Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.
TRIAL FOR BURGLARY.
Court OF Common Pleas for Criminal
Cases --Janunry Term.
JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
COMMUNICATED ra Plinu ~ Rnbbin

Commonwealth Us. Pliny H. Ba55ia.
For the Commonwealth, District Attorney
John IL. Matthews, Esq, and George F. Very.
For the defence, Charles Allen and Hartley
Williams.
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
Ctafk Jameson. l was keeper, with John B.
Wood, OF Williams and Smith, on Tuesday, at
No. Massasoit House. In the evening. from
ten to eleven, had conversation with Babbitt
about carpet bag. He came into the ROOM and
was talking with Wood about Jap and a yalise-
| asked him what valise. He said the valise that
Jap lett at his house, that morning. He did not
| know what in thunder had become of it. He had
| looked the house all over, and it was not to be
| found He said he set it in the spaceway either
on or under the table, that morning. / saw at
that room, the russell valise, and carpet bags re-
sembling the others here present. The smallest
| one (marked CO. was Williamss. l saw black
bag some time, but 1 cannot tell when l saw
Babbitt take the chilly" from the russell yalise.-
! He put the string around his wrist, and swung it
around and said that was the way to use it.
| saw pieces OF matches that were picked up in No.
| Z. Bab5itt passed one to me- He asked me il
| ever saw anything of the kind. l said not and
he said he never did.
Cross Examined. The baggage was in room
| NO. T. Prisoners were in No. g. The converse
| ton about Rosinsons bag took place in No. g.
| The conversation about the matches was Tuesday
morning, after Williams and Smith were first
| taken, and before was put in keeper. 1t was
| while the baggage was being examined in No Z.
| Mr.. Babbtt and Livermore were standing over
the carpet bag, and by the side of it. Mr.. Bry-
| ant was not far off. had never seen chilly
| before. do not recolect that said so at that
time. AT the former trial, did not testify that.
| Babbitt said he put Robinson's carpet bag on or
under the table He said r. left il at the house.
James Hamilton. l drove the stage between
Barre and Ware. On the 29th of August think
lgot to Barre between half-past six and seven
| o'clock. | believe l had some packages that
| night. believe | had one for Abiathar Law
renee. suppose it was money carried down
the notes. think l was in the barre when
gave the money to Lawrence. l think it was
near eight o'clock. / think 1 brought money that
night for Buttrick & Gibson, and for Spencer
Field.
Simeon Black. In August SO i lived at Death
vile or West Rutland. l have Robinson,
Gardner, and the others. saw Gardner on the
stage when it passed the Postoffice, where was
| saw him in the evening in Mr. Parks bar-room.
saw Robinson come into the bar-room about
eight O'Clock the day after. saw him and anoth-
er person drive up in an an open buggy 1t was
Pond that was with him. l cannot say on what
day this was. Robinson inquired for DR.. Gard
ner. He went up stairs, and in a short time came
back with Gardner and Pond. They called for
drink and had it.
Horatio Race, recalled.-The team that Robin
son and Pond went off with on Monday night,
was an open buggy.
Henry B. Sibley.-Keeper of the Naquag House
in Barre The witness confirmed the testimony
OF Lawrence, respecting the notes left for the
IL to o'clock. Monday night was foggy and
it was dark earlier than common. Babbitt came
to borrow Q barrel revolver of me in July. He
was going to arrest some prisoners iii Dana. 1
did not let him have it.
George L. Ripley-I reside in Coldbrook
saw Gardner and Robinson at Huntoon's Hotel,
in Coldbrook, about fortnight before the arrest.
| They came with horse and buggy. Babbitt was
| there when they arrived He had some business
with Mr.. Richardson in the stting-room. They
| came out about the time these men drove up and
they all came into the bar room nearly together.
| They all went off together. Babbitt and Robin
son rode in Rabbits carriage, and Gardner and
Richardson each had a carriage to himself. They
drove off toward Deathville. Robinson said to
Babbitt, they were starting, /" will ride with
you" and jumped into his buggy.
Cross Observation-Disclosures was no more in COM
pany with Robinson and Gardner than the rest of
us were,
k p6if Ss nb HsqFso0I reside in Rutland Vt
| Gardner and Robinson came to my house in the
| afternoon, about two weeks before they were ar
| rested. Babbtt was there at the same time
| They were together in my bar-room. l do not
! know as | saw them converting together. They
drank together at the bar. | do not recollect
| who called for the drink. Mr. Richardson drank
with them. They might have been in the bar
| room about Is minutes. 1t might have been
more, or less. They left as testified by Ripley.
Cross. Eran,ined.-I do not recollect whether
one paid for the whole, or each paid for his own
| (Ihe witness, upon cross-exaniination as to pay
ment, as to what was had to drink, and every
thing relating to it, became suddenly oblvious So
| He did not knoto anything about it. He could
| guess some things, and others he could not guess
The whole scene was lamentable exhibition of
| the weakness and trailty of poor human nature.
As he left the stand, the counsel for the defence
| requested that he might not be permitted to go
| away0
| Dr. George N. Bates. started from my house
with span of horses about IL O'Clock Tuesday
! night. At about mile and half from Barre
| town. we had broken whifletree, and while we
| were stopped horse and chaise drove up. After
| we had repaired the whiflletree, the horse and
chaise drove on towarda Barre. | drove on to
! Denny's factory road, and then returned home
was present at Mr.. Aliens directly after Robin
son and Pond were arrested. took Robinson
| into my carriage, and carried him to the tavern.
! Robinson said if he had known it was me he met
when repairing the whililetree, he would not have
been found here. (The Doctor was here exam
| ined at considerable length in explanations as to
| localities of his grounds, and those adjacent, on
| plan present. This cannot be reported without
| the plan.) There was a good growth of corn on
| his held. 1t had been beaten down by storm,
but had partially risen again. The village ex.
tended toward Ware so that the houses were with
Vi edcl OlueI LOT TWO miles on tnat road
Frances L. Stevens Resided with Mr.. Gibson
| on the old Worcester road twenty-five or thirty
/ rods above Rabbits. | saw Pond, Robinson, &C.
one afternoon, past five o'clock, near our house
| l think the night before they were arrested
| They were going towards Rabbits house. The
| boy went down and cut switch from bush by
the road side. They were smoking segars They
were standing there when last saw them
Gross Examined. l first saw them coming
down the street toward our house, not far distant
| 1t might be ten minutes that saw them. do
not know how long it was. 1t was nearly oppo-
site our house where they sat down.
Johnson M. Taylor, of Gardner. Robinson and
| Pond hired horse and chaise Of me between IL
and IL o'clock on tuesday, to go to Hubbardston
| They started away about NJ before l. saw the
team again the next day at Barre.
William Harrington lived in Barre in 49,
Rabbit came to me in Jnly that year to borrow
| pistol. l cannot tell what day.
Joshua B. Wood. / saw Smith, Williams, and
Pond, the morning of August 30thr before they
were arrested. | was keeper over Williams and
Smith after they were arrested and while they
were searched. Jameson was keeper with me-
l saw Babbitt a little past noon, while standing
under the porch. Mr.. Babbitt told me if Mr..
Nye should inquire for him, to tell him he had
\ gone home. He then passed off, and | saw him
when near the other tavern in the direction of his
house. | did not see him when he came back =
saw him again in the evening after Pond and
! Robinson's arrest. He came to the door of the
| room where we were. l went to the door. Bah.
bit said" We have caught two more" After
some remarks of mine, Babbitt said he understood
| the valiss was missing that Robinson left at his
| house. He did not know how it could get away
| unless some had gone in and taken IT, Moth.
ing more was said at that time. closed the door
and fastened it, as usual l understood Babbitt
that the yalge was left in his front entry Rab