Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-27

| placed over Pond and the Others in No. 2,Thurs-
day night; they were all securely handcuffed 1
had pistol provided for me by Babbitt; it was
the one now shown, or one like it, I never had
| one before, and took it out and examined it in
the presence of the prisoners; also showed it to
man named Davis; when Babbtt gave me the
pistol he said" Don't let them get away if
they should attempt it, and you cannot prevent it
| without, use that"
Cross Examined. The prisoners we're abed, but
not asleep; the room was about u by Is feet,
should think; it might be larger; they were all
in No. 3; Mr. Clark Mr. Baker, and Mr. Babbitt
were there and slept in adjacent rooms do not
know by whose orders prisoners were put in to one
room; received my orders from Babbtt
Wlttfana Rice, Jr. was keeper with Mr.. Hor-
| ace Hamilton, over Pond and Robinson. Wednes
day night. | was placed there by Babbitt A
! little before Pond escaped, Mr.. -, nv en-
ployer, came and said-'' 1 must get some one to
take my place, and go to my work" 1 got a
| young man, named Parks, to take nv place |
had not much more than got my coat off, when
word came that Pond had escaped. l went in
| pursuit into DR.. Bates's garden. Babbitt came
| up Immediately and said" Show me the man
! that has seen him." We went to the corpfeid
and Babbitt gave orders to search it, row by row.
| We returned to the gap in the wall. Mr.. Rabbit
| was ahead OF me. In poking among the brush,
| Mr.. Rabbit said-"I see hm-I see him." and
| then beckoned to others. Mr.. Holden came up
| and, think, was the first that put his hands on
| him.. Mr.. John Rice came up and clenched him
| by the neck Pond said" Don't kill me-
Babbitt said, do not hurt him; he has rights as
we'll as you. They then took him to the tav.
| ern.
| William Dennis was at DIR. Shattuck's Of
| flee, adjoining the Massasoit House, when the
| alarm of Ponds escape given. l went in
| pursuit At the southeast corner of the cornfeld
/ stopped and looked around The cry came that
| he had gone over the hill I climbed into tree
| whereI could look about and concluding he had
| gone over the hill, got down and came back to
| get horse. As won't up, saw Babbitt near
| the bar way, and l saw him again, at the corn
field. As I came back, l saw him again, and he
made signal to me. l asked him if he had got
| him. He made no reply. l then went up and
asked him again. He pointed to where Pond
was found and told me to stand there. Holden
came up,and Babhitt made similar signals to him.
! Holden soon cIed-"Here he is" l then ran up
| and they getting him over the wall Cries
! were made of "down with him. "kill the
! damned rascal and similar EXPLANATIONS. Bah
bitt said" Don't hurt him; he has rights as well
| as you"
Gross Eranai,aea-On the former trial. did
not tell the whole story, as 1 have now. was
| examined by question, and answered such cues.
| tons as were put to me. l cannot tell what
| questions were asked.
| DR.. H. j. Shattuck.-My Office adioins the
Massasoit House. Babbitt was in my office Just
| before Pond escaped, to know if would open the
| Town Hall, and have it ready. had charge of
the Hall. was busy and gave him the key to
| open the hall. The alarm soon given. l
|
soon found it was for Ponds escape.
| III. f. Broo&s.-I keep book. store first door
| North of the Town Hall. l saw Babbitt run
from the Town Hall to the Massasoit House, and
| from that up toWoods's Lane. The next l saw
| of him, he and Holden were coming with Pond.
Jason Gorham.-I am President of the Thief
| Detecting Society in Barre was in Wads-
| worth's store, and saw Babbitt there the morning
| of the burglary. There were several persons
| there. Babbitt and others were talking when
l inf in | had IN rxo 30 Al.
was some delay about the papers, for want of
| blanks Babbitt said he was ready to go in pur-
suit as soon as he could have the papers, saw
no neglect of duty on his part as officer. l
| gave some directions about the dispatchng of
men in pursuit. supposed duty devolved on
me as officer of the Society, in that respect The
| safe in Mr.. Wadsworth's store is on the lower
| floor, in the southwest cornerof the room. The
top OF the safe is in sight you enter the store
| door. As you PASS into the business part of the
store it brings the safe in full view. The safe may
| be seen from the outside of the store. in passing
| cross E.cGna1ned-I do not reeollect any con-
versation between me and Capt. Nye about send
ing Babbitt. had no suspicious of Babbltt, and
heard none expressed. do not say that there
were none expressed, but have no recollection
whatever, of hearing any.
John II. Ptatmley.-I was at Wadsworth's
store the morning after the burglary. There were
several persons in. heard Rabbit state the cir
cumstance of Pond and Robinson's coming to his
house. He said he was away the day before, and
came home towards night On his way he came
across Robinson, short distance further, he saw
tAree other men side of the road. Robinson in
troduced them as boys that wanted to get work
on Pelm. leaf.
They then passed on to his house Robinson was
owing him or his brother. After they went in
he opened his secretary, when Robinson wanted
to speak to him aside. He went out with him.
and in a few minutes told R. that he had left his
secretary open, there were strangers there and
that he must return. They then went away. In
the course of the night Robinson and Pond came
and said they had got in muss with Smith and
Williams, and wanted me there Helet Robinson
IN, but sent Pond away. In the morning Pond
came and said we ought to have met Gardner be-
fore this time. They then went away Mr. Cor
nam sad that Pond and Robinson said they were
going to Gardner. Mr.. Ruggles said he thought
they had gone in an opposite direction, when
Rabbit was asked why he was not in pursuit.
He said he was ready, but was waiting for the pa
pers. Mr.. Babbitt had stick in his hand two
and nall feet long and an inch through, with a
spike IN the end never saw him have such
one before.
Cross Examined. This was when Wadsworth
was present. I never said that Rabbit appeared
different from usual when he told the story.
Thomas p. WheelOck Is of the firm of Allen
4 Wheelock, and was of the late firm of Allen.
Ihuroer, & Company. The pistol shown me was
made by us. The ramrods all alike, except
the difference in length. We have made perhaps
one hundred thousand like this; they are scat
|
monlds for this size are alike. The same ramrod
and the same mould will fit any of them. CThe
attention OF witness being called to loose screw.
which had been testified to- as a mark of identif-
cation, ne drew screw driver from his pocket.
and, turning it slightly, 1t was perfectly tight -
II Is common when pistols are brought to repair
to find that screw loose. 1t is yery common for
persons to leave it loose from a mistaken idea.
that if theyscrew it tight it will bind the barrel
and prevent its revolving. | see nothing bv
which, particularly to identify the pistol.
Cross ETan'tned 1t is intended when pistols
are sent away, to have the screw put in tight
When tight il does not interfere with the turn
ing OF the barrel. | think the turning of the
barrel does not tend to loosen the screw. The
barrels Of this pistol indicate that they have been
used and not cleaned.
Direct. should suppose with ordinary use
the pistol had been in use a year. 1t would de-
pend upon how it had been Kept 1t might have
been year, and it might be three years A pistol
might be so badly used as to look like this in
three or four weeks.
ANOTHER REL1cT OF THE REVOLUTION
GoNE.-Mr. Oliver Glazier, formerly of West
Boylston, revolutionary pensoner died in
Northboro', Feb. 25th, at the advanced age of
ninety-three years. Mr.. Glazier went into
the army at sixteen years of age, and served
in New Jersey, on the island of Rhode Island
| and af Wpaf Paint Iso