Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-13
lOMINUTESLONG Question Asked of Dr Crane To-day IN MURDER TRIAL Dr Crane Said Any One of the Blows Would Have Caused Death-Preston on the
 Stand-Flat Denial
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 timony.


 the circumstances of LockwOods life
 and physical condition from the time
 he was ill Dickinson's feed store. on
 West Main street at 6:30 o'clock on
 the morning of the day he was as-
 saulted until the day of his death.
 what in his opinion caused the old
 mans death. considering he was 79
 years old. The answer was that ill
 his opinion any one of the eleven
 wounds inflicted was sufficient to
 cause death. Any blow on the head
 that left mark after six weeks
 would be likely to cause death.
 The fact that for some days after
 the assault the old man did not call on doctor. that he attended his cattle, and his house, showed that hIs actions were merely mechanical and that he did not know how seriously he was hut.
 Dr POore also gave expert medical
 testimony and Mir Kellogg then an nounced the close of the states case.
 Preston was immediately called for the defense. He testified that he lives at 221 Locust street and last Febru- ary he lived at 239 Pearl street. New
 York. He was motorman in Brook lyn and strike breaker in New York during the subway and elevated road strike. He knew Lockwood since he, Preston, was nine years old. He met Cenesky and Leonard in his place on Pearl street and they told him they were going to Waterbury to do man named Lockwood or a man employed by the Plume X Atwood company. They wanted him to go with them but he said he was all right. They had a good crook named Grover or Rover going with them they said. Three weeks before this they had introduced him to Grover Finding Preston was not inclined to go with them they tried to borrow money from him. He told Cenesky that he would get into trouble if he attempted anything in Water bury and Cenesky said he did not care as it was case of prison bars or a -IOf of money for him.
 He did not kntw when they started for Waterbury. A fellow named Smith told him they had gone to Waterbury. Preston was never in the front room of the house where Leonard lived un- til after their return from Waterbury. He saw Cenesky and the Paige girl there then. Cenesky and Leonard went to his room one night after con- ing from Waterbury and they said they had done job in Waterbury and had killed old man Lockwood. They told of pawning an overcoat belong ing to Grover in Bridgeport and Of tearing up mattresses at Lockwo0d's. Grover, they said. introduced himself as a trolley man and as the old man was signing the book Grover struck him on the head. Lockwood then got up and grappled with Leonard. There was tussle. Lockwood had his mus ket and put Leonard over it.n Grover then struck Lockwood. Cenesky enter ed the house then and saw a lot Of axes in the corner of the bed room and it was his opinion that Cenesky told him he struck the old man. CenesLy told hiu also that he found $500 anl a bank book in the house.
 Next day Preston went to Leon ards room. He saw the Paige girl there. Leonard was absent. Grover is young fellow of twenty one. dark hair and light build He laI no oc. cupation Witness met Grover that day and had an hours talk with hin. He would say positively that BdSset. was not Grover and he did net see Leonard after his return from ,Elttr bury. There were in New York at that time Cenesky's brother Anthony. Aug Ist Smith and his brother. Adam. aud one named Egnan known as White Spot"
 A friend sent Preston q newspaper telling of the assault on Lockwood and he showed it to Cenesky who said they'll never catch me" N0tl- ing was said about chlorofurm until their return from Waterbury and then they said Grover tried it on Lock wood and it had no effect. Preston denied suggesting the job. He knew about it until after it was done At the meetings in Leonari's room at which it has been testified the plans were made tO rOb LOckN O0d not a word was said about such 3 thing They talked merely of strike and strike breaking. IL was a year ago last spring in Waterbury he first beard of rObbing Lockwood August Smith and another spoke of it and they were laying" for another at the time. Cenesky. August Smith and a few others were present There were 2 number of dissensiOnS and Cenesky said he was laying" out the house and be wanted more heip. Several times Cencsky said he had watched the place. Cenesky told him they asel a shot gun, a revolver and bafchet on Lockwood.
 Preston said be was arrested here 10 April taken before the coroner and made a statement. He wss next talk pn to New York and saw Cenesky and Leonard in the police station. Genes kv's statement was rad to him there. After his return tO Waterbury he was taken to jail and has been confined there sinee.
 Up tO yesterday morning in isfl Preston said he had never spoken tO BasSett before in his life and yesfer. iay morning Bassett- by mistake. Preston thought. came ts his cell and he told him he was at the wrong door. These were the only words he ever said to Basseft He spoke several times to CeneSky and 1.aonzrl and they went to his cell several tines. AZ.