Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-07
THE CRIME Leonard Tells of Lock-
 wood Murder. COLD FLOODED Man Trying to Save His Own Neck Gives the Full Story and Places
 Blame on Others
 for Crime.

of the men on trial for murder
 the morning after the murderous as-
 sault. The night before they stayed
 at Cenesky's house on North Leonard
 street and the following morning they
 walked to Naugatuck and there took
 a train to Bridgeport.
 Not word was said by either of
 them on the way, but Bassett, on ar-
 irving at Bridgeport, was anxious to
 get rid of the old coat he had taken
 from Lockwood's house. Cenesky
 paid Leonard's fare to Bridgeport and
 the three of them reached New York
 that night. and there they lost sight of
 each other for a while This closed
 Leonard's direct testimony. Preston
 was in Brooklyn while they were ill
 Waterbury.
 The cross-examination began with
 Leonard telling once more, but in more detail, the story of his fife since he came to this country in 1882. From this it would appear that he was a man of many parts, acting at different times in the capacity of coachman, cook, waiter, gardener, trolley hand and strike breaker. During the trolley strike here he was motorman on al. the lines. but especially on the North
 Main and Bank street line. He was here about a year.
 Coming down to his meeting with Bassett, he denied testifying before the coroner that he called Bassett into his room in the house on Lawrence street,
 New York, or that he sent Lena Paige Co. m In anf n few times before that. but not to speak to. Bassett said Good even ing" and Leonard responded. He in vited Bassett to seat and Bassett said: I'll introduce myself" Leon ard then broached the subject of Lock.
 woods money, as he had heard of it from Preston. Cenesky, Preston and a fellow named August Smith told him about the money three weeks before in a house on Pearl street. New York.
 Leonard was arrested on April IS, and he first told this story in police headquarters in New York. It took Preston three minutes to describe the place where Lockwood kept his money. Bassett asked him how much money he saw and Preston said the old man told him he had $20,000. Bassett then said he would do the job for half of what he would find in the house. Be fore this Preston had told Leonard of the money, but there was no sugges- ton of robbery. It was Preston who thought of introducing Bassett to the affair. He said he would like to see Bassett about the job, and Lena Paige said she would call him. This took place in Leonard's room on Lawrence street. The girl. who lived on Clay street when she was in Waterbury, left the room and soon after came back with Bassett. It was then planned how to rob the old man. Leonard objected to using chloroform, but Bassett said he could use it safely because he had used 1t with success on whole family in Harlem only two weeks before. Leonard did not make this statement to the coroner and he could not explain why he did not.
 When he objected to chlOrofOrR. Bassett said he need not take a hand In the job. He Bassett. and the Oth. CTS could get along without him.
 The next meeting took place in Gen. esky's room a few nights later and the robbery was discussed again said he knew the Lockwood house well and that he and q fellow named Smith and another named Nils sel had been there to rob 1t, but did not make the attempt. This was in September, 1903. Cenesky did not ex- plain why he did not attempt to rob the house, if he did Leonard could not recall it.
 At the second meeting Bassett told Tenesky how to use chloroform and hat he had used it on family in liar em. Leonard always opposed the use If this drug on the grounds that 1t would not be right. and he said that r t was to figure in the job he would nave nothing to do with 1t. It was finally agreed that Leonard shouh ake part in 1t because Bassett had little faith in Preston. He said Pres l on did not know how to do a job any way and that If he did he did not ] lnOw enough to keep quiet about it.
 Going back to the second meeting. l which was interrupted by a knock at l he door and Bassett's flight through a | window and on to a roof. Leonard said | 3assett fed because he feared detec. | ives. The party who knocked would | lot announce his business. but merely | sked. s'Open the door. please"
 In his testimony before the coroner leonard testified that Bassett was iD | Ils room only twice. and that Cenesky. | Ike Bassett. had little faith In Pres on'S silence. Now. however. I.pnnarl | rOuld say that Bassett was in his oOm three times and that he met him nIy three times in New York.
 The revolver with which Leonard | ras armed on leaving New York he ought in Waterbury when he came ere as a strike breaker. All three rpre armed. Cenesky had had his reapon in pawn. It was & caIiber rhIle Leonarf-s was g
 Attorney Russell here produced a re- oliver and asked Isonard If It was nyfhinx ike Cenesky's. Attoruey .eIlozg held that aTr Russell was try ig to deceive the witness. and Mr iusSell admitted that ke had con paled part of the weapon A brief ispute ensuei- after which witness lid Ceneky's revolver seemed to be
 little larger. Beonsrd said he saw | svolver Ike Cene<ky's in the grand m rom, and Mr Russell undrrfo.ok question him as to what he had said , the grand jury. Mr KeIlorg object ! and was sustained and MT RusF.r sok an exception. the arst enc in the