Ellsworth American., 1876-05-11
General News.
Piprr's Confession

a despatch from Boston yesterday, an
nouhced that the motion for Il new thai tor
Thomas W Piper had been wilhdiAwu. In
view OF hi, confession Of the deliberate
murder not only OF little Mabel Young. but
also Of Bridget Innlcrgiu in 1873, OF whch
be MAS suspected, aud OF the nearly fatal
assault upou Mary fyner IN 1874. The de
tails aft not yet publ 4hed, but the Boston
Globe gives the following outline.
rIrtRs STONY As RfPoRrEp.
lt l. reported on 'xcrllcnt authority that
Yesterday uoDn. in conversation with Il
gentleman who had teen admitted TO 50,
him. Piper began talking in different
tone from that which h" has been accu>-
tomed % use ia iii, interviews with visit
ot>. and showed plainly that somethn. at
more than Ordinary weight wa> on his
mua. lie exhibited evident signs OF fnpu-
tai augni>h aud by degrees prepared his
visitor for statement oi the utmost grnN-
iiv. At last the confession came out that 10
stead ot eiug the Innocent cause If Mahrl
luurG'> death, by accident. rs ..is Ni,i'
nf had all along believed. he wa IN rcat,t
her cuid-hluud-d murderer. Ihc, ,ai." 1upyv-
mcnt MI q the gentleman with horror. and
he could hardly believe The evidence ot b :
senses but a. tie grew calucr he in,sgin.
gated IN" prisoner ON various points n Il
drew from hlm connected and fuIl con-
ic->lun of the crime. which bears ont tie
Government theory ot the manner oi as
commission. But more astounding r"ut-
muuication was Yet to come. The wretch.
cd prisoner. almost broken down with the
mental ordeal he had undergone. and u.
decision to confess 1t at last went on to state
that IN addition to numbering the innn-
cent. l"veIy child, he had also tuully butch
cred the humble domestic, Bridget Lander
eiu. more than two years ago. and had
maugled and left for dead the helpless wo-
man. Mary Tyncr, whose recovery from
Ter Terrible injuric, j. deemed by the med
ieal profession almost a miracle. Almost
overcome with horror aud surprise at the
astounding stories he had heard, Piper'>
visitor sought to gain from him
THh Clue ~ his Dreadful ACTS,
the reason, il any existed, FOR the cruel
hntchcries he ,aid he had perpctrated. ON
this point, the prisoner prote,,cd to be un-
Ablc to give any answer. save that IL must
have been an uncontroilable impulse. an
iucNpitcable thirst tor blood aud a savage
dchgh; in witnessing human suffering
which hAi actuItel him. In this particu-
lar his statement bore strong resemblance
- the confession uf Jesse Pomeruv. that
he Wa possessed with desire to take lie
which he could not resist and which could
be asrtin, 70 nothing shor, of dabeli>m
or dcmouIcaI possession. The gentleman
next questioned him a to hi~ reasons iur
50 per>i~teutly and 30 variou,ly lying
about the matter. and was told that he did
It ~ blind hj> counsel a. Well as the public
generally. the wrstChcd man we'll KNOWN.
that had the truth bccn IN the possession
OF hi> counsel. they would have refused d
proceed with hi, defence aud wouli hay,
lc( him g bear the punishment of hI-
crimes. This explanation /, readily rrcou,
ctAble with Piper~ conduct Throughout
aud il explains put only his stories. but til,
ac;!ou 81 his counsel, Mr.. Edward L
Brown. who
BELIEVING FULLY N rnE ACCIDENT rlIE
oKY.
Ia, zea,pusly ana honestly worked upon ID
and has not only done hl> best To save IA,
lIic ot til, client, but had impressed many
people with i similar belief The announce
Incnt Of this confession by Piper, and Ia,
knowledge OF hi- clients gutlt. wllI o
course. ah>olvr Mr Brown from any fur
ther cfijrt- ~ hi~ behalf. and vii lead (,
the abandonment of the motion tor new
Il iAl, made in the Supreme Court on Sat
uIdAN ahl "UicH "h> ~ nave b''N argue
hy Mr.. Brown before the Court tins morn
inG. Piprrs physical condition j. report q,
pitiAbae lE the extreme.
HIS NERVES HAVE FAIRLY EArEN HIN TT
a biz visitor expresses il the terrible men
tai suffering which he must have under
-.'" ". 'lv.r. reduced him almost % a ~kcl
c,uu- aul lett him in a weak aui >htttcreC
condition. II viii be strargr, indeed. {
the result Of thi, disclosure be not also 1,
cause the speedy execution of the drstl
sentence upon Jesse romcroy, Piper tWit
In nrnlL .hnrss anA criminAlItN