Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-01
STILL AT LARGE.
Men Who Were Found in Low
ell's Store Not Located.
Sundays Bold Attempt at Robbery in
Spencer Still Topic of Conversa-
tion-Other Local Notes.

The bold attempt at burglary at E. II.
LovelPs store in Spencer, Sunday morn
ing, is still the talk of the town. 1t has
been learned that the tools used by the
thieves were obtained at E. f, Ame-
lott's blacksmith shop in Wall street,
by prying up one of the rear windows
of the shop, when they could be reached
from the outside One bitstalk, some
drills, chisels, etc, were missing.
Officer Austin Richards says that he
put the Polish vagrants in the lookup
at town hall shortly after l O'clock,
Sunday morning He was accompanied
by Myron B. Luddon who insisted that
he heard some unusual noise as they
came out of town hall, and wished to
investigate, but he was induced to go
away without doing so. Officer Richards
now thinks the burglars were in the
store at the time, and as he and Mr.,
Luddon had a lantern, they could watch
their movements. They were within 20
or 30 feet of the door through which the
burglars entered
Mr.. Coughlin says that while follow
ing the big fellow, he slipped and fell
twice; once on Main street while pass
ing the big elm tree which stands in
the middle of the sidewalk, and again
at Hammond's refrigerator at the angle
in Wall street In the latter instance
he actually fell underneath the big bur
glar, who made a pass at him with his
club, but as he fell, the club passed
harmlessly over his head. The night
was intensely cold and the violent ex-
ercise so ''winded" him that he was un-
able TO run much farther. He thinks if
he had not fallen, he would in another
instant have got hold of his man, and,
with the assistance of Officer Hatha-
way, who was near at hand and COM
paratively fresh, they could have land
ed him in the lookup.
BODY BROUGHT HERE.
The remains Of Mrs. Anna, wife of
James fitzpatrick, who died in Charles
ton Saturday, were brought to Spencer
for interment Monday morning The
funeral service was held at the Church
of the Rosary at a. m. Rev FIR. c. H.
Dolan celebrated high mass The burial
was at st. Mary's cemetery. Mrs. Fitz-
patrick was 72 years Of age, and besides
her husband leaves two sons-James
and Edward, and one daughter, Miss
Mary, all Of whom reside in Charlton.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
The four months old infant Of Mr.. and
Mrs FTlorman Duquett died Of convrl-
sions, Sunday, and was buried In ST.
Mary's cemetery Monday afternoon.
A severe sized blizzard set in Monday
morning and lasted all day, making
travel on the electric cars both difficult
and disagreeable. The cars on neither
OF the electric lines were able to make
anything like regular trips.
William E. Bacon, son of ]. z. Bacon,
returned home from Maine Monday
morning.
Ex-Representative J. E. Bacon has
been very i'll for a day or two, but was
reported u tore comfortable Monday af-
ternoon.
John and Frank Kobok, two Poland
ers, who were found in the unoccupied
Luddon house, in North Spencer, Satur-
day night, were taken before Justice A.
W. Curtis, Monday morning, by Officer
Austin Richard, charged with Vagrancy.
They are brothers, and say that they
have been in the United States about
five years, and are farm hands. They
said they came from Connecticut and
were travelling through the country in
search of work, but could get none, and
they were out Of money. They had a
paper bag containing corn meal, which
they said they had purchased, and that
was all they had to eat for several days.
They were evidently not professional
tramps, and with a good cleaning up
would make quite a favorable appear
ance. After considering all the circum-
stances, Judge Curtis thought best to
give them each sixty days in the house
of correction, and they were taken
down by Officer Richards.