The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-22
HOMICIDE BY AN INFANT.

DoY FOUR YEARS OLD SHOOTS HIS SIX.
YEARs-oLD PLAYFELLow THROUGH THE
HEAD-FArAL END OF CHILD QUARREL
THE HEART-gESpING SCENE ON WHICH A
FOND MOTHER LOOKED FROM HER WINDOW.
(By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosroS. April 81. 1877.
homicide most peculiar in the circum stances sur
rounding IT, owing TO the extreme youth OF the parties
concerned occurred this afternoon Holyoke street.
at the south End. The murderer was little boy
named Dudley Kimbal tour years old, and the victim
Stephen Cox two years his senior. Both boys belong
to families Of responsibility, living opposite each
other on the street mentioned, the Kimbals being
the ives. side at No. 20 and the Coxcs at No. % II
appears from all information Cleaned, that the
boys with large party Of children, early IN the day
nj play together and that for trivial
they quarrelled.
wocLD Pix HIN.
Tho little Kimball boy, who is commonly called by
his associates "Major,'' said he would FIX him."
meaning Cox; but no trouble OF a serious nature &C.
Cured until afternoon, when both boys again met on
the sidewalk in front Of the garden Of Mr. Kimball's
residence, large party OF children, boys and girls
with them; and, while the majority were play.
ing IN the garden. the Kmoa and Cox boys again re-
their quarrel During the chdrens war OF words
that took place, Joseph Cox eight old brother
tho little fellow murdered, crossed The street. and
soon after joining his brother kimpall said again
angry tone 20 little stephen that he would 'nx
him." aud thereupon hastily entered his housA
HIDDEN
II from what atterward transpircd he went ~
get hts athers revolver, with tho cool determination
Of shooting young Cox The pistol II said belonged
to his father, John 1. kimball and yesterday
crcled by member Of the family In order that tho
young hopeful could not get II into hts possession.
How found the weapon has not been learned but It
Is supposed that he aware oi its whereabouts
while OVERLAPPING things about tho house On coming
oil his parents dwelling he walked up to little Ste
phen Cox, who was facing him, but who had not the
ioast suspicion oil Ills ussailants intent.
~ SURPRISED ny DEATH. 49,
Tho Cox boy stood leaning the fence which
the gardens, and before no corid move step
young Kmball deliberately and cuoly pointed tho muz
gle OF Tho revolver ut his head and lred Tho bali
tered the torohead tho right eye and close 10 tho
temple, penetrated the right lobe OF the brain and
lodged in the back Of the skull Young Cox ic bleed
ing against the fence. which lie was leaning, and,
with the blood trlcking IRON the wound his head
from which tho brain also oozcd he soon became ui-
conscious
His mother, who had been sitting ut tho window, liz.
tie imagining the terrible tragedy that was being
enacted almost before her eyes, had her attention at
racted to.the affair by seeing her boy lying uncon-
the sidewalk, and rushed franticalS TO the
on reaching the child she learned tho iacls and
almost tainted.
SURGEONS, BUT no HELP
The little fellow was removed to MS house opposite,
and Drs Fuller, Leach, Reed, Stone Sanders, Cneever
and Evans and DoctoIess A. +. Gilbert were sum
moncd at once They did all IN their power, but tho
wound fatal and the litto fellow lived only few
hours. The father, Mr.. Matthew Cox, who Is mem:
Der oil the firm OF q. NJ. Cox Co., No Al Pearl
street, also at once summoned aud upon reaching
the house he became almost frantic with grief
INFANT SLAYER.
Directly after the shooting young kmball went into
his house. and upon officers OF station No. calling
upon his family 70 inquire into the ALTAR no appeared
greatly frightened II was generally reported by the
ncighbors, among whom there was considerable cx.
citemen that the shooting was accidental but there
ground for such theory, as the statements OF
the children who witnessed the shooting and otheI
evidence in possession Of Coroner Evans goes 70 shov
that the rash premeditatod by young Klmbail
Kimbas father IS a memDer OF the ilrm Ol John KIM
ball Il Son, No. 81 Sudbury street. An inquest Will bs
held on Monday.