Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-12
ROBBERY AT SPENCER.
The House of GEORGE Wilson Relieved O.
Over $1,000.

Over $1,000.
A mysterious robbery was committed
early Tuesday morning at the house of
George Wilson, one of the most extern
sive farmers in Spencer, on Wilson
street, about one and a half miles north
east of Town Hail. The property ta-
ken was about $3.50 in cash and a gold
watch and chain which cost the
owner, one year ago S201. The
robbery was committed between $50
and o'clock Tuesday morning. All
but about $50 of the money was the
property of William A. Wilson, son of
the proprietor of the farm. William
drives a milk route for his father and
left about 5.15 o'clock to serve his GUS
toners. The property was in two tin
boxes in Williams room, directly over
the dining room, and was all right
when he left. The money was in one
lot, and the watch, with some deeds and
other valuable papers, in the other. The
robbery was discovered shortly past $50
o'clock, and search was commenced.
An empty pocketbook was found a
short distance from the house, on Will
son street, toward Grove street, and
the two tin boxes were found further
down the street under a culvert at 1.-THE
Willows" They had been broken open
but nothing taken but the money and
watch.
Mr.. Wilson's family consists of Mrs.
Wilson, three sons, William A, Charles
L. and Warren, and one daughter and
a hired man named Sleyton. George
Wilson told a Spy reporter at 1 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, that he did not
know whom to suspect, but that there
were likely to be some developments in
the case soon. Ali the members of the
household were about as usual Tuesday
morning, except Charles L. He went
away Monday night, saying that he
should not return that night
Officer George H. McKenna took
charge of the case, and it was soon ru-
mored that certain man was suspect
ed Of being the guilty party, and that
he had put Inspector Patrick O'Day of
Worcester on the track of him.
Conductor Frank Hemphill of the
worcester and Suburban road says that
the suspected man boarded his car at
the corner Of Canterbury and Gardner
streets, at Ills Tuesday morning, and
rode with him till they reached the
Wire Village road AT the turnout
near the Mt. Pleasant school house, in
Leicester, Conductor Galvin's car was
met and Officer McKenna was on board.
He looked into Conductor HemphilIs
car and said There is the man I'm
after" and changed cars. After rid
ing short distance, McKenna took a
seat by the side of the man, and showed
him what Mr.. Hemphill supposed was
a warrant which Wilson read, but the
fellow did not seem the least disturbed.
They rode together till they reached
the Wire Village road, when both got
out and went to George Wilson'S, and
was there when the Spy reporter ar
rived at 12O.
MRS. O'GARA DEAD.
Mrs. John O'Gara Of Maple street,
Spencer, died few minutes before
noon, Tuesday, of consumption. She
was the wife of the well-known con-
tractor and silver advocate Mrs.
OGara had been an invalid for several
months, and her death was not at all
unexpected. She was prominent
member of the local Woman's Relief
Corps. Besides her husband, she leaves
three sons and three daughters. One
son is an undergraduate at Brown Uni
versity.
By sudden stopping Of one of the
evening cars on the Spencer road, Tues
day, H. N. Carter was forced through
the fourth window of the car, but was
not injured.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Sagendorph and
son Arthur are to go on a Raymond
excursion to Southern California, in
February.
The Monday Club, at it's meeting, held
with Mrs. Charles N. Prouty, Monday,
voted to give a reception to the sew
eral other literary clubs of Spencer and
Leicester on the 25th, with an enter
tainment.
D. D. G. R. Dennis Mccarthy and Har-
old 3. j. Dowley of North Brookfeld,
installed the officers Of Court Spencer,
f. of A., Monday night.
Allston ", son of Mr.. and Mrs. An
son I. Collier, has returned to Spencer.
after being two or three years in Chi
cago.
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Stone left
Tuesday morning for two months stay
in North Carolina.