St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-24

ny HIS experience, ""r,
The M pomer0y Boy Once More..H,..
Murder Just Brought to L a,s F'n
Jesse fomrroy. the Remarked,
criminal of South Bn>r"r" ''''r }"r.
brought int" notorirt, H., VINO ,.,
numbering of il little ho, ~, Ms c..
MIilcn, last April, is arain Ii"iarr F
pubic attention 10y the di>coy,,,,. "..'7. 4.
day afternoon. in the criI,r -, Il, Sat-,
ing where his mother in,mn,I ,n' 'ol
drcssmaking store. of tLn 10y @r,
Katie Curran, Il little ri,I ''u' ;'', of
sent by her mother ON an avn, WHO $50,
day last March. and never. .' ,'''l'I. ,..
1t was suspected that IN. p,, ,''" So.
was responsible for her di,n, 20. ..
when his other murder c,,, TYP '..a,.
and the premises we've r,anf,' u" ''-'
without any success. The. Ill '.r
Saturday WAS made hv som, '''' o.
employed III an adlniuiru ,h'.
stone was looScncd and fell -, ''''.
of ashes in the part fnlm,,l, Nv" ie.
by The PomeroyS, and. unn,, .ial
to remove it, fragment Of g, -'.,
seen protruding from the h,.n, .r
pulling 1t ont, Il chilT. L,.J poor
brought to light; the police " I'D,
once summoned, and TN. b, ,''
more fully examined. when tLr,r lie
der of the body of the child ~
humed. The remains Nrr, ,.'> o..
composed and utterly unrrrn,n; . Oh.
but the clothing was fully l,,,.
that of the little Curan rul I,'a DC
the detectives and the pal,nt.. w..
unfortunate child. who Wen, .r
sent for, and whose .Iirr pn.,. ,.
realizing the horrible facts MA, '...
rending. The excitement M, "''
tense that the mother and eide, .
of Jesse Pomcroy were arn..,.J .'
from any suspicion that the, ..". '"
cessoIy to the crime. hut a> .,,.' '-
of safety, it being fcmrd ,lr, ~ -
would he lynched by the cNrif.J ..
The theory of the dctcctiy,> +. H..
young murderer cnticrd hi yir".....
the cellar during she ab>cnr,. Oh, T.
mother. and, after tnltming hlr.I. .'
disposed of the remains in the y.0I
Pomcroy is now in the Suffolk r'...
Jail awaiting trial for the mud,r,.,..
Millen boy, and has several finn.
ed of the attendants what rru.ud
offered for the whereabouts of ri.,.
ran giIl, and what would b, .,i,,,...
if he should reveal her hidi,r r...
He WAS interviewed 10y the rfi.. .
police. Saturday evening. bur ua, ...
guarded in what he said. Alro-.
he is the most remarkable r,r..
Massachusetts has seen for r.-
year.
THE BOY CONFE>>E>.
On Tuesday the boy confessed ,n,.
murder To Chief SAWYER:
opened my mothers >torr o., r..
morning of March l.. at lalf-p,.
o'clock. The Curran gill canr IN IA.
papers. told her there WIS q ,.o,, ..
them down stairs. She wen, dos.
about the middle of the crlai. ~.
stood facing broadway. Itollou,dlr
put my left arm about hen uc,A. ,.
hand over her mouth. and with .
knife cut her throat. holding ml kr.
in my right hand. then dragged ~.
to behind the Watcr-clu>ct. laEa.- L..
head furtherm"St up the place. ..,
put some stones and some a>l,., ur
body. | took the ashes from Il huE F.
the cellar. | sent Il boy Ia Ho.r 4
Lawrence store near 10y and ho
the knife IL week before. for - ol..
The knife was taken from me uhr
was arrested. When was in rhrp
lar | heard my brother ut the inside
door. which | had lockrd aitcr the !.
came in. | ran up Stairs and t,u
him going toward the cellar IN Nro
ellis part. He came back. Two ~,
in the store for m"thu. lhr
usually got there about 9"'cl"rh. moth
rr came later. My brothci rhni, an
took turns in opening the -,olr mi
about April. My mother AND lNo'u
never knew anything about the a, l
forgot to tell you that washed
hands and knife. which were hlo"
at the waterpipe.
THE Explanation.
4 partial explanation of the m,>rr
oIIS passion of Jesse Pomcio}. p.
South Boston hoy. for t"rtuIiu. Cd
'lren is furnished 10y his m"rhrr. ..
has been interviewed 10y >"mr a'
known physicians. Anon" othrrtLr-,
she said that her husband WIS q hl,.
cr. and that. during the period
her pregnancy. she went daily. to '
Slaughter-hou>c to witness the h..
of the animals. and that ~nuchoa
took Il particular delight in >cciu- ,
husband butcher the sheep. the r..o
and the cattle. and not mlr,qHr'
assisted him in this bloody work. -
also said that. after Jesse WIS bon.
became old enough to have a huli' .
his hands. he was all the time. na.
opportunity offered. iahhiu@a knife
to pieces of meat. and whru >tII ".l'.
and about his fathers market. hrt
the same thing. The pnmcrol FAM
consists of four persons the ia'.r
and two SONS. The pal''''
not live together. and have Doe" d.
some time. The father j. Il rather >.".
stout man, about 10 yral> Of ~. OIL.
is employed ut Fancuil hall make
Il ''lugger' of beef. etc. The molhr
younger than her husband, md = =
orally spoken of aS Il pleasant >". ..
woman; she carries on the dlc>>-1..
ing business. The clIrl -uu. lM'''
j. Pomcroy, is about Il ,c1l> oi ~.
and bears Il good reputation lm"n- :
acqraintancrS.
HORRIBLE BUTCIIEEN N I\pIA\ It.
RIToHY.- severe tighl occurred " '
days since. ~ miles west al F"'i -
Indian territory. between q r"mp''' '
the 9th cavalry, under Col. thW 10
aud large body of C"maurIl'>. '
Carpenter was badly Wounded. ana ~
men were killed. The Indian I", - ,
After the fight the Ii"...
came upon II stage keeper AMI M ".'.
killing. Scalping. SHINING ana '. -
sh"ckingly mutilatiug tie body Z" .r..
keeper in the presence ct nj H''' ia.
WAS carried int" raPlIN ~