The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-16

MAN MURDERS HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

A MAN MURDERS HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
AND THEN KILLS HIMSELF.
The tragedy occurred in the house of
George U. Kimbsll, a blacksmith en-
ployed at the navy yard and living on
Common street, Charlestown, the muir
dered persons being his wife and step
daughter, and himself the murderer and
suicide. The family kepta boarding
house, about IL of the boardcrs being in
the house at the time of the murder.
Mr.. Kimball went up stairs as usual to
arouse tho boarders, about 6 o'clock,
Thursday morning, and the first intima-
ton of the bloody doings that awaited
discovery was when young man, de-
scending the stairs, saw Kimball standing
in his night.shirt before glass in the
parlor in the act Of cutting his throat
The boarder ran out to call policeman,
and quickly returned with three, who
found Kimball upon the floor, with two
CHASTITY cuts clear across his throat. one
we'll up under the jaw, the second just
over the collar.bone. The officers at.
tempted to stanch the Aow of blood, but
his wounds were past all surgery, and in
five minutes he was dead. The house
was then explored, and Mrs. Kimball was
found in bed in the sitting room, appar.
emily asleep, but closer inspection
showed that she was dead There were
no marks about her person to show in
what manner she had been murdered, ex.
cept slight discoloration about the
throat, from which it is supposed that she
was strangled. Search was then made
for the young woman, CoriDda, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Kimball by former mar
riage, and aged about II. On opening
} the door to her bedroom, very small
apartment opening out of the parlor, an
other horrible sight met the officers gaze
The body Of the girl was found lying
, across the bed with her throat cut from
} ear to ear, the head being nearly severed
from the body.
r This completed the horrible picture
3 and explained the suicide of Kimball
. The officers, after learning of the extern
| of the tragedy, sent for Coroner Brad
. ford, and until his arrival the bodies wer
allowed to remain as they were first found
t Upon his arrival two notes, found upol
e the comfortable were handed to him
t which gave clew to the whole affair
. The following is copy of the most i'm
portant note, which was written upon
piece Of letter paper and unstained b.
r blood =
o "This troubel was all don by Rhindy for tel
N ing Her Something's that was not true and IN
. wife kept Seeding every time that | was nea
. her ard tonight when We Went to Bed She b.
j. gan again and FINELY my temper got the best
10 me- David nows all about the troubel. l WI
y out thare short time ago and told him Rhind
u is at the bottom fall this.
/. GEORGE L. KLMBALL."
Y Beyond this the meager explanation
D the note. little is known as to Kimball
IS motive, save that the family lived inha
1t moniously, and often quarreled violentl.
IS Kimball had been married to his victi
10 about IL years, but she was his secon
le wife. His wife is reported to have bee
ir poisoned about ID years ago, when XIII
D. ball was detained on charge Of commi
lie ting the deed, but, after an investigation
1. was discharged, as no proof could
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