Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-06-02

brother-in-law who worked at the mill in 1858.
He now lives in the East village. have lived
nineteen years in the yillrge.
A. y. AtdTsch.--Became agent of the Jones'
vile Company the Sth day of February, 1854.
Found not over gl2 in cash in the safe in the
counting-room. Horace Jones, apparently had
charge of the books up to that time Heard Mr..
Denny ask Horace that morning, if he had got
his books posted up to that time Do not recol-
lect what reply Horace made. He was arrested
that day.
By r. H. Dana do not know whether Hor
ace was arrested on criminal or civil suit The
conversation between R. S. Denny and Horace at
that time, related chiefly to the books.
George Hol5ro0k, of Boston.-Have been TWEEN
ty years or more engaged in the business of an
accountant, most of the time in Boston, Have
been engaged, almost exclusively for the last ten
years, in overhauling railroad books, bank books,
and books Of private commercial houses. Was
employed to examine the books of the Jonesville
Manufacturing Company. Went to Jonesville
on the 22d of February, 1854, to do so. Was en-
gagged there about fifty days.
CHE counsel for the defence here asked the
District Attorney what he meant to prove by Mr.
Holbrook In answer, Mr.. Aldrich stated that
he meant to show that Horace Jones had emhez-
zelled, at various periods, 50. 1917, over and
above the S7,l70 taken on the night of 2lst Ds-
cemoer. he said he would show specifically,
nom the books and otherwise, that Horace had
charged in the books, sums as paid; and, which
the company had been compelled to pay snce)
The Court ruled that this evidence was inadmis-
sble, as the dates of the entertainments specified
by the Attorney for the Commonwealth, were not
charged
A long discussion then took place, between the
District Attorney and the counsel FOR the defend
ants, IN relation to who was the emplayee of Hor.
ace Jones. A contract was produced between r.
5. Denny, and the Directors of the mill, showing
a. ba thp casl no,r i al.
vile mill, agent, for three years for one-thrd
OF the profits; and that he agreed also, to furnish
a good superintendent and clerk. The counsel
Tor the defendant held that, under this contract,
Horace Jones was clerk to r. S. Denny, and not
to the Jonesville Company; and that any acts
done by him, in the Company's name, was not
cognizable under the Indictment
The Court reserved its ruling on this point till
future time
Joseph Saao.--Resided at Jonesvillein Decem-
Der, 1853 Horace Jones boarded with me then
he usually went to the mill, in Winter, about
o'clock. when the bell rang On the morning,
when the money was lost, he went to the mill
about o'clock. know Otis Larned Have seen
him frequently in company with Horace, at
Jonesvile, in his room He staid with him all
night on or about the last Thursday in September
1858. saw Otis Larned at Jonesville in Octo-
Der, 1858, with Horace Jones. Their converse.
ton was generally about horses Have known
my. wife to cook meals for Horace and Larned
and send them to the counting-room, at Horaces
request. Have known them to come from the
counting-room together. Whenever Larned was
Horace's guest, they had table to themselves,
except twice, when | set with them. Horace, at
other times, ate with the rest of the boarders.-
| saw Larned and Horace in the counting-room
together once.
CrosS-eran1iRed By II. D. Stone-Horace paid
81, p week for his board in 1853 He paid half of
the house rent. On the morning of the 23d I
had to go away, and told my wife to get up.
went to the barn and came back again, and saw
by the clock that it was 10 minutes past six o.
clock. said" Are you not up yet +? what in
time do you mean by laying so long it is now
o'clock. Horace then came out Of his room.
asked Horace why he was about so early He said
-" You know have great deal to do and must
be about" Horace asked my wife when break
fast would be ready NV wife said" In half an
hour.' He then walked out Mr.. Jones usually
ordered a separate dinner in his own room, when
Larned came to see him.
By Il. II. Dana.-know nothing bad about
Horace Jones.
Appleton Clark, Deputy Marshal, Hubbardston.
i think l have seen Horace Jones and Otis
Lained, in Hubbardston, together, numbers of
times, within two or three years.
StearHs DeJV1H HarriS-Was clerk for the
Jonesville Company from 1874 20 lS4S Was
there when ID. W. Jones came there Have known
Otis Larned for years. Live now in Oxford Have
seen Horace and Larned there within ayear of the
robbery
BylG. F. Ve'ry,-Iorace Jones's mother lives
in Oxford.
Frederick Wa,vea called Was connected with
the police in this city since 1874 to LIST January
1859. Have known Otis Larned number of
years Have frequently had burglars tools in my
possession, and have examined them carefully, in
reference to their construction. Have seen sew
eral things that Otis Larned told me he manufac-
tured Amongst them wrench and miniature
steam engine | saw them in Oxford Never
saw anything like the keys found in Jonesvlle, in
Larnd's possession. Never saw the defendants
together previous to December 1853
The further hearing of the case was adjourned
to 5 o'clock Saturday morning
Clark Dennis of Worcester, indicted for being
common seller, pleaded not guilty, and rcogniz-
ed for his appearance from day to day till trial.