The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

20 watch them. To spy upon them ant
to report on their conduct department
and habits. that shortly after the de
mise OF said Henry Bigelow, deponvni
left the country, aud was absent there
from for about three years; that upon
returning, deponeut rOOmed for time al
the East River hotel; that while ut said
East River hotel hr encountered said Al
ucd BigclOw In the bar room thereof
aud frequently drank with him over the
bar That, thereafter, for o. considerable
time, dcpOnont was again absent from
the country, but returned 20 II one year
ago the twelfth day Of July last. That
again encountered, as ne supposed Ht the
time, said Alfred IiEclOw, on the street. .
ana addressed said hselow; but that
said Alfred BigolOw, as he then supposed
the man 90 DE, refused 10 recognize de-
puuont ana then ana there treated this
deponent with coutumoly und contempt.
Whorcupon. said dHpoucus being outraged
ana indignant because Of the refusal Of
recognition ON the part Of said supposed
Alfred Bgelow as aforesaid, followed
said BIgclOw, and Watchcd him, ana
spled upon him aud said dcponent con
tinued 10 follow, watch and spy upon
said Blgelow at Intervals thereafter and
whenever the opportunity offered, until
eleven days before the making OF this
deposition; and that the reasons why said
dcponeut has not followed. watched and
spicd upon said Bigelow since said date
forth. DeponCnt further states that "a
further object he had for following,
watching and spying upon said Riselow.
after the cOntemptuOus treatment as
aforesaid. was that he. said dcpOnent,
might personally profit thereby
"DepOnent further states, on oath, that
on the twelfth day Of July, last past, he
was at the village OF Winepauk, Connect
cut, having walked 10 said place from
South NOrwak. I'm said state; that while
there hc saw said BigelOw, as he then
supposed him TO be- I'm an automobile. on
the main street Of said village; that said
Bigelow was accompanied only by one
other person. who drove the automobile;
that said automobile was brought TO a
stop at the curb near where deponent was
standing at the time; that said person
left the automobile and boarded a pass
ing trolley car bound towara South Nor
walk: that said Bigclow changed his seat
10 the one under the steering wheel; that
deponent thereupon glided forward ana
contrived by the exercise OF great skill 10
climb into the tOnncau Of said automo.
bile, uunOticed by said BigelOw; that soon
thereafter the automobile star ted torwarl
at n rapid speed. with said Bigelow driv
ing and with this deponent concealed In
the tOnneau thereof; that for more than
an hour thereafter the car continued IN
uninterrupted journey; that when IL came
to "a stop, deponent looked about him for
the first time discovering that said car
had been brought TO a stop within an
outbuilding OF deserted farm, the Dulid
ings Of which were In fdlrly good repair
Notwithstanding. DepOnent further says
that, then, said Bigelow got down from
the car and left IL where 1t was, closing
same with "a key In his possession, there
by causing said deponent some difficulty
I'm extricating himself from the place
That when said deponent was again out
side the outbuilding as aforesaid. said
BlgClow was already some distance down
the road and walking rapidly; that de-
ponent followed: that after walking a
short distance, said BigelOw boarded
trolley car, In which he rode 10 a station
OF the n. y. n. H. & II. railroad that
horc the sign Westport & Suugatuck,
whore he leaped upon the rear platform
OF departing train, which deponent was
unable To- get upon. That deponcnt there
upon returned TO the place whore the au-
there two days. wn,c, 10 the amaZement
OF this depOnent, George Bigelow, young
er son of Henry Bigelow, and Alfred
brother. came there with another car;
that said Bigelow Immediately began 20
dcmolish the car that had been previously
abandoned by the supposed Alfred Bige-
low: that said George BigelOw utterly dis
n'Cmbered said car OF his brother Alfred,
until nothing was left Of 1t but heap OF
hon and steel parts, which were stored
away. out of sight. i'm the tonncau of the
waiting car. and that George BigelOw
then made a fire In n ravine back OF the
buildings where he burned TO ashes
every destructible part OF said demolished
Bigelow rode away in his own car, TAX
ing with him all and separate, the parts
of the demolished automobile which he
had previously burned or otherwise de-
was unable TO pursue, save by walking.
But depOnent did follow the tracks OF
said George Blgelows automobile on
foot, and at various places along infre-
qucnted roads, through the towns of
Westport Weston, and others, this de-
ponent found where parts of the disnem
bered automobile had been thrown away,
buried, or otherwise concealed from view