The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
FOR ROBBERY.


was being robbed one OF the other men
robbed Willis. This was the first time
the doctor had ever been molested ON
q highway and he never carried firearms
In his team.
Walter Willis testiffed he was with the
doctor at the time of the ROBBERY and
identified the three prisoners rs thres of
the four men who stopped him. One Of
the men had Q knife ever him and
another held . gun over him when the
wit ness got out of the buggy and he was
In great fear when he gave up his money.
Saw the four men about ! o'clock the
same afternoon on the old Providence
road and the four men disappeared in
the woods. He was then armed and fred
at them and one of them returned the
lire. Saw them once again the same
afternoon.
On cross-examinationt the witness said
the whole time occupied In the robbery
was about five or six inmates. Gave up
his property before he got out OF the
buggy and old not know why he left the
buggy. Had not been ordered to do SO.
Had been to Allendale the morning OF the
robbery and the doctor had made one
csll. Wneo asked to identity the prison
ers at city hall and at the hearing at
Georg did so.
Abner Crowtners Saw one of the
prisoners with another man 60 past his
homo at about ] :15 o'clock after he had
talked with DIR. Eddy about the robbery.
Had q conversation with one of them on
the Old Killingly road about three and
q half miles from the Union railroad sta
ride. They declined the invitation and
witness had smother conversation with
them about hunting contrary TO law.
Identified one of the mon at the hearing
az Geors rsisville.
10 Mr.. Littledeld-was sure one OF the
men had q double bsrreiled shot gun
but he was the missing man. His object
In asking the two Italians IL they wanted
to ride was to take them to the house of
an officer nearby az he thought they were
the men that bad been mixed up in the
Eddy robbery. Counsel asked witness IL
he had ever been to war or IL he took
rifles or cannon with him when he saw
the men pass his house. Witness gave q
negative reply. He simply hitched up his
horse and went and ssked the mon to
take q rioe. When the invitation was ex-
tended the two men were three miles
from the scene of tho robbery. The men
had walked very fast after they passed
witness house.
Lorin Chester Hastings was the fourth
witness for the State. He met one Of
the prisoners with another man shortly
before p. m. on the 18th of Septem Der
and having heard OF the robbery thought
the men might have been implicated in
1t. Identified one OF the prisoners after
met face to face shortly before O'Clock
on the Old Killingly road. Saw Crow
theirs, the previous witness on the same
road as the two men he had suspicious OF
being implicated in the robbery.
John Newton identified one OF the
Old Killingly road shortly after noon on
Sept. IS. To Mr.. Litrleneld he said that
no met witness Crowthers after two
Italians with guns on their shoulders
passed him. Was not afraid Of them.
Henry Smith Of Johnston saw some
Italians 60 by with guns on their
shoulders as he was cutting meat at
house on the Old Killing ly road but the
men were not within a hundred feet of
him. Did not recognize the prisoners.
Heard q revolver shot just before ne saw
the men.
VinceiIo Marcelio testified that lie knew
the three defendants and overheard a
conversation between them before the
18th OF Sept. near q fence on Dean street
and at the time ne was but q few feet
from them, and they were talking about
going to steal, rob in the woods some
where. Did not see the men until he
went to Boston.
II he bad a conversation with the defen-
dapt Lensrdo either in Boston or on the
way to this city. The reply was "yes."
The next question wes II any offer of
reward or promise was-held out to
Lenardo, and the witness, aztec Mr.. Little
fields objection had been noted, replied
in the negative. The conversation was
had In the station house in Boston.
Witness had said to Lensrdo, They oil
know you have robbed the doc,or", ana
then Lepsrdo said "where is Luca and
Petrof' and then added, eve mad,
mistake In :the team" In getting on