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

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TRIAL OF THE ALLEGED GRAFTON BURGLARS.
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The court came in at eight O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, according to adjournment, when the examine
tion of government witnesses was resumed.
Miss Catherine WEIGH recalled, To Mai. McCaf-
ferty-was in the habit of going to Mr. Wech's
room at night whenever the child cried; don't
know when gave the child water any other night.
Miss Nellie Wech-Am daughter Of James NJ
WEIGH, am is years old, remember of hearing of
the robbery of the Grafton bank; about that time
there were some strangers at our h0use saw them
about halFpdst eight, Mr. Potter, Mr. Gleason, and
Sam PERKS were among them; they came from the
barn to breakfast; don't remember whether father
come in with them or not think he eat with them;
never saw them all together before, had seen ulea-
son. Sam Perris and Potter before at the house it
was about three months before that saw them at
our housed knew Sam Perris before. WITNESS
identified Potter or Docherty, Gleason and the Per-
rises.l Have heard of Docherty" before but did
not know whom it was applied TO. After breakfast
saw Potter and Sam Perrls in the spirit room; saw
three of them in a carriage riding past the house
late that morning, nothing particular about the
men in their behavior that attracted my attention
went into the spirit room to get some liquor when
| saw the men.
Cross-examined by McCaferty Think 1 had
breakfast between and . O'Clock, l poured out
cooked the breakfast; about two hours after
breakfast went to the spirit room; could not tell
whether Sam Perris was in the room or not,
CrOss-eXamined by GouldingMr. Gleason was
frequently at our house beiore was there two or
three months before; went to the exhibition at
Holy Cross college with my father; that is the first
time | saw him; went to the exhibition with
them.
Cross-examined by Bowe-Iiad seen Docherty
before the morning he took breakfast at our house;
can't reeolect about his dress; did not notice his
mOuStachp: not nbOut
the man.
Abbie L. Welch-Daughter of James Welch, IA
years of age; remember my aunt and sister getting
breakfast fer strangers last fall just going to
school and did not see the men; have seen all the
prisoners before; (called them all by name as they
were pointed Out;) did not see them on that
morning; do not think have seen them since;
think it was some months before when saw them;
they were together.
Cross-eSainined by McCafferty-Dont remember
seeing the older Perris; saw Sam, Gleason and
Potter; Kerrigan boarded at my fathers house.
Cross-examined by Gouldiug-Sam Ferris, Potter
and Gleason were together In the barn when saw
them; don't remember having seen Gleason but
once.
James NJ. Welch-Live in Worcester; lived here
- or "a years; live on Penn avenuei have lived
there two years last month; Kept saloon; know
Daniel Doeherty, never knew him by the name of
Potteri saw DochertY for the first time last June
or July; first knew Gleason about year ago; he
came to my shop with Sam. Perris: saw PERKS and
Gleason together here between June and the 25th of
october; saw Sam the night of the robbery; he
afternoon, and wanted bottle OF Hennessy brandy;
| delivered 1t to him myself; recognized bottle
tonnd in the bank as similar to the one he sold
Perris) did not see either of the others the day
sold the brandy; saw Dochertv the evening of the
24th in the afternoon nj my place on Temple street;
Ferris was not with them saw Gleason two or three
weeks before that; have known Sam personally 70
or ID years; he was in business with me II years
ago at Washington square; before he was married
he lived with his fatheri he was married in '62 or
'63, and then kept house; became acquainted with
DOcherty and Gleason through Sam: Perrisi he told
me they lived in New York; Gleason once told me
MS business was that Of smuggling lace and dress
patterns from England know nothing of Docher-
TVS business; after Perris bought the brandy,
next saw the parties on the morning of the 10Th 4;
was attracted by wrapping. on my bedroom win
dow; asked, "whos THEREOF was answered, "Get
up and open the door, its Sang, before got to the
door my aunt opened it, and Sam had entered; he
s SAD 81 want to get bottle of brandy;" !
slippers but started to get the liquor; Docherty
and Gleason came in after Perris; got the brandy
went back into the spirit room; all had drink;
noticed that they had small black leather trunk
with them; it sat on the grain chest in the barn;
Docherty asked for champagne; went in and got
two bottles of champagnei the door to the spirit
room opened saw that they had a lot OF papers,
bonds, bills, and gold, on the grain chest they
drank the champagne and then wanted me to get
basket of ehampagnei hitched up my horse and
got 1t; came back and saw the money divided in
pilesi told them wanted none of that business
there; they told me shut up old man, If You want
TO live you must stop your noise and we will not
hurt you;" Docherty said at breakfast, I" we might
carry away the whole bloody town Of Grafton on
our backs and nobody would know Z" he said
didn't give the beggar hell of a squeeze?'
" We Johnny Bulls will show the Grafton folks
how to do IT." Gleason went away saying he was
going to the junction to take the train for New
York; they told me to keep the satchel until they
sent for it; or to come to New York the next day
and L would be met on the train; the satche was
given me III the barn after breakfast; it was q small
black leather satchel; did not know then what was
in it, but afterwards earned Sam took his share of
the money, don't know what they did with the rest;
Gleason left my house about halfpast nine, went on
the ten O'Clock train: Sam went away; Docherty
stayed and wanted me to carry him to West Bowls.
ton; did so, and on the way Sam Perris and his
father passed me with the old mans team; had no
conversation with DOcherty with reference to the
robbery; he said they had good nights job of it,
and made $4,000 or $4,000 apiece; left him by Mr..
Walte's store in West Boylston; don't know
what became of the Perrses did not see them after
they passed me; saw Reuben Perris again in the
evening; went to New York the 2Sth, think;
know that did not go on the 27th before went
received letter; in consequence of receiving the
letter went to New York; arrived there at P. NJ,
had the satchel; the men came into the smoking
car at AID street, and tapped the shoulder and
told me to get out; walked about mile and a half;
and then went into a bar-room and had drink;
then went to hotel; think it was the ALTERNATE
house; got check for the satchel and umbrella;
saw Sam and Gleason that night in private house
where they called the mans name George; never saw
him before; went to Mace & Hargraves-as nice
drinking place ever saw in my life; had supper
there before we went to the private house
had mine at the private house; staid awhile,
then went to the hotel, but afterwards went
back and staid all night: in the morning went with
Sam TO 42d street to meet mis- father who told he
was coming on; did not meet him; then went to the
hotel got the satchel and carried it to Georges;
Gleason opened it; SAM George and myself were
there 1t contained bonds bank bills gold and four
revoyers; the money was done up in four different
packages with paper; and all were wrapped in a
spotted silk handkerchief; Gleason took mis- share
they said one of the gang had been "pinched, and
the "cops" must be squared with TO get him out,
was hx fbo rncf.
Wilkes appeared to be the man to get rid of the
bonds; he said he knew man who would give so
think the name of Mccoy or McCord was mentioned
as one of the "cops;" George went out, and coming
back said he had seen the "cOps,1 and it was all
right; left New York the next morning at O'Clock:
saw Reuben on the evening of the day followinrmy
return home; he told me he went to New Y ork with
Sans part of it; and just before he got into New
York, as the train stopped two men came in asked
if he was Sans father. and had Sans whack of the
money; said they were officers, and took him out
into bar-room, then into priyy, where they
took the money away and left him for a while; he
said that he then got away and felt very jolly at
getting away from the officers; they carried the
tools down the night before; Reuben Perris lived
within three or four hundred yards of me; he kept
picked fish in his barn; Sam had no horse; they
came to my. place with no horse on the morning
after the robbery.
Cross-examned by McCaHerty-I knew that the
men were here and up to something; did not know
what was was not willing to entertain them it
was in the evening of the day after the robbery
liquor to others than Perris, Gleason and the Perrs
family; have not been convicted of adultery; have
not been convicted of fornication; was tried for
fornlcatlon three or four years ago; my wife was
then living; Judge ruled out questions regarding
Welch's trial for other offences): when some one
Knocked on my window, it was four or five O'Clock
in the morning; my four years old child was in the
room with me; the first met on going out of my
room was sam Ferris; no one came into my room
as know of; when came out ! found that some
one had been up and opened the door; saw the
Others come in shortly after; was in the barn
when the satchel was given me; IL was in the main
part of the barn and not in the spirit room that it
was given me; had seen the bag before; 1T was my
bag and they borrowed 1t that morning after break
fast; saw Sam Ferris take his share; did not see
the money when it was being done up; when the
bag was borrowed Twas not told what il was wanted
for; have the bag now; think kept the bag until
the 2Sth the bag is stiff one; did not feel of it to
ascertain what was In it; had a suspicion as to
what was in it; / own a house on Gold street
mortgaged for 800; house on Penn avenue mort
gagged for $500; the house Gold street is worth
S225O, the one on Penn avenue about 5000; own
horse, carriage, wagon and three harnesses; have
about SOC in money in the bank; have employed
Mr.. Very counsel; he was to defend me; am to
pay him for 1t; have given him an assignment for
$675 in two assignments
Cross-examined by HOwe-My wife died on the
18th of last August; she was the mother Of four
children; one Of them died the following Septem-
Der; when saw the money laid out in the barn, l
said: al don't want any of this business here;
thought there was something wrong; they did not
tell me that q burglary had been committed at the