Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-17

ated by the unknown bellicose individual who
pitched the bell out of the belfry. He feared
his name would be told.
POLICE CoURT-Yesterday, Daniel W.
| Wheelock, for assault and battery on George
w. Barton, was fined 81 and costs. George
w. Barton, for wiltul trespass on land of
Daniel w. Wheelock, was fined $40 and
costs. The facts in these cases elected by the
evidence appeared to be these Wheelock,
who is a farmer residing upon the Grafton
road, seeing Barton in his corn-feld, with the
object as he charged of stealing some of his
corn, handled him more roughly than the law
would justify for the purpose of ejecting a
tIespasser, and had to pay the penalty Vince
lock got satisfaction by prosecuting Barton
for trespass, alleging that he (Barton) had
eighteen ears in his hands when he discovered
him, in his corn-feld, and that he was going
to carry them off in his wagon, which was
hitched by the road. Barton denied stoutly
that he had any OF the corn in his hands, and
affirmed that he went into the field for quite a
The corn. He paid the penalty adjudged by
the court for the offence.
John Davis of Grafton, for being drunk,
was sentenced to the house of correction for
one month. Albert Briggs of Springfield,
Jonathan Sampson of Ashburnham, Rosetta
Eldridso of Grafton, James Healy, and John
NJ diol,, ioi P Dei ~ VII each fined 81
ted for non-payment. James NJ. Green of
Clappville, for drunkenness, was fined 81 and
costs. In the case of John 0'Donahue, ar
raigned for assault and battery, satisfaction
was acknowledged, and defendant paid costs
Boz SHOT IN RoYALsToN.-The Transcript
states that son of William Emerson of Roy
alston was accidently shot by one of his COM
rades, on hunting excursion on Tuesday of
lastweek. The two other lads accompanying
| him returned to their homes towards night of
the same day, and deceased not appearing,
they stated that they left him alive and well
in distant meadow, where extensive search
was made accordingly. His lifeless body was
found Thursday morning, with a bullet hole
| upon it sufficient to cause death. Finally the
| young lads confessed that one of them acct
dentally shot him. The verdict of the coro-
ners inquest was to that effect
FIRE IN WARREN.-The house and barn of
Mr.. Govner Reed was totally destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 10th. The cause
of the fire is not known, but it is supposed to
have been set by an incendiary. On risinga
A. NJ, Mr.. Reed went to the barn as usual,
and found it full of smoke, and the whole was
in few moments wrapped in flames. The
barn, containing hay and grain, farming tools
and carriages, together with the house, was
totally destroyed, Both were new, the barn
having been just completed, and the house
some year or two ago. The furniture was
saved. Loss some $4,000; insured $I40O.
AMONG the commissions issued at the adju-
tant generals office the following are for this
city and county = Tweaty First Regiment
First Lieut.. WIN. Ii. Valentine of Worcester
to be captain; First Lieut.. Geo. C. Parker of
Worcester to be captain; Second Lieut.. Geo.
+. Lawrence Of Hardwck to be first lieuten-
ant; Second Lieut.. Henry S. Hitchcock of
Templeton to be first lieutenant. Thirty
Fourth Regiment VIM. +. Belser
of Worcester to be second lieutenant; Ser
second lieutenant