, 1875-07-28
The Cleveland E,litor's Experience with
q democratic Plng.Lgly.
Autobiography OF Jesse Pomeroy, the Boy
Murderer,
A General ,ait.po1iycry al Grand Rapids, Mich


ron, lnhlt VI NIuHlo aEe, uel1uefhtcIy fIIot
through tho heart lsss yonng wlfc, twenty yca1a
lis junior, nlld then llew out his Uwn brains
with tlonhlc-barrol shotgun.
Tho scenc OF tho tragedy wns III two-Atosy
framu ho,lho, with l,afl through the center, con-
tanning eight rooms, four Ill oach 1loor, sep
nrntcd by hull running north and south.
Tho llollro las porch fronting m tho Lower
Kyer road, aud has 1oug been known nh " rur-
cells BLaul." It III the property Of Mrs. pur-
cell. WHO occupies thu second story, tic lowor
having Ieon occupied III saloon and dw eling
by 1ryaou, hiB wife. mil twu children.
IJryHnn, tile murderer and Suicide. rented tho
place about eight or nsIo months ago. In atlt!i-
tim to koeri,lg a saloon. ho took few b6ardc1H.
1tut there inter could uot be retained lnug ut
time, Diysun, twonty years. older thau Lis wife,
BECAME furour!y jealous Of her, and ma,lo it Ho
manifest that hia boar1crs woro Obliged to leave.
lie wis even jeaioua Of strangers who stopped \
rcspnsi time nt his saloon for drink. nnI locked
with jrauuB gns}Iicou upon his uiaIo nciEhbotB,
married or single. alra. 1sryson whs II "onlnn uf
blight build aud rather ErupOsaess,nE npreat-
nncu. about rs years Of hee. RI'd waA married 10
ler murderer olcycn years ago. ut tho ase Ut II
Scarn. hhe bore lin tWG daughters. tsle Oldest
it,w 10, and tho younger & years Of aeo. She
NaH t'iD daughter of squire Saunders, who lives
near tho Florcuce Fair-Grpunds, n fow m!les
back of Eoyngt0n, ky.
Tia i}l-nlatod conpIc had frequent gunrrols.
ard it MAS almost daily occurrence for lryson
10 bcat and abnse lin wife III u luost shameful
manner. Her fljclda hayo often endoayored to
effect II separation between them. but sflo chung
to him with unayinE Affection! aud tho enucavoEs
voro futilu. lis had oltcn Threatened to co,n-
init tllf, horrible uacti which waB accomplished
MI Triday night. About tlree years nga when
TIC Nryruus were living ut Anacrson's Ferry,
whtrr they keut grocery arsl saloon. they at
,cntic,l Il bali at ne.gslbo.'a ilul,ao and Mrs.
BryHon had tho tcnloEi.y to waitz wlth nnothcr
mu,t, Tho day afserwaT,l quarrel c,'sued, dur
anE Which ha ellot At her, bnt n,irtod llis attn.
Mrs. DryHon then left her husband aud stayed ut
a slsielibora !lonse for y work: but l]ryBon
coaScd lor lack 1T tl,n expiration Of TINT t.uo,
and they huyn lived together since.
From tho furcgnIag It will 10 Eeen TINT their
married lifu wAs nut happy ono. Ono OF Bry-
ton's customers and boars!era left his onse for
nlolo c.l.geilta tares. llth business war abont
ruined. n,,d Ae nmsrf took to drinking very
hast spending nlont Of lns timo carpsisng Mt q
lcciing his OWL. On Friday ho Ind been driuk-
ing tu cSrt.s, atld cn,ne homo III the oyoning
quito drunk. alr.. Nsyson wasltod to 80 10
party, but he refused her permission, and she
retittrl early to bod.
Mrs. i'urccll, M bofore Ftatna, occupied tho
fur usn et rooi.'s. At Quarter past y rho was
undressing for bct' wllru s.e heard the report
0f iastnI. Fearing tue w"rst to hartenel to
another and ,ouder report, aud tho scrcamn Of
tl4o chiiaren' Hastily dressing, slo. ran
o' neishbof' Nr. Hale; but lis
WIZ VHoi"t H0L lek uM AccCmpa-
ny l1er back to the house. Mrs. Purcell tEen
callod On several otuura OF tho neighbours, bnt
none would ventlHn INTO the tho house. HhS
then wcnt back alone, aa.l mot tbs TWO children
IT. tho halfway, who told her what lad occt!l red
J,,st then alr. Joseph Fauliug, Marshal Of iiv-
erei.tc. came III, md tho twu eutered tho blood
b.tAed roouB They found 1ry.on lying on tho
lar-room lluor, i.lst III front OF tho COULTER.
I lie wlloiv top ii hia head WIZ honn nuf, hud h,s
trailn mud blood bcrpastered the bar and wnlls
Vi tito ruo1n. \ doube-batro1 shotgun, will,
both boil. ta1zcls umpty Lut still warm. isy On
lilo iluor at tho side Of tho L0ly. III tho hcd-
family anu sleeping room, lay tho dead body u
tho wife. 1t lay op its back near ono Of thl
hctls. AlnalI purple holo in the breast over
to region Of tho heart diBclused the tfack Of tue
fata! ball, yet not 4 tlrnt, hf blood had noHed
fr,n tue wound ~ Htaiu tho clothes or the
carpet.
DEMOCRATIC ASSAULT UPON A REPUBLICAN,
EDITOR.
G2trf'Hrd tr0feFt JHtg ~.
On Saturday AItelnoun nhout 1 o'clock, whit
Mr. Cowlcs, tllo editor Ut the Leader. seatct
Vt hiH dcsk i'll hs private Office, i'll the rear o
tho cuunting-roonl, engaged in conyorBatio.
with Dr. Neznor and Col. ChldB, hrutsh-look
IN. pl,le-u by tho na1nc Of ZicmeE, who ia
l'cmvctatlo Stsoet Commissioner, casno in Ant
demanded OF Mr.. Cowlea, with a serios OF oatl.
lnd tin entu the llAtn8 Of tho top0fter who WF0t
nn article which appeared IN the Leader of bat
urday, un1eG t1e llpld Of "Molo BweotneBH.''
aIr. Co~les fppl.od to thia do1uand by sayin'
tiat Ho Maa Aot ~ tto usp!t ~ ans"aF'lS lues
Ha''s naalssssa 20 h'ai III tnaI manner; mat:
ftenief hon1u coul uoNh huo uao !uuso Rsat'e
!nhaas ,ansHase' =, n'h Iuestons "ou'u IheA e 70
eolVo atlenti9' lhetol'ron 10 tohca agNh III
!ansnaSe ana aeporlmeht anu 1eIease! his 70
quest. ~. Cowles fepleu, saylhg u d1a no
n!attet who "foIe tho aftlcle foleffoa 20; thA
the iAuuer WAS Isspo'ls1pG lor esesyththS taa
eRpeafcG la its coiusnaa 10 ihen ueihAhded
ntf' tnWiea II He WA FcbpoIhihle iof tue art'c'a
Ihe latter replied thAt ~ chet cdltor ho waH ro
ttohsshlo. linen tAas piuR.iafiy Issued sollay o
ttltcAten!ts oatHs ahu ahooK Ills hein aF C0"!et
luce, whhn that gonslemsl' seized him by u
!afe' OF hh cost aha Haa upon tne roiht OF !1R'n
from ny cha1f 1of tho puem'bo q putting Hle1nu
pus VI tlo once, "lleh ahinolateiy thnt 't'dtSld
nal tooR 4uVautass ol ar. Co%i1a n1lE@ar!e
s!ttliaS nositioas aa!u Hea!t, Win nls lets Aand
powerful hlow On tho lule side ot i.is hoa'i ID
NeIncs and 20; Cnilda Immediately seized Z!t
ner hha ptilled MN away. AenoF thefo"po
ure~ fosolsef. ana Ir. to"lea. hcixitE q llohv
iron cane, struck hin. osor tho head, building u
eang neaFly - 9 rlKht haste: ~ thu mean"hIlt ~,