The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-06
GRAND JURY VISITED
PLACE WHERE BODY OF
MRS. BROADWELL LAY
Also Visited Other Localities in Barre
Before Receiving Testimony Pre-
sented in Broadwell Muir
der Case.

The Washington county grand jury
continued its deliberations to-day, after
having received its instructions yester-
day afternoon from Judge Frank L. Fish
as to what constitutes murder and man
slaughter under the laws Of Vermont.
The hearing was held up for short
time this morning pending decision
whether to continue with Juror Wiley
OF RoIbury continuing to serve, the rea-
son for the doubt being the state of Mr..
Willey's health, which is not good When
he was accepted it was brought out that
he was somewhat deaf and later it de.
veloped that he was not enjoying good
health otherwise. After consultation
decision was reached to continue the
hearing with Mr.. Wiley in his seat and
that if the juror should be compelled to
give up because of i'll health the delib-
erations should continue with IL men.
After receiving instructions, the mem
bers of the grand jury were taken by
automobile from Montpelier to Barre
and were shown different localities, in
cluding the place where Mrs. Lucina G.
Broadwell's body was found on the morn
south end of the city.
Henry Hill of Waterbury was appoint
ed foreman of the jury by Judge Fish,
while Mrs. Russell Allen of Barre is the
clerk of the jury, While the court was
instructing the jury there We're some 20
persons in the court room outside of the
officers of the court. About Is of these
were said to be witnesses in the Broad
well case. Among those in the court
room at that time were detectives, Mrs.
Gertrude Hunt, Mrs. Rose Pelkey, Fred
C. Eaton, the photographer, Joseph Shs-
droui, also several women, who, it is
understood, have been to the states at
torney's office,
Among the attorneys inside the bar of
the court were Attorney General Frank
G. Archibald, States Attorney f. K. Da-
Wis and Grand Juror A. A. Sargent of
Barre. The officers who are in charge of
the jury were sworn and commenced
their supervision over the movements of
the jury when it is together. 1
Judge Fish cautioned the iurymefi
relative to the curious who may ap-
proach them. Some, he said, with hon
est motives TO help clear up the mystery,
may do so; others, for other purposes
may, but he warned them against listen
ing TO such comments as may be made.
When the grand jury was called Mr..
Clark of Northfield did not appear and
had not been excused, while Ave others
had been excused, so the sheriff had to
draw six talismen. These were Henry
Holt, j. r. Adams, A. ID. Farwell, NJ A.
Hoadley, Edward Francis and Harris
Yeti of Montpelier, while those who
also serve on the jury are E. F. Leavitt,
Plsinfeld; Ira Benjamin, Berlin; j. X.
Thurston, Barre Town; J. T. Drew, Cab
ot Hugh Henry, Fayston; ]. f. Hale,
East Montpelier; r. F. brennan, Wood
bury; NJ P. Ladd, Worcester; H. F. Hill,
Waterbury; f. III. Wiley, Roxbury; Fl.
S. Foster, Calais; G. S. Sleeper, More
town
By vocation the jury is composed
thus: Mr. Leavitt, merchant; Mr.. Ladd,
farmer; Mr.. Hill, retired farmer; Mr..
Wiley, retired farmer; Mr.. Foster, re-
tired army officer; Mr.. Sleeper, retired
farmer; Mr. brennan, hotel man and re-
tired farmer; Mr.. Benjamin, farmer;
Mr. Drew, merchant; Mr.. Henry, farmer;
Mr.. Hale, farmer; Mr.. Holt, insurance
man; Mr.. Adams, merchant; Mr.. Far
we'll, merchant; Mr.. Hoadley, real estate
and insurance; Mr.. Francis, farmer; Mr.
Yeti, merchant.
While the court was making its re-
marks to the jury it incidentally stated
that the members might remove their
coats and vests if they wanted to, and
most of them did. Judge Fish also stat
ed that to assist them, by giving them
better quarters in the hot weather, they
would use the court room, so that it will
be well for all persons making visitations
to the county courthouse to confine their
visits to the first floor of the building
unless they are called to the second
story of the building, for no persons viii
be permitted in the court room during
the progress Of the grand jury's work.
These sessions have generally been held
in the grand jury room at the rear of
the building.
Court will be nominally in session
each morning so that the jury can reach
it if it is needed at any time. While
the grand jury is primarily called for
the murder yet the court advised the
Jury that under the law they will inves-
tigate highways, bucket shops and fences
and inspect the county Jail during the
session of their deliberations and con-
slider such other matters as the states
attorney may present to them.