler..
Tie officers, after learning OF the extent
# the tragedy, sent for Coroner Bradford
and upon his arrival two note. found BY
the police upon the centre-table were hand
Ell TO him, Which gave clue to the whole
ah,.ir The following is a copy Of the most
important note, WHICH sas written upon a
piece of letter paper, end unstained w
blood:
This troubsl was all don by Rindy telling
her something's that was no. true, and m Y
wife Seeding every time that was near
her, and tonight When We went to bed
She begun again, and FINELY my temper
got the Best OF me. david Nows all about
the troubel. | was cut thare A short time
ago and told Him. rinda is at the bottom
of all this. GEO. L. KINBALL.
/ The g;rl was to have been married this
evening. The most merciful verdict of
public opinion is that the perpetrator OF
this horrid crime was insane: vet there is
evidence that there was method in his mad
ness. is not meet that we should speak
evil of the dad, and only this can be SAID
there aSe stEaEge stories current among the
boarders in the house in Fsiation to The
family relations of iir. aud Mrs Kim ball.
lie was possessed cfa bad temper, and shs
was, unfortunately, in the possession of {
Jealous nature Tie ''green-eyed monster
which doth mock the meat ii feeds on,
lay st the bottom Of all tbs family troub-
les, and, although no cause seems to har,
existed fer Its creation, still it waxed stron
ge- until the fatal result already chronicIet
vas reached.
Mrs. kimball was an unreasonable wo
man sometimes. slthoush .he was
pidow when she took Mr.. kimball for
second husband, she took no advantage o
he, previous experience in married life, an
Sas intolerant. 1t is said that the blast c
Jealousy was famed By the s.epdaggatel
Miranda Wells. She always cherished a.
iA-fseliag toward Mr.. kimball, and bs .e
herself in carrying stories from one to tn
, other, leering alive the FIRE that, if le
alone, woIld aaye quenched itself. Il wa
thus that Shr' rss onse pleasant honl
J was turned into he'll upon earth.
A little four -year-old child told bis fa.he