Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-29

ployed when goods are sent out. 1t
would be impossible for goods to be de-
livered, he said, without the slips being
booked provided the employees did not
abuse the confidence imposed upon
them.
Webster Thayer counsel for the gov
eminent, explained that his case was
based upon about % slips that had been
delivered without orders In many
cases the slips were not even dated.
Loyal S. Dowd testified that he had
been employed as driver at the market
for about two years. He admitted de-
livering some of the bills produced, but
in very few cases had he kept back the
full amount Of the bill In most cases
bill was made out for part of the
goods and the money turned in. The
balance, he said, he had divided with
Gosselin.
Both men were held for the superior
court.
Webster Thayer appeared for the gov
eminent; Sullivan e. O'Connell for Cos
selin, and Marvin Taylor for Dowd.
Wilton H Desper was charged with
assault, by Mr.! and Mrs. Ferdinand
Walker Considerable interest was.
shown in the case, as there seems sort
Of family feud existing between the par
ties. Nov. s the same people were in
court, although the order of things was
exactly reversed, the Walkers being the
defendants and Desper the complain
ant
The trouble happened Thursday at
the Desper house on Shelby street.
Before the evidence was introduced,
Lawyer sibley told the court that the
defendant in the case had gone to the
clerks office, Thursday afternoon, to
swear out a warrant against Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker, but found they had been
there ahead of him
Mrs. Nellie Walker testified that Will
ton H. Desper, the defendant, was her
cousin. Yesterday she and her hus-
band went to her uncle's house on
Shelby street, in response to a special
delivery letter she had received from
her uncle, Wilton DeSper's father, Will
liam Desper, asking her to come at
once, as he wished to see her on spe-
cial matter of business. They went into
a room where the elder Desper was
seated, and he produced paper which
he asked her to sign, whereby she re-
linquished all claim to all money in the
bank transferred by him to her. She
replied that she would not sign it, as
the court had issued an injunction pro-
hibiting her from transacting any
financial business with her uncle Her
uncle told her that she would have to
sign it, but her husband would not al
low her to do So They had started to
leave the house when Wilton H. Des-
per entered the room and asked if she
had signed the paper. She replied in
the negative, and he called her a vile
name and struck her in the face.
At this juncture Mr.. Walker interfered
and pushed Wilton away Wilton picked
up heavy cane and struck Mr.. Walker
over the head, and they clinched, They
tried to leave the house, but another
scuffie took place on the piazza, during
which Wilton struck her again. Mr..
Walker struck Wilton then and knocked
him down.
On being questioned, the witness said
thar her uncle said that the paper he
wished her to sign was made out by Mr..
Parker. She remarked that it looked
like Wilton's writing, and her uncle adj
mitted that it might have been.
Mr., Walker corroborated the testi-
mony of his wife.
Major Raymond, clerk of the court,
testified to a lump on the plaintiffs
head when he took out the warrant, al
so to the condition of Mrs. Walkers eye,
which was blackened.
Wilton H. Desper's version of the af-
fair differed from the story told by the
Walkers, He agreed with Mrs. Walker
up to the time when she refused to
sign. He said he asked her if she would
be willing to sign it if it We're not for
the injunction. Mr.. Walker told him
that he was in a hurry and appeared
excited and nervous. He asked Mr..
Walker If he could not leave his wife.
Mr.. Walker got angry and replied that
he would not leave his wife in house
where she was calleo names. He then
asked IL he had called her names. Eyes,
you haye.'' replied Mr.. Walker, who
struck nim on the cneek, knocking him
down He continued to strike him sew
eral times. Mrs. Walker at this rushed
over to the elder Mr.. Desper and
grabbed his cane out of his hands.
With this she struck witness several
times, breaking it over his head. Then
Mr.. Walker said to her 1--WE will take
him out and murder him." They both
grabbed him, dragged him out through
the kitchen to the piazza, where they
pounded him severely Then they drove
away He denied that he had called
them names or struck Mrs. Walker I'M
til he was assaulted.
William Desper's testimony corrobor-
ated that of his son.
Mrs. Adams, the housekeeper, said she
saw the Walkers drag Wilton through
the kitchen and the assault on the
piazza.
In closing, Mr.. Sibley asked that the
defendant be DISCHARGED and the COM
plainants be arraigned.
The court thought that the Walkers
and William Desper had finished their
business when Wilton H. interfered and
consequently fined the defendant 500 on
each count He appealed and was held
in 5000 for his appearance in the supe-
rior court.