Connecticut western news., 1875-07-30

on the testimony of seven small boys, whose only point against me was my eye; and lastly by ! judge who @ either her could not weigh the testimony against me; who allowed himself to judge in a partial manner I, was sent to the re- form school at Westboro during my mi nority. Now do not think I had q trial. It was not justice dealt out, but rather injustice. Now Task, is case of such importance, not to me only, but to the people of Massachusetts, to be. de- cided by the testimony3of 8 few, boys who are prejudiced against me, and who think have done them an injury It should, it ought, not to ocbe so, and n judge who occupies so high position as he does is not fulfilling his trust when he allows himself to pc influenced by other than just motives of justice and humanity. No, did not have justice, have not had it, andwhat am the law has made me. We'll, I arrived up at the reform school on the 24th day of Sep tember. I was immediately put to work in the chair shop, braiding chairs.
 Pomeroy then details his doings while confined at the reform school, and then passes on to speak of the Katie. Duran murder. He says: After I had been home about forty days there was great ex- citement in South Boston, accustomed by the mysterious lisappe of Q young girl named Katie Duran. The first I ever heard of it was the next night after, as was carrying my papers to house on Fourth street. I think it was Mr. O'Neil who came to the door and said: "That is very strange, isn't it, about the disappearance of that girl e'' I had never seen the man before. Ireplied: What girl 2'' He asked me if T had not heard of the disappearance of Katie Cnrran. I told him no, and asked him what it was. Then he told me that Q girl had been missing, and that it was supposed that she had been kidnapped. That was all he, said, and that was the | first knew of it. s.-, .,t,g' .StI .2-E : { And you will recollect that in 0 few days it came out that the girl had start ed from her house to go to buy some things at Tobin's,s where she was last seen; and that little boy said he had seen carriage drive up the street; and man take and put Katie in. She was crying, and it was generally thought that her father had sent her to . convent or some other place; I have forgotten what was then said. You will please bear these facts in mind, as I shall refer to them again, as they formed par ticular part of my confession. A week or some time after. the girl had disap- peared, reward of $500 was offered fo1 any information about her, As it did not concern me any, never thought about the thing, I believe, till after . body was found in the cellar of oul store. But am going ahead too fast. I continued at my daily work of carry; ing papers, as usual, and nothing, worthy of record happened till the Pad day oi April. On that day small boy was murdered on the South Boston marsh Somehow have never been able to find reason unless it be mere suspicion suspicion fell on me. and at ten o'clock that same night, just as was going tt bed, two gentlemen came to see me. came down stairs, and they took me into the parlor alone, and told me that they wanted to know where I had been dur ing the day, and told them.
 | He then details what he did on the day of the murder, evidently intending to account for himself, and set up, at this late date, an alibi. He proceeds: The gentleman, after having asked me ( number of questions, said he wanted me to go down to the station so he could consult third party. I turned tomoth CT and said 2" Don't fret, mother, T haven't done anything; so don't fret. , I think the man said gcould come right back again. Mir. O. Y went dowr with me. They took me to the station and took of all nygclothes except my pants,s but gave me them all back agaiI except my undershirt. They asked. me where my vest was I told them at home, and they wanted to know where my knife was, andI told them at home in my vest. Then they took my boots and asked me what made them SC muddy I told them walking so much They kept me up till two in the morn il ing. All this time I had not the slight est idea of what was arrested for. II the morning few men came to tn. cell door and hollered out st You ar, guilty, and will be shut up for hundred years" Then they laughed and wen away. ..-.........r,t. I In the morning was taken up stairs and in the presence of great many men MT. Savage told me was arrested fo the, murder of that boy on the marsh I don t remember what I said then,
 know I was very much scared. Thel Mir. Woo dds and Dearborn asked me if
 did not kill H. H. Millen. I told then "No." They said it woul.l be bette for me to confess. said I had nothin, to confess. That is the way they kep talking to me, first one, then the other At last I said, '.sI might have done it. They winked at that. Twas SO frightened and resolved to say it so as to get rid o was saying. Then they told me wa to go and see the body. I supposed they meant to go to the boy's house, ant as I do not like to see a dead person and as the men had been telling m' horrible stories how it looked, they go my nerves all unstrung, but went t, the place where the body was on Wash ington street, Roxbury, and I went ant looked at the body in between the glas cases. AIThe man said trembled.
 don't doubt it, for I never saw such sight before in my life. The poor ittl
 boy was laying there with his throa cut. But l need not describe his ap pearance.G Enough to say it was awful The man took up the boys little cap ant asked me if I had ever seen it before told him "No,," and his story of m, confessing is lie from beginning t. end, and he knows it; or, at least, if
 did say so have no recollection of it and do not believe I said I did do 1t We'll, theytook me back to the station and in thesafternoon took me to the cit, hall. During this time I had not seei any of my friends. Thatanight MT Woods and another man (Dr. Green came and wanted to talk with me, but
 told them that I did not wish to, as
 knew perfectly well what they wer'