The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
The Present Sitting of the Super
ior Court Remarkable for the
Large Number of Cases Deal
ing with ImmoralitieS
VERDICT OF GUILTY IN
CLINTON FAIR CASE
Examination Into the Charge
Against WinSIoW G. Davis
Postponed Until Physicians
Who Are Acquainted With the
Facts Can Be Summoned

The present session of the Superior
Criminal Court is likely to be short, but
it is proving one of the most unpleas-
ant the officers have ever experienced,
on account of the number of cases
dealing with immoralities of a most re-
voting character.
Three such cases were heard, yeSter-
day, one of which will not be finished
until this morning.
Court came in at $50 o'clock. The
first case called ives that against Will
liam Belleville, who was indicted by
the grand jury for maintaining an i'll
fame nuisance on Clinton Fair grounds,
in September. The nuisance was tent
some by 10 feet. Clinton officers tes-
titled that they saw men entering and
leaving the tent after dark. The ar
rest of two women known as Mabel
Forrest and Mabel White, was testi-
fed to by Chief of Police Oren B.
Bates of Clinton. The defendant was
arrested by State Detective Drummond
on a charge of adultery, which was
changed in the grand jury room to the
present indictment
The defendant claims a residence in
Pawtucket, R. 1. The jury was ex-
cused at 10 o'clock until 2.30. Coming
in at that hour they heard the charge
of Judge Jabez Fox. AT $3.50 they
brought in a verdict of guilty. The
District Attorney called up the case
at 5.15 for sentence, when Sullivan &
OConnell filed a motion for a stay on
the ground that the verdict was against
the law, the evidence and the weight
of the evidence.
Winslow G. Davis, a wrinkled, hollow
checked and gray haired man, was
placed on trial on the charge of incest.
The hearing had been in progress for
some few minutes, when Thomas c..
Carrigan, counsel for the defendant,
and the district attorney agreed that
it would be advisable in the interest of
fairness to withdraw the case from the
jury, and reserve it for the next term
of the court.
The specific reason was the necessity
of securing the attendance of DIR. Max
well of Grafton and DR.. Frank G. Fay
of this city, who attended Josephine
Davis, the alleged daughter of the ac-
cused, at various times.
Miss Davis was the first witness
sailed. She said she lived in Grafton
Centre with her grandmother. She Wis
tied the accused at his home on Jacques
Avenue, Worcester and lived in Halls
block on Chandler Street, they having
different rooms In December, 1900,
She had a fit in the house of the defen-
| dant. She became unconscious. When
she recovered her senses she discov-
cred that violence had been committed
| against her. She remained with her
father over an interval of three weeks.
| The act was repeated four times a
week. She was severely cross exam
| ined by Attorney Carrigan, as to why
she did not go back to Grafton imme-
diately, instead of staying with her
father for three weeks. He developed
the fact that the child was born at
the house of the grandmother in Graf
ton. The witness insisted that her own
father was the parent of this child
Mrs. Ada Stevens of "A Chandler
Street testified that the defendant and
the girl came to her and rented two
rooms in which the girl did light
housekeeping.
AT this point the case was suspended
If the witnesses who are wanted can
be obtained the case will be taken up
at this term of court, otherwise it will
go over.
Frank Buntley of Northbridge was
put on trial on charge of rape. Ce-
liza Bourbeau, who is under 16 years old
his alleged victim, was the first wit
ness. She said that his relations with
the defendant had been Illicit Other
witnesses corroborated her testimony
The accused testified partly in broken
English and partly through an inter
prefer. He said the only thing he ever
did to Celia was to put his hand on her
The hearing was discontinued at 4.45
and the jury excused until $50 today
Francis McGrath stood trial on
charges of disturbing the peace and
drunkenness. He was his own counsel,
questioned witnesses in his own de-
Tense, and testified in his own behalf
Officers Brennan and McCarty testified
that they found the accused on Front
Street fighting with another man. He
was drunk. The defendant said he had
not taken a drink for three months
previously. Assistant District Attorney
Taft nolle pressed the charge of dis
turbing the peace. The jury found a
verdict of guilty of drunkenness. He
was sentenced to serve four months IN
the House of Correction.
William Croake of Worcester was
brought in for sentence on a charge of
drunkenness. He was given three
months in the House of Correction.
John Calvin, Worcester, was brought
in for sentence on charge of being
drunk, and he was placed under bond
of 500.
Timothy ]. Donovan and Homer
Fridette of Spencer were brought in on
charges of breaking and entering a
dwelling house in Spencer. They plead
ed guilty, and their casees were placed
on file. They were confided to the care
of Col. ]. NJ. brennan.
Following is the assignment of cases
for today
Frank Buntley, rape; Chas McMa-
hon, liquor keeping; VIM. S. Lamothe,
liquor keeping; Albert w. Farnsworth,
liquor keeping; Thomas Abbott, dis
turbing meeting.
Court adjourned at $40 p. m. until
$50 this morning