Year: 1874

lGGGSI, 10 hCuk oo sAASJ S


tanned. That the details are sufficient
ly horrible not one of your readers will
deny. The family consisted OF George
U. Kimball, his wife and his step
daughter, the daughter of Mrs. Kim
ball by former husband. They re-
sided and kept boarders in modest
appearing house on the corner OF Park
and Common streets. Charlestown. 1t
seemed that Mr.. Kimball arose at his
usual hour in the morning, and, as was
his custom, proceeded up stairs about
six o'clock to arouse the boarders. Up
to this time no noise had been heard IN
the house, and persons who must have
been passing while the terrible deeds
were being committed neither heard
nor saw anything to attract their atten-
ton. At the time he called the boarders
one of them remarked that he thought
he would lay while longer, to which
Mr.. Kimball replied, "You had better
come down now


A few minutes later two of the board
ers went down together, and as they
stepped to the door OF the parlor they
discovered Mr.. Kimball standing in the
sitting room beyond, off OF which his
chamber opened, in his night dress and
with terrible cash in his throat, from
which the blood was streaming, while
in his right hand he held an open razor.
Mr.. Kimball, on seeing his boarders,
motioned for them with the razor to
keep back, and, not caring to disarm
him, they ran speedily out into the
street to summon the police. In short
time Officers Green, Webb and Pearson
were found, and the five quickly re-
turned to the house. On entering the
sitting room q horrible sight met their
gaze. Upon the floor, in pool OF blood,
law the unfortunate man. He was not
dead, for as Officer Pearson stepped up
to him he attempted to get up, at the
same tina exclaiming, "Damn you get
out of here, or will cut you too J! He
then fell back, weak from the loss OF
blood. Officers Pearson and WeDp at,
tempted to stanch the flow OF blood, but
either one of the three cuts would have
proved fatal, and in five minutes after
the officers arrived he was dead.


On entering the sitting room the OIL
cers noticed that Mrs. Kimball was
still in bed, apparently asleep, but, up
on investigation, she was found 10 De
dead. There were no marks about her
person to show IN what manner she had
been murdered, except n slight dlscol-
Grafton about the throat. From this
it is supposed that she was strangled to
death. The body lay in q natural posi-
ton, with the hands crossed upon the
breast, and the orderly appearance, OF
the bedclothes showed that the murder
er sprang upon her while she was in
sound sleep, and that she died with
scarcely a struggle. A handkerchief
covered with bloodstains was found by
the bedside, which had evidently been
used to gag her and prevent her outcry.


Search was then made for the daugh-
ter, a young woman of about seventeen
years, and ON opening the door to her
bedroom, n very small apartment open
ing out of the parlor, another horrible
sight met the officers gaze, which caused
the stoutest heart among them to quail.
The body of the girl was found lying
across the bed with her throat cut from
ear to ear, the head being nearly sew
cred from the body. From the appear
ance of the bed it is thought that she
was awakened before the deed was ac-
complished and struggled to save her
life but without avail. This completed
the horrible picture, no attempt peIng
made by the murderer to take the lie
of any or the boarders.


The officers, after learning OF the ex-
tent of the tragedy, sent for Coroner
Bradford, and upon his arrival two
notes found by the police upon the
centre table were handed to him, which
give clew to the whole affair. The
following is n copy of the most import
ant note, which was written upon
piece of letter paper and unstained by
blood:


"This troubel was all don by Rindy
for telling her something's that was not
true, and my wife scoldiug every time
that l was near her, and tonight when
we went to bed She begun again, and
finely my temper got the Best OF me;
david Nows all about the troubel. l
was out thale A short time ago and told
Him. rinda is at the bottom of all this.


GEo. U. KIsiBALL.


The girl was to be married in the
evening. The most mcrciful verdict OF
public opinion is that the perpctrator
of this horrid crime was insane; yet
there is evidence that there was method
in his madness. 1t is not meet that we
should speak evil of the dead, and only
this can be said, there are strange sto'
ries current among the boarders in the
house in relation to the family relations
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball. He was pos
sessed of bad temper, and she was nm
fortunately in the possession OF q leal-
ous nature. The "green-eyed monster,
which doth mock the meat it feeds ON,
laid at the bottom of all the family
troubles, and although no cause seems IS
tS have existed for its creation, still 1t
waxed stronger and stronger until the
fatal result already chronicled was
reached.


Mrs. Kimball was an unreasonable wo'
man sometimes. Although she was q
widow when she took Mr.. Kimball fora
second husband, she took no advantage
of her previous experience in married
life. and was intolerant. 1t is said that
the blast of jealousy was famed by the
step.daughter, Miranda Wells. She al
ways cherished m ill-fee!ing towards
Mr.. Kimball, and busted herself IN
carving stories from one to the other,
keeping alive the fire that, if left alone,
would have quenched itself. 1t was
thus that what was once a pleasant home
= I.,,o1 ;,to a hall unon eartl