Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-07
TRIAL FOR RIOT.
Court or Common Pleas for Criminal
Cases.s-February Term.
JUDGE BISHOP RESIDING.

ana George X richardson, al Of Wtilchen-
don, indicted for Riot.
For the Commonwealth, District attorney
John H. Matthews, Esq. For the defence, p.
Emory Aldrich, Esq, of Worcester, and Giles
II. Whitney, Esq, of Winchendon.
FIRST DAY.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Feb. 9th.
This indictment charged defendants with riot at
Winchendon on the 18th day Of December now
last past 1t is the case of which we gave some
account about the time, where young man and
woman were assaulted by the defendants, in con-
sequence of their having appeared against them
as witnesses in a prosecution for former as
sault.
The case was opened by the-District Attorney,
whostated the facts he expected to prove in the
case, and the law applicable thereto, and proceed
ed to call the witnesses.
- Cltaterbuck. Is a pail painter. Resides
at Fitzwilliam, N. H. In December last and for
two months preceding, resided at Winchendon.
Boarded with Mr. Bartlett Knew Frances ID.
Bennett. She is now my wife. Know the sew
eral defendants. Was at the house of Hosea
Bosworth on the 1lth of December. On the
10th, witness in case at a court held in
Winehendon. Left there about eleven O'Clock in
the evening, in wagon with Hosea Bosworth,
Sarah Jeanette Bosworth, Frances Roberts,
Frances d. Bennett, and the driver We arrived
at Hosea Bosworth's between eleven and twelve
o'clock. went into the house with them. There
was fire built from five to ten minutes after we
arrived, think, by Mrs. Bosworth There were
two lamps lighted. We were sitting by the fire,
and Mrs BoSworth was preparing supper. One
light was the table, and one on the hearth.
Between one and two O'Clock, there was loud
rafting at the latch of the door leading into the
back room. 1 was sitting close to the door, and
leaned back in my chair to take hold of the latch
Miss Bennett was sitting on my left; Mr.. Rob-
erts sat, on the other side; Hosea Bosworth sat
between and Roberts. AS leaned back, the
latch ratified again, the door opened, and Levi
Bosworth, Lincoln, Relle and Lowell entered
They were disguised Their faces were blacken-
ed, and they wore red caps. Bosworth extin-
guished the lamps. John Lowell called out
" There she is" Relic rushed towards her,
and laid hold of her, Lincoln came behind me,
blinded me with his hands, and led me to
the door. l seized hold of the door and hal.
looed as loud as could. Lowell, and two
Others who did not come in, then took hold of me
and dragged me out TO the wood shed. They
held me there for short time, and then dragged
me out in front of the house After stopping
there a few minutes, they dragged me up towards
the depot, by Sherwin's house, some % or 80 rods
from Bosworth's, beating me by the way when
ever l attempted to halloo. They laid me down
on the road and rubbed my shirt with paint, and
then left me and went awoy. returned to Ho-
| sea Bosworths. They hooied when they seized
| me and while they were taking me through the
back room. / could see by the FIRE in the stove
| CRATE. after the lights extinguished. cried
'murder" at the door. 1t was Bowman Lincoln
who put his hands over my mouth. Some one
| kept his hands over my mouth nearly all the time
| My mouth was cut by my teeth in consequence of
being struck over my mouth 1 was choked at
intervals, and blinded at intervals during the
| time.
Between Sherwin's house and where they left me,
two of them said, 'Now take up on sides again"
! Before we left the door-yard, one of them said,
CHOW bring on the tar" Do not know who it
was. I did not know, for certainty, who the
two were that Joined us at the door, They car
ried me part of the way
Alfred Clark and Chauncey Bosworth resided
in the same house. When the men seized
| me, they screamed and hallooed, so as to
be heard all over the house. 1t was between
! two and three o'clock when got back to the
house, after they let me go. l went directly to
the house. They struck me several times in the
| chest
| Cross Examined. Levi Bosworth first entered
| the room and Bowman Lincoln directly after
Relic came next and Sewe1l last. The first light
| was put out after Lincoln entered, and the other
otter they were all in. y
! The cross examination proceeded at some
length, and consisted almost entirely of a repeti-
ton of the facts ELECTED on the direct exsmina-
ton. 1t then proceeded ~
Have been examined before on this subject, be-
fore the magistrate. Levi Bosworth did not as
sisti dragging me out of the first room. did
not so testify 1t was out of the second room
Did not say to Bartlett and Richardson that l did
not identity defendants. L did not say to Bart
lett that was not painted said was not tar
red did not tell Miss Pierce that was not
hurt, and have made no such statement to any
one. Boarded at Reuben Harriss about ten days.
There was some conversation about the affair -
Did not tell Mr.. Harris that did not want to do
anything more about the matter. / told him,
that on account of a settlement with Mr.. Richard
son about some threatenings, did not like very
well to go into the matter again, but that |
would. No one has paid me for coming down
here, or advanced means for it.. Mr.. Sherwin has
paid me for my work.
| am between nineteen and twenty. Before liv-
ing in Winchendon, resided in Haverhil About
three years since resided in Marlborough. Be-
fore that in Boston. l drove team for MIR Mann
Some of the time was doing nothing. Boarded
with Mr.. Burke on Commercial street There
were no other boarderS there. i came from Eng
land about five years ago. Became acquainted
| with Miss Bennett in October. Was married to
her at Fitzwilliam on the Sth of January Mr.
and Mrs Bosworth Miss BIS sister, were pres.
| ent. Cannot tell the size of the room at Bos-
worth's. 1t might have been four feet across or
| twenty feet. 1t was the room where visited Miss
| B. Have been there from fifty to one hundred
| times Am positive as to the persons who came
disguised into the room. Knew them by their
features The complaint was made when was
out of the State.
Frances d. Cl,ttteYblek Reside in Fitzwil-
| liam. Resided in Winchendon last December, with
! Hosea Bosworth. Am wife of last witness, and
my name aoas Bennett. His wife is nv sister; went
| there the latter part Of October. Was at home
| the 10th of December. Went to Winchendon
| that day and returned to Bosworth's. The clock
struck one, soon after we arrived. The same per-
sons were in the room as named by Clutterbuck
/ Mrs. Bosworth was preparing tea There were
| two lights in the room. l was sitting by the
| stove Mr.. G. and Roberts were also sitting there.
| heard the back door rattle 1t was opened and
! Levi Besworth opened it and extnguished the
lights A tall man entered Immediately after
him, Jerry Relic next, and then Lowell. Some
! one said-' There she is, catch her." Do not
know who il was. The tall man went towards
| Mr.. Clutterbuck, and then Relic seized me, car.
| ried me to the long entry. where | broke away
from him. ran few steps, and, stepping on
my dress, fell, and he caught me again.
He carried me out the door, by the window of
Chauncey Bosworths part of the house, to the
back door Heard noise in the back room like
some one seufiing-- He then turned and carried
me TO the right. under the second window, and |
screamed for help. Mrs. Chauncey Bosworth
| came to the window and looked ont He carried
me about ten yards, when ] feigned to faint, and
| he laid me down, and went to the door. He then
| came back and took me up again, and carried
me about forty yards further, when he laid me down
and returned to the house then got up and
went to Mr.. Sherwin's house. That is about 81
| yards from Bosworth's.
SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY, February c.
The Court came in at nine o'clock, and after
some discussion between the District Attorney
and counsel for defense, as to the admssbility of
some portions of the testimony, the examination
Of witnesses was resumed
Frances d. CIsatetbaek. (Testiroonv cont;p,od