The New York herald., 1875-07-19

steamer for Georgetown On our way 10 thaa
place our steamer was overtaken oy squai, and
40 70 keep our footing ana prevent ourselveG
from being blown overheard. We arrived safe.
Us over TO Uncle McFadden's house. They were
real glad TO see MS, and we them.
. Pomeroy gives long histery OF MS experiences
In Maine untll his return 10 this city, and his
career as newsboy lie minutely details Ms
was murdered on the South Boston Marsh, and
suspicion Iel upon hun: his arrest. examinatIon
ioIce confession from ntnl, winch he denounceS
as q lie IRON beginning 10 end"
rnaro - THE KATIE cURRAN MURDER
lneIe was discovered, on Saturday. July is, q
,'y oo"S IN she cellar OF store No. 327 Broadway
we were the last TO occupy part OF that store and
ss Nv was ~ under arrest tor murder the police ar,
| why they did tnat and let the gentleman tna1
& Sept tue next part OF the store ana the family up
! was supposed 10 be the body OF Katie Curran
pn Sonr see. vi course. suspicion lell me. simply
because was supposed TO nave Killed H. n Mil.
len Tnat same nlgat at about eight O'Clock Mr..
SSvage Sn @ ana Mr rwomoy came 70 see me. Tor tneS
Tne ChleI sad. as ! came INTO the room, 'Do
OF Police Savage" Then ne asked me If | dtd nos
know what he mad IN view IN coming TO see me.
he SAID. ''rne remains OF Katie Curran nave been
discovered IN the cellar OF the store formerly oc-
Told HIM that did no: think mother knew or did
II, He said, ''iour mother and brother have Deen
arrested Tor supposed comp lclty IN the crime
What have you TO. sayyn told him as before,
did not think mother did 1t, or tht she knew
anythIng about oOdy being in the cellar. lie
asked me Why thought so. 1 told MIN that she
would not do such tnlng. and II she had know1
the BODY to be there sne would have gwen Inlor<
nation 10 the proper parties. Then he said Inaf
was seen ana heard TO inquire, when first arr
rested, about the reward offered for the discovery
oi Katie Curran thereby indicating that knew
something about IL. declared all sucn reports
lies, and tnat the proofs thereof could De ada
company with the grl the day she disappeared.
sad, "Tnat statement Deometnlng tnat has goF
N M nFn INA nf mar Ian..
W. rwomby) said about this time tnat '.the gIrpa
head had Deen.srvered from the Doay," ana asked
him did not Deleve sac did II, assigning tne
same reason ior thinking so as before. Mr. Brad
or twenty minutes. AS was gong back to my
cell Mr.. George Monroe, the night onicer, asked,
supposed the body ol Katie Curran was lounu in
the cellar of our store, and tnat mother and
quite Understand me. for alter he had locked me
up ne came back again and asked again, and told
HE RESOLVES ON FALSE coNFEssroS
l ieit bad that tney were arrested, ana / res
IN mino That proysro, one may 's as W wen 81
hanged for stealing sheep as stealing a.
well be hanged ior killing two as onev &c SO In;
the morning had resolved TO say did IL. but II
but, however. as / said, / Kept IN minu tnaS
proverb, and as knew well enough or the iactS
could give the testimony os killing the girl, and
make it appear so. need not stop here 10 give
Lhe thoughts tnat came up In my mlnu. Suf1clenG-
TO say. Inat | traced out tins plan Of my con-
1esslon Fiat morning she came into the store
@G Mas store lr Pap aad tod h5 s
her so,s and cut 6er s throat; The reason reason
was last seen In Tobin's store, and ToDin SAID ~
girl VINO looked like her asked for one. The nexf
pons considered was the date or her disappear
ance and WHAT was done with the body alter be-
ing lIe.,lI killed ed was getting puzzled on 1t when.
night onlcers on duty, came around TO me and
said, so, they are at you to-day, are theygn T.
said, eyes they never let Fellow alone.n Them
he SAID, III reply 10 my question, that the body was
discovered between the water closet and the war;
by workmen who were taking down the wall, and
mat the body was covered with asnes when loundk
that was all. IL was enough TO me. for now z
could lnIsn my plan But still at the same time "a
resolved 10 make IL appear tnat diu not remem-}
Der all the circumstances attending the crimesr
and also knew tnat my counsel would have "a
make the plea OF insanity for my dong IT.
After careful review OF the testimony given an
made his alleged enforced CONCESSION the young
murderer sums up his reasons Tor believing that
HE SAID SHE WAS,
aud also that she could not nave been in the ce.<
lar iour months without being discovered before
she was.
First-In my confession 1 stated that Mr.. Mit-
chell's store opened al the time Killed her.,
Now, II IL was ana he III there and the girl went.
down stairs and ran up behind her. she would.
have screamed before had cut ner throat andl
made some NOISE alter 1 had cut It. There waa
no sucn testimony put In, So 1t Is safe to suppose
IT, never TOOK place.
Second-lf had killed her in the middle OF thq
cellar the blood must have iailen ON the boards
and have been discovered By the trst person tnaE
went into the cellar. There was no testimony
put In to show any blood being found, and tne/
mere declaration OF the Coroner tnat the Cnlef ot
Police thought so and So ana his not gong to thg
expense OF getting II, &C., goes to show that he
uiu not think there was any there.
Thfrd-If KILLED the girl the way said / must
have got blood on my clothes, and therefore be
noticed.
Pomeroy next quotes from the testimony gwen
on the trial and argues that Katie Curran could
not have been Killed as he described In MS enS
a hnd ha a
covered py the parties who searched the cellar az
different times between the disappearance OF her
ana the discovery oil the Dooy. lie says:--"l
quote ine testimony Of the inquest showing tnas;
there was no body there the time IL waS
searched. John B. Margeson testified :-'Searcned
the cellar once to ma out wnere the odor came
and Mr.. Willis went and examined the cellar tho
night ef June a. lifted the boards IN the cellar,
and dug into the ground with stick; Mr.. WnliA
nsed his umbrella; dld not notice the ground
oose.' Now II tnat BODY was there ought 10 nave
iound IL, for McGinns' testimony says:-'Remove0
a stone and found tue body the mead aud Shouts
they were exposed. Again ne says ys:-Found thd
ruboeIs on the surface Now came Mr.. Asel b
and examined the water closet; found the noor
good; no heap Of ashes punched With cane; salts
lied the place was solid; heard otner onicerS had
examined IL; moved several stones, and came ouG
satisfied the BODY Was not there Inat is TO say
he lifted the very stones under which the bodJ
was afterward found, and he came out satisfied
that the body was not there. Need l 20 anf
1urtner TO snow and prove my declaration ? L VIII
stop now. have made this paper ABOUT this case
longer than expected 1t would be. / have SAID
enough to convince you that the evidence suo<
mItted to the jury was not suriclent 10 warrant
their verdlct also tnat their verdict was INDUS
enced by prejudice, as impartial men ought not t9
be; anu also that tine glri could not nave DeeR
Killed the way | said she was. VINO killed tn&
girl and put the remains there and when does NOT
concern me now. Perhaps some other time viii.
write about IT."
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