Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-23
CITY AND COUNTY
Superior COIIrt-CrininaI Term.
JUDGE ANIEs PREsInrNc

JUDGE AAIES PRESIDING.
THURSDAY, May 22.-In the case of John
Ford of Milford, appellant, accused as a com
mon seller, the verdict was not guilty.
Francis Mexican of Westboro' retracted his
former plea Of not guilty Of assault and bat
terry and pleaded aolo coatsndye.
In the case Of Henry Smith of Southboro,
charged with breaking and entering tbe bouso
Of EMORY Bemis, the verdict was guilty. and
he was sentenced TO hard labor two wears in
the state prison, and to one dav of solitary
confinement.
Charles Joseph Morton Temple of South
boro', charged with indecent assault. pleaded
not guilty
Francis Griffin of Milford received the
usual sentence for liquor selling.
Patrick Hurley of Worcester, arraigned for
assault on Thomas Murphy, pleaded not
guilty.
Now on trial the case of jerome B. Nichols
of East Brookfeld, accused of adultery with
one Lucy Slayton.
Extensive THEvING. - During the past
four or five years, an extensive system of
thieying has been carried on in several of the
towns in the southeasterly portion of this
county. As many as fifty harnesses, among
other articles, have been stolen from various
parties in Grafton, Northbridge, Upton, West
boro', Milford, Mendon, and other towns adj
iacent, and during the past year, deputy sher-
if Hayward of Milford has been indefltigable
in his efforts to ferret out the parties engaged
in these nefarious business with recent partial
success. \ clue to the operations Of some Of
the villains was discovered by the recovery of
six of the harnesses stolen, part of which were
found with one Walden, hotel keeper in Geor-
giaville, Il. l., seven miles from Providence,
and the remainder with another man in that
town, to whom he had sold them. On Sun
| day morning last, officer Hayward, assisted
| by Mr. Jourdan Of Upton, owner Of some of
the property stolen, but yet not recovered
arrested John Smith and Frank Coburn OF
Grafton, on warrant for stealing three har-
nesses from Lovett II. Bowker Of Hoplinton,
and three other harnesses from individuals in
Grafton, Northbridge, and Sutton. Smith
and Coburn were brought before trial Justice
Velorous Taft in Upton, on Monday, ex-
amined, and bound over in $1,000 each to an
swer at the next criminal term of the superior
court, at Fitchburg, in June. On Monday,
the same officer arrested George Sherman OF
Milford on Il warrant for stealing a harness
from Brown Aldrich of Northbridge, and sun
dry hams from Benjamin Jourdan of Upton
Sherman was brought before trial justice Taft
and bound over in $1,000 for examination be
fore the same magistrate on Tuesday next
On Monday night last officer Hayward witt
the assistance of Mr.. Jourdan ARRESTED
, Charles Sherman of Northbridge and Benia
min Crooker Of Upton, for stealing harnesse.
: from parties in Sutton. The defendants were
, brought before trial justice on Tuesday, ant
p put under 5000 bonds each to answer at the
p criminal court in June.
= Mr.. Bowker's harness was stolen April l.
@ last, the harnesses taken from Northbridge {
: Sutton were stolen last fall. and the othc
d property stolen was taken at various othe
O times previous. The harnesses stolen b,
v Smith X Coburn from Grafton, had beer
lie twice stolen before. Various other partie
ID implicated in this business, besides thos,
Ell already arrested, are known, and will be
e properly dealt with ere long
= COLONEL WARD.-A most appropriate thing
=, is to be done. There may be seen at the store
- Of Richard Fiske, 1871 Main street, an elegant
sword that is to be presented to Col. George
- H. Ward Of the 10th regiment, in recognition
- Of his heroic behavior at the battle of Ball,
Bluff Never was testimonial of this kind
more richly deserved. Col. Wards services
give him claim to respect and honor which
, should be remembered He himself, modest
us well as brave, will never remind us of it