Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-02-25
Police Court.
l'auRsn4Y. Feb. %

Frederick Goddard, testified that he went 10 bed
on Sunday night, between ten and eleven O'Clock,
and carried his pantaloons up stairs with him. They
were then mended.
Mrs. Mary Crosby, testified that on the Friday
previous to the fire, Miss Temple informed her that
she had made up her mind to stay until the first Of
April. fortnight previously she informed witness
that she had good boarders.
john GLEASON, one of the firm Of TAFT &
Gleason, and part owner Of the building burnt, tes-
titled that Mr.. Taft sent for Miss Temple TO his
house, and asked her in the presence OF witness,
how the fire took. She said she did not know, as
she was abed and asleep. She slept with Mary
Hughes and Ann Quinn in the bedroom below. The
girls did not wake up when she went to bed, or
when the alarm was given. She got up, dressed
hersef, and came out, leaving them asleep. Miss
Temple said she went up in the dark room that night
after some drilling, with which to mend Frederick
Goddard's panialoons. Defendant never told wit
ness that she intended TO leave in the morning The
building was insured for $3.50, at the Old Mutual
Insurance Office in this city. Miss Temple moved
into the house on the 18th day Of July last.
Mary Hughes slept with Ann Quinn, in the bed
room down stairs Went to bed on Sunday night
about IL O'Clock. Was awakened by the alarm Of
fire. Got up and ran to the bed room door. Saw
Miss Temple dressed, in the sink room, with light
in her hand. Miss Temple usually slept with Ann
and her. She did not come to bed on Sunday night.
Cross-examined by Hartley Williams, Esq.
Went to my Cousins after the fire. Mr.. TAFT sent
for me 10 his house on Monday, where saw Miss
Temple. Mr. Taft asked Miss Temple il she went
to bed on Sunday night; she said ''yes." Miss I.
never came to bel before, without any knowing it.
Saw none of the boarders intoxicated Saturday
night.
This closed the case for the government. Testi-
mony was then adduced for the defense.
Joseph Chapman, city Waterman, knows John
O'Neil; saw him on Sunday night, about half
past 10 o'clock, on Union street, three other per-
sons were with him. All seemed somwhat
drunk.
Charles Forbes, city Waterman, corroborated
the former witness.
rO'Neil was one Of Miss Temples boarders.l
Mrs Barbara Glazier, sister Of Miss Temple,
has resided in Worcester nearly forty years.
Miss Temple is native of Northboro'. She
went to Worthwhile last April She had five good
beds of her own, and numerous other articles of
household furniture. Defendant was at witness
house on Thursday and Saturday, previous to the
FIRE. told her that must have my feather
bed as expected an addition TO my family
said would send for it on Saturday night or Sun
day night or as early on Monday morning as pos
sibIe furnished my sister with clothing to
come into Court. The clothes she had on, after
the FIRE, were not fit TO wear. She told me Tues
day that she did not know what was saved from
the burning.
Horace Chencry of Worthwhile. Have resided
at Worthwhile for 20 years. Was applied to last
Friday evening by defendant for a tenement
Promised 10 let her have one. Saw the furniture
after the fire. 1t was much broken and damaged.
Cross examined by G. F. Hoar, Esq. | let her
have the tenement condonally. Nothing was
said about price, Mrs Crosby now occupies the
tenement
The Court adjourned to 2 O'Clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-1he Court resumed
the examination at 2 o'clock.
MIR. Williams endeavored 10 show the absence
of all motive or inducement on the part of his
client, who bore rreproachable character, TO
commit this crime. He accounted for the ap-
pesrances that had excited the suspicion Of her
accusors aud commended that the fire originated
in some accidental manner unknown.
Mr. Hoar followed and reviewed the address of
Mr.. Williams and the evidence in the case. He
commended that sufficient evidence had been adj
duced to hold The prison for examination be-
fore the grand jury, though perhaps not enough to
convict her fthe crime.
The judge after very lucid and most Impair
tia summing up of the evidence, held the priso-
ner to answer at the next court Of Common
Pleas. Miss Temple was removed to prison The
crime of which she is accused not coming with
in the catalogue of baiable offences.