The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-05-18


exhibited, the morning OF the 9TH, where the
explosion took place. Putting the pieces together will
make shell about inches in diameter. The house
where Willard saw the man jump over, James
Davis's.
James MeFarland-Never had any conversation with
Harrington, as TO who caused the explosion. Do not
know where he boarded on the Sd or 9th of May.
AFTERNOON.
George c. Tan was called and cross examined by
Judge Merrick for the defendant
Previous to April, kept bowling saloon, with nine
alleys, on Exchange Street. About the LIST Of April
let it, and have since been getting up another saloon.
was arrested on Saturday afternoon and had con-
versaton with Jones and Warren. went to Jail with
Warren and told him about the balls. think l told
Warren the balls were at the saloon told him that
got them to use in my saloon. Saturday, saw Mar
shall Jones and the Mayor and conversed with them
inquired OF Henry M. Paine how to make gun cotton
and he told me. got Scott to make some for Har-
ringon. In April tried to make some at my house,
but did succeed The balls were charged with gun
powder. was present when one of them was charg.
ed in the chamber of James Daviss store. Harrng-
ton said he waned to bloOap some of the Free Soes -
In conversing to its power, said it would blow up
building. l do not know where Davis was The
three balls in Harrngton's trunk, in the store
chamber. One of them was filled, and Harrington
then put it back into his trunk. 1t was Sunday fore
| was with him half an hour After was ar
rested told Jones did want to say anything at all
about it. asked him if l could be protected if |
should. He said he had power to offer any protec-
ton. told him that Harrington knew all about it.
did not tell him what knew because was afraid of
my own life if did. had heard Harrington frequent
" make threats of violence against any one who should
expose him, so as to involve him in difficulty He
said he would cut up such man as quick as he would
snake, and frequently made similar remarks. He
said he would do it, if it was his own brother that
crossed his track, 1t was not of Harrington, alone
that was afraid, but of Stearns and Peck also, as
thought from what Harrington told me- that they knew
about it, too.
William Curly. In passing under the Rail Road
bridge on Wednesday Thursday after the explosion
at the Mayors, Taft and Harrington conversing
together. They both standing under one umbrella
William A. Noyes. Harrington was in the habit of
calling at Taft's Saloon nearly every day They fire.
quently went away together. Sometimes they to-
gether They appeared quite intimate, more SO the
first of April than the latter part. never knew Har-
rington to play.
DANIEL Bailey. Was with Taft three months pre-
vious to April. He and Harrington were frequently
together. Harrington some leases one night for
Taft and Noyes He frequently wrote there. Other
persons after called and there too. narrine ton
and Taft were more intimate than is common.
Judge Merrick here informed the Court that the de-
PENDANT protested to be entirely innocent of the charge
brought against him, and, although they were aware
of the force of the testimony they confident they
should be able successfully to meet it. As yet, how
ever they not prepared with all the evidence the,
wished to obtain, and asked posponement till to-
morrow morning. The Court granted the request ant
then adjourned till 10 O'Clock in the morning.