The New York herald., 1874-07-21

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sion to visit the cellar. The circumstance so
attracted the attention OF gentleman occupying
the upper part OF the building that he made par
tal examination OF the cellar but, discovering
nothing, supposed the odor might emanate from
no more OF IT. When the ash pile was overhauled
and the decayed and putrid mass brought 10 gnt
the stencil was fearful, making the onclaH SICK
! YOUNG POMEROY SUSPECTED.
nsa dne s M rne Snu ,s
the girl was missed were occupied by Mrs. P0meroy
and her sons, than suspicious At once pointed 70
Jesse II. PomerOy as the guilty party. fhat he
would 90 such an act there Is every reason TO be-
heve from MS record OF cruelty and torture and It
was reasonable and proper that he should be nrst
suspected. The other strange circumstances that
the body could have renamed IN the cellar SO long
was deemed Worthy 81 inysstissaOn, ind ealsf
savage. rs soon the facts we're made known,
Pomeroy, % the es mother Of S Jesse L. Pemefoy, was
waited upon by officers Adams and PoOte about
halI-pasl six O'Clock anu taken into custody. She
was as nrst loath to 60, but her arguments were
useless and she was locked up. In answer TO her
that she didn't see what she was arrested
being connected with felony. No one was al.
lowed 60 see or communicate with her, and no one
except the officers will be allowed till the case
has been investigated.
Tne on1cers after the arrest OF Mrs Pomeroy,
preceded to search for Charles J. POmer0y, the
oldest son. who at the time OF the Curran girs
disappearance was IN charge OF the store. He
early part OF the evening, but subsequently re-
turned and was taken into custody. What IS his
knowledge or any he has OF the AFFAIR OF course
only cOnectured, and cannot be at present ascer
tanned. The Coroner's investigation may decide
what disposition Will be made Of both himself and
cIRcUnsrANrIAL EVIDENCE.
The main fact IN evidence against this young
dend, Pomeroy, ia the discovery OF what has been
identified 10y her clothing, recognized by her
| premises occupied by Pomeroy's mother. THIS
fact, considered In connection with what Is be-
cient 10 convince the masses OF people OF the boys
completely IN the girls disappearance and MUIR
aer; out 1t would not De regarded as conclusive
which tend to support this belief When
Pomeroy was taken BY the detective Officers
lying at the undertaker's place OF business, ne ex-
claimed you want to get that reward, and also
asked, "Who will ger that rewardW He
finally asked what reward he referred to, and SAID
''lhe one offered for the Curran girl" 1ne fact
for the apprehension OF the murderer OF the boy
Mellen.
The night after the boy was murdered Jesse
Pomeroy went to the store kept by his mother OF
which an elder brother was just then In charge
this brother being also young man in his teens
and expressed desi TO sleep In the store.
the older boy opposed this, and the two brothers
had a game o. nstlcuffs s,a as result result Of
the scrlmmage tnat Jesse vas over
come and put out Of the shop, which was
to stay In the shop that night lor becomes
very interesting question. Since his incarceration
had been offered any reward Tor the discovery OF
the Curran girl, and, If 30, how much.
shortly alter her disappearance view OF the
fact that there was no evidence whatever tina: she
had been killed-that she had been abducted or
Kidnapped and 1t was also a current report, which
many professed TO believe, that either the girls
tnat one Of them was Catholic and the other
Protestant; that tney had quarreled on the subject
OF the faith under which tne child should be brought
up, and that one party had obtained victory by
removing the child to some pace OF safety but be.
yond the influence OF the other. However these
! we're only stories, rs 1t seems to be now proven
ard as there was no particular evidence to sup
port either the mystery continued as great as
ever
During the evening the Chiet OF Police and the
Charles street Jail, where he Is now confined
aw ait,ng trial for the murder Of the Menen boy.
Ing to the lad that he might know the
ooject OF their visit. He said ~ suppose 1t
the remains OF the Curran girl nad been lound in
the store formerly occupied by his mother, and
that she and his brother had been arrested for
supposed compliclty in the girI's murder He said
he DIDN'T believe his mother did 1t or knew any
thing about IT, ana when % asked !, the cause Of his
told him OF 1t. He SAID also that he hoped tnat she
would be able to show her innocence, aud tnat he
felt very sorry ior her II she was in custody on
such a serious cnarge. When 1t was suggested to
him that he had inquired. when first arrested,
OF the Currsn girl, thereby indicating that
ne knew something about it, he declared that
could not be advanced. 1t was further suggested
to him that he mad been seen with the murdered
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the ChIei Of Police tnat that theory or statement
was something he had got to prove. In word,
the oficers and tire " no light whatever upon the
subject nearest their hearts-"WhO did itT His
sa so s1a sSd s
cept when speaking OF his mother and the trouble
she was now in. Then his throat welleu up and
he seemed to be choking with grief for ner mlsor-
tune
THEORIES RESPECTING THE MURDER
There being no marks discovered about the de-
OF violence was used by the murderer to cause the
death OF the child, one theory at this writing Is
PomerOy opens his mouth and tells how the mur
der IVA was done we may never Know the
plausible one, and as good as any, Is that Jesse
enticed the girl into the cellar by the offer OF
watched his opportunity, sm0thered the cnlld
with his handkerchief or something else capable OF
pocket kniie) In his usual brutal manner, or mucn
the as the little boy Melen was butchered.
OF course none OF his knife violence wonid appear
upon the now nesbless remains OF Katie Curran.
Another theory Is that he confined the child In
TIL people had lett the store and that then under
the cover Of night he went and quietly did hs
wor but INA al Pomeroy rSeres
/ Katie Curran, which theory Is 80 wel supported
| tnat no one else Is suspected.
| II THE BOY A fIBND BY NArUREr
The circumstances surrounding the brutal
achievements Of tnis youth are as singular as they
are hldeous, From the moment that ne was OLD
enough to attend school he mad been known as
possessing the most nendish proclivtles. To get
boys IN his power and torture them was always
source OF delight. He used to tie them firmly
and then with knives and pins cut and tor
ture them to his hearts content. The Mel
len boy, whom he ls charged with numbering
was cut and sashed IN TINS way, and 1t Is more
than likely that little Katie Curran was also tor
tured to death. HIS lather and mother have not
lived together for several years but the cause OF
tnelr separation Is not publicly known; Ine
| Quincy Market have 1t from reliable authority
mat Una during the mothers pregnancy p9 previous to
the birth OF Jesse, she was often with her husband
when he was engaged in the work OF siaughtering
and butchering beef, and thus TACT may possibly
have something to do with the unfortunate boys
peculiar passion IOr butchering human beings As
one can be born stone blind, or deprived OF or
hdeousy distorted in limb or member, so this
Pomeroy boy seems to be by nature destitute OF
conscience and all the healthy impulses OF hu
manity.