The New York herald., 1874-07-25
THE BOSTON BOY TiEND.
Confession of Another Horrible
Crime by Young Pomeroy.
A STRANGE MORAL oBLIoUITY.
Goodness and Cunning of the Boy
Before Confessing.
Boston, July "a, 1874.

butchery OF little Katie Curran, the terrible details
of which have already been published In the
HERALD he has also owned up to the murder of
the Mlen roy, a crime OF which he was already
suspected and for which he was awaiting trial
when the body OF the Curran girl was found con-
seaed in his mothers cellar. The same fendish
propensity seems 10 have controlled the youth
wien ne killed the boy when be butchered the
girl, and IN one case, as IN the other. he seems to
have had no other motive for the deed except
10 see how the victim would act. In all OF his SIM
yular and revolving crimes the boy has SHOWN
shrewdness ana cunning TO avoid detection when
are no less remarkable than the horrible acts
themselves. Indeed, II he had not confessed IL is
almost certain that he would never have been
convicted OF either OF the brutal murders which
ne mas owned up 20, and the confessions probably
would never have been made his mother and
brother had not been suspected OF being accesso-
res after the fact in the case OF the Curlan girl
butcnery The hend seems 10 have strong a1ec-
ton for his mother, and the only times he has ever
manifested any tender feeling have been when her
arrest and rumors OF suspicion against her were
alluded to.
THE STORY OF THE MILLEN BOY MuEpER.
as before intimated is full ofrevoting incidents
and circumstances as was his confession Of the
killing of the little girl He says that on the morn
ing of the god OF April last he LETT his home in South
Boston and came over to the city proper, and then
returned at about nine O'Clock and went into the
periodical store kept by his mother where he re-
NAMED until hali-past eleven. lie then told his
mother he was going over to the city again, but
he went up to Eighth street instead. where he met
lhe MlIlen boy, and was al once seized WIN de-
sire to torture him. 80
he asked the boy If ne would like TO see the
steamer and the boy answering in the affirmative,
both OF them started on towards the Dorchester
marshes. Arriving tuere Jesse asked the Mlllen
boy to lay down aud he Immediately did So. Then
ing his lett hand over the boys mouth 10 prevent
that he used in killing Katie Curran. Pome-
roy says the Millen boy struggled ieartully, and,
thinking that the first wound was no not iatal, n,
a dying condition. Alter cleaning MS
Boston Common, where he remained some hours
before returning home. He gives the same reason
Tor killing the boy that he does for killing the girl,
saying that he could not help it, and he wanted to
see how he would ac1 he says he had no intention
when ne saw him he could not resist the desire TO
torture him. All of his story that relates TO the
the HERALD. Every part OF the written confession
o both crimes is prepared with an eXactness and
minureness worthy OF an experienced reporter.
Pomeroy," end, then, the sup-he adings tnat fol:
GTsd were kats Sr GSfrqn the a M0s %oe
for killing the Mlen boy, he says, was .unlntel.
llgble." He was led on by power he could not
did not know her. He awoke that morning with
pain in his head and a dizziness about his eyes.
l-c could not resist the demand upon him ana he
T.e terrible spirit that possessed him seems to
spoosiDiIty He SPEAKS Of his acts with sang ro!a
and gives the details IN terrible manner. He
throat, and as She leli he put his hand over her
mouth and cut again. When asked II he again
went into cellar he said, ''Oh yes often TO the
water closet, but l never dared LOOK back OF it,
In both cases he says he had no premontion thai
no was TO do such awful things. He was ''swayeo
n
TIE young VILLAINS DEFENCE.
Until his concessions the story OF tie 1end was
most plausible one, and bore appearance o
truth and innocence on Its very lace. 10 his coun.
sel, Mr.. Cotton. OF Charlestown, he gave suf1cient
facts to prove an albi in the Mlllen case and but
Tor the fortunate discovery OF the body or the
Curran girl and the subsequent circumstances
which brought about confession, the young
wretch would certainly nave been acquitted. He
talked confidentiay to counsel, and in the most
his arising TO his retlring. Every moment almost
he accounted Tor. Bnt even his zeal and unaccns-
toned perspicuty seems 10 have overleaped ITSELF
now the acts are known. When nrst arrested
Jesse plead innocent OF the charges OF numbering
the Millen boy ana while III the jail. under Sheriff
CLARK, lie prepared story WHICH IN writing IL OUT,
he entitled Jesse II. PomeToy's Defence 1t was
a curious document, and II pubAsned entire would
cover nearly page OF the HERALD. IL Is, all IN
all, a denial as complete as those oi Mr. Beecher
ana Mrs Tlltou against ihe charges OF Mr.: Iilton.
He wrote II IN his CELL and headed 1t Jesse ii.
Pomeroy's deence.r 1t gives in deia the dress
Of the people he met Oh his walk rom South Bos-
ton 70 the city proper the appearance oil the COM
mon and incidents ne experienced Oh The way.
After ne hao read 1t 10 his counsel ne mentioned
several facts sworn 10 by witnesses before the
Coroners jury, winch were susceptible o. other
than right construction. The slightest haw he had
noticed and made point ol. lie remembered his
own story 20 the jury, and every word any
body mad spoken oe.ore MIN in relation
to the case. HIS memory Mr.. Cotton
Ing Throughout would inspire feeling that
he was innocent, aud his counsel had not the
slightest hesitation believing that those IN
charge Of the lad DIT The State Reform school con-
sidered him an innocent boy, or at least not re-
lnE. Z IA IN ITf ftnn
were made For severa days Mr. Cotton secured
MiddeseX county TO lnd a man who Was supposed
to have seen the murderer oI the Millep noY AT
last he found. lIls story was mat on The day
in question ne was sitting Oh u log on the marsh,
ana saw boy pass nm running. TIE lads hands
were REQ WITH blood, ana he noticed IL: Inc
PomerOy boys counsel took hun 20 tue jan and
there tne man distinctly stated tnat tae boy IN
the cell was not the saw, for III no par
ticular did he answer the description.
THE COOL REASONING OF THE YOUNG FIEND
Is well Illustrated III his conversations since has
been III jail. 10 one he SAID Now, the papers
whipped the BOY on Powder Horn Hui poured
salt water on HIM. How ridiculous! Where could
get salt water up there ~ Then, again, lie said,
al don't want this 10 get into the papers, tor
II hurts young mans reputation to nave such
Things published ABOUT him. Beng questioned
sucn innocence before counsel, he made
careless remarks, and added that one thing lie
told was true: ne was down on The Common as
he had stated friend tried TO get at his IN
most nesrt and talked with him long about M;
mother ana Drotner. lie seemed 10 nave good
deal oil regard for his brother Charlie, and re
marked, Would tney call him the brother OF
murderer? / would like 10 near them; would
knock tie fellow down. IL was no use to Try
and soften INN, for he was as lar on as possible
from all tender strains. In tue very mast OF
pathetic appeal he remarked, 'Pll bet nad bet
ter diagram OF the shop than the paper dld and
only drew mine from memory. gave 1t to Che
savage" Wnen asked what lie wished to DC don
with nim he coolly SAID, "Well, put me IN prlsoi
for five or SIX years, then VIII go TO sea three
years, and by tnat time VIII be man ana stront
enough TO overcome TINS desire That SEXES me-
No instance Of his cunning Is shown better thai
IN his jumping at the testimony OF witness at TN
inquest, VINO described his dress at variance VIII
the story OF an ofilcer. IL pleased MIN greatly
and he spoke OF H. 10 counsel. lhere Is no posi-
Dllity oi having extracted u true story from hn
had ms mother and Drotner not been arrested
He found tney would be charged with MS worn
and wnen he heard OF their arrest he set ab0u
to draw diagrams wnlcn would illustrate Wha
he had to tell. Now that he has mace cleai
and open breast OF it all ne IS willing the officer