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

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by causing great damage his property, &C., on the
night of the I'd of May inst.
H. For injuring the building of Elisha Fagg, in
which said office is situated by the explosion OF bomb
shell therein.
Ill For attempting kill, main, or injure Charles
Warren, by placing bomb-she under his window and
exploding the same the night of the 9th inst.
PETER C. Bacon, for the Government, stated
what it was expected would be proved, and called the
witnesses.
Marshall Fegg-Thursday morning, May I'd, little
before midnight, shell exploded in my fathers
building, the door and of the Mayor were almost
entirely demolished, the other considerably shat
tered-pat of the shell passed downward, through two
floors, into the cellar; bricks were thrown out of the
near of the building and two windows were entirely de-
molshed The size of the shell was IL to inches
in diameter, its thickness varied from - to g. of an
inch think it must have been charged with gun cot
ton, as do believe it could contain enough gun
powder to do so much execution.
Henry Chapin-Had considerable property in my of
fce-Library, Desk Office Furniture, &C. The door
was shattered to pieces. Property considerably dam
aged, sc.
letter handed me about week since by Mr.
Putnam of the firm of Reed s. Clark, which he said he
found in the street. did not see marks of gunpowder
on the fragments of the shell.
1.-THE following is the letter alluded to BY the Mayor
esIffhe Mayor of the City ofWorceser wishes nut a
stop the nightly rowdysm, he will direct his attention
to the breaking up of certain Rum Tavern about two
miles west where Bombshells and Torpedo Explosions
are nightly concoced and vice of numerous kinds are
carried to great extent
One aoho ka9,ps something about a.''l
Charles Waren-Liyes on Warren street. few
minutes before II the 9th of May, when my family
were all asleep, shell was exploded under my window
1t placed about inches from the cellar window
My window shattered, and before the glass had
done falling was on my feet l had no doubt of the
cause. The fragments went in all directions One
piece went through the CELLAR tearing the sleepers
one passed clear through and passed across the
street into gate the other SIDE and then Tell to the
ground.
Joseph Fagg-Resides at Shrewsbury-drives stage
to Worcester. Jubal Harrington went with me to
Shrewsbury in the forenoon and back the after
noon, about week before the explosion. | had con-
yersatlon with him. He spoke of peopein Worcester
called no names; spoke of going to California in few
days-said Worcester was place he did not like tc
If he had money enough, he would fix some of them
He wound up by saying, if they pretty careful
they might catch he'll, yet.
James Datas. Does not remember to have had an,
conversation with J. H. as to who caused the expo
sions He boarded with me four or five weeks ant
left day two before the first explosion. did no
expect to charge him any thing but, before leaving HI
handed me 81, and asked me to give it to my wife.
George c. Taft. Resides on Salem street. Am {
rnachinist. Have had my castings of Mr.. MouIton a
E. Brookfeld. procured three balls of him in April
The diameter was four inches, the aperture liv
eghths of an inch. / ordered them in January. NJ
impression is that carried them directly to my house
They were in the ell part where there was no lock
The last saw of them from the Sth to the 10th
April. Have had conversation with Harrington abou
the balls, several times, before the explosion. He sait
he wanted them to try experiments. / think he hat
possession of them before the explosion. They wen
into his possession about the 10Th or 18th of April
saw them in his possession He did not make direc
threats against any one. He said he would play hel
and scissors with Of them This was from weel
to fortnight before the explosion, on the Rail Road be
tween Exchange and Bridge streets. After the explo
sion, had conversation with him under the Rail roat
bridge. think he stated that lie knew about IT,
think the substance was, that he caused the explosions
or in other words, that he had done them We had thu
conversation about O'Clock Wednesday morning afte
the explosion at Warren's. 1.-THE fragments Of the
shells were here shown.l | should think these were
parts Of one of the balls.
Henry Wiard-On the night Of May s., | was clear.
ing out vault on Cherry Street, Sd rods from Charles
Waren's-heard the explosions and started to see il
could see any body-saw man running toward me,
and made up my mind it was he, who touched il off,
He came within or rods Of me- and turned and
jumped over door yard fence, and went after him
but could neither hear any thing of him. after
went over the fence. got within two rods of him.
thought who il was, but could not swear positively,
because it was dark and at that distance could not
tell white man from a colored one-I could not dis
unsush ms complexion. thought it was Mr.. Har
nngton. lie seemed to be going on his toes. could
not tell how he was dressed-either the kind or color
Of his clothing
hug"''as r. Damon--Saw Flagg's Building, the
morniag Oh the Sd-pcked up piece Of Cotton on The
saIrs--ihought il was gun cotton. IL was bacLod as
"i'h powder carried it to the store but did NOT
Try to explode it. II has since been lost.
fredo1ch Wcrca-Pcked up the piece Of shell oo,,,