Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-07


he was talking about riot and mans being
rode on rail; l asked him who it was he said
1t was Clutterbuck; said it was a man who had
been hanging around there, sparkling girl; he
sad he did not know but thes. might blame him;
ne SAID be told them, I" he ought to be rode on
rail. or that 1T would be good enough for him
to be rode on a rail-" l cannot certainly say
which; recollect no one who was present except
the'post master; think there were others; this
was about le or II clock; presume there were
others talking in the room
Francis Roberts. l reside in Winchendon. |
was at home the night of December 10th. At
tended Court that day and got home about II IL
O'Clock Came with Clutterbuck and others, and
was at Bosworth's VIXEN the affair happened. We
were sitting by the stove. Mrs. Bosworth was
getting supper. Hosea sat nearest the door. l
was next-Clutterbuck next, and Miss Bennett
next Before they came in, the back room door
latch ratified. Iheard no other noise Levi Bos-
worth opened the door and came in. Lincoln came
next. l did not know the next, and John Lowell
came last. had known Levi Bosworth about
five weeks, and John Lowell three or four weeks.
Their faces were BACKED up. Levi Bosworth had
a red cap on l believe one of the Others had
black one. Bosworth put the lights out, He
Jumped over my legs to get at the light on the
Z hearth. Lincoln and Lowell carried Clutterbuck
out, and the other fellow carried Miss Bennett
out saw Levi Bosworth when they went thro'
the kitchen door into the long entry. took
hold Of him when he went through the door, and
pushed him. Did not push him down. l then
came back and lighted a lamp, and returned to
the entry, and John Lowell and Levi Bos-
worth by the back entry door. This was four or
five minutes alter they first came in. They took
Clutter buck out through the back room. l ito
the door and hallooed Hosea. Levi and John
Lowell run round the house and run to the front
door, and hallooed Hosea again. Theywere near
the dool step. stopped and picked up stone.
The last saw Of Miss Bennett was when the fell
low was carrying. her out the front entry door. 1
saw Clutterbuck last, as he was going out the
back door with Lowell and Lincoln. They were
carrying him out. Tney hallooed when they came
into the room. heard no hallooing afterwards.
saw five or six folks in the front yard. None of
them came into the house before Miss Bennett
came back. She came back III about half an
hour Clutterbuck came about ten minutes later.
His face was covered with blood, and he COM
planned OF the headache. He had paint on his
trousers. Miss Bennett appeared to be-pretty
scared. | did not notice anything else. l saw
Sherwin, Alfred Clarke and John Richardson were
there when Mis- Bennett came back l did not
go to bed that night l staid about the house
with the rest of them. Hosea Bosworth did not
! go to bed
Cross Eramined.--I am seventeen years Old
live with my father. l am much of Cath
Ole as anything else When go to meeting any
where, l go there believe in God. Lew
Bosworth had on coat wrong side out Lincoln
took hold of Clutterbuck first. He put his hands
over his eyes. Lowell then took hold of him.
have not told any one that could net tell who
came into the room, Here followed long ex
animation as to the relative position of the par
ties and witness, at different periods of the affair."
but without elicitng any new fact of consequence
knew the parties as well as l wanted to- L do
not think could be mistaken about them
Hosea 4. BoSporth. 1 reside in FitzwilIiam, N
H. | resided at Winchendon last December
Levi Bosworth is my brother. He was eighteen
the 18th Of last F. bruary. l know Sherwin,
Richardson, Clark, Relic, Lincoln, and Lowell,
On the 10th of December last, I went to tbe
court at Winchendon village, and returned home
about midnight. My wife, Clutterbuck, Roberts,
&C., were with me. Melvin Brooks came most of
the way home with us. l kindled the fire, and
then sat down by the stove My wife was getting
supper, (Witness here detailed the proceedings,
substantially before testified. We omit the
repetition.) When Levi put out the lights, 1
knocked him into the wood-box, The table was
tipped over during the affair but cannot say>by
whom nor at what time. They hcoted when they
came into the room-Levi did, and some Of the
others, cannot say which The last / saw of
Miss Bennett, she was going towards the long
entry door. No one was with her then. saw
her again, half an hour or so after. When they
took Clutterback out, | followed them into the
back ROOM I heard him groaning as they car
led him out
When Roberts and I got light, two fellows
came to the back door and appeared to be coming
in; when they saw us they lodged back and went
round to the front door; we met them there and
they went back again; l saw no more of them;
did not hear any one say ssthere she isl it was
one half orrthree fourths of an hour when Miss
Bennett returned; Clutterbuck came shortly af-
ter; L saw other persons about the house than
those named, but cannot tell who they were; there
were two others in the back room, but cannot
identify them; saw Clarke and Richardson in
the long entry about five minutes before Miss
Bennettcame back; Slutterbuck came out of his
room; he had his pants, Shirt and footings on;
Clutterbuck's face was bloody, and his lips were
cut some; l did not notice anything about his
clothes.
Gross Enqnined. The four had all come into
the room, before the last light was extnguished.
l knocked Levi into the wood box, as soon as [
could get at him. My attention was then directed
to those who were carrying Clutterbuck out. Le-
vi wentinto the entry, when the others went into
the back room. The next / saw of him was at
the shop. | never called to Sherwin to come to
my house on account of any disturbance there
l had told him Of there being disturbances there
l did not see anything that night OF Chauncey
Bosworth's wife, or Clarke's They lived in the
house
Sarah j. Bosa0orth, (wife of the last witness),
confirms the account of the affair as already Civ
en- by the preceding witnesses and identifies the
four persons who came into the room. My hus-
band was about following them out, and [ took
hold Of him and would not let him go. There
were two or three chairs dragged over with Clut.
terbuck-two certain. When they came in, Bow
man Lincoln said, ''rhere she is, catch her" |
heard some one cry "MurdeTl' in the back-room.
When Miss Bennett came back she said, "Where
is William they have killed him." Mr.. Sher-
win said, sob, no, guess not don't think they
will hurt him." In addition TO the-four already
named, as being there, was also John Verden,
and his face also was BACKED l saw seven there
in ALL Two of them only came into the back
room. Chauncey Bosworth and Alfred CLARK
were the two that came to the back room door,
when they were taking Clutterbuck out. After
fhovf Inf rbuc md
| went to the door OF Chauncey Bosworth's
ROOM and saw his wife rocking the cradle. |
went to Clark's door, and took hold of it, and
said, 'Alr Clark, are you aliye?" and soon after
he came to the door. Before the entrance of the
persons, heard a noise at the window, as of
opening or shutting it, When Clark opened his
door, saw him and John VerdeL Clark was
buttoning his clothes.
Cross Examined Weremoyed to Fitzwilliam
shortly after this affair. ] recognized Cbauncey
Bosworth and Alfred Clarke in the back room,
Chauncey had hold Of Clutterbuck Clarke did
not do anything. Tnever stated to James Tyler
or any other person that it was a tall man that
carried Miss Bennett out. There had been trouble
with Alfred Clarke. He and Levi Bosworth had
both been complained Of for an assault on me-
and the case was decided the day before this az
fair. There was also complaint against me for
an assault on said Bosworth. | never told anu
one that could clear Clarke of being there. !
hare said | could clear him Of being BACKED.
never told any one that Clutterbuck was not hurt.
l have said he was not hurt Ueyy bad. / told the
magistrate at Winchendon that could not see
to write, or that l was near-sighted or some
thing like that.
~Daoid s. Noby.. Has lived in Winchendon
ten or twelve years. know Bowman Lincoln.
] was present az some part of the examination Of
this case before the magistrate. l saw Lincoln
there, and heard conversation between him and
John Sawyer. Lincoln invited Sawyer TO call