Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-21

SOFT t1Ouse tue tniee Otuers were SIX or seven rods
ahead Of me, we went down. We went to the
back side OF the store, when Smith got up on sugar
box, and went in.
The Counsel for Williams objected to the further
introduction Of evidence in relation to entering this
shop. The Court ruled that the witness pass over
the circumstances connected with the shop breaking
aud take up the narrative beyond il.
We all then proceeded TO the Massasoit House;
Williams and Smith proceeded to the front door, and
found it locked; they then went to the end Of the
piazza when Williams hoisted Smith on to it,
smith walked along the piazza, and got in at The
window; as he entered the window. somebody in
the room cried out when we heard the noise, Rob-
inson and started aud went down 10 Babhiu's
house; Robinson vent to BIS back door, and went
in after he went in,l went back alone to the hotel
| sat down on the piazza, aud waited until they
opened the house in the morning. when they
opened the door in the morning, | went in; |
went up stairs TO passage way that leads to No.
Z; Horatio Rice and Costello stood there; one of
them said that Williams had told him that he and
Smith had been robbed, and that Robinson and
did it; l went into No. I, and asked Williams if he
having SAID so. Costello then offered himself to be
searched; Williams sail be did not wish to search
him, as he did not think he had got his money; Mr.
Costello and the others then left the room; | stop
ped few minutes, and then want down; when
went down, there was a number Of gentlemen stand.
ing on The piazza l think Costello SAID TO Horaio
Rice, that he thought hest to take all these men
cnlfody ast thew I IL
there few minutets, and then went down to BAH
butts house. rung The bell of the front door; B.
came to the door, and called for Robinson; b. told
me he was right at the top of The stairs in A bed
room; went up and found Robinson dressing;
told him what had heard at the hotel Il then went
down and told Bahbiu they thought of arres,ine ma
at the hotel; B. told to hurry away as quick as
we could Said be they will be right down here 10
ME in a few minutes Robinsoms valise was rioht
behind the door, and he was going to take it with
him, when B. said, let your vaise be il will only
bother you in travelling Robinson asked il he
would take care Of it, and give it TO him; asked
hun II he would get my valise, at the hotel. and
lake care OF 1t for me; he said he would We left
the house, and went towards Worcester ;a(tei walk
that way to go to Gardner; we were overtaken on
our way, by young man with horse and wagon:
we asked where he was 9 ing he told us to Gard.
ner; we rode to Gardner with him; we stunned a,
Gardner and had dinner; we then crossed the rail
road 20 the other part Of the village; we went to
stable there, and hired horse to go 10 Hubbards.
ton; we went TO TrmpIeton instead; when going
mast Mace there ,hinson enid -. y
where got lot Of sleeps pelts, woolen warn, and
SEINE tnrs, last winer;' we stopped at Tempeton to
public house; we went up that way that Robinson
might show me where there was iewelry store last
winter; IT is shoemakers shop now; we then went
to place coIed Podunk
We took supper near there, at a hotel After
supper, we started to come to DeahviIle Went to
Barre, and saw number Of gentlemen standing by
the hotel. This Thursday night We went
down to Babbitt's, when Robinson went 10 the door
and enqured for him. When R. came into the
chalse again, he told me thai Mrs B. said her has
band had gone to AhoI. Said he saw Young man
there he did not know. We then proceeded on 10
Deathvile. Went down there, hitched the horse.
and knocked at the door of The hotel. Robinson
pounded away the door some time, and al last DIR
Gardner came down. We told him what had been
said and done al Barre. He told us that thew 0be
poce) had been down after us there Alter some
little talk, he told that Williams and Smith were
arrested, and bade Us look out or thew would arrest
us. Robinson told DR.. Gardner that he was going
up to Osgood's, TO stay that night, and that next
morning we should 60 to Gardner Ii was agreed
that DIR Gardner should he over there next dav-
We then left, and proceeded up through Barre. On
our way we st pped Babblt's house. We went
about three rods beyond The house, towards Barre,
when Robinson got out Of The chaise and went to
5 door When he came back, he said B. had 10,
got home. We then up through Barre, to Os-
goods. Robinson got out and went to the door,
when man, suppose to be Mr.. Ossoud, came To
the door. Had been there but short time, when
some gentlemen and arrested Robinson and
myself, and took us down to the Mas4asoit House.
We were searched there. In the meantime, es.
capped. jumped out OF window in the back part
of the house, and across the field, into Doctor
Bates's garden, and hid myself beside a WALL among
some bushes. As lay there, Bahblt came and
looked down where was. lie said to me, sH.ay
still; don't you come up: they can't find you, and
don't you come up" He then went away. Ina
few minutes another gentleman came round there,
saw me, and arrested me. They took me to the
Town House, where having our examina-
ton. After my final arrest in the garden Rabbit
said to me- "why did you try TO get away then?
could have told you when you would have had
letter chance. You would have had better cbance
after your examination" Said he was going to
have Robinson and ride with him to Worcester
Witness has been associated with Gardner. vii.
iams, Robinson, and Smith, since Jul, last. Came
TO Barre by Rohinson's and DR. GARDENERS proposal.
The pistol delivered to Babbiu on Monday night, BY
Robinson, who stole il from Williams, was a six
barreled revolver. Witness Identified abe pistol
which Babbitt had produced as his own, and said he
had owned for year, as the one. The witness gave
most particular and accurate descriptions of the
marks on, and pecuiartes Of, the pistol. 1t WINS