The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-23
RE0PENED
A Celebrated
Case.
u. S. CIRCUIT COURT
Gave a Hearing on Demur-
rers of Joel G. Tyler.

FitchbUrg, Nov. 22.-Interest in the
case of Joel G. Tyler of Leominster,
who, it is alleged, embezzled funds to
the an ount of $4,000 from the Safety
Fund National Bank Of this city last
| spring, has been revived again, as
Judge Aidrich of the United States cir
cult court has given a hearing on a
| demurrer filed by counsel Of Mr. Ty-
! Ter.
The indictment which Mr. Tyler
claims is insufficient contains "a counts,
Il alleging embezzlement and II alb
str2cticns, He claims that the counts
insufficiently allege possession and own
ership of the property embezzled, and
also insufticiently allege the time and
place of the commission of the Of
lenses, and that he was then teller Of
the bank.
The government contended that the
indictment was amply sufficient, and
was drawn UP and based upon federal
authorities. Decision was reserved by
the court.
1t will be remembered that Mr. Tyler
| left the bank for dinner one day and
was not seen again for a few weeks,
when he was seen in Boston and his
abiding place located. 1t has been
claimed that Mr.. Tyler was mentally
unsound by his friends.
The politicians of the city have not
yet come to an understanding as to just
what dropped at the convention of the
! independent citizens party when ex-
! Alderman e. f. Belding was nomin-
ated on the seventh ballot for mayor.
| Up to the very time of the convention,
| it was conceded that either Mayor
! Rockwell would be nominated for a
| fourth term, or Samuel Anderson, the
| temperance nominee, would be en-
| dorsed. The latter measure, however
was out of the question, for the chair
man, Dr. D. S. Woodwork, in his open
| ing remarks, knocked that idea into a
cooked hat by saying that he did not
approve of any such tactics 1t was
then thought that Mayor Rockwell
would go in without a struggle and
great was the surprise to see the weak
ness of his hand. Even Samuel Auder-
son beat him out, and when the bust
| ness was all over, f. f. Bedding was
declared the nominee amid breathless
silence. The unexpected had hap
pened, as it sometimes does, to the con-
fusion perhaps of the too sanguine
MI. Bedding was as much surprised
as any one, for he had not put q mo-
/
clared no later than an hour before the
caucuses, that he was not a candidate
| His supporters would not have it that
way, however, and stand he must. II
will be the prettiest fight here for the
mayors chair for years, and may the
best man win.
The result of the last hearing before
the special commissioners appointed by
the superior court of which Lockwood
Hoar of Worcester is chairman, rela-
tive to the grade crossings of the city
is not likely to be known for some time
as some complication has arisen. In
| the course Of the hearings held, it was
argued that the changing of one of the
| crossings would make the Water
street crossing still more dangerous, and
to that end the commissioners have de-
cided to hold a hearing on the aboli-
| ton of that crossing in the near flu
ture.
Fire Marshal Whitcomb Of Boston
and Assistant Marshal Mott of Wor-
| cester gave d hearing here today ON
the incendiary fire which destroyed a
house owned by Rev. D. F. Feelran a
short time ago. Several witnesses
were examined, but, as is usual in
| cases of this kind, the result has not
yet been announced.