Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-01
Horrible Butchery of A Chlld.


On Wednesday afternoon of last week,
there was perpetrated very horrible
butchery OF a boy at Dorchester High
lands. A deaf mute boy fret found the
remains a few hours after the murder, in
somewhat secluded place near the
beach of the bay. He ran toward an
officer and made various motions, draw
ing his hand across his throat and point
ing in the direction Of the body.
The officer hardly knew what to make
Of the boys motions, but finally conclud-
ed to follow him, and presently came
upon the explanation, the corpse OF a
then unknown child lying within a circle
of stones piled up for clam bake. The
throat was cut from ear to ear, an ugly
stab had completely put out the LETT eye,
a deep wound had severed the Jugular
vein, and subsequent investigation ex-
posed the horrible fact that eighteen stabs,
forming circle of about three inches
diameter about the breast, had been
made with some instrument like an awl,
or remarkably slender knife blade, and
a stab penetrating the groin to consid-
cradle depth. The deaf mute had been
PLAYING about the swamp and beach, and
having discovered the body, had hasten
ed to inform the first officer he should
meet. Having identified the boy and
sought out his parents, who had not seen
him since ten o'clock in the forenoon,
they went to work to find the murderer.
1t seemed to be the impression among the
detectives that no person of sane mind
could have committed the murder, so in
humaniy cruel, SO unnecessary to the
execution of any ordinary intent were
those horrid mutilations. A lunatic
probably might take delight in such bar
barity, but another explanation seemed
more probable. Some one recollected a
horrible tragedy enacted about two years
ago in Chelsea, which those who read Of
at the time must certainly recall now
An East Boston boy was enticed from
his home and taken to the seclusion o
Powder HON Hill, where he was fount
tied fast to tree and cut and stabbed 81
terribly that, after the most excruciatini
suffering, he died within very shor
time. The iend who perpetrated thi
diabolical deed was a boy named Pome
roy, who was tried, convicted, and sen
fenced to two years at Westboro. Tn
similarity of the two murders was s.
great that 1t seemed almost logical con
clusion that they were the work of on
and the same hand.
The name of the murdered boy wa
Horace II. Millin, only four and on
half years of age. The supposed mu
derer is Jesse H. Pomeroy. The mu
dered boy is the son of poor and har
working parents whosupposed their chill
out playing in the street till late in th
afternoon, when they became alarmed q
his absence at which time they were mt
by policeman who broke the awful new
to them when heart rending scene Ell
sued, and amid their lamentations Il
question came home to them How sha
we bury our Dead in which, howeve
they were promptly aided by the KIN
ness of others.
The Pomeroy boy has been arreste
and the evidence points strongly to hi
as the guilty person. AT noon on Fir
day, Detective Woods took the boy
the undertaker's, where the body la
and placed the murderer face to fat
: with his victim. Pomeroy turned ava
J his head. Do you know that lit
boy ?" Yes sir" "Did you kill him
Il suppose / did," Well, how d
you get the blood of the knife? d
, you wash it off," "No, sir, / stuck
/ into the mud" For the first time sin
9 his arrest the boy showed some signs
contrition, and expressed the desire tb
/ his mother should not be informed
% his act.
u Since the above he has denied makil
70 any confession and all knowledge of t
'e murder. He has been committed to j
u and the police are working up the cs
al and the evidence appears to be strong
50 and stronger against him. The boy
u said to have a treacherous and ugly
y meanor, and if guilty it is yet gu
III ton as to whether he is possessed o.
" mania for blood and torture, or whetl
e- his acts spring from inherent wick
NC ness.
ED - Aquation is now agitated in E
al land. 1t means burying the dead
out at sea. Funerals in ferry boats.