The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-09

been a tax collector, but had been APP
pointed by the selectmen to look after
delinQuents. He had conversation with
assessors, relative to making certain
attachments, but never knew of them
doing it.
nothing in rebuttal. John r. Thayer
made an eloquent argument for Kelley.
It was to the general effect that while
Kelley was doubtless short in his ac-
counts, there was never any purpose
on his part to defraud the town of
the use of the money. He never in
tended to embezzle it. There was never
at any time any guilt in his heart His
/ bookkeeping might have been bad, but
he must not be imprisoned on that ac-
count.
District Attorney Hoar made the ar
gument for the state. In clear and
logical statement he brought the evil
dence before the jury, claiming the fail
ure of Kelley to put the names of
Whipple, La Pierre and the others on
the delinquent list if he believed they
had not paid their taxes, or to credit
them with the amount on his own
book, # he believed they had paid him
was conclusive as to his intent. Mr..
Hoar also went into the balances show
ing upon Kane's books, comparing
them with the balances credited to him
upon like dates upon the books of the
treasurer of the town of Warren, which
Mr.. Hoar said indicated that while ac-
tually holding considerable sums KEEL
ley had turned over much smaller sums
to the town.
The case was given to the jury on
seven counts which the district at
torney selected from the 40 counts in
the indictment These counts were
numbered in the complaint l, 3, 5, Z, s, 9
and 49, Under them the state alleged
substantially that Kelley had collected
and failed to pay over to the town
sums of money paid for taxes to him
by George A. Lane, Clarence L.
Thompson, John Harris, Lafayette La
Pierre, Florence L. Williams, Moses K.
Whipple and Mary Lyons.
Judge Fox charged the jurors briefly
and they were sent out at 4.05 o'clock.
At o'clock the jury went to supper at
Bay State House in charge of deputy
sheriff.
The trial Of John Cupta, charged
with breaking and entering the shop of
Byran A. Stockwell of Douglas, with
Andrew Cupta and Joseph Bonbara,
Dec. IA, was begun at 40. Common
wealth was represented by Assistant
District Attorney George S. Taft. The
defendant was represented by Simon G.
Friedman. The hearing had pro-
ceeded half an hour when the defend
ant retracted his plea. District At
torney Hoar asked to have Cupta put
on probation, because his wife and two
babies would be destitute if the defend
ant was taken away.
John Bonbara, charged with being as
ISOLATED in the breaking, also pleaded
guilty and was placed on probation.
Edward P. Heath was recognized for
the care of each prisoner. Judge Fox
thanked the members of the panel for
their service and discharged them for
the term.
! The case of Thomas P. Abbott Of
worcester, charged with disturbing a
meeting was placed on file. Sullivan
J & O'Connell appeared for him Abbott is
leader of the Democratic Social party
| in Worcester County, and was the par
tvs candidate for senator in the Sec
: ond Worcester district in the last state
election.
William Belleville, charged with keep
ling an ill-fame nuisance, was sentenced
to pay a fine of SIS He had spent two
months in Jail Belleville was convicted
of maintaining a tent and two women,
last September, on the grounds of the
Worcester East Fair Association. Mary
Belleville, his mother. testified that
lBelleville had been contributing 50 a
week to her support.
| Peter ]. O'Connell, Worcester, charged
with drunkenness, was placed on pro-
baton.
Guissippi Pizzo, charged with lewd
rehabilitation with Rosamonda Lintine
was released on probation.
Stanley Provan, Berlin, charged with
lrape, was defaulted. Provan was
lstation agent at Berlin
Patrick Joy, Worcester, assault and
battery, was defaulted.