Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-21

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WEDNESDAY, Feb Doth.
NoTE.-In our report of yesterdays proceed
ings,wherever Robinson is spoken of as "Jack,"
it should have been Jap, his name being Jasper,
and Jap is contraction Of it by which he was ia
miliarly called Judge Morris, and not Judge
Bishop, as stated presides.
George f. Rogers Wishes to correct state
ment of yesterday. He did change some money
with Davis while sitting in his buggy on his re-
turn from Ware.
William Costello. Resided in Barre in So
Came from Barre to Worcester on the 29th Au-
gust, and returned about half-past ten leaving
Worcester about half-past seven. 1 went by pr
yate conveyance,an and left my horse at the Naquag
House. After had Put up my horse, heard a
noise as of distress on the Templeton road |
went and found load of wood tipped over on
the oxen and no one near it. l went and called
Mr. ohm Rice, and with his assistance, we liber-
ated the oxen and drove them to the Massasoit
We then called up Mr.. Rice, tho proprietor, about
half-past eleven o'clock. We then went and
searched for the owner of the oxen, and returned
just as the clock struck three. Mr. Rice invited
me in to sleep at the hotel, and did. He put
me IN No. Z. Two beds were tossed APP, and the
third was not tumbled. There was no
person in the room. put my knife above
the latch so no person could get in There
were things lying about the room-carpet-bags
hat dickey, and other things. but finally went
to bed. fell into slumber, when l was reused
by noise like raising the sash of the window,
which led out on the piazza. l asked who it was
and he made no answer. The person then step.
ped down from the window to the floor and struck
light with a match l saw it was no person
ever knew before saw him the next day. Ut
was Smith the boy. He then went down stairs
and let Williams into the door. They rushed
around my bed and told me to stop my noise In
place of stopping my noise l made it little loud.
er, till Mr. Horatio Rice and Adams Rice came
up. Williams said they had been robbed and had
been looking for the robber w. said he was rob
bed of money, pistol, watch, &c. One was rob-
bed Of S29, and the other Of all he had except
four cents. Said they were robbed of two pistols,
revolver, and small pistol. saw Pond after.
wards in No Z. Before he came in, Williams said
he came 10 work in a comb factory They said
they had been robbed After Pond came told
Mr.. Rice believed from their talk they were all
band of robbers, and | thought he had better
take care of them while he had them. Williams
said he could identify of the bills he was rob
bed Of Pond said he had not got it, and pulled
a bill from his pocket and asked Williams if that
was it. Williams said it was not l offered to be
searched, and showed Mr.. Rice my money [
had eighty dollars in gold, and eighteen dollars in
bills. The match Smith lighted was a taper. l
saw part of it on the floor the next day.
Cross Examined. understood Williams to say
he was robbed OF five barreled revolver and 500
in money, and that Smith was robbed of pistol
ane all the money he had, except four cents Will
liams done pretty much all the talking do uot
know that have testified to more than one pis-
to before.
John W. Rice I live in Barre On the 10Th
of August, SO, Smith and Williams were in my
shop. 1t was broken open that night. keep
W. 1. goods and leather and manufacture shoes
Smith got his shoe repaired early in the afternoon
and Williams was in near evening. Between the
hours OF and z, found Smith and Williams
the Hardwick road, few rods south of the Ken
dali road When returned they and Robinson
and Pond all four stood together, opposite the
Kendall road. The next morning my store an.
peared to have been entered, and the window was
left up was with Babbitt and Rogers when
Rogers's things were found by Babbitt in the
weeds. was present during the examination of
Williams key, few coppers, and some per-
cussion caps were all that we found on him. The
caps were loose in his pocket When Pond es-
capped on Thursday, went in pursuit OF him =
tThe witness here detailed the particulars of the
Search giving localities &C., which would be un-
derstood by no one without familiar knowledge
Of the grounds or plan thereof The only point
of any Importance was, that he saw Babbitt with
others, near the breach in the wall, between
Batess moving and the pasture. told them he
could not have got SO far, and l should return to
the pasture. Babbtt thought he must have gone
further, and we had better search pretty thorough
ly. l did not hear him say anything about the
cornfed | returned with Mr.. ], S. White
ton of the walnut tree in the garden. After
searching by the way, saw Mr.. Babbitt in the
garden, coming towards me. There were as many
as twenty-five persons within fifteen rods of u.s.
Babbitt told them to keep back. l did not go
into the garden. Babbitt got over into the now
ing. l followed down the fence toward the trout
pond, to the wall. saw the movement in the
bushes, heard Mr. Holden cry, he had got him,
and rushed in, between the trout pond and the
wall, The pond is not many feet from the south
ltN,n af H. pAN0.
midway between the fence and the pond. When
we got hold of Pond, Babbitt was in Wuods's
moving. He came up close to the WALL soon af-
ter we got Pond on the wall Seth Holden first
took hold Of Pond and was next. Mr. GODS
came up as we got him on the wall. Bybbitt then
came up. Babbitt had not told me that he had
discovered Pond. Babbtt took hold of Pond at
the wall, but some one else took his place before
we got to the street | sold Babbitt a keg of
blasting powder, about the LIST of July. 1t was
F. powder, about as coarse as No or s shot.
He said it to be used in Athol for Independ-
ence. recollect no other sale of powder to him.
know OF no other person of my name who keeps
powder for sale.
Cross Examined / changed S3b;ll for Smith,
and one of 50 for Williams, that day. When we
went in pursuit of Pond, was one Of the last
l saw a man in the garden. II was one of the
villagers | searched in the grape vines, near
the garden after Babbitt had given directions to
search in that locality. When Babbitt came out
Of the garden, Holden was between him and me.
VIM. Rice Jr. was little in my rear Pond was
arrested within five minutes after Babbitt and
Holden returned to the garden, and soon Holden
CRED that he had got him. was elated when we
took him. took him by the collar and gave him
shake. l told Babbitt that if he did not iron
them, they would all get away.
Franklin a. Rice. reside in Barre Was a
proprietor of the Massasot House in 49, Was
at home the 10Th and Both of August was at
work on the farm during the day. was called
up between IL and II o'clock, BY Costello, who
wanted me to put up the oxen. We then went
in pursuit OF RiXford, the owner of them and re.
turned between and O'Clock in the morning. -
| put Costello into No. T. There are three beds
in the room; two were tumbled saw no other
person in the room. was afterwards called IN
by noise from that room, and found Smith and
Williams there, in addition TO Costello locked
the front door when l came home. had been in
bed about half an hour when i heard the outcry.
Williams and Smith said they had been robbed of
some money and revolver | went down stairs,
not far from five O'clock and found Pond in the
piazza. saw Pond leave, that morning, about
twenty minutes after he came in he said he was
going down to Rabbits, and went in that direc-
ton
Joseph N. WinSlcto.--I work in Barre NJ the
printing business for Mr. Bryant On the Both
of Aug. went to Rabbits by Bryant's direc-
ton, to stay with Rabbits wife and to see if any
one came 10 the house. JASPER r. Robinson
came between u and o'clock. lie rapped. and
inquired if Babbitt was at home. told him that
he was not. heard a carriage before he came 10
the door and heard il after he left. did NOT sec
it. N'N NV Se'
Legi e.. THmston.-I live in Barre. was NJ
home the evening Of Aug. 30th, 1853 watched
Rabbits house that night, al Mr.. Bryant's re.
guest went about IL, and staid till hall-past