The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-11
Confession of Thomas w. piper,
III ACKNOWLEDGES THE AIRDER OF MABEL
YOUNG, BRIDGET LANDERGAN AND TIE ASSAULT
on MARY TYNER.

III ACKNOWLEDGES THE MURDER or MABEL
YOUNG, BRIDGET LANDERoAN AND TIE ASSAULT
ON MARY TYNER.
Boston, May s. Thomas W. Piper yes terday made
full confession of his crimes to Edward Z. Brown,
of his counsel. He acknowledged the murder
of Mabel Young and Bridget Landergan and the
deadly assault on Mary Tyner. MIR. Brown visited
him at his cell and by some means the conversation
took such turn that the statement made recent
by Piper concel ming the accidental death, refer.
red to- Then Mr. Brown asked Piper to repeat that
story Piper did So and Mt the close Of the narration
Mr.. Brown said
Now Piper you not telling me the truth.
You have not told that story you told in the first
place. If you have anything to tell me that is
true, will hear it, but if not, bid you good
bye and leave you"
Piper, after some hesitation, said ''AIr. Brown,
will tell you the whole truth. L killed the little
girl"
"How did you do it ?" inquired Mr. Brown.
Piper replied Il took the bat from the lower
room, before or about the commencement of the
school, to kill somebody. At that time carried 1t
up into the auditorium but during the session the
Sunday school took it from the auditorium and car
ried it to the befry After the close of the school
came down stairs and opened the doors. Then |
went up again at the time that sent away the boys
who were playing in the vestbule. After the BOYS
had gone out and was still in the vestibue, the lit
tie girl came up stairs, and induced her to 90 with
me into the belfry There struck her with the club
two three times, and she fell where the blood was
found. Then picked her up and carried the body
to the place where it discovered"
After Piper had told the story of the murder of
Mabel Young Mr.. Brown asked him if that were all.
He answered, NO, sir l killed Bridget Lander
gam"
He then told the story Of the murder of that poor
girl in substantially the following language
son that night started out with two Of my broth
ers to 60 to church: After we had got little way
l told them that did not feel very well and that
would 60 back, left them and walked back alone.
Afterward went into place where they sold opium
got some and then went and got some whisky. l
put them together and drank them. l then went
back to my house and went down stairs. l took a
~
found atterward. After 1 had cut off the piece of
shaft, went out, walked around some and hid the
piece under the fence. Soon an alarm of fire was
rung went to the fire, and then came back and
stood with my brother at the of Getting and
Stoughton streets. While was standing there saw
DR.. Eddy pass along, and also saw woman on the
other side of the street. Immediately my brother
and went into the house and said 4 guess I'll go
to bed went down to the kitchen pretending that
l was going to bed but instead Of doing that went
out the back door. got the club and started af
ter the woman had seen. followed her along and
overlook her near Glovers Corner. AS there were
people about there at the time followed her down
till we got to Columbia street. Then was so near
her that she looked around and saw me. 1 struck
her immediately, she fell down and struck her
again. While was STOPPING over the body saw a
man coming, SO started up and ran away. got
the fence and went toward the railroad. While
was climbing up the bank at the railroad somebody
called out to me and then turned back, took u
round about way and got home. On the way home
it occurred to me that l had knife in my pocket
which might be recognized in some manner, and SO
l threw it away.
At the close of Piper's statement concerning the
murder of Bridget Landergan Mr. Brown asked him
if he had anything more to confess whereupon he
made confession concerning the deadly assault ON
Mary Tyner in Oxford street, which clears up that
mystery. The story was substantially as follows:
l was sexton of the church at the time. l was
down town in the evening" and near Lagrange street.
l met the girl, Mary Tyner. She spoke to me, and
had little chat together. invited her to 90 in
to a saloon and she did so. After had some re-
freshments went home with her, and remained
some time, and went to sleep.
In the course of the night awoke and found she
was asleep. saw that could get out by either
front or back window, and SO took up. something
blows SO as to smash her head in. then left the
house and went up to the church where spent the
rest of the night.
On account of the above confession Pipers coun-
sci allowed the motion for a trial to be over
ruled cd