Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-06

The testimony OF Halpine, the wounded eS-
press messenger, in which he positively identi-
fed Filkins as the man who assailed him and
robbed his car, was given as follows in the court
at Albany: The car door was partly open be-
fore starting; the train was heading east at the
depot the doors of the car were north and
south; the bulk Of the freight was in each end
of the car; there was a stove in the car; the
stove was on the south side Of the car, west of
the door; there was safe in the car near the
north door, between the doors and little east
of the stove; the car was lighted by side-lamp
and lantern; the side-amp was about two-tnirds
of the way from the floor to the top; the lantern
was on the south side, hanging over the stove,
about five feet from the floor; both were lighted;
as the car stood, the south door slides cast; the
car left the depot about twenty minutes past
eight; both doors were open little; there was
fire in the stove; the safe was locked when we
started; the key was in my pocket; was engaged
in putting weights on the bills when the cars
started; the car had gone one length; heard
noise on the south side; saw a man enter; he
said, "Hello, is that your thought it was
Woodward; said, "Where are you goingP He
came in the door and stood in front Of the stove;
he then crossed over and shut the sther door; he
stood so as the light fell on his face; looked
at him; | was engaged in looking at
him and talking with him; he sand,
'I'm going just across the river" | said,
81 don't know you;" he said, "My name Is
road" he said, "Where do you put off first, at
Chatham l told him at Pittsfeld; | stood
just west of the lamp on the north side of the
car, and within eighteen inches OF the side Of
the car when he fred the ball entered the right
side ofmv neck; fell and tried to rise up, when
he fired the second shot, 1t entering my right
eye; he then stopped over me and fir d the third
shot in my ear; the feeling was awful felt hun
feeling for the keys; then | lost consciousness;
think the shot was Cred before the train got on
the draw; am familiar with the bridge and the
surrou ndiDg objects; have crossed the bridge a
great many times; know where the draw is To-
Gated; draw is located west of center Of river;
first shot was fired before got TO the draw; at
ter recovering consciousness the car was stand
Ing still; got up with my hands over my head,
trying to reach the bell rope; tined to call out
murder" tried to open the door TO get on the
platform; was in the car with my head out of
the south doOr when assistance arrived; when
| speak OF the south door mean the position in
which it was at the depot; they took me out on
the platform; some one asked me where lived;
l SAID 213 Jay street; baggage master on the
train was the fist one recognized; the first
said was, 81 hope God will forgive him; 40
my poor wife and baby" heard some one men
ton the statiOn-house; said, "DOn't tax. me
TO the station-hUuse; take me home"
Mr.. Rockwell was the first one from the express
office saw; think saw him on the other side;
said TO him, thou ght was a goner;" some
ouc odlu u INC vi tuC pldtIOTul, QUIZ you
know the man" | SAID | would if ever saw
him; recollect speaking to another man who
asked me how felt, and talked to me about re-
ligion; the blood was in my mouth and throat;
the first shot caused a large flow of blood; my
mouth and stomach were full of blood, and my
utterance was indistinct felt choking sensa-
tion in my throat; was placed on a car and con-
yeyed to DR.. Armsby's Office, where an opera
ton was performed; the bullet in my neck was
cut out by Armshy; from Armsby's office | was
taken to the hospital; was there four weeks; /
know who that man was who entered the car
and Cred those shots; it was the prisoner; have
no doubt at all that he is the man. am salts
fed; do not know the amount in the safe that
night; there were bags delivered to me; put
them in the safe and locked them up; cannot
tell what was in the bags; the bags were of can
vas, open at one end, tied with string and
sealed; they were delivered to me in that Condi-
ton, and placed in the safe; did not know the
man who talked to me about religion had
never seen him before; he called at my house
afterward; l recognized him.