Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-02
CITY AND COUNTY.

The Five POINTS. Last Monday after
noon, the police made descent upon this no.
torious place of resort, iE the northery sec
ton Of the city, about four miles out. The
City Marshal and officer Buel arrived just in
season to witness the closing rounds of rough
scrimmage coming off on the premises. h. G.
More, the proprietor of the establishment
was notified to clear his buildings of the pre-
vailing nuisances there The next day, the
following occupants of the establishment were
arrested, viz: Almons Gushing and Catherine
Bowen, or Kate" as she was called, the
keepers of the house, Joseph S. Glazier and
George o. Glazier, who were discovered in the
act OF fighting, and George Gill and Charles
Gill, claiming to hail from Princeton, who ap
peared to have hand in the melee They
had their trial yesterday, before the police
court, when Gushing and Kate" the
keepers of the establishment, were each
fined $50 and costs for being common sellers
of Intoxicating liquors, on the evidence of Mr.;
James McGrail and sentenced to the House Of
Correction for three months each, to remain
in confinement until the fine and costs are
paid. The same defendants, on a complaint
for keeping liquor with intent to sell, were
each fined $40 and costs, and sentenced each
to the House of Correction for twenty days,
and thirty days additional confinement if the
fine and costs are not paid. This imposes
upon each of this fine couple, in all, fine
of $50 and costs, with 10 days of imprison'
ment in the House of Correction. They APP
pealed, and were put under bonds of $500
each to prosecute their appeal, but failing to
obtain bail, they were committed.
Joseph S. Glazier, for assault and battery on
James McGrail, was sentenced to the House
of Correction for two months, and George o.
Glazer, engaged in tile same affray, for one
month. The two girls arraigned were dis
charged, no positive proof appearing of their
participation in the fight.
The famous John Langley has kept this no.
ted establishment for several years past, but
left for parts unknown, with his paramour, a
short time previous to the late assembling of
the grand jury, when bills were found against
him, and warrants are out for his arrest when
ever he makes his appearance. He will not
probably be seen this way for some time to
come. His mantle as housekeeper fell upon
the unfortunate Gushing and his fair compan'
ion.
"Kate" is quite an interesting young wo-
man, not over twenty years Of age, and whose
good looks should have kept her from getting
into such company. She says she never fig
ured in such a "scrape" before, and is this
time convicted on the testimony alone of
Glow, mean, common drunkard of an Irish
man." McGral, to whom she never sold any
liquor, and who came to the house drunk when
all others were peaceable and commenced the
row which led to the arrest by daring them to
fight.
On the other hand, McGrail, who is a young
man of not very prepossessing appearance,
about twenty years Of age, testified 10 having
been constant patron of the establishment, in
the way of purchasing liquor, &C., during the
last eight months, and has often paid her for
the same.