, 1875-07-17
THE BOY MURDER tR.

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Decision OF the Council I'm Referer &c IN
the heHanxInE-Pomero,'s ecuf~Sio, md
the fIufferings Ira the Head-Nsrra, 1er
Of the Particulars OF the Murder.
BosrOS. July 81, 1875.
| The Council yesterday, by a vote
of FIVE TO four, authorized the Cover.
nor of Massachusetts TO issue his war.
rant for the execution OF the boy mur.
I derer, Jesse Pomeroy.
For many months al immense pres
sure has been brought 10 bear on the
Governor and mem bers of the Coun-
ell, by parties in favor of netting out
TO Pomeroy the full extent of the law
i. e, hanging instead of commuta-
ton Of sentence to imprisonment for
life. Delegation after delegation of
ladies (mothers in nearly all Casesl
have waited upon members of the
Council at ;heir homes, offices, on the
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 mem
bers of the Governors Council, to
cast their vote IN favor Of hanging
whenever his case should come before
the Council fnr final disposition, Hear
ings To the pa have been given at
the State Ho- by.y,r The Governor
and Council on The qaesiig7 of CON-
mutation of sentence, Ahd n4ss shle
arguments nave hean made % both
sides, and yesterday the Geeisiou was
made. In vieU IT Ihis, | sm l-- -liJ-
ting no breach Of confidence when
write yoa OF e,-'a.u iaels connected
with ibis case Jess PumerOy IL g.
moral M nstroSity. He mu.lefai tg0
small chill dGen for no cause wbateser.
He did not rob them OF even a pin:
he had no qL arrel with them, whereby
his passions III 'ght have been excited
he suffered no reyeugeful feelings to-
wards the parents Of his victims.
The children and their families were
perfect strangers TO him. No cause
for these murders are known.
THE CONFESSION.
He was visited at the Jail where he
has been confined since his conviction
by members of the Council, who con.
versed with hun on the subject of his
crimes. They found him 10 be an
unusually bright and intelligent lad
his answers were given with prompt
ness and decision; there was no way
eriug or hesitation iii them, but right
to the point. When asked how many
he had committed his quick
reply was, 1.-TWO, sir :" He was
asked why he killed the little boy, and
replied That he did not know" He
said that he was standing with 9TH
ers looking at the working of a fire
engine, when he noticed pretty look
me httIe boy standing near. He sud
denly asked the little fellow if he
woudn't take walk with him, and
upon conSenting, he was led across
marshes distance Of al least a mile,
when suddenly he felt a futtering in
his head and mechanically he took
his pocket knife from his pocket, rap
Idly opened il, and stabbed, stabbed,
stabbed il into his little victim, hay-
ing 10 Consciousness of what he was
doing at the time, and never that day
fully realizing what he had done.
That IN all the time he was waking
with the boy he did not have it in his
mind to injure him, his only notion in
having him with him was for COM
panlon>hip, and it was only when sud-
denly seized with this uncomfortable
impulse that he did the deed, and it
all occurred within a minute. The
boy was a pretty child and that was
what attracted him toward him."
TIE MURDER OF THE LITTLE GIRL.
When asked about the circumstan.
ces Of his killing the little girl in South
Boston, he said that "that morning
his mother and brother were away or
engaged, and he was obliged to attend
to the periodical store. He sat read
ing awhile when a 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 the flutteTing
in his head, came over him, and he re.
piled, They're down cellar" Unsus.
pectingly she opened the door and
passed down the stairs, Pomeroy i'm
following, drawing his knife
a. be went. As soon as the bottom
was reached he placed his left hand
over her mouth, drew her head back
oward his shoulder, and with the
knife in his right hand cut her throat
ind she was dead in minute. Not
hree minutes had expired from the
ime he first laid eyes on the little girl
before she was dead.-HeruM
ANOTHER OF PoNFRoY's ATROCITIES.
At one Of the airings before the Coun-
I'll there were present with their par
ants several of the little victims OF his
previous atrocities. Their recital of
he injuries and turtures inflicted upon.
hem by Jesse Pomeroy were Start
ing. He met one little boz, when
here was snow on the ground and
he thermometer near zero, standing
ookiDg into window be told him
. story as to how nan wanted a
bundle carried a short distance, and
IS he had sled win hin he would
3Ne tHe ooy qrarter if he would as
ls' him. Consent being given he led
iiiS BOY way some two miles to
hed, Entered and made the boy strip
o '-ne skin, tied him up, took out his
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