Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-19
Trial of the Barre Burglars.
Court of COMMON Pleas, for Criminal
Cases.
BEFORE JUDGE BISHOP.
Second Day.

The examination OF Geo. A. Rogers was resumed
Witness testified that he left no window open,
nor any door unlocked. when he went 10 bed on the
night of the 18th August. He got up about one
O'Clock A. NJ, also about two O'Clock, and third
time between FIVE and six. He found, when he rose
last, some Of the doors and window open, and va.
rious articles scattered about the room. Heard no
noise when he up during the night. Could not
identify the fragments Of matches shown to him,
those found on the morning of the burglary
Cross Examined knew that Robinson had lived
with Babhitt. Saw four persons, on the evening of
the 18th, hanging about and looking at the window
of one Of the places where his brother was paying
away money. Supposed Robinson to be Of
them.
Hon alto Rice, Of Barre, one of the proprieors of
the Massasoit House, testified that Williams, Smith,
and Marsh, alias Pond took a room at his house on
the afternoon previous 10 the burglary He car
red up Wllliams's carpet bag (Which was in court,
and which he recognzed.) Smith and Pond carried
up their own. They went out, and came back again
with Robinson. Marsh, alias Pond, had some pr
yate conversation with ia ,, up stairs, after which
they hired horse and buggy aud rode off. They
returned about "a past 9, and had another private
conference up stairs. Robinson stated, in answer
10 an inquiry by Mr. Swan, that he had been to
DealhviIle. A dispute took place between Swan
and Robinson, about the bill which was offered in
payment of the buggy hire. r. and Marsh went out
and were gone about thirty minutes. When they
turned, Nj. got lamp, and he and r. went up
f,s hon b,,,
clock, supposng Nj. and R. had gone to bed. When
in the back part of the house, he heard some one
knocking at the front door, When he opened it, he
found NJ. and R, there. they took up their lamp,
after little while, and went to the room into which
Williams and Smith had been shown. Dir. Rice
went to bed. In the morning he was awakened by
loud cries, and run to number Z, whence the
noise came. He found William Costello sitting up
in one OF the three bed :, which were in the room.
He asked Costello what was the matter, upon which
Costello begun to tell about fellows coming into the
window Williams interrupted HIM, and declared
that he had been robbed, and that he and Smith had
been after the thieves. but returned by the window
without finding them. Costello expressed his vii.
llngness to be searched, but they exonerated him,
and charged the theft on Robinson and Pond. They
however, stated that they were not willing to do
anything about the loss Of their money,as R. and P
had gone. Mr.. Rice said to Williams and Smith,
that he believed they were all concerned together.
Smith declared that neither he nor Williams knew
Robinson or Pond; and that they had only ridden
into Barre with them the stage Williams said
that it was hard to lose his money bat he would no
lose his sleep about it, In a short time after this
conversation, Marsh, alias Pond, was discovered
and brought 10 Williams and Smith, and they were
asked to interrogate him about the alleged robbery
They did not do so, bnt Smith asked for the other
helping him, NJ, to. hoist Williams and Smith into
the window. He said that he Williams, Smith
and Roblnon, were in company, and were well &C
Quained with each other. Williams and Smith
were arrested by Rabbit, about 9 O'Clock A. NJ, in
the bar room of the Massasoit House, and were Ia
ken into the hall. On the Wednesday following,
Mr. Rice, who had been to Boston in the interval,
saw Pond and the other prisoners in his hail. under
arrest. Pond escaped from the hall, while under
the surveillance of p. II. Rabbit, but was subse.
quently arrested.
The examination Of this witness occupied upwards
of three hours.
Adams Rice, brother to this witness, and one Of
the propIleors Of the Massasoit House, testified
that he had all the prisoners at The Massasoit
House on the S0lh day of August. Saw Robinson
on the 18th. Went to bed about 10 P. NJ. Of the
29Ih, and about IL was called up by John w Rice
aud William Costello, to see a yoke of Oxen which
they had found il the road. Witness went out and
found, in addition to the oxen, broken wagon
After making search and enquiries for the
owner, he returned with Costello about 8 o'cluck A.
NJ He Iound the door, which he had left htcled,
half open. He went up stairs with Costello, and
showed him into room number T. There was no.
body there. Two Of the beds in thai room had been
occupied. Witness directed Costello to take the
bed that had not been occupied. Later in the morn.
ing, witness Marsh Williams and Smith,
under the circumstances detailed by the preceding
witness.
AFTERNOON eFesIoH