The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-31
Frank Buntley Sentenced to Not
Less Than Three and Not More
Than Five Years at State PriS-
on For Rape
ONE DAY WILL BE IN
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Trial of Liquor Cases Begun,
Fitchburg Residents Being
Prominent in Some Cases as
Defendants and Witnesses
One Man Discharged

Frank Buntley of Northbridge was
sentenced to not less than three years
and not more than five years in the
! State Prison, at Charlestown, with one
day in solitary confinement, by Judge
Jabez Fox, in the Superior Criminal
Court, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The case was taken up when court
came in at 8 80 yesterday morning. The
evidence continued from the point
where it was broken off by the adj
| journment of court Tuesday.
| Celia Bourbeau was the most import
! ant witness for the commonwealth. She
( told of the relations that the prisoner
had forced her into. AS she was under
l16. these attentions constituted the
crime of rape. The jury was out but a
short time before it returned with a
verdict of guilty.
The balance of the day, exclusive Of
some small matters, was devoted to the
trial of liquor cases, which were fought
by counsel with exceeding determine
ton.
William S. Lamothe of Fitchburg
stood trial on a charge of transporting
liquors. The jury brought in verdict
of guilty. officers Flaherty and Har-
rover of Fitchburg testified that the
defendant took a gallon jug Of whisky
to an eating house without having
complied with the law The defendant
said the jug was empty and that the
delivery was not q part of his express
business. Sentence was deferred.
Walsh & Walsh for defendant
| Charles Mcmahon of Fitchburg was
tried on a complaint for liquor keep
ing. The witnesses for the common
wealth told a story of finding the de-
PENDANT serving beer in a grove and
going through the motions of removing
| his hand from his pocket. The defend
ant admitted the drinking. but said it
was not his beer. Edward O'Meara
said Charles Berley bought the beer
| on Saturday night and hauled it into
/ the woods O'Meara said that he stayed
| in the vicinity of the beer most of the
/ time. He was a sentinel for the rest
I of the crowd. A third witness testified
| that he had contributed to buy the
beer. The jury was absent some time
before it rendered a verdict of not
guilty. McMahon was discharged.
| Albert W. FarnswOrth of Northboro,
charged with transporting liquor into
1 the town Aug. %, was tried. He was
1 represented by Henry L. Parker. Jr. In
/ the counts set up it appeared that the
| TRANSPORTATION was obtained through
an expressman on the order of one
/ Rhodes. who was alleged to be clerk
! of the defendant. There was a dispute
las to the admission of evidence regard
ling previous deliveries to Farnsworth.
| Assistant District Attorney George S.
/ Taft argued for admission. which was
granted. Mr. Parker took an exeep-
( ton. At 4 50 the trial was suspended
until today.
/ William Mcdonald Of Worcester,
charged with being drunk, was de-
lfaulted.
4 Patrick Cannon. charged severally
with assault and theft from the per-
son, pleaded guilty. The cases were
placed on file. Sullivan & O'Connell
appeared for him.
/ Charles H. Miller of Westboro,
charged with assault with intent to
murder Melina Sickel of Westboro. re-
tracted his plea and answered guilty
after the charge had been changed to
simple assault Court imposed a SEN
+ tence Of six months at hard labor in
either of the houses Of correction in
Worcester County.
The trial list for today includes two
: Of the most interesting and important