The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
COURT CROWDE Ed.
An Oxford Case Which Has
Become Celebrated.

Webster. March 1.-THE liquor cases
Of Horace Frank qfbbetts and his wife
| Isabella, came Up on continuance In the
district court this morning, before As
sociate Justice Henry J. Clarke. lib
belts and his wife are proprietors of
the Glenwood House in Oxford, and
are well known in Webster and vicinity
as well as in their native place Some
interesting features were brought out
in connection with the case today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts were charged
with keeping Intoxicating liquors with
intent to sell during the period from
March to Sept, "a. 1898. Both pleaded
mot guilty"
Neither Nh Ifbbetts nor his wife
was represented by counsel They had
engaged Lawyer John Sullivan of
Worcester, but he did not show up this
morning, and all Of Tibbetts' plans were
knocked sky-high. They tried to
have the case continued again until
they could secure another lawyer. but
the court overruled the motion, and the
case was tried.
Officer Albert J. Moon was the first
witness He told the story of the
raid.
r.itS s,eayoi - a, td!deq the mouse
ed the cellar and found there several
quart bottles. They We're empty, how
ever. We went on the outside of the
IN 49, mnelt On t9e grass we found it
ba ! 80 ST. tSa a.eu W4en "nlsky winch
Ir 80, 'n n.y.. oqt OF a top WINDOW.
90 90 80 ooi4 t, which Mrs' Iippetts claims
al L. . NY was stFohg door OF
.aTin9S e. flS 'itEI was IN the parlor.
woe go, 80 S , watched the place
"9 a. AuS usC o.
i ne wltaesS men described the eXte-
oF ~ 80 49, iOi ui tle mousse. lie told
Casa % 'i cilo ps'II0tS the par with its
- -, ~ Ni7'1' . anu elesaIlIIy Llfmsned
s,1tt -. IT,.
,,.oa ny. LINE l Natched the place
go go u9t 10 saw team drive
- - 'tie E@ta, dl1d pretty soon lamp
il5 ~ IlasIleo IN the windows.
A., AuSuSI ~, the next day, / watched
tLle notel saw team drive in dur
tLg Cn p5 ev5nllg' ana IN the afternoon
tnIee picS cliStS- Ihey were drunk
| "i.Sh CAe$ IeLL me mousse.
2epL: -, WIN OlliceF smith Of Mill
puIS' was une next Time l watched the
pace. ~ that time team dashed up
NO T1q a' ~ sI'Il1o salI out upon ap-
proaehlng tne mouse slackened their
| 6pseu ana entered the mouse.
,s StLtulu Jay S 9epI. ~ was the next
Watch' saw men go IN, and later a
IedIll GROVE IN AT the different times
! mdttlIeu me place heard botsterous
!dushter ana noise. Sept. a | raided
me place.
Deputy Sheriff f. p. Heath of East
Douglas was the next witness. He was
one OF the raldlhg Qtilcers and he told
! OF the occasion. He said that many
| glasses OF different sizes were found In
lIe QInihs room ana strong odor of
| WHISKY prevailed in the room and In
me parIoF' FROM SIX to eight whisky
| poLtIes We're Lound.
| OIilcef smith OF Millbury an old
staeer Oh a dozen years experience in
me business or catching criminals, was
the next government witness.
AEchle J. Maftln an officer from Mill
puIy, VINO also inquired IN the raid, was
liie ile@I ~ oIuer on the stand lie told
OF the circumstances OF the raid, but
oiG not add any FEATURES.
deputy SherlH John Nugent Of Black
stone tnen LOOK me stand. He told the
stolS OIL raiulhg the motel.
OlllceF Nooh was lhen recalled by
lawyer nasSeftE ana the raid Of Jan.
WSs tolu oI;
Olilcer mares NJ mayer of Oxford
Llen tTlu re court what he knew
"p %gs me aIIalr'
CH'te vi, times r. caring of oxford
tneI Iotu apout ne d, conversation he had
49, NC'N rCl ChlSeI MOON ana Mrs.
-" T T, WEI sue STATED that nothing
SoI. DetI 9oiu M AZ me mouse since last
,riLto.t.' Ihdt remark OF Mrs.
tnda,, ""' use" III curt against her