Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-02

their request for n continuance, but subsequently
he stated that he would admit that the parties
named would testify if present. as the ahdayts set
forth.
by the counsel for Gleason and the PeTrises, but
they were overruled by the court.
The case then opened to the second jury, by
Mr. Very, for the prosecution. He began by re-
capituation of the main details of the offence stat
ing that it done between the hours of 10 O'Clock
on the night of Oct. % and A. NJ. OF the next day
Reuben Perris had lived in Worcester some time
Sam Perrs also belonged here, but had not resided
here during the last two or three years. he used to
be clerk for james NJ. WEIGH keeper of liquor
store at Washington square OF Oocherty and
Gleason, who belong in New York. but little is
this city he had been in the habit of visiting here
and bringing with him numerous persons, who had
made their headquarters at Wech's saloon. Mr..
Very believed the government would be able to
show that some of these parties were seen near the
horse sheds in the rear of Warren block in Grafton
about five O'Clock A NJ. of October 25th whence
they departed, and were next seen at the hotel in
New England Village, where they took breakfast,
and FINALLY went to bed, saying they had been out
late the night previous. They were next seen in
Grafton at ten P: NJ. statement was then given
of the position of the bank the capture of Daniels
the Waterman, and his imprisonment in the coal
hole. Five persons were engaged in this diabolica
transaction, all working with the precision of milf
tary drill, being known to each other by numbers
froml to 3, and commanded by Docherty.
Detective Squires of New Hampshire, while
searching in New York for persons who had COM
mitted burglares in his state, discovered a clue
leading to the arrest OF the parties indicted here
James NJ WEIGH was the first one arrested and the
government was prepared to show that on the
morning of Oct. 18th, he aroused by tap on
his window from Sam Perris who asked for
bottle of brandy. In his (Welch'sl barn is a room
finished off for a box stall, but used as a store
room for liquors. On going into this room with
PERKS, the other persons named in the indictment
came in alec and said they wanted champagne, and
Wech went into the house after some. On going
back he found them counting some money aud
bonds, and after division of it among them they
wanted breakfast, which furnished,
After breakfast it was arranged that Reuben Per-
ris should take three of them to Oakdae and Welch
took Docherty to West BOylstOn. Before going
away, a satchel left with WEIGH, with instTuc-
tons to carry it to New York he received
intelligence of their arrival there portion of
the money was left with the older Perrs, with the
arrangement that he should take it to New York.
The government will also show that the older PERKS
went to Grafton on the night of Oct. .. few
days after the burglary WEIGH went to New York,
where he met one of the persons indicted, and left
the satchel at hotel, but subsequently took 1t to
the residence of George Wilkes where he met with
others, and the money was distributed, and Welch
received $lC0 and returned to Worcester. A few
days after the 18th, Reuben Perris left here late at
night for New York, and when near there two men,
representing themselves as officers, came into the
car, put handouts on him, took him out Of the car,
and took the money away from him.
MIR. Very stated that WEIGH, from whom much
of the evidence comes was drawn into his ccnnec-
ton with the affair by the Others, rather than by
his own free will. On matter of such grave I'M
pOrtance it mad seemed to the district attorney that
every possible means should be used for the con-
vstfon of the criminals and consequently the testi-
mOnY of one who had been engaged in the trans
action, had been secured.
Eighteen witnesses for the government were then
sworn, part of whom, en- motion of Mr. McCa1erty,
were eX cuded from the court room while the ex-
animation was going on.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witnesses examined were those whose
testimony was OF importance only as showing the
circumstances of the robbery, in tine main points Of
which there is very general agreement. The only
one of the prisoners thus far recognized with any
degree of certainty is Docherty The main and
most interesting part will soon come from WEIGH.
Below is given sketch of the testimony as far as
taken:
Jonathan Warren sworn-Liye in Grafton; presi-
dent of the Grafton national bank lived in Grafton
| last October; am the owner of Warren block in
Grafton; describes the block and the position OF
| the bank vault.) Mr.. Daniels bed was placed in u
small coal room opening out ofOne corner of the di-
| rectors room; have been connected with the bank
ever since it was started produced the charter of
the First national bank of Grafon; on the 18th OF
last October, NJ. B. GOOdel cashier of the bank
| and myself presidents was in the banking room on
the 18th of October last it broken into on the
night of that day. was in the bank at twelve O'Clock
| on the 25th; went in with Mr.. Winthrop Falkner
and Mr.. George f. SlOcOmb, two directors to eX-
anime the property in the bank; found between
$3.50 and $500 in national bank bills, between $500
and 5000 in fractional currency, 5000 in treasury
notes. SIPS in gold think there were three indi-
Ydual checks amounting to 500 S2C0; two u. 5.
bonds $1,000 each; about 900 in bends S9l 900
of promISsory notes; there were also small trunks
in the safe; this property IN the bank at twelve
Oh ZJlil, lell tdlkuGT Ill llle
the cashier was a man in feeble health; have not
him since January think he is not in this vi
cinity; was in tine room between and O'Clock
next morning; found the front of the vault dug out,
and everything taken ont except 81 in cOppers in
the room outside were their tools, besides brick
and mortar on the floor; the tools were different
from any saw before; one or two bottles with
liquor in; the vault l should think was in sue
about feet by Il the brick work on the front of the
vault was dug out to the iron lining so as to admit
croWbars, aud the doors were opened In that way
both the outer and nner did not see the trunks the
morning after the bank was robbed,
George F. Slocomb swOrn-Liye in Grafton; was
in the bank with Mr., Warren and Mr.. Falkner on
the 18th of October; in looking over the property
called off the figures and Mr.. Warren set them
down; had trunk containing Sl29O0 in govern
ment bonds in the burglar chest at that time left
the bank with Mr. Warren at II O'Clock; was next
there at O'Clock the morning OF the 18th; Falk-
ner and a number of others, whose names l do not
remember, were there; the end of the vault next
the counter was torn away: the casing was sprung
so as TO let the doors of the vault open; the bur-
glars chest was also open, and the knob broken off;
the notes were not there; my trunk was not there;
saw 81 in eOppers in the vault; S65 in gold was
picked up about mile from the bank, on the Wor.
cester road, by one SnoW saw the city marshal of
Worcester as soon rs possible after knowing that
| the bank had been robbed; Lewis Daniels was the
Waterman of the bank,
| CrOss-eXamned by McCallerty-I offered q re-
ward of 1880 for the convection of the robbers and
ss25OO for the recovery of the property.
Cro:s-eXamined by Goulding-Goodell left the
bank in January last,
Winthrop Fakner, sworn-LiVe in Grafton; was
in the bank with. Mr.. Warren and MIR. SlocOmb,
and corroborate the statements made by them; ex-
amined the goods in the bank for the purpose of
declaring dividendj had b0nds-S5000 in Graf
ton town bonds, $1,000 $4,000 in United States
bonds; was in the bank about three O'Clock in the
afternoon with Mr.. Goodell; GOode was in Boston
that night; was there the next morning; saw Dam
iels, the Waterman, in irons, with blood on his
wrists where the handouts cut into them; Mr..
Barnes Newton, who occupies store in the same
building was in the bank with me; described the
appearance of the ROOM; found none of the prop
In fTrn rtfruFf
notes.
Cross-examined by Goulding-Mr. ioodell, the
cashier, had the keys of the bank; the Waterman
had one key to the room and the cashier another.
John Brophy-Live in Observation-Disclosures work
near the First national bank in Grafton; recollect
time of breaking of the bank last October; was
there between and O'Clock; saw two men at the
lett of the Baptist meeting house on the morning OF
the 18th of October last; see one of the men now
that saw that morning; 1t is the large man. but he
then had no mOustachej the other man went in
another direction lpointed out poGherty as one of
the men he saw; saw no one else on the common
that mornings Bundy's tavern is about miles from
where saw the man, tine other man was tall and
| not so heavy, wore black moustache.
Cross-eXamined by Howell was light enough to
tell any one knew not having seen either Of these
people before looked closely; mad only side view
could not say only that l know this is the man
| then saw; the lesser man of the two l saw had no
moustache after that occurrence never saw the man
until to-day; know this man ID the one saw then
| he had side whiskers then.
Cross-examined by Goulding-From my house in
| going to my work, struck the common on the
northeast side; came fl0mithe northwest; did not
cross the common; kept it at my leftJ was on the
| main road on the common when saw the men; l
| was about thirty rods from the men when first
saw them; the WhiskeFs of the man identify We're
sandy, cannot say as to the color Of his hair; his
| coat was an English walking coat light pants with
ribs running down, the coat and vest were grayish
his hat was a lOw-crowned brown one, he passed
within twenty-five feet of me smoking cigar the
tall man had heavy mOustache and u small impe-
rial; he had on BLACK coat with long skirts, black
pants and plush hat. First spoke Of seeing these
men the day after the robbery; the Baptist CHURCH
is at the southwest corner of the common, and the
/ bank on the opposite corner,
Mary NJ. Ames-Llve in Grafton; lived on the
norherly side of the Baptist church last October;
| Forbush's boot shop is north OF my house, the
meeting house sheds are beside my house, on the
morning of the 18th say two strangers between the
hours Of five and six; they were pointing down the
/ street; saw no one else on the commons the one
| nearest the house was a large man with brown
coat on, and kossuth hat.
George ii. Bundy-kept hotel in New England
Village, about two miles from Grafton Center, last
| October; on the morning of the Grafton bank rob-
| berry two strangers came from towards town and
1 ordered breakfast at my hotel; they went in to
breakfast, sitting at one end of the table, while
sat at the other alter breakfast they out and
took cigar, saying, we were out all night and 1
guess we got pretty fall one Of them said we were
out TO see the girls; they went out and were gone
| awhile, came back and spoke of going somewhere,