Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-29
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.

W tio 1SSdulGQ iOuSc upOu TIE
Millbury road, known as the Half Way House,
by party of Irishmen who are supposed to
belong to Millbury, and beaten over the head
so violently that he died of the wounds inf1ic-
ted, at about two o'clock on Friday afternoon.
The circumstances of this sad and tragical
affair, as we learn them from authentic sources,
are as follows:
Mr. fainter was returning from Worcester
to his home in Millbury, at an early hour in
the evening, when, by some accident or other,
the shaft of his wagon was broken, and he
stopped at the Half Way House, which is occu-
pied by Mr.. j. SanteI, Jr, for the purpose of Dor
rowing wagon. Mr.. Santer was not at home
at the time, and Mr.. Tainter proceeded to the
basement, which is occupied as sort of shop
or bar-room, to wait for his return. There was
a lad only in attendance in the basement,
and Mr.. t. had not long been seated before
three Irishmen drove up, entered the base
ment, and called for liquor, which the boy in
attendance declined to furnish. They ap-
peared to be much excited with drink, and
were very boisterous and insolent The boy
presently left the room, and while he was out
one of the party, Cornelius Duggan, seized a
tumbler and smashed it upon the floor. When
the boy returned, he missed the tumbler and
inquired what had Become of it. The most
active of the three stepped forward and said
''do you charge me with stealing your tumb
Ter" to which the boy replied 81 do not, but
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this Duggan took four cents from his peck
ct, laid them upon the counter, said he was
able to pay for all the tumblers in the house,
and then proceeded to demolish the glasses
fainter had been sitting quietly up to this
time, but he ventured to demonstrate with
them upon the improperly of their proceed
ings when all three of the Irishmen pulled off
their coats and hats, and commenced insulting
and abusing him in an outrageous manner,
pulling his beard and his hair, to which treat
ment he made no other response than, 'tlet
me alone-I don't wish to have any thing to
do with you, but if you persist in this way,
I'll put you out DOORS" AT this stage of the
proceedings, Mr.. Santer entered the room,
having just returned from the city, and
asked Mr.. Tainter's assistance to clear
the premises. Mr.. fainter accordingly,
with the help of Mr.. Santer, seized Dug
gan, who appeared to be the ringleader
and elected him from the room and they were
in the act of thrusting out another of the ruff
fans, when he fell to the floor, fainter being
uppermost, and his head projecting out Of the
doorway, AT this juncture, and while he lay
in this PROSTATE condition, Duggan returned
with cart-stake, five feet long and two and a
half inches in diameter of green oak and, with
all the force he could muster, struck blow di-
rectly upon Tainter's head. The ruffian aim
ed a second blow at Mr.. Santer, who partially
evaded it, and the main force of the blow fell
upon the door, which was broken down. The
villains then ran off together, leaving their
coats and hats behind them, and also their
team.
Mr.. fainter was Immediately taken up and
cared for and medical aid was sent for but he
never recovered his consciousness or spoke
word, and died, as we have stated, yesterday
afternoon, leaving wife and children to mourn
his sudden and untimely end.
1t seems that the ruffians, after their flight
from the house, proceeded at once to Millbury,
hired lumber Wagon on the pretence of going
to Northbridge, and, reinforced by several
others, all armed with clubs, retured by cir
cuitous route to the halfway house Upon
their arrival Mr.. Santer asked if they had
replied they only wanted their team, which
they took and departed.
Although the assault upon Mr.. fainter was
committed as early as seven O'CLOCK in the
evening, the city police were not notified until
eleven o'clock at night and, thus far, Duggan
and his accompices have eluded the most Wig
orous efforts for their arrest.
Duggan, the leader of the gang, and the
principal in the murder, is about twenty-five
years of age, five feet eight or nine inches in
height, and of more than ordinary intelligence.
He is light complexion, very straight, with very
square shoulders, goodlooking, and his hair is
almost white. He has no whiskers and a thin
face, upon which there are small black spots,
Which, oSSu W PM" OiS ohlil' A1lolohSl
jaw projects a little, and he sounds the letter S,
in speaking, through his teeth, something like
lisp. 1t is certainly to be hoped that he may
yet be taken, and our readers in the neighbor-
ing towns, who may happen to read this des-
cription of his person, need have no hesitation
in securing the arrest of any stranger who an
swers the description which is given above.
SALEM STREET SoCIETY.-The numbers in
attendance at the Soiree of the members of
Rev. Mr.. Richardson's Church, at Washburn
Hall, last evening, was greater even than on
the previous evening, Notwithstanding the
very unfavorable state of the travelling After
two hours spent in a social and convival man
ner, and singing, M. B. Sprague, Esq, at nine
o'clock, introduced the speaking entertainment
of the evening, after some eloquent remarks
congrathlatory of the success of the church
under the present excellent pastor.
Mr.. Sprague introduced to the meeting sue
cessively, Rev. Mr.. Souther, Abraham Firth,
Esv., G. f. Very, Esq, and Mr.. G. Walter
Allen, who entertained the meeting in appro-
pirate remarks, congratulatory of the success
of the Society, under the ministraton of Rev.
Mr. Richardson.
Mr.. Richardson was then introduced, and
after an excellent speech, delivered in his