Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-03

MASSACHUSETTS.
BOsToN, Aug. AT the trial of William A.
Glover, for connection with the Boylston bank
robbery, now in progress before the superior
criminal court, Thomas ii. Pratt testified, in
substance, that he was with the firm of William
E. Gray < Son, bankers in New York, in 1869 !;
that he visited Boston with Glover before the
robbery, and in passing the Boylston bank,
Glover said to him: THAT bank will catch
hell I'm the boy who knows what is going
on. There will be lively time around there
one of these mornings" Witness and Glover
soon after returned to New York together, leav-
ing person known as Dick Broker in Boston.
Pratt continued his testimony as follows: On
the following Thursday, | received ten
thousand dollars in bonds, marked "Boylston
bank" | saw Gray the next day, and he agreed
to take the bonds as soon as he could get the
money. Between S65,000 and $4,000 of these
bonds were afterwards delivered to me for Gray
by either Glover or Dick Broker, before De-
cember IL. They were brought at different
times. do not know how Glover got the bonds
from Broker, but l know that they made APP
pointments TO meet in various parts of the city
at different times. have seen Broker hand
Glover packages sometimes, and those same
packages have been brought to me- and have
found always that they contained stolen goods.
In cross examination, Pratt gave the following
bit of personal history: In 1864 went to Wash
ington to accept position in the auditors of
flee of the treasury department, and after
being there about three years | left for
New York to go into the specializing
business in Wall street, as | thought
| could do great deal better there; at that time
had about $1,000 or $4,000 capital. My specu-
lations were confined to gold and government
bonds; short time before | left my situation
in Washington went to Chicago and specialized
in grain there, and only left there because my
leave of absence had expired; Gray engaged
me as his confidential clerk, and ! attended to
his private business, such as the buying of stolen
bonds; this was in 1869; was never in business
with Gray; he gave me $4,000 year and what
profit he made on $4,000 that was put into
certain speculation; the first business perform
ed for MIR. Gray was to go between him and
stolen bond dealers, some of whom | knew,
through man named Bratten; | fully under
stood, when engaged myself, what my duties
were to be; had no commission from Gray on
stolen bonds; the only commission | ever re
ceived on this kind of property was from
Clio ler.
The grand encampment of Massachusetts Odd
Fellows held their annual meeting at their hall
to-day. The report of the R. W. grand scribe
shows, at the present time, twenty-SiX subordi-
nate eneampment in the state, with a member
ship OF about $500, there having been an in.
crease during the past year of five encampments
and over 700 members.
Collector Russell, who returned in the Tripoli,
to-day, from short European tour, was met in
ment steamer, and warmly welcomed.
MAINE.
BANGOR, Aug. 2.-Steamer New Brunswick,
with the Colt eXcurSioniSts, arrived this after
noon from Eastport. She leaves at midnight
for Gardiner.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Aug. AIT the session OF the
governor and council, to-day, the sentence OF
Jones, the Newmarket murderer, now awaiting
execution, was committed to Imprisonment for
life.
VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, Aug. 2.-Prof. NJ. H. Buck
ham was inaugurated as president OF the uni
Versty of Vermont to-day, being sworn in by
Gov Stewart. He delivered an able address,
setting forth the aims and purposes of the uni
Versty,
CONNECTICUT.
NEW HAVEN, Aug. 1.-The man murdered
here Monday is found to have been from Pitts
burg, Pa, though he has been in New London.
Ct, lately. He has wealthy father in Pitts.
burg. His name was George S. Brown No
clue has yet been found to the murderer.
NORWICH, Aug. 2.-Wareham Williams a
prominent business man of this city, died to-
day.
HARTFORD, Aug. George A. Case, eigh-
teen years old, was killed Monday, by being
drawn over revolving shaft at Monson's mills,
BaTkhamSted.
RHODE ISLAND.
Especial Dispatch to the Spy)
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 2. = A brakeman was
thrown from an excursion train on the Hartford,
Providence and Fishkill railroad at River Point,
r. l., to-day, and very badly, if not fatally, in
jured. He was taken to Providence to the hos
pital He was from Hartford