The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-15
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A Horrible sstory-A Fourteen-Ye ear
Old Boy GuiIfy Of Several Cold
bIooded Murd ders-R esult OF Pre-na-
Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston boy fend,
only fourteen years old, is noNssln jail
awaiting trial for the murder of a young
companion some months ago. The act
was deliberate, cold-blooded and devilislI
done apparently 20 experience the SEM
sation of killing boy. Jesse Pomeroy
had been guilty of several other diabolical
cruelties. such as torturiHg and manning
children to keep his hand in business. He
thus got the title of the s'boy fend, and
he deserves it.~In March. last little Katie
Curran, living with her parents in South
Boston, disappeared and no trace of her
could estiiseoyeredab the best detective
talent. Her going awayaswase mystery
likely never to be solved. But she went
away before the arrest Of Jesse Pomeroy
for murder. and after that event there were
some suspicious that Jesse had something
to do with Katie Curran's disappearance.
But it was all dark-black as the heart OF
the hoy tiend - itself. A few days ago
some workmen clearing out cellar of
house inSouth Boston, ,camea upon aaskele.
toI1-with some female garments attached
to oit--ina a pile of ashes.a 1t was the cellar
ofthe house in which Mrs PoHneroy and
her two sons, Charles and Jesse, lived
when Katie Curran disappeared. The
finding of the skeleton called to mind,
first, the fact that esse Poneroy had lived
in that house !; and, next, that the remains
might be those of Katie Curran, so long
sought and never found. Katie Curran's
mother identified parts of the clothing
found on the remains as belonging to her
lost daughter. Now suspicion became
stronger than ever that Jesse Pomeroy
knew something about theadisapp ppearance
of the Girl. a He had shown that he was
capable of committing the most barbafous
atrocities, and another skeleton was laid at
his door. His mother and her other son
were arrested upon suspicion that they
might know something of this horrible
affair, as the body had evidently been de-
posted in the cellar willie the Pomeroys
lived i'll the. house, Iisey however deny
all knowledge of 1t. Jesse zP0meroy
was interviewediin In jail by detectives. he
said he knew nothing of the matter, and
exhibitedno iaterestin it whatever. Nv hen
told that his mother and brother We're IN
der arrest. the announcement startled him a
little. but he soon relaxed into his usual
stolidity. Is is not generally believed that
his mother and brother know anything
whatever of this dark affair, and it is gem
orally believed that jesse did the murder.
The Strong suspicion rests upon these
facts s:zs The.bey yis character and previous
acts his repeated questions as to- who
would get the reward for the Curran girl ,
and the fact that the remains were found
in the house ifiswIFief he lived at the time
of the girls disappearance.
The neighbors of the Pomeroys, when
they lived in that house, tell some things
which go to make up the general opinion
of Jesse's guilt Of the Katie Curran mtlr-
der. A little .girl,esWhez lived near the
house with her parents, states that short
time after the Clirrail girl was missed Jesse
asked her to go into the Pomeroy store
----onstle ground foOrspf the houses he
had some papers for her brother, which he
wished sherat0 taketo hins She however,
did not credit the story, Which was moi
true. as was afterwards learned, and know
ing his character. from hearing him spoken
of refused to go, when he became enraged
and chased her home, threatening TO bring
herfrl whether she wetldsor not. If she
had gone in, who can. tell what would have
happened to her? She might have become
a companion TO the corpse already IN Inc
cellar. This incident may illustrate the
manner inWhieh Katie Curran was coaxeo
into thestore to find grave ia the cellaTi
Persons living In the same mouse. sWitI
the Pomeroys state that Jesse move y,
ments were very marked. respecting gsr Ins "
cellar.sSome weeks before his arrest ht
continaaliy haunted the basement, and one
lady who had access to the cellar, and wa;
Obliged 10 go there frequently tor fuei
became frightened at meehng so often tnt
wicked eyes Of the boy Jesse peering at hel
from the seni-darkness of his fav0rltt
abode. She adds that when he was not II