Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-25
LOCAL NEWS.
TRIAL FOR BURGLARY.
Court of Common Pleas for Criminal
Cases.--Janunry Term.
JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.

Commonwealth Us. Pliny II. BaJ5M.
For the Commonwealth, District Attorney
John H. Matthews, Esq, and George F. Very.
For the defence, Charles Allen and Hartley
Williams.
FIFTH DAY.
SATURDAY. February %.
LoreH Baker, Jr.'s Cross Examination contin-
ued. Visited Pond in the Jail by Mr., Partridge's
request Mr. Partridge is Deputy Sheriff from
Athol, and connection OF Pond'sl l told Pond
that, if he would make full disclosure, would
do what | could with the District Attorney, in his
behalf Mr.. Partridge told him he thought it
would be better for him, to make full disclos-
ure, that if he did, he would probably be pardon
ed; that he (P. was acting as his friend and, if
ne were his own son, he would advise him TO that
course. l understood that Partridge had had
previous interviews with him, in consequence of
which was sent for. do mot recollect that any,
thing was said to him about his being used as
witness. l think had had little conversation
with him about it, before l saw Partridge He
did not choose to talk about it then, till he had
seen Partridge, so he was sent for l knew that
If person was used as witness he would not be
tried for the offence.
When went to Barre. 1 had no warrant for
Babbitt told him | had no authority to do
anything, and asked him if he was wiling we
should search. He said he was. Pond gave me
little plan of Rabbits house, on which he had
sketehed the ell part. l think we had it at the
examination at Barre. l do not know what has
L
to preserve it carefully. have no recollection
of seeing it since we had it at Barre
Oifect l did not pay so particular attention
to the conversation of Babbitt, as l did to the
thoroughness OF the search of the house. At
the interview with Pond, Partridge said syou had
better come out and make a clean breast of this
matter tell the whole transaction at once. it will
be better for you to do it I your friend =
Before we promised to use our influence with the
District Attorney. Pond said Babbtt knew all
about it.
Cross Examined Pond did not say anything
about Babbitt till Partridge and had advised
him to disclose He did not say it, till we had
promised to do what we could for him.
Ablather Laurence, recalled I saw taper
match on the floor in No Z when the examina-
ton was made. heard Babbitt say, " Here is a
match " I saw it. 1t was passed to me. 1t
was partly burned. Babbitt remarked that he
never saw match of the kind before.
Hiram WddSworth.-I kept three stores in
lo53-two on Barre Common and one at Smith
vile. We had one safe, in the store hired of
jenkins & Gorham, on the east side of the Com
mon The money from both stores on the Com
mon is putin every night. The money rom the
Smithvllle store was paid over to occasionally,
from time to time l saw Babbitt in the jenkins
store in the forenoon of the Both, after the arrest
of Williams and Smith. He had.a conversation
with Creighton Ruggles. Ruggles said he
thought Robinson and Pond were as much con-
cerned in the burglary, as Smith and Williams,
and told Babbitt he ought to go after them
Babbitt said, why do not you go ?" Ruggles
was Director Of the Thief Detecting Society,"
Ruggles said ii was Rabbits business to 60 and
he ought to go. Babbitt said if Ruggles would
make the papers, or get the papers, cannot say
which, ne would go. We all concluded some one
ought to 60
! Babbitt said Robinson staid at his house the
night before. Pond came there that morning
| and inquired for Robinson. He said he went up
into the room with Pond where Robinson was
that he then came out, shut the door, and listen
| ed and heard what was said He did not tell
what said. Mr.. Babbitt stood with his back
to the counter, his hands in his pocket some of
the time rafting his keys, and occasionally look
ing up, with forced smile, as L thought 1t is
three miles from Barre to Smithvile. From
Barre to Gardner is fourteen miles, and the same
to Athol. To Hubbardston is seven miles. From
Barre to DeathYille is eight mies-to Coldbrook
four.
Gross Examined. l cannot recollect whether
Babbitt said he was waiting for the papers to be
made out.
LOveH Baker, Jr., recalled The match box
found at Rabbits house was about two thirds
full.
Ed,0in Woods. Am the magistrate befoye
whom Pond, &c, were examined l went with
Others to Rabbits when his house was searched.
It was a few minutes past twelve o'clock on the
night OF Monday succeeding the arrest of the bur-
| glars.
The witness was here examined at considerable
length in relation to the back room of the house,
spaceway adjoining, an aperture over an oven,
| &C., about which his recollection was imperfect,
and the other portions of such kind that we
could give no report that would be ineligible to
our readers, without plan of the premises,
Search was made for the ramrod and moulds of
the pistol, but they were not found Some per-
cussion caps were found in a cigar box. 1 think
heard Babbitt say before they were found, that
they would not fit and some one said, afterwards,
that they did not fit. The next day, at Aldrichs
office Babbitt said, in reply to question that he
saw Pond, where he was hid, and told him to lie
still. Baker asked why he did not arrest him
Babbitt replied, he wanted to get help. turned
away, and heard only snatches of the subsequent
conversation Baker said hope my God will
never leave me in such place. l should have
tried to make the arrest if there had been seven
devils"
Gross Examined Babbtt expressed entire will
ling1ess for the search, and furnished lights and
all facilities that were necessary for it. l was pre-
sent at conversation between Joshua B. Wood,
and the District Attorney, about Robinson's car
pet bag, which was missing at Rabbits, and af-
forwards found there. Wood told the Attorney,
in substance, that he knew nothing about it.
Adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday