The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-30

4 on the North River Bank, where it was paid. !
Another was for $3.50 in the name of lanes
Grant, on the Tradesman's Bank
The checks presented on the 18th of October
were, one in the name of G.. q S. Rowland for
$3.50 on the Union Bank; the one of Os.
borne's, above mentioned, for 1880 rs cts
and one in the name of VIM Fl. Aspinwall (sum
not mentioned) on the Merchants Bank. How.
lands was first presented and paid to Holdgate,
who Immediately gave it to Stevens. The next
was Aspinwall's, which Holdgate also present.
ed After counting out part of the money. the
teller examined the books, and finding Aspin.
wall had no funds in the bank, did not nav If
osborne's was next presented and paid in large
bills 70 Sutton, who gave the money to Stevens
to get changed He went into the Franklin
Bank for that purpose, and, while there, Ebbets
! the teller of the Union Bank, came in and in
quired if $4,000 post note had been offered,
and requested, if one should be, that it might
be detained, and the person offering it secured
After he left, Stevens inquired what it meant,
and the cashier replied that some forgery had
been committed. In consequence of this, he
only exchanged $500, instead of $4,000 as no
had at first intended
While Redmond's trial was pending, plan
was set on foot by Stevens to disclose enouoh
to procure his discharge He proposed that
Reed who was at Charlestown, Mass, should
lnclose some of the papers taken from How
lands store, directed to a magistrate of New
York, with enough of the particulars of the for.
CERES written, to show Redmonds innocence.
but Sutton and Holdgate obiecting TO it, il WINS
abandoned great number Of witnesses were
introduced, who testified to variety of facts
corroboratng the testimony of Stevens. So
conclusive was the evidence, taken altogether
that the jury, after being out Is minutes. re-
turned with verdict of GUILTY They were
/ afterwards sentenced to the State Prison for
life While they were on their way to the
State Prison, they confessed the Justice oftheir
sentence, and confirmed the truth of Stevens,s
testimony. Holdgate declared that it was he
who presented the checks, and who had been
mistaken for Redmond.
Thus ends this most singular affair. The
innocent is relieved from every vestige of that
suspicion which had so strongly fastened upon
him, and the guilty are suffering the Just pun.
lshment of their crimes 1t will afford to wit
nesses salutary admonition to be cautious in
testifying TO the identity Of persons with whom
they are not acquainted and to Jurors to make
great allowance in receiving testimony where
there is reasonable probability of the witness
being under a mistake
ANOTHER ROGUE. On Friday the 18th inst.
a person named Charles w Rice, belonging we
believe, to Boston, but who, with his wife. had
been staying in this town few days, hired
horse and chaise at a livery stable for the
purpose, as he said, of going to Leicester. Not
returning as was expected, an inquiry was in
sttnteh, from which it was ascertained. that in
stead OF going to Leicester, they had taken the
Boston road. Immediate pursuit was made
and from the pursuer we learn the FOLLOWING
facts. After Rice left town, he drove TO the
eastward as far as Stratham, N. H. where the
horse died i'll consequence severe USAGE Ho
then took the chaise to Portsmouth. and en-
changed it for another horse After he left tbo
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followed about six miles, and the horse taken
from him. He then went two or three miles
further, when finding that person from this
town was in pursuit of him. and had passed him
to the eastward, he hired horse to 90 a short
distance, but went off with it, and turned his
course back this way. The owner pursued him
to Newburyport, and recovered his horse. On
his way, Rice stopped at public house and
stole an over-coat, for which he was committed
to Newburyport Jail. Subsequently, complaints
were lodged against him for stealing the horse
and chase which he took from this place, and
the horse which was taken from him at New
buryport, and he is to be tried on the several
charges before the Supreme Judicial Court at
| Ipswich this week.
HIsToRY OF GREECE. Doctor S. G. Howe.
who has, for several years past, been engaged
with the Greeks, in their contest against the
Turks, proposes to publish by subscription,
History of the Greek Revolution. Of DR..
Howes ability to do Justice to his subject, those
who have read his interesting letters will have
no doubt. The high estimation in which he
was held, both by the people and government.
of that country, afforded him facilities, which
few could possess, of obtaining the most accu-
rate information. We cannot doubt that work
which promises so much interesting and valua-
bic information, will be literally patronized, and
that DIR. Howe will be enabled, by this means,
to obtain some remuneration, for the great sac
rifices he has made in remaining in Greece.
| AID TO THE GREEKS. We understand that
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