The Press., 1918-01-10
Edward .Sa1ser Dies. l''.
Lacy cansht Near Lawrence, Mass., anal { Band Over to Superior Court.

Bound Over Co Superior Court.
 g Simon Lacy, who assaulted Edwart Sangar in the weaving room of th' Riverside Woolen Go. at Staffor I Hollow on the afternoon of January , 1st, cutting him with knife in thu , abdomen and inflicting injuries from which young Sanger died on Friday was caught by State Policemen Bridgeman and Pinall at the home oi his mother, Mrs. Smith, in Methuenl near Lawrence, Mass. on Friday morning at 2 a. ID. He was in be- at the time and offered DO resistance. When the officers appeared in ths room he remarked "I know what yot are here for, is he dead ?" LacJ was taken to Lawrence and then tC ! Hartford In the afternoon he wal brought. here and placed in the local lock up by the state police and or 'hSaturday morning was taken to Tol Hand jail. It is said that LaCy's cap fture was due to letter mailed from Lawrence to his wife at Stafford Hollow. Lacy told the state police that he walked from Stafford to Mon son and stopped in pool room to get warm, then went to Palmer where he obtained 25 cents from friend He then went to Springfield where he Lsecured $5 from another friend and then went to Methuen. On Monday afternoon Lacy was brought here by the state police from Holland and his hearing was held in the office of At. torney M. D. O'Oonnell In the ab' senoe of Judge Heald of the borOugh court who was detained at Rockville on account of delayed trolley cars, due to the storm, Acting Judge W. H. Reed presided. Prosecuting At torney M. D. OiGonnell charged Lacy with murder in the first degree and asked that he be bound over to the superior court for trial. The prison. CT was, defended by Michael c. Luddy of Thompsonville. The accused plead ed not guilty. Dr. Bard, who, as medical examiner, performed the autopsy, was the first witness. and he testified that the wound which was about three inches long could have been afflicted by the large pocket knife which was displayed in court, said to have been dropped by Lacy at the mill after the assault Dr. Bard also stated that in his judgment the cause of Sanger's death was from the wound inflicted by a knife. Angus Park, assistant manager and superin- tendent of the mill, testified that Lacy and Sanger, who was assisted, came into his office, and he told Lacy to go to the sink and wash the blood from his hands and that noticing the seriousness of Sanger's injuries he rushed to the telephone to call doo- tor and on his return Lacy was miss ing. ,, ;., 7. *s-.'- ,.. .,
 Mrs Sarah Lee. who lives a short 'distanGe from the mill, testified that on the afternoon of the assault that Lacy came rushing into her house and asked her to hide him as he had had trouble at the mill. She asked him what the trouble was and Lacy stated that he had knifed him. She told Lacy that she could not hide him and he asked the way to the state line and she told him she did not know Lacy then asked for some matches which she gave him and he then left the house in hurry. Lieutenant Bridgman of the state police testified to the capture of Lacy as stated above He stated that Lacy on the way to Hartford said that he was sorry he did the deed and only meant to stab Sanger in the leg, and that he was hot headed and nasty. Laoy made no protest against leaving Massachu- setts
 Officers Pinall and Wheeler stated that. they, with Capt. Hurley, brought Lacy from Hartford to Stafford Springs and that Capt Hurley had a signed statement made by Lacy giving his past life. They statd tI,at Officer Hurley had the statement Attorney Lnddy asked them to give the details of the statement as far as they could They said that the statement was read to Lacy and that he said it was true and signed it. It was said that the dceumant contained ap account of two former cases iM which Lacy hal been involved One was when he was ar, restel for a stabbing affair at a card party in Massachusetts when drunk and after being held for a time was released. The other case was for beating his step. father, for which he served four months. It was also stated that Lacy said that he was 43 years old and was married and that on the day of the assault his wife came to him and stated that someone had put grease on the handle of her loom. He said that he asked Sanger if he did it and.~he claimed that Sanger struck him with a shuttle. The officers differed little in this account, one understood that the statement said struck him and the other that Sanger tried to strike him. Then Lacy drew his knife and cut Sanger. It was also stated that Lacy identified the knife shown as the one used.
 John Andrews, overseer in the weaving room testified that he assisted Sanger to the office, but did not wit ness the assault. Attorney Luddy obtained from MT. Andrews the names of the operators near the looms of Laoy's wife and Sanger.
 Attorney Luddy in his plea for the 4prisoneF only asked that the prisoner be bound over under some other charge rather than first degree mur. der, claiming that the evidence did not show malice and forethought.