The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-10-11

ttuS uisHeu the IRE III Moses CLONES. CuS
said that he was dead, and that his bowels
were out. l then went and called Capt.
Gault. When he came, he said Moses was
not yet dead, but would die soon.
CrosS-eTGnlined.- left the house about 9
IN the morning and returned about l.
went in the afternoon to the store, about 2
O'Clock, and returned before sunset. On my
return stopped at Mr.. Woods, and we drank
some of my rum, and stopped and drank a
cup of tea at Otis Stones. Was there but
short time, and do not recollect whether
there was any singing and dancing there or
not. When Moses bot q tho shor oGter the
coverlet, the door was not fastened, nor was II
afterwards, when went to the shopwith him.
have made it my home at prisoners about
two years. heard no difficulty on that day.
do not recollect whether Moses carried any
stick or club with him when he and went to
the shop. | did not see Moses take hold of
the gun. The door of the house opens on the
west toward the road-the door OF the shop
opens on the north side toward the house, near
the corner next the road. Do not know that
prisoner disliked my living there. He never
spoke an unkind word to me, and once came
after me, himself, to come to his house.
Here the witness was questioned in relation
20 former disagreements betWcen the father
and son, which being objected TO. the counsel
at the request of the Court, stated their object
to be, to prove continual abuse of the father,
| on the part of the son, for long time previ-
Gus, and down TO the fatal day. This was
done to show jnstfable cause for prisoners
having dangerous weapon with him. The
Court decided that the testimony should not
nOp be gone into.
! ILLNESS again callcd.-The last had seen
Of the gun was on Sunday, the day before.
On Saturday prisoner bought cents worth Of
powder, for Moses. On Sunday, Moses carri-
| ec the gun out of the house, saying he was
going to clean it. He afterwards brought it
into the house and put it up. When Moses
went into the shop Monday evening, there was
10 scuffie between him and his father, nor any
hard words. There was a quarrel between
them, on the Saturday evening before, about
barrel of cider.
WaHianl GduH.-About 8 o'clock, Oct. 81,
Esther Green came TO my house, and cried out
the old man has shot Moses. and he is dead"
called the boys, ard went directly up TO pris-
oners shop. unbuttoned Moses's clothes, and
found his bowels partly out. His clothes APP
peared to have been burnt. sent boy i'm
mediately after the Doctor. Moses lived
bout Is minutes after got there, but never
spoke. There was nobody but Moses in the
shop when | arrived. His mother was be-
tween the house and shop, crying.
Cross. examined. My two boys followed me
up to The shop, and sent one OF them for the
Doctor. 1t is about go rods from my house 10
prisoners. Moses Stone was bad tempered
man.
Wiilianl Bu2lard.-On the 9 1st of Oct. last,
little after o'clock, boy who lives with
Capt. Gault, came into my house and told me
Moses Stone was shot by his father. took
my hat and wont directly to the shop with
the boy. When got there, Moses was yet
living, but died in about Is minutes after.
{ sS-eEaynined. No person was with Mos
es, but CspI. Gaulf, when got there. The
Doctor did not arrive till after Moses died
benjamin Felton.-ln the forenoon of Nov.
l, had word that Moses Stone was shot.
directly went there, and found jury Of in
quest sitting. ] engaged four Others to 60
with me, and we went in pursuit OF prisoner.
We found him the next morning in Grafton.
Mr.. Brimhall FIRST overlook him and stopped
him. ! Immediately after came up. Mr.
Brimhall had prisoner by the arm. He ap.
peared much affected and shed tears, several
other persons were with him.
Jonas BrimhaH.-Arrived at prisoners be-
fore Moses died-was one of the four who
went with FELTON, in pursuit of prisoner. Ear
ly on Wednesday morning we learned at Har-
rington's tavern, in the lower part OF Worces-
ter, that such person was seen in that vcn-
ity the evening before, and several persons
had collected to pursue him. He went on to-
wards Grafton, and soon overlook him, and
told him we wanted him to go back. s. Well,n
said he, " give right up. have done that
expect to have to suffer for, and suffer must"
then took hold Of him, and he told me how
it happened. He said that his wife and the
black woman, in the morning, wanted his shirt
to send to the store to get rum with. ard he
would not let them have it, and that they had
been in quarrel all day. Toward night he
took Coverlet TO the shop, and Moses came
gu. and got it. He shut the door, and fastened
it, and told Moses if he came Into the shop
again, he would kill him-tbat Moses burst
the door open and came in, and he shot him.
When came up, put my hand on his shout
der. Others were near by, and soon came up.
Prisoner said that the reason he went into the
shop with the gun, was, because they had
been in quarrel all day. He said when
he fired the gun, Moses took hold of it, which
was the reason of its hitting him where it did.
His remarks would lead US to infer, that he |
did not intend to kill Moses.
BENJAMIN Felion called again.-When | I
came up, Mr.. Brirnhall had prisoner. Well,
said |, I'VE have got you at LAST g Yes"
he replied, {" ! have gone as lar as can, | |
give up. am dying man, don't use me harsh
Iy." | asked him what made him kill his own
son--He replied, g. he supposed It was the
devil, he had occasional turns when he was |
not right here" Quitting his hand to his headl
6 and did not know what he was about."-
Said he intended to have gone as far as Mr.. |
Woods, in Grafton, where he expected some
one to assist him to get TO Providence, when
he would go TO sea. ! asked him if he had
had difficulty with Moses, and he replied he
had, all the time that, at this particular time,
there had been difficulty about the coveret,
that, when Moses took it away, he told him !
if he came into the shop again that night, he