The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
THE CHILD MURDER IN DORCHES.
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story of the Murderer.
haE CONFEssEs HIS GUILE.

The shocking tragedy which occurred
near Savin Hill, in the Dorchester district,
on Wednesday, the details of which have
sent a thrill of horror through the commu-
nifty, is made the special matter OF an in
vestigation by the police. At the usual
stations with the chief all the fact, bearing
upon the case were accumulated. and suni-
cicnt evidence was shown to have been OBJ
tanned TO justify the commitment of the
boy Pomcroy ON the charge of murder.
PoMERoYs STORY.
Chief of Police Savage had an interview
with young Pomcroy Wednesday night.
He appeared cool and collected under the
fearful charge resting upon him, and in
reply to interrosatolies sand that it was his
custom daily to come over to the city and
meet his father who lives at the West End
and works in Quincy market. Having OBJ
tanned money from his father 10 purchase
his dinner, he goes 10 Presho's eating house
on Congress street, where he meets his
brother who has newspaper route. and
whom he assists in folding and delivering
papers. Contrary to this routine OF duty.
on Wednesday Pomcroy says he left his
mother, Mrs. Ruth 4. pcmeroy, who is
highly respectable lady engaged IN dress
making, and took his dinner alone at home.
He then came over Federal street bridge to
Sumner street, when, instead of going
to meet his father and brother he CON
cluded to take walk on the common. He
says he went to and across the com
mon and into the public garden but when
questioned as to what he sew he could not
tell whether there was a military display or
base ball match GA the parade ground,
whether or not teams were employed in
the public garden. or whether fremont
street was broken up. He states that he
saw no one whom he knew, and that he
went to Preshos a little after . o'clock and
met his brother The father of Pomeroy
states that he did not see him Il, the usual
hour but did nee, him at two O'Clock. AZ
ter that hour, and rs it wpnld now seem
after he had murdered the Nlilin child,
with the blood of his victim still on his
hands he came into The delivery room of
the Boston JouyHai, II, was his custom. and
folded papers, which he proceeded to de-
liver to people on his route. Brief as has
been the life OF Jesse Pomeroy, his career
has been marked by some Of the most re-
voting crimes. Two years ago he decoycd
Il bright little boy named Balch TO a shanty
on Powder Horn hill. and then tied him TO
a beam and tormcn,cd Inn until he died
Some thirty boys suffered more or less at
at the hands of the young villain. one Wm
Hayden being among the number.
When arrested he had in his possession
knife with two blades, the largest of
which is about three inches long and a
quarter of an inch wide. The handle is
white and bears indications OF blood. The
knife was placed in the hands of the coro-
ner, in order to compare the blade with the
wounds in the body Of the child. Pom
eroys clothing was dirty and his boots
were covered with what appeared to be
dock mud He had on a clean shirt. al
though his mother says he has worn it
week. On his under shirt near the neck
was found a spot of blood as large as the
ball of a thumb Captain Dyer said to
him, 4" | fear..wc have evidence against you
which will be very damaging" to which
hn rpn1ipl Nyitb on, dir nf ,orala.o ;p1
ence, 'Oh, you can't prove anything.
During his confinement in the Westboro
Reform school, Pomeroy has deported HIM
self in the most exemplary manner. He
has associated with smaller boys and had
access to knives, and those who have studied
his character are reluctant to believe that
he is guilty of this atrocious crime
THE FATHER OF THE MURDERED CHILD
visited the chiefs Office Thursday morning,
and in the course of conversation gave n
few facts respecting his murdered child.
His name is John Anderson Milin. He is
cabinet maker, and has a shop on the cor
ner of Newman and Dorchester streets, to
which the child was frequently allowed to
go. He was never known to 90 farther
from home, and was accustomed to play
with little girl, always returning home of
his own accord. On Wednesday the boy
left home between ten and eleven o'clock,
and so far as is known he went away alone
The father was not alarmed by his absence
at noon, feeling confident that if he had
strayed he would be found and restored At
six o'clock the child had not returned, and
both parents became alarmed, and when
Capt. Dyer broke the sad intelligence to
them the scene that ensued was heartrend-
ing. The family are in INDECENT circum.
stances, and amid their lamentations came
the painful inquiry, GLOW shall we bury
our dead?' Measures will be taken to rem
der them assistance in their terrible be.
reavcment. The name of the child was
Horace f. Millin
FURTHER EVIDENCE AGAINST THE POMERoY
BOY.
Chief of Police Savage has been busy
with detectives gathering all the facts
possible to throw light upon the murder.
The chief with others visited the spot where
the murder was committed Thursday fore
noon. They found fresh tracks IN the soil,
two OF which were especially noticeable.
One was of child's foot and the other was
that apparently of large boy; 10 plaster
casts were taken of the footprints and
comparison made with the boots worn by
the little murdered boy and by the youth
Pomeroy. The boots of the former were
found to exactly fit the small footprints in
every particular. The boots which the
Pomeroy boy had on were peculiar. They
had been tapped in an unusual way; the
heels had become worn off so that one side
was higher than the other, and one of them
was torn out at the side. These peculiari-
ties were found to fit exactly the casts la
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