The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-05-27
Another Boston Horror,

| BOSTON. May %. Another murder even
more horrible in its details than that of
Mrs. Bingham which so startled the entire
community few days since, was perpe-
trated in this city this afternoon. A bright
little girl years of age was murdered in
achurch and the bruised and mulilated be-
dy carried up into the tower of the lott
and thrown upon the floor, for years the
abode OF hundred of doves and pigeons
The victim of this cruel tragedy was
Mabel IL. Young, who, with her widowed
mother resided with her grandfather at
80 East Chester street The latter, James
w. Hobbs, is a well-known and highly re-
| spected merchant, senior of the firm OF
Hobbs, Pope 4 Co. the family being OF
the highest Responsibility. This p. NJ. lit
tie Mabel in company with an aunt attend
ed the Sunday School Anniversary eXer-
else of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church
On coming out OF the church at hall past
three o clock the aunt renamed IN the YES
Thule about 10 minutes converslDg with
some friends, and on starting to go home
| missed the child who a lew minutes before
was at her side At first it was supposed
| she had gone back into the church, but
when she was not found within and per
| sons outside declared she has not come
out, the aunt became alarmed and search
was made in every direction. About 4
| P. NJ some ladies at an open window across
| the street heard faint cries OF a child APP
| parently from the church tower, and no.
| ticed an unusual connection among the
doves that swarmed in and out the Win
dOWS. Some Young men who had joined
| IN the search started at once to ascend the
tower They found the door leading up
from the organ loft locked and on forcing
| it open were startled at seeing fresh blood
| upon the floor and steps leading up to the
| next landing; they also found strip of
| board covered with blood AT one end, and
soon heard low means from above ascend
ing a long steep flight of stairs and rails
ING the scuttle, which required the strength
of a strong man. they found the mangled
body of the child lying near the edge Of
| the scuttle as though it had been carried
up the steps and hastily thrown down
there. Carefully they carried her down
INTO the church where a large number OF
persons had congregated and into the pre-
sence of her agonized friends. From the
| top of her head which WAS broken in g,
| blood and brains was slowly oozing, while
| the nose was broken in and the face terri
| bly mutilated She WAS carried to her
| grandtather's residence and surgeons at
once summoned. They pronounced the
| case hopeless and her death a question Of
but a few hours 1t tarthest.
Thomas Piper, who has been Sexton of
the church tor about 4 year, was soon af-
ter arrested and is now confined at the
Chiefs Office He was engaged at work
about the church, but his suspicious man
ner and denying that he had keys, when
the two keys fitting the door We're taken
from his person points strongly to him as
the party.
He is Il dark, hGaVyset man, about rs
years old, and has once before beer. under
arrest on suspicion Of murder, but was dis
charged for want of sufficient evidence.
Many Of the police still believe him gull
ty of murder in Dorchester district, about
10 months ago This last affair has caus-
ed profound sensation in the commrnity
and intense excitement prevails.
The very boldness ofthe affair lends ad-
dtional horror. Scarcely three-quarters
of an hour elapsed from the time the child
came out into the vestibule Of the church
till she was found in a dying condition.
How she was enticed away. and for what
motive, has not yet transpired.
Since the above was put in type, the
little girl has died, about "A hours after
the assault The feeling against Piper is
| represented as very intense