The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-24
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
Horrible and Mysterious Murder
OIA Little Girl Five Years Old.

Boston, May 23-AnOther murder
even more horrible in its details than
that Of Mrs. Bingham, n few weeks since,
was perpetrated this city this evening, A
bright little girl 5 years Of age was muir.
dered in church, and the bruised and
mutilated body carried to the tower and
thrown upon the floor OF the loft. The
victim Of this cruel tragedy was Mabel
II. Young, who with her widowed mother
resided with her grandfather at No. so
East Chester Park. The latter Mr.. james
Hobbs is we'll known and higly respect.
ed merchant, senior Of the firm Of Hobbs,
Pope & Co. This afternoon little
Mabel in company with an aunt
attended the Sunday School anniversary
exercises Of the Warren Avenue Baptist
Church, On coming out Of the church ut
halt.past o'clock, the aunt remained in
the vestibule about ten minutes, convers-
ing with some friends, and on starting
home missed the child, who few min
utes before was at her side. At first it
was supposed she had gone back into the
church, but when she was not found in
side and persons outside declared she had
not come out, the aunt became alarmed
and search was commenced in every
direction, About 4 o'clock some ladies
at an open window across the street
heard the faint cries Of child, appa-
rently from the church tower, and noticed
an unusual commotion among the doves
that swarmedin in and out Of the windows.
Some young men joined in the search,
and started at once to ascend the tower
They found the door leading from the
organ loft locked, and on forcing it open
were startled to see fresh blood upon the
floor and steps leading up to the next
landing. They also found astrip Of board
covered with blood at one end, and heard
low moanings from above, Ascending u
long, steep flight Of stairs and raising
sCuttle which resisted the strength Of q
strong man, they found the manglcd
body Of a child lying close to the
edge Of the scuttle, as though it had
been carried up the steps, aud hastily
thrown down there. Carefully they car.
ried her down into the church, where Il
large number Of persons had congregatGd,
and into the presence Of her ugOnized
friends. From the top Of her head
which was broken in, blood and brains
were slowly oozing, while the nose was
crushed In and the face terribly mangled.
She was carried to her grandiather's
residence, and surgeons at once summon.
ed, who pronounced the case hopeless,
and her death question Of but few
hDnFR nj tho fartheFt,
Thomas Piper, who has been sexton Of
the church for about a year, was soon
after arrested, and is now confined at the
chiefs office. He was engaged at work
about the church, but his suspicious man.
ner and his denial that he had the keys
when the two keys fitting the doors to the
tower were taken from his person points
strongly to him as heguilty party. lie isa
dark heavy set man about 20 years
old, and haV once before been under
suspicion OF murder, but was discharged
for want Of sufficient evidence. Many Of
the police still believe him guilty Of the
murder Of young girl in Dorchester
district, about 10 months ngo. This last
affair has caused n profound sensation In
the community, aud intense excitement
prevails. The very boldness OF the uilair
lends additional horror to 1t. Scarcely
three.quarters of an hour elapsed from
the time the child came out OF the vesti-
bule Of the church until she was found
in dying condition. How she was ell.
ticed away and for what motive has not
tranSpired.