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

reqesting their interference.
.4sG French, 1.-TWO or three months be-
fore Moses' death, saw prisoner with his face
badly bruised, which he said was done by
Moses, and that he had been confined to the
house in consequence. Moses had bad tenn
per, and was considered dangerous person TO
be at large. Has threatened peoples lives.
Prisoner is an infrm and feeble old man, and
Moses was stout and athletic. Prisoner is an
able 10 do hard labor.
Samuel Henry.-Moses Stones disposition
was bad, and his temper violent. Ihave seen
prisoners head badly bruised. He said Mo-
ses did 1t. lie was confined by it q week,
and looked weak and feeble At another
time saw his hand badly bitten and swollen.
| considered Moses unsafe man to be at
large end "a isSa Ills father to complain Of
Capt. William, GauH, called again. Moses
was very bad dispostioned, and, when he had
been drinking, which was frequent, was dam
| gerous and unsafe to be at large. ! often saw
prisoner when he had been badly bruised by
Moses the Summer previous to his death. Mo
| ses was an idle man when he had rum a.
board, prisoner was not safe from his violence.
| Elisabeth Gduh-IIas frequently seen prs-
oner when badly bruised on the face and
head. The last time was in October last, a
| little before the death of Moses. Tho blood
was running from his face, and his nose was
badly scratched. lie appeared good deal
| injured. Twice he has come and staid at our
| house over night, because he was afraid to
stay al home. Moses was a violent tempered
man.
E,ulics Hammond Lives about 100 rods
from prisoners. Was passing there one day
about a fortnight before Moses was killed, and
heard great outcry at the shop. Before | got
to the house, prisoners wife went out toward
the shop and cried out, :" you have whipped
him enough" As | came up, Esther came
suddenly out Of the shop as if she was sent
out. Moses soon followed, having hold of his
fathers hands, which he held above his head.
| Prisoner begged to be let alone, saying he had
been bruised and beaten till he could live so
no longer-he must go and complain. Three
or four days before Moses death, prisoner
came TO our house, and wanted to stay over
night, complaining that he was old, and that
they had made him sleep on the floor, three
nights preceding. Since Moses was killed,
Esther told me that, when she and Moses
went into the shop, Moses did not know what
the gun was and took hold of it, which &C.
casioned the charge to enter higher than it
| otherwise would have done. Moses temper
was as bad a man could possibly be possess
ed of.
John Ramnond--Lives about 100 rods
from prisoners. Has frequently seen him
when badly bruised, apparently by blows with
fist. Saw his hand badly bitten and mucII
swollen, so that it appeared as if he would
lose L. Moses temper was bad, and be was
at times, dangerous person--was generally
lurking about with gun in his hands. Has
known Justus to be sent for in haste, because
Moses was abusing prisoner.
Samuel DeSPeau. When prisoner was ar
rested, the man who lives with me and myself
were the first persons who came up with him,
and we had him in custody when Brimhall
came up.
Peter Rieh-Knows Esther Green. When
she Is in Worcester she stays at Rebecca Rob.
ms. house of i'll fame before testified Of
Stephen &one-Livos in Spencer. Has fire.
quently been at his fathers. Has seen Nc
ses pound and whip his father, omelmes after
he was in bed
Jonathan ". FeLon,-ln May, 1925, pas.
sing prisoners, saw him in the yard with his
face bleeding. Saw Moses, and asked him
why he had whipped his father. lie answer
ed that he was drunk, and he had whipped
him, aud wouid whip him again. lie would
whip him TO death if he did not do better
The next day prisoner came TO my house 10
get me to 60 TO Barre with hir,,,tp Complain
Of Moses. Ills face and ear were much bruis-
ed and swollen, iDsomuch that he could hard
j ly see. refused TO do any thing for him, al
leging as reason, that he kept Esther Green
at his house TO which he replied, he could
not help il, that Moses and his wife would no,
let him send her away.
James Allen, Esq.-Prisoner applied to me
for warrant for Moses, in January, 1876
He said Moses beat him and abused him, so
much that he was compelled to apply for re-
lief.
Capt. Hammond Moses was of age, and
had no property, or right, at his father's.
DR.. .4dams.-Releves that bruising and
beating would endanger mans life, who is
troubled with the complaint to which prisoner
is said TO be subject.
| Here the testimony closed, and the Solicit
! tor-General stated his willingness TO abandon
the charge of murder, and submit the question
TO the jury, without argument under the charge
of the Court, whether the prisoner was guilty
OF manslaughter.
The Jury were then charged by Chtef Jus
ice Parker, when they retired, and after an
absence of about 3 hours, returned verdict
ofGUlLTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
The next day the prisoner was again brought
into Court, and sentenced to SIC months con-
bnemcnt, in the common Jail of this County
This punishment may be deemed light, BY
some, in proportion to the crime. But the age
| GO years. and infrmitics Of the prisoner,
should be taken into consideration, as we'll as
| the fact that he has already been imprisoned
nearlya year. These considerations, togeth.
| er with the circumstances which preceded the
act, and the doubt which remained on the
minds of many, and from which we believe
the jury were not exempt, whether, 1.-THE facts
which Immediately preceded it, could have
been satisfactorily proved, they would not
have been sufficient to justify an entire acquit-
tai, unquestionaby had some influence o.
the minds Of the Court.