Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-13

to fasten the murder of Lockwood on
 Bassett or ever hinted to him any such thing. He was chum of Cenesky years ago when they worked togeth- CT in Plume X Atwood's shop. He used to watch him playing cards in Bantler's saloon in the Brooklyn dis trict but he never heard him there saying anything about robbing Lock wood.
 Under cross-examination Preston said Grover had dark hair and that he might have said to the coroner that he called Grover Charley. Preston would not swear either way that Bassett was or was not Grover. He thought he identified a photograph of Bassett as that of Grover last spring but now he would say that he said then it re sembled Bassett. He would not say now that Bassett was the man he saw in New York. He did hear 1t talked of robbing Lockwood but he never was in the conversation himself nor was the originator of the idea. Posi- lively he denied ever telling Francis Missell that he intended going alone to rob Lockwood. John Spellman, Ed ward Lewis, Cenesky. Missell and the Smiths were the men with whom he associated with while here in Water bury when 1t was spoken of several times to rob Lockwood.
 One day on the green last spring it was talked of robbing Lockwood and soon after he took Cenesky to New York because he had heard Cenesky had determined to do the job. After he had been told the job was done he did not inform the authorities of if. In fact he said they had told him so much about the assault that he did not believe they had done it. Soon after he received the newspaper clipping. The reason he did not in- form the. authorities was because he had been threatened by Grover, yet when he was arrested he made a clean breast of it Then he had no fear for his life. In jail be was confined fin a cell next to Bassett. He could have spoken to Bassett if he cared to but he never did. He denied speaking to Detective Dodds about a rewani but did hear there was a reward offered.
 Preston was shown a picture but would not say it was Bassett. He ' q admit however, that he told De. tective DOdds that the man represent ed in the picture was in Sing Sing prison. Qualifying this he said Ceit- rllk.' told him that the mau who was him at L0ckwood's was in Sing Sinr. This was aboTt March 18th while they were strike breaking in New York. SLUG TWO
 This afternoon Cenesky WAS recalled tO the stand and testified that he did not inquire for work at any place on the day of the assault. This statement Is contradictory to The evidence given ly Mrs Joy. Coroner Mix was also called to testify in regard to the state ment given to him by Cenesky. The evidence given in court differed from that given to the coroner.
 When Preston was caled 10 the stand a feeling of great surprise pass. ed through the court room for 1t was expected that if he went on the stand at all it would be for the state. His middle stah1 on the question of B1s- Sett's presence in Leonard's room ard his attitude on the photograph helped to put surprise on surprise.
 Ii Is now believed that all the men mentioned in the case win be eallo,l upon to testify and as many of them Eve In town there will be 70 difficulty in reGI hing them but the case will i,C considerably prolonged During the past few days Preston has been d,e nled the p-ivileee he had st the open ing of the case of sitting near h.s mother in the Egiience.