Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-07
Trial for BmrgInrY.


court at half past II o'clock, and rendered a
verdict of GUILTY.
Trial for Burglary.
Commonwealth rs. Bdsoard Conner and Thomas
Graham.
The indictment in this case charged that Ed.
ward Connor and Thomas Graham feloniously
and burglariously broke into and entered the
dwelling of Ethan Allen, on the night OF the 2Sth
of September last past. the said Ethan Allen and
divers other persons then and there being pres
ent, with intent to feloniously steal, take, and
carry away the property of the said Allen, being
armed with three pistols, which were loaded with
powder and ball, aud that they did steal and carry
away sundry articles of silver ware, jewelry, &C..
as specified in the indictment. On being separ-
ately arraigned, Conner, who was caught by AL
len at the time, pleaded guilty, and Graham not
gully. Graham was then put on trial.
Ethan AHen-I reside in Worcester My fam
lily consists of myself four children, two servant
girls nurse, and hired man. who were in my house
on the night of Sept. %. The house is large
With trout entrance and two side entrances, and a
hall running through the whole. occu-
pied the chamber in the East corner of the
house. At haf.past twelve o'clock the front
and de doors of the house were locked as
usual. had not slept much, if any that night
Past twelve o'clock, seeing light in the hall, l
went to the door and saw man passing with
lamp in his hand. l waited till he turned into
the bathing room. and then followed, hoping to
take him by surprise in that room AS entered
he was turned with his face partly toward the
door, so that he saw me. He instantly extin
guished the light, and elevated his pistol and
snapped it at me. The cap partially exploded,
so nf sou fhn liobf nf - b,,t "a J,J - 4
charge the pistol ! instantly seized him, and
after throwing him upon the floor, gave him
threshing. | then let him rise, and thrust him
into clothes-press adjoining the ROOM and
closed the door upon him. l then called for
help, and sent for the police. When they ca me
l delivered him over into their charge.
When went to the back outside door at the
rear end of the ell, found it open, and the key
taken out. In the morning, examined the door,
and found the key. hole considerably enlarged on
the outside, as if some instrument had been used
to force the key. There would have been no diff.
fealty in unlocking the door, with instruments
on the outside We lost from the house that
night, nineteen silver spoons, set of iewelry,
consisting Of breast-pin, bracelet, &c.. another
breast-pin, silver forks, and number of other
articles (Which were specified).
Adjourned till afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Etaa', AHen, resumed. "A key presented,
which Mr.. Allen identified as the one belonging
to his back -dnor) 1 altered the lock so that
common key would not enter it, and altered the
key to correspond. The pistol present was found
in the clothes'press where 1 put Conner. After
Common had been there awhile. / took him out
and gave him thrashing. While doing this
my wife went into the press, and came out with
the pistol, saying, ''see what he intended to do
with you. Seeing the pistol, took it and gave
two blows over the head with it, breaking the
breeeh. 1t was loaded to within one and quar-
foWf nh enfN hn,
were found two days after, under my daughters
bed, together with seven keys. of which three
were mine, belonging to my bookcase The
draws to my book case had all been overhauled
and rummaged. They were fully charged with
powder and ball. The first pistol was snapped by
Common within four feet of my breast; the cap
partially exploded Either Of the pistols was suf-
hcient to kill man. When went down in the
morning, before sunrise, the front door was un.
locked. About quarter past three that morn.
ing, my wife said that the door had just opened
and shut. This induced me to go down early and
examine the door,
Thomas Garrety. l live with Ethan Allen,
and do his work about the house 1 was at home
abed on the night of Sept. s8. went to bed be-
fore nine o'clock. Kate and Margaret Mccormick
lived there. / locked the back-door before went
to bed, and left the KEY in the lock. got mn
at Mr.. Aliens call, about ten minutes before r.
The outside cellardoor was shut by me that
night, and fastened with bolt on the inside
None of the cellar windows were open but few
inches; they fastened by springs at the side
When got up made fire in the kitchen The
girls had not then come down. When was I'M
in the night, fastened the back door with some
sticks, and found it so in the morning. have
no recollection of going to the front door in the
morning. had no occasion to go there and
think l did not.
Cross Bramined. got home that evening be.
fore nine o'clock, and soon went to bed The
cellar vyin6nUs LAT ~, I
tell how many there were. 1t was my business to
lock the back door. The girls sometimes locked
1t. l never draw the key when lock the door
LaM1ette Alten-daughter of Ethan Allen
When my father arrested Common, was abed in
the room next to my fathers. l got up and re-
manned till the police carried Conner away. Some
time after | went to bed again l thought
heard some one in the room. There was a light
in the ROOM and the door was open. did not
look up 1t sounded like some one moving
about. There was valons to my bedstead On
Thursday morning | found two pistols under my
bed, and spoke to my father about it. l did not
touch them.
Cross raniined-Whe went to bed again,
after the disturbance, left a fluid lamp burning
on the bureau. did not go to sleep for an hour
The noise heard was before went to sleep. It
sounded like person moving about, but sup
posed it was my imagination. The door into the
hall was closed-the open one led to the room
where my father caught Conner. A man might
have erawled from under my bed and passed out
at the door without my seeing him.
Charles KIRBY gun and pistol maker-I exam.
ined the pistols found under the bed. They were
loaded with powder, ball, and wad. The charges
are present. The bullet mould, here present
makes bullet, when fully closed rather toe
small for the pistol. When not shut SO close, il
makes one that fits It,
Margaret o. Connor-Graham and Conner came
to my house the Saturday before this occurrence
and slept there. Graham engaged lodgings fol
them both. They had yalses with them Ora
ham said they were brothers. They slept there
about fortnight before. The last time they stait
from Saturday night till s o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. That morning Graham told me that SOM
one told him that Conner had been taken up a
Mr.. Aliens. They both slept together at m,
house on Saturday night They were in and GU
during Sunday. They went and returned togeth
er. They staid at my house Sunday night N
one else came with them. They ate at my house
On Monday they were out and in. the same a
anybody else. They were in their room at tel
O'Clock. After they were in they handed m
| back the light. The Iext knew, Graham
| knocked at my door, and asked me for light
for Gods sake, for he had been sick all the MIG CHI
| He asked me what had become Of the other fe
| low, he was gone. He took the light and wen
| out the back door, and came in again in ten O
fifteen minutes. heard him get up and go on
again. did not hear any more Of him. Tn
next knew of him, he came at O'Clock in tn
morning, and said Conner was taken at Aliens
ne paid me three dollars for their board, and sal
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