Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.
TRIAL FOR BURGLARY.
Court OF Common PIeas for Criminal
Cases.--January Term.
JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
LOCALN NEWS.
Commonwealth Us. Pliny H. Ba6bitt.


Mr.. Nye's Cross Examination continued. In
quires were continued of Mr.. Nye, as to the GER
tainty of his recolections relating to several
points of his testimony in chief, but without elc
iting anything different. In the course of it he
was inquired of if he did not, himself, express
suspicious of Babbitt, before Robinson and Ponds
arrest
EGscard Richardson. l lived in Rutland, six
miles from Coldbrook, in 1853. l saw Mr.. Bah
bitt at Huntoon's Hotel in Coldbrook, about the
Goth of August. Soon after he came in, he told
me he wanted to speak with me aside We went
into private room, and he told me he had writ
against me in favor of Spencer Field. In few
minutes, he went out and got in his carriage. As
we went out we found two other men there One
of them spoke to Bab5itt and he told them, if
they wanted to see him, they must be quick, for
he was off. Thereupon, Robinson got into the
carriage with Babbitt, and the other drove off
alone. When got home, found Babbitt there.
He attached some of my property. My house was
three miles from Deathvile.
Gross Examined. l was with Babbitt every
moment of the time while he was at the tavern
at Coldbrook. l never Babbitt before, and
did not know him, when he first spoke to me-
Robinson and Gardner not there when Bah
bitt came. 1t is three fourths of mile from my
house to Rutland. lived on the Hub5ardston
road, and had to go through the middle of the
town to go to Deathville. Gardner and Robin
drove up to the hotel, just before Babbitt and
/ went into the private room. The remark made
by Robinson to Babbitt. as we came out of the
hotel was, " want to see you minute"
Willard RICE. 1 am farmer, and work at
stone work. obtain stone from ledge on Bah
bits farm, and have worked it four or five years.
| have known Robinson some eight or ten years.
Babbitt kept the school in that neighborhood, and
Robinson went to school to him. He (Robinson)
has worked for Babbitt and for most of the other
men in that neighborhood. worked for Babbltt
four days in 1885, and Robinson worked there at
the same time. l carried Robinson up there,
Tuesday morning, when he went to work. On
our way up, Robinson told me he had been to
Canada that spring, and going again after
haying. Wednesday morning, on our way to our
work, asked him il he knew where they made
counterfeit money in Canada. He said he did
| asked him if he had any. He saidshe had not,
but if wanted some and would go with him af
ter haylng, he wo1ld show me where l could get
as much as wanted. In the afternoon, Babbitt
and went up to the barn with load of hay, and
l communicated to him what Robinson had told
me. Rabbit asked if l supposed he had any by
him, if he knew he had he would arrest him that
day. told him l thought 1 could get little
more information from him. Babbitt told me to
get all | could and if there were any others with
him, and let him know. The next day Robinson
and went up to the house together to grind our
scythes, and l asked him if he knew of any one
in the business of passing counterfeit money. He
said therewas company of them between Canada
and Boston, butwould not tell any of their names.
told him if he had got any i should like to see it,
l did not know but should like some if it looked
prettywell.
He said he had not got any, but if wanted, he
could show me where could get the paper money
for % cents dollar, the silver for two shil.
lings, and the gold for half dollar. told Bah
bitt what he said, and he said he would talk with
him, and try to get his confidence. Saturday
night had my horse there, and Robinson asked
m No fO, nar fO fOu Hos ho ed 10
write several letters When 1 told Babbitt of this
he said he should like to find out the names on
those letters. The next time saw Babbtt, he
said he had found out two or three of the names
on the letters. He had seen Mr.. Clark, the Dep
uty Sheriff at Hubbardston, and they had their
plans all fixed to catch them, if they could.
:, Gross EraJntaled- live near the middle qs tho
baooltt as they happened. l have not testified
before. was summoned and put upon the stand,
but was not examined.
1t was here stated, by the counsel for the de-
fence. that this was one of the witnesses, whose
testimony was before excluded by the ruling of thu
Court.
worked for Rabbit, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
thursday FRIDAY was stormy, and worked for
him again on Saturday. worked for another
man in the neighborhood the next week
Charles B. Albert Is brother of defendant
Ibis name has been changed from Charles Albert
babbitt to Charles Babbtt Albert) resided in
worcester In o. and for several years preceding.
was painter. | saw my brother in Worcester
several times that year. He was engaged in clos
ing up concern here-a box factory Dnring
the time between January and May, he brought a
pistol to my house. 1t was six barrelled re-
volver of Allen & Ihurber's make. He left it
some time at my house, till he returned homo to
Barre. 1t was rolled up in paper He put it in
my secretary. l was at jamestown N " about
six hundred miles from Worcester, at the time of
the former trial.
Cross Examined. I was at Barre when the ex-
animation was held there. went to jamestown
in September. My family is there. l come from
there as a witness in this case | do not
know where Pliny boarded while in Worcester l
think it was not with my other brother, Harrison
he has put other bundles in my secretary, and
should not probably have recollected this particu-
ularly. had not opened it and seen what it was
1t might have been there two or three weeks and
1t might not have been more than week. 1t was
Saturday night when he took it away
Mrs. Ann Babbtt. / have resided in Fitch
burg thirteen years. My husbands name is Isaac
T. He is brother to Pliny. The latter was at
our house in the summer Of 1853. He left a re.
yolyer and handouts in our cupboard; my hus.
band tried the handouts on; Pliny assisted to
put them on, and, after they were on told him to
! get away if he could; my husband took down the
revolver, and Plny told him to be careful, for il
| was loaded; he told us to keep it away from the
children; he left his coat also it was in the fore
noon; the general appearance of the pistol was
like the one present; Pliny was Deputy Sheriff al
the time.
Isaac T. Ba5bin. Brother of defendant Pin,
came to my house in Fitchburg,in July lS53,witf
some prisoners, witnesses who refused to obey
their summons), from Dana he left pistol there
similar to the one present it was six barrelled
revolver; took it into my house. and he eau.
TONED me to be careful, as it was loaded
benjamin Peckham.-I lived in Petersham
near Dana, in July, 1853. There were four ar.
rested. Babbitt carried me to Fitchburg Al
Athol, saw him take six barrelled revolver
from his side pocket, and put into his breast
pocket.
Cross Eramned-Iw was reaping in field when
was arrested On the way, l stopped and Dor.
| rowed coat OF John Burrage. | was taken on
caplas, for not attending court, as a witness in
liquor case.
Benjamin II. Bigeloc.-I reside in Gardner.
Was hostler in 1853. Saw Babbitt in front OF the
Hotel on the Both of August. He inquired II
| two men had been there to hire horse | de.
scribed them, and he said they were the ones. I
told him they got a horse at another place. He
| inquired which way they went. He inquired II
two men had been there with a pair of horses
after them. told him there had that thew had
gone Winchendon way; that they were on the
right track, and had probably got him before that
time. Babbitt asked me where the men said they
wanted the horse to go. told him to Peters.
| ham.
AD1asa Gibson.-Have lived in Barre 10 or Is
years was at the stable of the Ware Stage the
Z1th Of Aug, 1888. saw Hamilton, the stage
driver, there. The stage had arrived. Il was
from hait-past SIX 10 Beyen-about sunset He
gave me package IN the barn floor, and Il was
so light could read what was on Il as well ne Al
mid 10 had III -