Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-22

that proper measures will be taken to prevent
any further destruction
The BARRE GAZETTE says of Pond, the
principal government witness, in the case of
the Barre Burglars, who attempted to commit
suicide in the Jail in Worcester, last Sunday
"The government still retains this depiI in
| human shape to be used as awitness in case
new trial should be granted to any of the bur-
| glars--upon whose testimony alone the former
| Deputy Sheriff in this town was convicted"
1t will be remembered that the Editor of the
| Gazette was counsel for the former Deputy
| Sheriff. and reasonable allowance should
! be made for the infirmities of human nature,
in the perusal of the paragraph we have quot
| Ell above. ossi
| The friends of Micah S. Reed, OF Brookfeld,
who was murdered in California, last fall, have
recently received the particulars of his death.
1t appears that when Mr.. Reed was going from
San Jose to ranch, or farm, about miles dis
lance from the city. with span of horses and
wagon, he was shot from his wagon, by three
Mexicans, Gas is supposedly The horses tax
ing fright at the instant, ran to the place
where he was going, dragging him the whole
distance. When he was taken up, it was
found that he had been shot with two balls,
either of which would have killed him in
stantly. The Mexicans were arrested, and
underwent trial for week, but there was
not sufficient proof to convict, They contin-
ued their murderous career for about three
weeks, when they were taken up in Monte
.rey, sentenced and hung.
DARING RoBBERY AT LANCASTER. = On
"Wednesday last, says the Clinton Cou-
rant, a most daring robbery was committed
at the house of Capt. John Whitney,
on the South Meadow road in Lancaster
few minutes before six 9 al Es;7 NJ
| depot, leaving in the house, Mr.. Bacon, who
carries on his farm, an infant son, and two
| young women, boarders. Soon after his de-
! parture, Mr.. Bacon also being gone, Miss
Fletcher hearing noise In the front room,
! went to ascertain the cause. Upon opening
the door, the robber, who was engaged in ri
! fling a closet Immediately next to the door she
opened, instantly seized her by the throat,
drew knife and threatened to stab her. Upon
this Miss f. shrieked and swooned. Her
companion, who was sitting in the room she
had left, ran to her assistance, and while at
tempting to raise her, caught glimpse of the
marauder escaping through the outer door,
1 whence he succeeded in making his escape,
not however, before he had secured about one
hundred dollars in money, which he had TAX
en- from a trunk previously forced and ransack-
ed. The money taken consisted of one ten
dollar gold piece, several ten dollar bills and
the balance in bills of a smaller denomination.
| Miss Fletcher feels sure that she should iden-
| tify the robber, if confronted with him.
|
/ tB The funeral services over the remains
of the Hon. John Davis, will be solemnized
at the Rev. DR.. Hills Meeting House, at
| o'clock this afternoon,
An Extra train of cars will run from Bos :
ton for the accommodation of the numerous
friends Of the eastern part of the State y
4 TEAcHERs' INsTIrUrE.-A Teachers Insti-
tute will be held in the City Hall, next week,
under direction of Dr. Sears, Secretary of the
Board of Education. The opening lecture will
be given on Monday evening by Professor
Agassiz.
We believe it is customary for citizens of
| towns where the Institutes are held to extend
/ their inequalities to those who attend them
] from distance, and we trust there are many
| who will gladly welcome to their tables, and
their homes those strangers who are to be
| 'within our gates the ensuing week.
| E-----
| The CLINTON CoURANT.-The Publishers Of
tbs spicy sheet which is issued weekly at Gin
ton in this county announce their intention of
adopting the cash system with their subscri-
bers after May LIST. They give the very best
reasons for adopting such course, and we
dare predict thatit viii not be the means of
taking from their subscription list the name of a
single subscriber that is worth having there.
SPLENDID BBEF.--Messrs. Belcher g. Wood
worth viii cut up this morning at their City
Hall Market the carcase of that splendid fat
OK, of whose magnificent proportions we have
before made mention. They always have the
very best of everything in the marketing line,
but this morning their steaks and roastin
pieces will cut little extra.
ADVENT PREAcHING.-Rey. Mr.. Osler will
PlcdcAA ~ tAAS oAfcaAe SiAofc1s VA 4AOA4np Aots
tomorrow, at the usual hours of worship
The public are invited to attend. RS
We learn that the recent failure of an ex-
tensiye manufacturing company in New Eng
land Village, Grafton, was ocassioned by their
large investments in estock of the cOchitu-
ste Bank. saa " e ssass aE
- GHN III 7-r--- - -77-TT II shn.i asts
"A Lone FUsERAL.-A venerable Irish wo-
man recently deaceased in this city, was fol-
lowed to the grave yesterday afternoon, by a
funeral procession composed Of fifty one car
riages. sdI, a9a. u
LrouoR CASES. - Daniel 7. Huntoon, Of
Coidbrook, was aftaigned on Saturday last,
before Justice Caldwell, Of Barre, on several
complaints for violation of the liquor law
On account Of informality in the papers, and
want of sufficient evidence, Mr. Huntoon was
discharged. The witnesses seemed to be Pc
culiarly deficient in memory - especially of
dates.-Barre Patriot.