Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-14

Present-Justices Detoey, Metcalf, aud Thomas.
Continued.
THURSDAY, December 49,
Ataud Baud,y. Resided at Jonesville. last
March. Know the prisoner; was at party at
part of March; 1t was short time before the
murder-about three weeks; paid defendant
quarter of dollar at that time it was for the
expenses of the party; there was music and APP
pies; knew of others paying there were be-
tween seven and ten boys; l knew of three that
paid; they said it was twenty five cents each.
Cross Examined 1t was an evening enter
tainment; the house wac illuminated; there
were three musicians besides prisoner; we staid
till about twelve o'clock
Mrs. Stacy, recalled. Cross examination re-
sumed We had milk of the Kneeland's; had
had it about month, sometimes once week
and sometimes oftener got it sometimes, and
sometimes sent my daughter; might have had
some on Monday of the murder, but am not GER
tain; | did not say anything to my daughter
about going on Tuesday morning; do not know
how long time elapsed, during which l gave
George the money testified of it might be three
or six months; she gave George the MONEY be-
cause she would, because twas her son she gave
one bill of ten dollars on Tuesday George went
away after dinner, and did not return till in the
night; on Friday, George went away early in the
morning; was up; l think my husband was,
Uul uO lOI remember he Was usually up DelOIS
me; generally wash Georges clothing, but, this
time, was not well, and he went away with them
dirty.
Maria Stacy. sister to the prisoner Am the
daughter OF last witness; I live at home; de-
PENDANT is my brother; he has always been sub
ject to turns of bleeding at the nose: have seen
spots of blood on his handkerchief and bosom -
saw them every time washed his handkerchiefs
/ work at seating chairs; my mother works at
the same; we get eight, ten, and twelve and
half cents per chair; we have worked at it some
years; when we do nothing else we seat eight
chairs day; my mother has given money to
George; took the pocket beck, by her direc-
ton, and gave the money to George, because she
did not know the value of the bills; the first was
$40 bill; it was in the kitchen the next was
81 80 for the sink, and IS bill with it; 20 one
else was present at the time; the 81 80 was in
quarters the next was Sl4-two 6ves and two
twos the last was $40 80, in bills and two quar-
tiers; George went to school at Jonesyille. last
winter the last while he went to school, and
l think the Sl4 was; | was abed in the room
where my parents slept, the night of March 9th,
when George came home; the clock struck II,
about half an hour after he came.
Cross. Examined. He got supper after he came.
/ slept in a trundle bed; | went to bed at seven
or eight o'clock; Georges supper was meat and
potatoes; | heard them put it on the stove to
warm; do not know the names of the months;-
know the names of some of the days Of the week;
teen years old next May: was born at Burling-
ton: 1 know figures, on money, but do not know
them anywhere else: have not been to school
since l was a little girl; Mr.. Wright used to pay
us in three, four, five and sometimes eight mos
we used to go, sometimes, all together for the
money: it was paid to my mother, and she put it
in her pocket book.
Henry Gleason. Live at Jonesville. Know
George Stacey. went to school with him last
winter. Think the school commenced after
Thanksgiving George attended school regular
ly through the winter. 1t kept three months
Some mornings he did not get there so early as
the rest. He had some ways to walk. I worked
with him at Jonesyille in the Card Room, about
TWO years since, three or four months Know of
his nose bleeding once Cannot tell how many
times. Suppose he boarded at home when he
went to school.
joel Brooks Attended school at Jonesville
last winter George Stacy commenced going af-
ter three weeks, and went till the last day. The
school kept three weeks.
James IL. HotlinS0nrth. Reside at Jonesville.
George worked with me from December, 90, to
May "a, in carding room. Was as regular in his
business as other hands.
Daniel w. Mcfarland. Resides at Gardner.
Worked for Mr.. White in the same shop with
prisoner. Knew his nose to bleed several times
Have seen blood on his handkerchief. Do not
know that l have seen it on his clothes.
Harvey Maynard. Prisoner has been at my
hOnse e gqliP1 tb sHiss lsfsye
commenced bleeding very suddenly.
Harvey OSg0od Resides at Gardner. Knows
the prisoner. Worked with him at Whites shop.
Knew his nose to bleed once. The murder of
those women was known at the Lyceum Wednes"
day evening. Prisoner was there, and went some
twenty rods with me as | went towards the scene
of the murder.
Dennis Lyons. Lives at Jonesville. Knew the
defendant there, and boarded with him when he
worked there. Saw his nose bleed more than
once Have seen him have to put on clean shirt
in the morning because the one he had on was
bloody.
Dennis Carey. Live in JonesvilIe. Worked
with George Stacy in the carding room Knew
his nose to bleed two or three times
John EdgeH. Lives in Gardner. George Stacy
worked for me- commencing the fore part of Feb
ruary, 1858. He chopped in the woods two or
three months. lie was smart hand at chopping
His father worked with him. They chopned Nv
the cord. One undivided half Of the Kneeland
house belonged to me, the other to another per-
son. 1t was very poor house. / charged them
no rent. ] gave them the pasturage Of cow
and gave them grass. They owned lot of land
adjoining. They had two cows killedon the rail-
road, and l contributed, with others, to make up
their loss.
Seth Ray Resides in Gardner Has known
George Stacy two or three years. Was at the
party at their house on the 18th of February l
paid him quarter of dollar.
James Oef0Heflty. Lives IN JoneSYille. Was
at Georges party, and paid him twenty. five cts.
Edaoard Broom. Resides at Gardner. Was at
the Lyceum March {. Defendant went in with
me about o'clock. left when the news of the
murder came. We had not been there more than
four or five minutes. 1 10 not know when George
went did not see him again that evening 1
met George at the store between seven and eight
and proposed going to the Lyceum.
Et6ridge BrowH. Resides at Gardner Saw
George Stacy at Adams store, the evening of the
Lyceum, about the time people went to the scene
Of the murder. He and several Others went to
the Kneeand house with me.
Harrison Hoce. Keeps the restaurant in Gard
ner; saw George Stacy about ten o'clock Tuesday
evening; went with Mr.. Lamb to Heywood's
shop about ten o'clock, and saw George there. on
the west side of the shop he was listening to the
musici he came down to my saloon some fifteen
or twenty minutes closed my saloon a little
before eleven o'clock Stacy had gone then; do
not know what time he went out he did not
stay long
Edmund Harry. Lives in Gardner; Stacey
used TO call where boarded year ago last win
ter, with his Schoolmates. have known his nose
to bleed
!. II. 4. burbank, recalled 6y defence. The
fare from Ashburnham to Winchendon is thirty
cents The difference in fare to Burlington is
about twenty cents.
George w. Richardson, Sheriff visit the
gaol always once week, and sometimes oftencr
Stacy has worked in the boot shop, at turning
boot-lcgs. It requires physical power in the
arms; he has a good deal. He has behaved well.
and no complaint has been made of him,
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