The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-08
POLICE Are PUZZLED
Can Account for Dis
appearance Of
Plants.
TREFTS IN THE CLINTON PARK.
Candidates for Representa-
tives and Senator Be-
ing Discussed.

Clinton, June 7-Chief Bates is puz-
.zled because of the recent disappear
ance at intervals of six days of three
of the choicest plants from the beds
in the corner of Central park, near
Chestnut street and Church street.
The latest theft took place sometime
Tuesday night. The thief came well
equipped, and went away with hand
some geranium in full bloom. The plant
was dug from its bed with evident care.
1t was wrapped with somewhat less
care, because the police were able to
follow the rascal on his, or her, home
ward journey for number Of rods by
a trail of dirt that sprinkled along the
sidewalk on the right side of Church
street. The thief left the park by the
Church street gate, on the upper side,
and went up Church street.
About six days before this theft,
handsome begonia was uprooted in
very much the same way, and earlier
than this the first begonia was re-
moved.
The police are keeping a sharp look
out for a flower bed with a geranium
and two begonias in it. They believe
that all the thefts were by the same
person.
Special Caspar Wahl, who has been
doing duty in Central park, is engaged
in other employment that will not per
NIT him to lend his assistance in pro-
tecting the park, for some time to
come. With the assistance of some of
the regular men, Special Vail had
succeeded in subduing all of the row.
dyism that sometimes made the park
unpleasant, earlier in the season.
1t is early, but talk political is on
deck, early as it is. This is one of the
few towns in Worcester county in
which there is competition between the
parties, which may account for the
greater endurance Of politics in CONVEX
sation. Candidates for representative
and for senator are talked of. 1t is gen
orally conceded that S. Ives Wallace
can be renominated for representative,
if he desires to be. He made a clean
record in the state house during his
first term. There is a substantial rumor
that Wellington z. Parkhurst will en-
ter the race for senator.
Many people believe that he can re-
ceive the franchise of the Clinton dele
RaIlOn
upon the ground that it is his turn. On
several different occasions Mr.. Park
hurst has refused to confuse the issue
between other candidates for the nom
nation, by himself withdrawing. Mr..
Parkhurst was early in the field, last
year, but it developed that Charles G.
Bancroft had a prior claim to the dele
CATION. Mr.. Bancroft's victory was not
of much use, however, because Former
Mayor Harrington carried the cOnYen-
ton.
Mr.. Parkhurst's friends believe him
to be popular enough, with all classes
of voters in this town and the smaller
towns in the district, to get delegates
enough to win. They point to the ex-
cellent showing he made when he was
elected representative in the old A. P.
A. days, as proof. It is certainly true
that his observation-disclosures his liberal
ity, and his generous disposition make
Mr.. Parkhurst a dangerous opponent
for Mr.. Harrington in the senatorial
arena.
There is also talk that Walter will
seek the nomination, although it may
be premature. Mr.. Howard was repre-
sentative for several terms. Mr.. Park
hurst is well known as the bother of
DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst of New York
who frequently comes to visit him
here.
officer Michael F. Smith was very
near fright, this morning, when he
discovered that John W. Mccartney,
whom he had just arrested, drunk and
reckless, had dynamite enough in one
of his coat pockets to dismiss the old
shack of a police station to a place
where repairs are unknown, if 1t could
be used to effect that economy.
Smith was searching his man, when
he in
brown paper, which might have been
a piece of broom handle, as far as ap-
pearance went. Look out" said a man
who stood near. that fellow may be
loaded with dynamite"
Loaded with rum, all right" said
Smith.
Both guesses were correct. The con-
tents of the cylindrical package were
dynamite, perfectly dry and ready TO
go off with persons and property.
Officer Smith is familiar with blast
ing operations, as they have been con-
Quoted on a large scale since the work
of the reservoir began. He knows that
dynamite will withstand almost any or
binary jar of handling, that it will
burn silently away if a match is
touched to it, and that it is even safer
TO handle than gunpowder. Neverthe-
less he did not bang the cylindrical
package down upon the table, as he
had intended to do.
He laid it down, gently and almost
deferentially.
He locked his prisoner up, and turned
the putty-like stick over to Chief
Bates. That gentleman deposited the
explosive in the wash basin in his Of
fee, and covered it with water, where
it will remain, inert and harmless as
so much putty, until il is brought into
court, with Mccartney, tomorrow
morning as exhibit two.
The stuff is about the color of putty,
and has the consistency and general
appearance of good, stiff putty.
Mccartney is a character. He was
employed in the blasting operations at
tendant upon the construction Of the
tunnel. last year. He says he has
worked with dynamite and other eX-
plosives for years. He is about p years
old. He came TO town yesterday from
AIiddletown, Conn. He was not himself
all day yesterday. but he did not seem
TO be drunk Today he had plenty Of
the creature aboard when officer Smith
found him on Church street.
The case of Charles H. O'Malley VS..
the Twenty-Five Associates, is unique