The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
ARREST MADE IN
THE BENNETT CASE

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starting and drove from his hone to
Mr.. Glaciers. He waited for Mr. Glaz-
Ter to get ready and both men drove
over the road. to Worcester. Thes put
the team up at RandalPs stable and
then took a train for Boston. They
spent the day in Boston and returned
to Worcester last evening intending to
go back home over the road il the
wagon when arrested.
The inspectors seemed to think that
it would be impossible for Bennett not
to know of the murder, but he says that
he heard nothing of it Thursday even
ing. He says he was at Mr.. Glazer's
house part of the evening and spent
part of the time at the Falmouth hfuse.
He was not sure as to the eXactsime
he spent at these places, but was out
between the hours Of z and 8 O'Clock,
when the murder was committed. He
heard nothing of it while journe.in
around, and this statement seemed
strange to the inspectors as it was the
sole topic of conversation for the tesi-
dents of the town after Mrs BeHnett
found her husband lying dead on the
kitchen floor with his head battered al
most to jelly.
MONEY IN HIS POCKET.
He went to bed at his home, he says,
and when on the train on the wat to
Boston, first learned of the mutder
when he read the dispatch in a Boston
paper. He was searched thoroughly by
the inspectors and in his pocket was
found SSS.56. He said that $50 of this
had been given to him by Mr.. Glakier
for work done by him on the lathr's
farm, and the remainder of the mohey
was some he had in his pockets.
He was piled with questions by the
police officers, and appeared very her
vous towards the close of the inter
view. which is not at all unnatural as
he was under a heavy strain. The
time from O'clock Thursday even-
ing until the moment he was arrested,
was gone over very carefully by the
officers.
When told by Inspector O'Day that
he would be held for the murder ihe
did not break down, but stated that
{ he thought it was wrong. as it would
tend to put him in a bad light. He
walked down stairs with the officers,
and was led away to a cell without
showing any visible signs of breaking
down. other than being apparently
quite nervous VI
He had on a new pair of russell shiks
which he says he purchased in Gafh
ner on Thursday afternoon.
GLACIERS STORY TALLIEs. n
Mr. Glacier. when questioned by TIE
officers. told the same story of the a.
fair as did Bennett, starting from tile
time he called at Mr.. Glaciers houe
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning UNI
they were found by the inspectors lh
Front street. III
He said that when Bennett came lib
his house with his rig, he said nothiis
of the murder, and he knew nothilE
of it himself. They drove over tie
road to Worcester and took the trat
for Boston. Mr. Bennett spoke aboA
making the trip to Boston, some tirle
ago, and Monday night it was agreed
that they would go to Boston I'd
gether
On the train from Worcester MID
Glazier says he purchased two BostEn
papers, the Herald and Globe, and lhe
passed one to Bennett and read the
other himself Bennett first read tie
story in the Boston papers about Tho
murder in Natick Thursday and th{9
asked to see the other paper in ordlst
to see the account that paper had.
SURPRISE AT NEWS. J
Mr.. Glazier handed the paper owe,
to Bennett, and it was then that Ben
nett noted the item about the murde'
in Hubbardston. He said that /.
seemed almost too bad for any one to
murder the poor old man for his
money, as a child could take his money
away without any difficulty
He remarked it several times during
the day, and always said that the poor
old man could have been relieved of his
money by a child. On the return to
Worcester they purchased papers to
see the account, but had not read them
when found by the inspectors.
Mr.. Glazier also told the officers that
he gave Bennett $50 Thursday for work
done by him on his farm, and that Ben
nett had only spent about SO during the
day. The officers allowed Mr.. Glazier
to leave the station, and last night he
put up at the Waldo House.
4 WHAT POLICE THINK.
Inspectors O'Day and Stone feel that
1t would be hardly probable that man
living as near to the scene of the muir
der as does Bennett to remain in igno-
rance of the affair. He does not live
more than 100 yards from the murdered
mans home. and one house can easily
be seen from the other.
The police also had a story to the
effect that the murdered man and Ben
nett were together in Martin Rollins
blacksmith shop in the town, Thurs
day afternoon, when the old man spoke
of going to Gardner. This meant, ac-
cording to his friends, that he was
going to make a deposit, and some
weight was attached to the story by
the police. Bennett denied that he
was in the blacksmith shop on Thurs
day afternoon, when questioned by the
officers.
The police are Of the opinion that
the murderer must have known the
exact location of everything in the Ben
nett homestead, and evidently knew the
old man very well. Everything in con-
nection with the murder goes to show
that the perpetrator of the crime knew
the place well, and the police think the
weapon used shows that the murder
was committed without much plan
ming. n Putting everything together,
the local officers are of the opinion that
they have done the proper thing in
holding Bennett for further inyestiga-
ton.
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