Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
CENESKY'S STORY
The Second of the lockwood
 Murderers Gives His Version.

Muf0eferS UIVeS f1lS version. The story told by Joseph Cenesky of the murder of old man Lockwood on the Park road, February r, was sim ply confirmation of that told by Ed ward Leonard, his confederate i'll crime It did not come up to the ex- pectations of those who anticipated q lurid story, but it was more detailed than Leonard's. He was not an actual spectator of the murder, having seen but one blow delivered the old man.
 But what he had to tell he told ill q better and more affecting way than Leonard did.
 His story was that he k not yet 2l, but will be i'll few months, and that he has lived at intervals about seven teen years in Waterbury. He was ill many occupations like Leonard, and his last visit to Waterbury was ill 1903, when he got work with the troll ley company as light trimmer. He also worked for the Matthews X Will lard Go and for the Plume x Atwood Go. He first met Bassett in Leonard's s room in Lawrence street, New York, last February. Bassett asked if he knew anything about old man Lock- wood and his money, and that Preston had told him lot about it.
 Cenesky said he knew only what Preston had told him six months be- fofe. To which Bassett said that Pres ton was very anxious that he should do that job and he wanted to know how much he would do it for. He asked these questions of Cenesky, knowing that he had come from Wa terbury. Bassett said it ought to be an easy job if chloroform were used and that he was we'll able to handle that drug.
 Another evening they happened to meet in the same place, Leonard's room. Joseph Bassett's brother was with them on this occasion and Bas- sett asked Joseph to go to his room in Jersey City and get his pipe and he would find the opium nearby. (rhis was the first intimation that Bassett was a dope fiend.) It was on this oc- casion that the rap on the door caused Bassett to jump from the window. His iNop "Aao tCtl itCL Bassett was then keeping company with Il girl who was in another room in the house that night. Lena Paige, suspecting detectives, refused to open the door until the parties outside re- yealed their identity. This they re- fused to do and when they went away the door was opened. Bassett's girl, also, suspected trouble, it seems, for after the parties who had startled them had gone away she leaped to the door of the room and asked if Char ley was safe." Being told that he had jumped from the window she threw him few dollars and borrowed few more from the Paige girl, which she went down stairs that evening he was arrested and taken to the police sta tion. But he was released soon after.
 A week later he saw Bassett again. Cenesky was looking for work now, and at Leonard's room he found note awaiting him telling him to go to Far ley's office on Broadway. He did not see Bassett again until he met him in Bridgeport Saturday night, February p. He found him in room on Main street lying on bed. They went out together and soon trolley car came along. Bassett gave a loud whistle. This was signal and Leonard alight. cd from the car. He had a suit case I with him. The three went back to the room and stayed there till early morning. The greater part of the night they spent smoking opium.
 Next morning, finding they could not get an early train to Waterbury, they took car, but not together, Bassett that it might make people wise" if they were seen "in bunch." They came to Waterbury from An sonia on train and arrived here at 10 o'clock. They went to Cenesky's house and Mrs Cenesky was surprised and pleased to see her boy He told her he had come with some friends to spend few days.
 After little breakfast they stared put, Bassett being very anxious to see the Lockwood place. and to please him 1 Cenesky led the way. They went out l the back way through a hole in the 1 fence. As far as possible they avoided | the public highway until they reached f the country. On the way back Cen asky met an old friend to whom he Leonard by his real name md Bassett as "Mr smith," Arriving pack home, Cenesky bought some ,weet cakes and candy. In the after noon they called at Preston's house on North Main street. It was late when | hey got back to Cenesky's house and hey threw a mattress on the floor and he three slept on 1t. Bassett told 1enesky that 1t would be we'll to get ut early in the morning and use the ,hloroform on the old man as he would be milking his cows. To this 'enesky agreed.
 It was 12:30, however, before they .ot started. They went up Bank treet, out West Main, had three drinks if beer fin a saloon near the crossing. nd then walked quickly forward. Ar lying at the watering tank on top of Vest Side hill. Bassett told Cenesky to old back. He did so. but Leonard nd Bassett walked so slowly that he vertook them. He was again bldden