The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-25
THE DORCHESTER MURDER.
The Boy Pomeroy Denies Having Com
fcssed-His Conduct I'm Presence of the
Corpse-The Coroner's Inquest.

The BOY POmerOy Denies Having Con.
fcssed-FIis Conduct I'm Presence of the
Corpse-The Coroner's Inquest.
BosTON, April "a, 1874.
Since the commission OF the most horrifying
murder in the Dorchester district on Wednesday
last the community has been in great excitement.
The case has been thoroughly discussed among all
classes; rumors have been circulated by the thou
sand concerning the victim and the suspected
murderer. the boy Pomeroy. The authorities have
left nothing undone to SIT the matter to the bot
tom, and the community are fully aroused to a
degree OF intense alarm. The Lane tragedy is yet
a mystery, the Bridget flanagan murder is equally
so, and now comes the one just committed upon
the child on Wednesday last
The developments In the case yesterday seemed
to point conclusvely to P0meroy the guilty per-
son. The visit to the undertaker;s, where lie
the remains OF the victim. by the detectives and
Pomeroy, was the means Of giving to the officers
what they
LOOKED UPON AS A CONFESSION
of the awful crime by Pomeroy, from the remarks
made there; but, in TACT the lad mas not made any
detailed confession, and has in effect declined SO
committed the murder. VI published Yesterday, Ia
true. The acknowledgment was made when labor
ing under the potent influence OF the presence Of
devoid Of the stoIcsm which he had before and has
since exhibited. He objected very strongly to going
to the undertaKer's to see the body OF the child.
He was told by the officers that they only wanted
him to see II he knew the dead boy; but he said,
when H. was o taken INTO 9he on 70 ro see % e
underraker's estabis hment which was separated
from back room In which laid the remains by
glass partition, he trembled perceptibly. He was
then urged to go into the further room "just q
minute" but he grew
and said n y Ton 1 want n 10 90 in can
see him now" He was finally induced to enter,
but averted his head as he passed the door and
rectly thereto and until his head was forclby
turned In the direction OF tile remains, which lie
instant did his eyes rest upon the scene as he i'm
mediately dropped his eyes to the floor and strug-
gled to get away from the spot: His lip quiyered
this frame OF mind that he twice. in response to
questions put by the Officers that he killed
takers in a hack, he was questioned as to the
method in which The murder had been committed.
SKETCH OF THE BOY MURDERER.
P0mer0y was fourteen years old last November,
Is quite large for his age, weighing about ITO
pounds, not very prepossessng In appearance,
and has rugged and rogulsh look. This after.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST
was held, Mt Police station No. 0. The first wit
upon beginning his testimony did not evince any
emotion Of fear as to the charge OF which ne was
account OF his movements "' from SIX O'Clock on
Wednesday morning until the hour OF Wednesday
nigdt when he was arrested; gave detailed aud
minute description OF his movements throughout
the day. which, II true, viii undoubtedly Stand
greatly IN his favor, and emphaticaly de-
nled ever being near the place where
any confession made to the detectives. After
long examination OF the prisoner ne was re-
manded 10 the custody OF the police until the con-
clusion OF the Coroners inquest. The evidence for
the prosecution will undoubtedly be circum-
etantial, which Will be brought out on Monday
next, until which time the inquest has been adj
1ourned. Although there are many who believe
this boy guilty, there seems now to have arisen
some sympathy for him, from the fact that little
boy, who mad been enticed away some weeks ago,
but found by the police, has seen the prisoner and
says he Is not the boy who took him or