The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-25
THE CHILD MURDER.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER on


ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER or
MABEL YoUNG-PrPER, THE BOSTON SEXTON,
ACCUSED OF BEING THE PRRPETRAToR OF AN
OTHER HORRIBLE cRIME-REsULr or THE
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
BOSTON, Mass, May "a, 1876
the attempted murder or the little girl, Mabel
Young Ia one OF the city churches yesterday after
noon, has created the most intense excitement
and indignation throughout the community. She
Is still lingering IN Inconsistencies and her
wounds are OF such serious nature that IL Is
doubtfui II sne will ever recover. Thomas Piper,
the sexton OF the church, is still held In custody.
and circumstances indicating hts guilt are con-
stantlY multiplying. The incidents OF the tragedy
50 far as developed, are peculiarly touching A
beautiful little girl, while leaving the church with
a nock OF her sunday scnoolmates, 18th
her books in her land, strays up into
the tower or possibly entIced hither to see the
pigeons; and there, out OF sight or all but one
murderous 1end, receives the cruel wounds
which were intended to end her innocent life; but
the haste and onpleteness OF the terrible
work left her with strength enough to utter the
few feeble cries which attracted the discoveries OF
the tragedy to the spot where they witnessed the
terrible scene. The ofnoer VINO frst arrived at
the church says that he first learned OF the sex
TOMS whereabouts just rs the meeting broke up,
when the latter came to one OF the doors, and,
without any conceivable reason therefor, In
qured II the seats were all right. For twenty
minutes after that ne was missing, anu the deed
might have been committed before or during thai
interval
PROSECUTION or SEARCH.
The absence OF the girl was discovered by her
aunt, Miss Hobbs, aud search Was instituted
The organIst took the initiative. He went up
stairs the gallery door, followed by the sexton,
and found It locked Hearing means he asked the
sexton Tor the KEY, and the latter replied tnat he
did not know where IL was, for he had not been .
there since last lall He SAID he would try and Ind
that II was missing. tlhe officers subsequently,
found the key on shelf, where he told them It
had been all the umel impatient at the delay
the organlst TOOK a pair or pluceTs from mig
pocket and opened the door. Then going
up hight Of steps ne raised scuttle and found
the body lying SIX inches below the coping aud
bleeding badly. Beneath board, ut the side or
the body was q cricket bat spotted with white
long, one and three gnths inches thick
and weighs about three pounds. How i5 got Into
the tower can be more easily imagined Than de-
scribed, for several witnesses testified that tney
saw 1t behind the library door, on lower moor,
during the day. In contradiction 20 Piper's state
ment tnat he had no keys which would open
the door IL may be stated that two punches Of
Keys were found on MS psrson-one sey 9pen, M,
lock OF the door In question exactly
PIPER SPOKE TO MABEL
The police have gathered testimony that Piper
was seen to stoop down and speak TO the little
girl when she entered the church. and also that
he tried TO dissuade the organist from entering
the gallery door, saying that 1t was impossible Tor
the girl TO be there. In Piper's room, which Was
searched this morning were found Two bottles OF
wniskey, and Is is thought that one OF them had
an admixture OF laudanum.
A PREVIOUS MURDER SUSPECTED.
The murder OF Bridget Landergan, some two
years ago, Is now believed TO have been the WORK
OF this Piper. Her death was caused By blows
IRON q bludgeon formed from the end or shaft,
and that snaIt, the remaining portion thereof,
was found IN the cellar OF the house occupied by
Piper's father. Piper attempted TO explain It's
presence there by saying that Cahll must have
broken into the cellar and sawed the shalt IN two
pieces, but this failed TO sa lsy the officers,
and he was arrested. subsequently an
abb was proved. several persons ;estify1ng
that Piper was IN attendance az prayer meet
ing az the time the murder TOOK place, and d. :
charge necessitated. The Coroner mas never
been fully satisfied Of his innocence, notwlth-
standing the allbl Another circumstance OF
some weight is that knife was found in the cid
through which the murderer OF Bridget LaDdergau
ran, and that this KNIFE coDlessedly the prop
erLY OF a brother Of the arrested man. ALI things
considered tile Coroner has little doubt but that
the true murderer OF Bridget Landergan has been
captured.
DEATH or MABEL.
Mabel died al q quarter 10 eight O'Clock this
evening.
the feeling against Piper. the supposed muir.
derer, is intense among all classes OF the com
muuiLy