Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-06-02
Court Of Common Pleas,
FOR THE TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES.
SECOND DAY.

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Refoye .T,,doe Sanger.-Lers Jackson recalled
and cross-examination resumed by q. D. Stone.
Went to Shaw's house, where Horace boarded, and
searched his room in his presence, on the after
noon Of the 2Sd Of December, in company with
VIM. K. Jones of Boston. Found note amongst
Horace's papers, for $500. signed by Mr.. Molly of
Terpleton. Horace stated that the Jonesvile
Company .ssSed Mr.. Molly large sum of money,
that he was out of funds, and that he, Horace,
lent him $500 out of the $3.50, Mr.. Denny gave
him on the 9Th of December, and took his note
Found piece Of iron in the room resembling
key. (Theiron was here produced, and somewhat
resembled some of the burglars tools
BIZ District Attorney Horace was present when
the investigation commenced in the counting room
and continued with US till after We searched his
room. he promised,at the hotel, to meet us IN the
counting room in theev'ng. When we got there We
did not find him; and were informed that ne was
at his fathers room sick with headache. He did
not Sc EN- to be sick when he left US. Saw him at
the counting room next morning, apparently we'll
On reflection, 1 think Horace said that he found
the belt and wards on the desk key in the safe,
and the other key out of doors. Do not recollect
whether the note of Mr.. Molly was made payable
to the Jonesville Company or Horace. 1t seemed
to me to be a suspicious circumstance to find the
note amongst Horace's private papers.
Besyamia Heath, Constable of Boston, was a
police officer of Boston in 1858. Went to Jones'
ville on the afternoon of the 22d December, in
company with William X. Jones and Mr. Walcott
of Boston. Met Horace Jones at the depot and
went to the counting room. Was shown, by Hor-
ace, the burglars tools that Horace stated he
found The wards to the key of the safe were
broken. Found that the lock of the safe had been
removed and replaced. The filing Of the safe lay
on the floor. Did not learn that any stranger had
been about town on the night of the robbery
Snow had fallen the night of the 2lst. Saw
no tracks in the immediate vicinity of the window.
Ny impression is that Horace stated that the belt
and wards were found on the desk, one key in the
safe, and the other out of doors. All the tools
lay on the desk when he showed them to me- On
searching the desk 1 found a ward, similar to
those produced, in pigeon hole. The ward Is of
the same material the Others.
1t could not have fallen through any crack in
the desk, into the pigeon hole did not discov-
er any footsteps leading to the building, except
" TIC Usual way 4AOtdSS SlOhSO mt wv iAoaSSS
as his property l was at the hotel when Mr..
Jackson returned from Horace's room. He then
produced the iron. Horace said he found it in
the road and carried it home, and the children
of the house had it to play with.
By Fl. d. Stone.--Horace seemed frank in his
answers to our questions. He did not say that
Mr.. Piper had placed the ward in the pigeon
hole.
By r. Il. Dana.-Horace stated that he found
the tools in the counting-room, and that he never
had seen then, before. The Waterman said that
he could not drive the pegs that night, but rang
the bell. He said he remained chiefly in the
counting-room that night. think W. K Jones
told Horace that circumstances looked dark for
him.
By District Attorney. Saw the carriage tracks
in the pasture spoken of by Mr.. jackson. No
snow seemed to have fallen after they were made.
Horace pointed out the tracks as we rode in the
wagon.
By r. II. DGaa.-Do not remember to have
seen any marks Of horses being fastened there.
Vim. x. .Jodes, police officer Of Boston, was at
Jonesville, on the 22d December. Discovered no
tracks leading to the mill, except by the usual
way. Horace Jones stated that he found one
key in the safe door, and the other ten or twelve
feet outside the door Do not recollect, definite
ly, where he said he found the belt and wards
He said he opened the safe door with the key and
a wrench. He stated that he broke the ward of
the key in trying to open the door and take out
said key. | followed the carriage track spoken
of, into the pasture but did not discover any back
track. Saw no evidence of horses being hitched
there. Saw some writings at Horace's room in
relation to business transactions for butter, be-
tween him and Otis Larned Saw the note spok-
en- Of Horace made some calculations and stat
ed that the Waterman would take Is or IA min
utes to drive the pegs. The Waterman had stat
ed to me that he did not drive the pegs, but rang
the bell, and that he never was absent, more than
five minutes at time, from the counting
room, during the night of the robbery. We test
ed the time it would take to drive the pegs and
found il to occupy about IL minutes
By III. d. StoBe.-The circumstance Of Horace
having SO much moneyto lend-the nice furniture
of his rooms-and other things, excited my sus-
picion in relation to him. have no recollection
of the iron, found by Mr.. Jackson. l never saw
such thing amongst burglars tools.
by N. II. D13u.-OdnlOC ten Jne Amount OF
money involved in the butter transaction, between
Horace and Larned, but think it was considera
BILE.
John NJ. Barker, teller Of the Mechanics Bank,
sent on the Dist Of December 1858, directed to D.
W. Jones, Jonesyille Manufacturing Company,
the sum Of $4,000. Placed the money in the ex-
pressman's hands myself. The money was in SO
bills IS bills, and bills of smaller denominations.
Gould count that money in four or 1--WE minutes
Jonathan @. Goldsmith. resides at Jonesyille
Lived there in 1853. Was there at the time of the
robbery. Was out about or O'Clock on the
morning of the 22d. Snow fell on the evening
previous, about an inch. A little snow fell during
the night, but not enough to cover up any tracks.
made an examination Of the premises round the
mill, but discovered no tracks. The pasture spo-
ken Of where carriage tracks were seen, is over
mile from the mill, on the Hubbardston road. /
suggested in the presence of Horace and Others,
that we had better get search warrant and search
the houses in the village. Horace said, ~ would
not be did fool about it. The money is more
than fifty miles away by this time" The subject
was then dropped.
(The District Attorney proposed. at this stage
Of the proceedings, to show that Horace Jones
had embtzzled other moneys belonging to the
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