The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-26
Arrest of George PembertOn, the Muir.
dersr Of Mrs. Bingham.
PARTICULARS OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE CLEW.
Several Remarkable Condolences Developed
in the Search.
PROBABILITY OF A CONFESSION

DOcION MuTCu 20, 1910
The mystery OF the brutal murder OF Mrs. Biug
ham, an account OF which has already appeared
In the HERALD's dispatches, mas been solved, ans
the murderer is safely IN custody. IL appears
that he called at her house solely for the purpose
OF plumber, and when she answered the door bell
he Immediately commenced the work OF assassina.
ton, and did not leave until he mad terribly
manged the body and taken from the fingers OF
his victim diamond and other rings and soma
trlfing valuables which she had In her pockets,
ana then he concealed the body in the cellar. The
fact that the murder was committed in broad
daylight together with the respectabintv OF the
victim, caused sensation in the community
which had not been experienced Tor many years.
In fact 1t may be SAID that not since the Webster
ParKman murder has any criminal event caused
so much excitement IN Boston as this tragedy has
during the last lew days, and the arrest OF tho
assassin this afternoon has caused thrill Of de.
light throughout the whole community.
THE FIRST CLEw.
The first tangible clew to the murderer was oo.
tanned from saloon proprietor in salem, to whom
the man sold the diamond and gold rings which
he took from the fingers OF his victim alter the
tragedy. The saloon man observed the man so
CLOSELY that he was enabled TO give very minute
description OF him, and suspicion at once Tell upon
dissolute character named George Pemberton
VINO was known TO have been In the vicinity OF
East Boston last Monday and whose DESCRIPTION
answered that OF the man observed near the scene
OF the murder. The identification OF the rings and
the description ana Identity oil the man lett little
room TO doubt but tnat Pemoerton and
The murderer were the same person, and
to seeure m me- Wos was employed
around Essex county was guarded and patrolled
during last night and to-day, ana here IN Boston
every saloon and almost every luDlc street and
thoroughlare were under surveillance 10y men FUR.
nished with a minute description OF the murderer.
Aside IRON Tie description the man well
known here, and that lie could escape seemed al
most an lmpossolllty at the start Last night an
a Xl IN "A W. M do nf fn.aD p-r N
see II 1t contained the name oil George Pember
ton. and 1t was found that man by that name
with some OF the parties in Salem, went to the
house IN Charlestown where The party resided. and
man, and not the one who was wanted; but alte3
the offcers had lett the house one OF the Salem
parties informed the officers that the young man
they had seen oore a strong resemblance 10 the
man who mad sold the rings at the liquor saloon
In Salem.
WORKING ON THE CLEw.
The officers &C once made up their minds that
they had got good clew 10 work on, and this
morning made further investigation. They
found tnat the young man worked on Federal
street, and, on Interviewing him, found that his
lived at No. Il. Salem street, in 1 Boston.
the officers felt confident that they were on the
right track, as transpositon OF the figures fixed
the locality gwen by tne son. 1t was next ascer.
pursuit OF had worked Tor John l.. Webster at 81
high street. Proceeding to the store the officers
piece OF paper on which PsmDerton had written
his name Tins paper was then compared with a
receipt wnicn was given In salem TO the man VINO
bought the rings, and 1t was discovered that the
letters III the name George" winch the man
started to write, but suddenly stopped and SAID hs
could not write, were Identical with those wniSn
Pemberton mad written when he was IL the en-
ploy OF WebsteS.
WAKING UP THE MURDERER.
with THIS convincing proof couple or of1cerA
went to No. II Salem street at few minutes be.
mitted lound Pemberton In bed. The officers told
MN TO get up and oress, as he was wanted. He AZ
once complied with tie request, but rrembled like
leal ana great drops of sweat stood out on MS
forehead. Nothing was said by either OK the onic-
the latter seemed plainly to understand what he
was wanted tor. III his possession was found
pearl handled knife belonging to the murdered
Pemoerton was driven TO the CITY Hall, and sub
se0nently placed in more secure place Of con.
fnement.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE
When brought into Police Headquarters them
was present man named O'Donnel who was in
the salem saloon when the rings were Sold When
he entered Of course O'Donnell began to scan him.
and the man noticed tnis for he turned slightly
and appea ed not 10 want to meet his glance.
However, he did not show any embarrassmek,
and looked 20 the CHEZ, who spoke with hlm ask
ing him II he wanted anything. He did not re.
quest COUNSEL, but answered In reticent man
ner. When he spoke his voice was marked by that
mellow SOUND which was spoken OF by the Salem
saloon keeper, and which O'Donnell at once
recognized. Finally he asked II he was
he was IN Lynn That day. lie then asked what he
was arrested Tor and was told oy Chief that he
Bingham, in East Boston, night before last.
without hesitation. aud with no tremor Of speech,
nc replied that he knew nothing about it. AS to
having any rings, he said that he mad none and
had not sold any When O'Donnell SAID he recog.
nized him as having sold one In Salem on Tues
day, he bad nothing TO say ana did not seem dis.
posed to communicate further with the officers.
O'DonneN says that when he was trying to sell the
rings he waned TO be very private about 1t.
FURTHER IDENTIFICATION.
The accused has been Identified the person
seen about the premises oil the murder at the
time IL was committed, aud there other evi.
dence against him equally as conclusive as the
finding OF the murdered woman's knife In hla
possession In TACT, the case Is so strong against
him thatlt Is believed he Will make a confession.
He mas served three terms in the Massachusetts
and one IN the Rhode Island Prison Tor robbery
and kindred crimes