Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-07

was cldlHeu Dy llUlle g1fl. IL Qld
 not develop whether or not he return
 ed it to her.
 Cenesky suggested that they walk past Lockwood's house to see if the
 old man was around. They did not see him at first, but on their return
 they saw him in the yard. Bassett
 delegated Cenesky to stand at the gate
 and keep lookout, and then said, i've will go in and have the old man sign this" taking out the notebook which
 has been referred to before. Bassett
 directed the movements of the others.
 The book incident seemed to have been
 an afterthought of Bassett, for accord
 ing to Leonard 1t did not figure in the occurrence until they reached the wa
 tering trough on West Main street. He denied ever telling Bassett that
 the trolley company contemplated run
 ming line up West Side hill or that
 he suggested this idea to Bassett. On
 the contrary, he said BasSett asked
 him to take the book and ask Lock
 wood to sign it. Later, however, he
 said he would do all the talking and
 that while the old man would be sign
 ing the book he would apply the chloroform. At the watering trough
 this conversation took place and Leon-
 ard did not object to the use of the
 drug because Bassett told him it
 would be all right. On the way up to
 Lockwood's Bassett showed him the
 bottle of chloroform as he was taking
 1t from his vest pocket to put 1t in his coat pocket. sf
 Bassett was always talking of usir.3 the chloroform. His original idea of "doing the iob," as the murder is ire quently called, was to go to Lock woods as he would be milking his cows, and to get up behind him and apply the drug. Leonard was to ac- company him and he assured Leonard there would be no injury inflicted on the old man. for it would be an easy matter to rob the house while the old man was unconscious,
 An idea of the length of the cross examination may be had from the fact that it was noon to-day before Leonard reached the actual assault.
 When Bassett asked the old man to sign the book if he favored the trolley road. he said he did and that he had already sold some of his property to the trolley company. He asked if his neighbors had signed the book and was told they had, whereupon he said he would get his glasses and sign the book. Leonard held the book and did not speak word. He identified the interior of the room where the nun, der occurred, from the photographs taken of 1t. and told how the furniture was placed. The table at which the old man sat to sign the book was in the center of the room, so that his as- sailants had plenty of space to movt about. As the old man was turning the leaves of the book Bassett drew a revolver and holding 1t by the bar rel, hit him on the head with it. BotlI were standing behind him at the time, Bassett on his left and Leonard on his right side. At the first blow Lock- wood got up and made for Bassett, but he staggered backwards and Leonard held him up and said severai ! times. Don't hit him, Charley" still he did not try to prevent Bassett from striking again. He simply stood still and looked on at Bassett raining blows with his revolver on the old mans head. Three blows were struck when the revolver broke and then Rassett seized hatchet. Leonard said he felt like saving the old man, hut he knew he was not able. He was worked up to a pitch of excitement 1 and though he had q loaded revolver l in his pocket and was older and as strong as Bassett. he made no attempt 1, to interfere.
 While Bassett was striking the old l man with the revolver, the latter tried | to close in on him and his assailant was walking backward. But when the revolver broke and Bassett picked up the hatchet and renewed the attack | the old man backed toward his room. The handle of the hatchet also broke.
 The old man managed to get to his room and seize his musket. but be- fore he could use 1t Bassett was on him and shouted to Leonard. Come up here: he's got his gun; you must help me"
 , Leonard tarried and Bassett said No lAAA. NtAEiAs bAls Nbu ~ dead one: call in Joe.' Bassett was struggling with the old man for the gun at this time and was finally sue cessful and fioored his victim with one blow.
 Leonard called in Cenesky and they went to the room fin time to see the end of the struggle for the gun. As he was calling Cenesky he heard the old man cry out. "oh, oh!'
 Leonard identified the gun already referred to as the one used by Bassett and illustrated how the blows were struck that felled the old man. The chair was placed in the witness stand and he showed how the old man sat In it when fellel hy the blow of the gun. Illustrating the blow. he firsr held the gun horizontally In both hands and he then quickly raised the butt end and with great force brought t down on an imaginary ohiecr. Bas- ,ett appeared Co study the movements lf Leonard. but did not change his at- titude a particle.
 RasSpfI was in the bedroom stand nc beside the prostrate form of Lock wood when Ceuesky came In and he old Ceuesky to quickly go up stairs and get that money out of that unk.- Cenesky and Leonard went Ip stairs and searched one room. They ld not look for another room and he would not say if there were two 'ooms. They saw a bureau and iearched the three drawers in it. but .0und uothinE only old papers and a