Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-25
Trial of the Barre Burglars.
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Seventh Day.
Court or Common Pleas, for Criminal
Cases,

Cases,
BEFORE JUDGE BISHOP.
MONDAY, Oct. Oath.
Counsel for the Government, District Attorney
AldTieh and J. H. Mathews, ESQ.,; for Babbitt,
Geo. Farley, Esq, and N. F. Bryant, Esq;
foi Williams, J. Z. Park, ESQ.,; for Gardner,
Robinson, and Smith, C. X. WethereIl and IL.
D. Stone, Esqrs.
The Court ruled that the testimony Of Mrs. Bah.
biz, wife Of Piny H. Babbiu, in defence of DR..
Gardner, charged as accessory the same in-
dictment with her husband was inadmssahe. Mrs.
Babbitt was present, and seemed sick both in body
and in spirit.
Lyman A. Rice was called to testify in relation
to localities aud distances, in connection with the
case.
n F. Bryant Esq, opened the defense for Mr..
Rabbit, and explained, upon the hypothesis Of his
clients Innocence, all the circumstances that had
tended to fix the suspicious of the community upon
him, as an accessory to those bnrgaries Mr.. By
ant stated that those circumstances, unexplained,
were highly calculated to prejudice Mr.. Babhut in
the eyes of the public, but he pledged himself to
prove TO the jury, that the conduct Of his client,
through bout the whole OF this transaction, had been
that of a jealous officer, and honest man.
AFTERNouN SESSION.
Mr.. Bryant resumed has opening address, and
continued his explanatory statements in relation 10
the apparent completely of MIR. Babbu with the
robbers. He accounted for the intimacy of his
client with The burglars, on:the assumption lhat in
July last, Babbt incidentally learnt that Jasper r.
Robinson was in league with agang of counterteers,
and that he, Rabbit, determined to gain Robinsons
confidence, and, in this way, bring him and his
criminal associates 10 justice. In pursuance of this
plan, MIR. Babbitt pretended to symparhize with
Robinson in his roguery, and through this means
discovered the names Of Two of hts associates, one
Of whom DR.. Gardner. B4bbt revealed his
plan, and intended modes of action to a deputy
sheriff, and toa Counsellor at Law, and these plans
were approved of BY those gentlemen, and he was
encouraged to go on.
Mr.. Bryrnt indicated District Attorney Aldrich
as the Counsellor at Law, to whom he alluded Mr.
Aldrich stated that he never heard of any such plan
as that referred to by Mr.. Bryant, until the hight
Mr.. Babbu's house was searched, and he himself
was put under arrest.
Jason Gorham, Barre, testified that he occupies
in company with Mr., Jenkins and others, a store in
Barre Is President Of the "Barre thorough going
Thief Detecting Society" On the morning OF
Tuesday, Both August, witness told Mr.. Rabbit to
get warrants and start quick he could after the
burglars Dies not precisely recollecI where he saw
Babhiu FIRST, that morning; hut is of opinion 1t at
the time was between and 8 O'Clock. Saw him in
Mr.. Bryanl's office morning, The table,
but do not recolIect anything he said OF did. Asked
him, when | met him ON the Common, why
there was so much delay in making ont the papers.
He answered, 81 do not know Said he would
start on, in pursuit he got his papers
He went out with Captain Nye. saw no hesitancy
on the part of Bahbitl To go in pursuit. Mr.. Wads
woIh's safe in his counting house, can be seen by
any one entering The sales
Cross Examined by j. c. Park Esq-Do not
know of my knowledge that Babbilt had any
warrant. Knew he did not have the warrant be-.
they told him that it was not made out. Saw
Mr.. Woods writing what he supposed to be a war
| rant
| Cross Examined by District Attorney Did not
take any particular notice of Babbiu's appearance
and conduct that occasion.
The Court adjourned to half past 8 O'Clock "A. NJ,
on Tuesday.