Year: 1875




PENTBERToN, THE BOSTON MURDERER. ATTEMPTS


sUIcIDE-HE rNFLIcrs UPON HIMSELF DANGER
: Gus AND PROBABLY FATAL WOUNDS.


BosroN, August 10, 1875.


Between that hairbreadth possible escape of Pomeroy
from the Suffolk Jail and the attempted suicide of Penn
berton the East Boston wretch safe to reckon that
the internal arrangements of the Boston jail need
ganzing. Pomeroy came very near getting away and
in fact did send volume of his life unknown TO or
by the connvance Of the Sheriff His career in auto
biography, however, not cut short until il had been
made profitable and the main statements in it have
been denied The of Pemberton, already con
victed and sentenced to be hanged in October is one
that will be remembered and it hoped that the prom
ised justice will upset the nenicency of the manage
ment Of the Jail The story of the attempted suicide in
Sheriff Clarks Jail is told by of his friends as fol
lows:-


ATTEMPT


George W. Pemberton, the murderer Of Mrs Bing-
ham, who lies in the Suffolk Jail under sentence of
DEATH time last night early this morning made
most determined and desperate attempt at self de.
sruction. 1t is the to enter and clean up the
cells Of the prisoners every morning. and upon entering
Pemberons cell at the usual hour this morning he was
found lying upon his bed with his face covered with
paper as if to keep of flies, which was noticed a
Small dulOuuI Ol DlOOu An examination was made by
the officer who found that Pemberton had inflicted
upon himself four wounds One upon the
left side of his neck, on his right arm one on the
breast and the other, which is considered the most
serious in the abdomen. He not bleeding at the
time OF the discovery though considerable quantity OF
blood has flowed from his wounds A messenger was
despatched for surgeon, who happened TO DR..
McCalom near the Jail and he Immediately attended TO
Pembert0n and sewed up the wounds The Doctors ex-
animation OF the man convinced him that three of the
cuts were only flesh wounds, from which there was no
danger but the one in the groin might be fatal should
Inflammation set in. IL did not penetrate the nestnes
but was an ugly and serious wound. After having his
wounds dressed Pemberton sent to the hospital
a placed over him to watch him. Recently he has
been very much depressed and close watch has been
kept him and he has been allowed anything with
which II was supposed he could kill himself but the
ingenuity of man in desperate situation
times unaccountabe and Pemberton has again verified
the old adage ''Where there's will there's a wayn
The weapons he used to commit the rash part
OF glass bottle, which he handed to the Sheriff when
asked for it, and the handle of his iron spoon which he
had broken of and sharpened by rubbing against the
stones.


81 HAD THE TOOLS


In answer to question by an officer as TO why he
the tools TO do it with" Several times subsequently
he expressed regret that he had been successful
and his only hope now is that he may from
his wounds. Az one time Pemberton probably enter
tanned hopes OF making his escape, time since
there found in his possession skeleton key which
was supposed to have been furnished by his when
visit TO his father Seeing hope In that direc.
ton lie then determined to kill himself and whether he
has succeeded will be determined in few days.