Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-09
For the Spy.

MEssRs. EDITORS Arriving home from an
out Of town excursion, find very extraordina-
~ statement in the Spy of Oct. 4th, signed by
nearly all the officers, and hundred and twenty
nine other citizens of West BrOokfeld, declaring
the statements in my report of the muster at
that place, as /" false and uniounded in every es-
sental particular"
Without expecting that any new statement of
the matter will be entirely successful in proving
my single affirmation against the settling weight
of hundred and forty citizens, who deny its
truth, am unwilling to be crushed down by so
overwhelming testimony, without putting in
plea of "not guilty"
In making those statements, told what my
eyes saw and my ears heard, or what other sup
posedly reliable witnesses narrated to me; and
some of the strongest statements l made, were
made upon the authority of men whose names
appear appended to this manifesto.
The story of the robbery of the straw. had
from a number of persons, one of whom whose
name as not in this list, had his information from
Nathaniel Lynde, the owner thereof whose name
is in this list. The story of the lewd women, |
had first indirectly from the military themselves
and on expressing some doubt of it to S. D.
Cooke Deputy Sheriff, and Geo. S. Duel, citizen,
both of whose names appear in that list Mr.
Cooke says-''I know it to be true, for was over
the ground last night, and saw them" Mr. DUEL
confirmed by stating that number came up in
the cars the previous day. This statement has
been repeatedly and fully confirmed from respon-
sible authority. e. B. Eynde, who was supposed
to represent the proprietors of the land occlpied
and who seemed to speak with full authority, said
to me, in a conversation upon the general rowdy-
ism" They can never have this ground again
the money we receive is no compensation for the
damage done TO the fences Alone not to speak of
any other" This he said voluntarily, without
leading questions, and now his name appears
among the sgners.
he story of the robbery Of house was told me
by William Arthur and wife. the owners and oc-
cupants thereol-but his name is not in the list.
The entry of respectable houses by drunken SOL
dlers, to insult the females therein, witnessed in
passing the house of b. Adams, whose name is
not in this list and had, iron, himself and rife,
the full particulars, aoith tie request that they
should be made public, but gave them only in
general terms. was informed the next day that
his house was assailed again the same night, but
without success in entering.
| witnessed the same evening, IN passing to
my lodgings, two drunken braws that seemed
likely to terminate in free fights, if not queed.
! saw some uproariously unanimous votes taken
for Beach and liberty" by soldiers and outsid.
ers, many Of them too drunk TO walk straight or
stand STILL and all, including the scene at Mr..
Adams's house, within half hours time of
conversation with a knot Of the special police
who were congratulating themselves at a dis.
lance, upon the good order and quietness that
prevailed.
That number OF arrests were made, as l stat
ed, not one of these officials dare deny; Or that
some were Of parties chat were engaged in the
drunken amusement Of kicks and blows, in the
public highway, in the day time That the noise
Of shouts and reyery could be heard mile from
the ground, during the night, can be proved
That Henry Keep, one Of these signers had his
cookey stand attacked and robbed, / did not tell
before, but understand il to be a fact. That a
comic concert, at tae church yestry, was so dis
turbed on two successive evenings, that It could
not proceed until it had sought aud obtained the
protection OF these officials, against the disturb.
ancc of noisy soldiers, knew, but did not state
before and many other illustrative and corrobora-
tive incidents that shall not take up space in
narrating now.
And vet, these officials, among one hundred
and forty citizens, "willingly bear testimony 20
the Uniform good conduct and orderly behavior
of the military, and TO the general freedom from
noise and disorder among the spectators" How
many Of these citizens have examined my reports,
which they deny, or know Of the good order, of
which they testify is not for me to inquire
II may seem like "defying the world at arms"
but must say finally, that TO the best Of my
knowledge aud belief" those statements are fully