The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-24

Atrocities What Came OF Reauins
Dime Novels.
Boston Correspondence of the n. Y Herald
The council yesterday, by vote of
five to four, authorized the governor of
Massachusetts, to issue his warrant for
the execution of the boy murderer,
Jesse Pomeroy.
| The facts of the two murders COM
mitted by this boy are only too we'll
known. For months an immense press
ure has been brought to bear on the
| governor and members of the council,
by parties in favor of meeting out to
Pomeroy the full extent of the law
i. e. hanging instead of Communication
of sentence to Imprisonment for life.
| Delegation after delegation of ladies
(mothers in nearly all cases) have waited
upon members of the council at
their homes, Offices, on tho street,
at the hotels while dining, and even
in stores when making necessary
purchases have they been besieged
by ladies as soon as recognized as men,
bers Of the governors council, to cast
their votes in favor of hanging when
ever his case should come before tho
council for final disposition. Hearings
to the public have been given Mt the
state house before the governor and
council on the question of Communication
of sentence, and most able arguments
have been made, on both sides, and yes
| ray the decision was made. In view
Of this, I am committing no breach of
| confidence when write you Of certain
| facts connected with this case Jesse
Pomoroy is moral monstrosity. He
murdered two small children for no
cause whatever. He did not rob them
of even Il pin !; he had no quarrel
with them, whereby his passions might
| have been excited he suffered no re-
vengcful feelings towards the parents of
the victims. Tho children and their
families were perfect strangers to him.
No cnusc for these murders are known.
CONFESSION.
| He was visited at the Jail where ho
has been confined einco Iris conviction
bv members Of tho council. who con-
vcrscd with him on the subject of his
| crimes. They found him to DO an nm
usually bright and intelligent lad his
answers were given with promptness
and decision there was no wavoring or
hesitation in them, but right to the
point When asked how many murders
he had committed his quick reply was,
"Two, sir !" He was asked why he
killed the little boy, and replied that
| s'he DID not know" He said that she
was standing with others looking ut the
working OF n fire engine, when he
noticed a pretty looking little boy
standing near. He suddenly asked the
little fellow if he wouldn't take walk
with him, and upon consenting, he was
led across marshes u distance of mt least
mile, when suddenly he felt futter-
lug in his head and mechanically lie
took his pocket knife from his pocket,
rapidly opened it, and stabbed, stabbed,
stabbed it into his little victim, having
no consciousness CT what he was doing
at the time, and never that day fully
realizing what he had done. That in
all the time he was walking with the
boy he did not have it in his mind to
iniure him, his only notion in having
and it was only when suddenly seized
with this uncomfortable impulse that
he did tho decd, and it all occurred
within minute Tho boy was n pretty
child and that was what attracted him
toward him.
THE MURDER OF THE LITTLE G!K1
When asked about the circumstances
of his killing the little girl III South
Boston, he said that "that morning his
mother and brother were away or en-
gagged, aud he was obliged to attend to
the periodical store. He sat reading
awhile when n pretty little girl, whom
he had never seen before. came in and
asked for some papers AS soon as she
spoke This terrible feeling all through
him, with tho tluttcring in his head,
came over him, and he replied, "they're
down. cellar" Unsuspectingly she open
ed the door and passed down the stairs,
Pomeloy Immediately following, draw
ing his knife as he went. AS soon Us
the bottom was reached he placed his
left hand over her mouth, drew her head
back toward bis shoulder, and with the
knife in his light hand cut her throat
and she was dead in II minute. Not
three minutes had expired from Che
time he first, laid eyes on the little girl
before she was dead.
DIME NOVEL READER.
Fumeruy has hcen II close. reader of
dime novels and: yellow covered ltera-
stated in his argument before the coun-
Gil, :" his brain was turned, and his
highest ambition was to be the Texas
Jack of South Boston," ;.
A REMARKABLE SToRY.-A physician
of this city received from brother
physician, i'll neighboring city, few
days since, human heart, which has
attached to it most remarkable story.
The man from whose body the heart
was taken attempted to commit snicide
by stabbing himself with knife. The
weapon penetrated the heart and cut
cash entirely through it, Notwith-
standing this the man lived for thirty
days afterwards, aud would probably
have snrviv. d for many years had he