Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-12

piper's Con-es..on.
BosTov. May 9.-Thc report of Piper
confession, published here this morning,
causes much excitement and any doubts
existing as to its general truth were swept
away by the statement OF E. p. Brown,
Piper's counsel in the supreme court trial.
This morning Mr. Brown said he would
not press tho motion OF new trial, IN
view of conversation he had with Piper.
yesterday The judges thereupon over
ruled the motion. Piper yesterday YER
baly confessed to Mr.. Brown that
he murdered Mabel Young with the
hat stick; also that he murdered Bridget
Landrigan, in December, 1873. and that he
was the principal in the mysterious and
nearly fatal assault en- Mary Tyner. in Ok
ford street. early in the summer OF leli. lie
said the murders were committed while un-
der the influence of whiskey and opium. In
the case of Mabel Young ana Bridget Ian
drigan, he was also actuated By llcentl0us
passions. In the case of Mary Tyner
he had been in the room with her Tor
two hours and tried to kill her with
a hammer. In this instance he saws he don't
know why he wanted TO kill. Mary Tyner
is now in the Taunton Lunatie Asylum. the
result OF his attack upon her. Piper says
he has long been accustomed to the use OF
rum and opium and that when he has in
Obliged in them he has felt an uncontrol-
liable desire TO kill somebody or something.
A detailed statement Of his crimes will be
made public soon. Piper also confessed
several smaller crimes. His execution will
take place on the 26th inst, as ordered by
the governor.
HORRIBLE STORY AN INNOCENT CHILD
.u,tg
or BRIDGET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DE-
TAILS.
BosroN, May s.-Piper, in his confession
of the murder of Mabel Young. says took
the bat from the lower room before or about
the commencement Of school, to kill some
body: at that time | carried it up into the
auditorium, but during the session of the
Sunday-schOOl took it from the auditorium
and carried it to the beliry. After the close
of school | came down stairs and opened
The doors then | went up again | sent
away the boys who were playing in the
vestIbule; after the boys had gone ont and |
was still IN the vestibule. little girl |
came upstairs and induced her to 90 with |
me into the belfry ;ithere
STRUCK HER WITH Clue
two or three times. and she fell where the /
blood was found then picked her up, and /
carried the b5d7 to the place where 1t was |
discovered.
The LASDRECAS MURDER
His confession of the murder Of Bridget |
Landregan. on December ). 1873. was
equally explicit. He was under the influence
OF whiskey and deliberately prepared club /
t. kill some one. lie saw Bridget on the
street and followed close behind her. lie
says II struck her. Immediately she fell
down and | struck her again; while was
STOPPING over the body | saw man com
ing, - | started up and ran away"
THE FIND PIPER.
Boston, May 9--The confession of Thos
" Piper as given to the public, Yesterday,
Is as full in detail a. viii be published at
present. Persons in position TO know con-
firm the cause or motive as brutal lust. 1t
was plainly true in the Landregan case, and
Piper's own words to one who has seen him
since he made his last statement assign the
same motive in the case of the child In
fact he told the person more distinctly than
Eau be here given what he intended to do
After killing the little rirl