The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-08
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Soldier Figures in an Early Morning Break
on Front Street.

Charles Lawrence Of r Co, eth reg
iment. John Murphy and Daniel Quinn.
who were arrested about o'clock yes
terday morning by officers Mcleod and
Tierney, were aIraigned in the central
district count yesterday morning,
charged with breaking and entering
and larceny
officer Mcleod was coming up Front
street shortly before 3 oaciock, when
he saw man whom he identifies as
Quinn. standing at the corner Of Front
street and Bartlett place. AS the off,
GER approached, Quinn ran away. AS
he came opposite Bartlett place the Of
ficer saw Lawrence, whose uniform
was plainly discernlble, drop from a
side window TO ResenlhaFs store and
run through the alley toward TruTn-
bull street
Officer Mcleod raped for assistance
and stationed some passers by at the
front entrance to the store to prevent
any one leaving the place i'll that way,
while the officer made his way into
the store through a side window that
had been broken.
Inside the store several suits of
clothes were found, done up in bundles,
which it was evidently the intention
out of the window to his confederates.
1drphy was found standing in the
ront Of the store, and as soon as he
vas cornered, started to tell the off,
GERS a story about how he had been
locked In the store by the proprietor.
Officer Tierney was on the scene soon
after and went for the owner of the
store. On his return he found
Lawrence standing in the door
way Of the store holding a
hat in his hand, which afrerward
proved to belong to Murphy, and he
was promptly arrested. Officer Mcleod
afterward identified him It's a man he
had seen In a Front street lunch room
with Murphy about IL O'Clock Quinn
was also seen on the street about the
the same hour. and as he was in the
neighhorhood while the affair was go
ing on, he was naturally CONNECTED
with the job
e. j. Melanefy, who appeared for
Quinn, asked that his client be dis
charged for lack of evidence. His re-
quest was granted.
J. F. McGovern appeared for Muir
ply and Lawrence. Murphy testified
o. clock Thursday night and bought a
pair OF pants. Rosenthal promised to
press them, If he would call later in
the evening. He went to the store about
o'clock, but Rosenthal refused to let
him have tina pants, saying they had
not been paid for. He demonstrated,
and the proprietor knocked him down,
locked the door and went home. MUIR
ply then began to look around for
some way to get out of the store. He
located the side window and broke it,
intending to make his escape through
this opening, but about this time the
officer appeared and placed him under
arrest.
Murphy had bad out on his right
wrist that was caused by breaking the
window. He was also very much under
the influence of liquor when arrested,
and talked wildly about the proprietor
Of the store pushing him through the
window and locking him in the store.
Lawrence said he and Murphy had
been together during the evening, but
he had left his companion to go home.
On the way he found hat lying in
the road which he thought was Muir
phys. He started to return. when he
was arrested. If the officer thought he
saw him drop from any window no
was very much mistaken. The court
said he thought the defense rather
weak, and ordered both men held for
the grand jury in the sum Of $500 each.
Patrick H. Reagan and Ethel A. Fay
were fined $50 each for disorderly con-
duct Charles E. Larsen, charged with
trespass was fined So. Louis Bison, an
Indian, was sentenced TO the house OF
correction for four months. on the
charge of drunkenness Other DRINKS
disposed of included Margaret Osborn
and Mary O'Connell, house of correc-
ton, four months; William Doyle. fined
$40; Matthew. White, fined s..