Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-29
Trial Of the Barre Burglars.
Elerenih DAY.
Court OF Common Pleas, for Criminal
Cases.

FRIDAY, Oct. 2s.
Counsel for the Government, District Attorney
Aldrch, ard John H. Mathews Esq.
For Williams, J. C. Park, Esq ; for Babbut,
George Farley and N. F. Bryant Esqs.; for Dr..
Gardner, Robinson, and Smith, c. X. Wetherell
and H. ID. Stone Esqs.
Mr. Farley resumed his argument at O'Clock,
and after skilfuIly reviewing the evidence in the
case, he advanced many plausible hypothesis of
Rabbits innocence, and OF his courage He did
all that talented, adroit, and experienced law
yer could do, to secure an acquittal for his
client. He closed bis argument at 10 MN
utes before o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
District Attorney Aldrch began his plea for the
government at half past O'Clock Before pro-
ceedng TO review the evidence, he alluded to
certain extraordinary circumstances which had
taken place in Court, during the course of this
trial, and which were not at all pertinent to the
issue being tried. Mr. Aldrich referred to the
conduct Of James w. Jenkins, of Barre, when a
witness upon the stand and alluded to the allega-
ton of Mr.. Farley, that he, the District Attor-
neY, had made himself ridiculous by repelling
the gratuitous imputations cast upon his character
by jenkins, namely, that he had been party in
vile conspiracy with Pond and Mr.. Baker, to
ruin PIiny H. Rabbit.
Mr. Baker, said Mr.. Aldrich, is an honorable
and upright gentleman, and one of the most eff
Client and highly respected officers in this State, or
any other State. Who is Pny H. Rabbit
continued Mr.. Aldrich He and |, in our
ea'ly days, were at school together We
sat upon the same bench and learned
our lessons from the same school books and
would 10 God we could now blot out all The inter-
venng years and return to those days orinnocence
and thoughtless boyhood; then would he be spar
ed the ignomlny Of this trial, and | the pain Of
being his prosecutor. We parted when those
school boy days were over and did not meet for
years. After this interval, Mr.. Rabbit and
met again as neghbors; we have lived in the
same town; We have met in the same political
circles; ! assisted TO obtain for him the position
he occupied as public officer; the same church.
going bell called us TO worship nthe same church,
almost 10 the same pew; and yet |, with Mr.. Ba.
ker, am charged with entering into foul CON.
spracy with ielon to ruin this man who was nv
companion in youth, and who so recently was my
friend.
Gentlemen, may have appeared ridiculous to
the venerable member of the MiddIesex bar when
Indignantly repealed those foul aspersions upon
my motives and upon my character, but would
desPise myself if l did not repe such an OUT
rage where it is given.
Mr.. Aldrich spoke of the recent illusions that
had been made to outside pressure to convict
Rabbit, and denied that he knew Of any such
pressure. The time of the court had been occu
pied for fifteen minutes, on one occasion, in an
attack upon the reporters the press, by one of
the learned counsel, in order to demonstrate that
there had been such pressure. / think the gem
tleman utterly failed to do so. do not think he
had any right to occupy the time of this court
with complaints ageinst The reporters have
no complaint to make against them.
MIR. Aldrich then pissed from these circum-
stances, and ably analysed the evidence in the
case, IN all It's bearings. and relations towards the
several principals and accessories. He had not
concluded his very able address when The court
adjourned to one half past 8 A NJ, Saturday.