The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-05
WOMAN VAS STRANCLED
AND NAKED BODY LEFT
nv GARDEN OFF MAIN ST.
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being assumed by some that the muir
derer or murderers had started to bury
the body. Investigation, however, dis
closed that the sods were removed by a
gardener Friday and Saturday.
Body Lay Just Inside Wire Fence.
As the body lay it was parallel with a
wire fence on the eastern boundary of
the Wheelock garden and about four feet
from the fence. Between the fence and
the body was small patch of tall grass
which did not appear TO be trampled;
but the dirt between the body and the
hat on a northerly line seemed to be dis
turbed slightly as if it might have been
done by dragging some object, while the
grass still further northerly and under a
loose wire fence was somewhat fiattened
as If by the trampling of feet or by the
dragging of an object over or through
the fence. A theory evolved from these
conditions of the ground is that the
woman's hat was still on the body when
it was being dragged and that the hat
became dislodged by contact with the
ground, as did the watch, which had a
clasp attachment. The empty pocket
book lay in southerly direction from
the body and well toward picket fence
just off Keith avenue.
The woman was of rather slight build,
probably not weighing over ITO pounds
and being about five feet, three inches
tall. She was Of rather dark complexion
and of regular features with the excep-
ton OF prominent cheekbones.
Loose Buttons Fell Out of Clothing
The womans clothing was taken in
charge by the prosecuting officers and
will be kept as exhibits in the event of
trial. Some of the clothing including
the corsets, was under the body and was
not revealed until the body was turned
over. The clothing was torn in places
and several loose buttons fell from the
clothing as various articles were picked
up, indicating that the clothing was
forcibly removed from the body. Wheth-
Or the loose buttons could have become
lodged in the clothing in such way
that they would not have been dropped
in the moving of the clothing from some
other place is not certain; but il was
considered possible that were the various
articles of clothing bundled together
hastily the buttons might have become
lodged in the bundle so that they would
not have fallen out until the articles
were picked up. A good deal of the
theory as TO where the tragedy was
committed will probably hinge on that
matter.
Inquiry at Once Started.
Before the officials left the scene they
started an inquiry by calling upon Har-
old jackson to make a statement, his
words being taken down by States At
torney Davis stenographer. The young
man said his home is in Orange and he
stayed at the Buzzell hotel Saturday
night He came out of the hotel at about
1880 Sunday morning and started to
take little walk before breakfast He
went the short distance to Summer
street and afterta few minutes turned
through the bypsth which leads past
Rowell's woodworking shop and the
Barre Steam laundry toward North Main
street, where he intended to get his
breakfast at restaurant. On reaching
a point about opposite the end of the
Wheelock garden he discovered the body
lying just over the fence and he at once
hurried to the police station to give the
alarm.
No One Heard Cutlery But Dogs Barked.
So far as reported no one in the vi
entity heard any outcry during the night
The night clerk at the Buzzell hotel said
that at about 1890 Sunday morning
some dogs did considerable barking but
as that was a more or less common oc-
currence in that vicinity he thought
nothing about it. Mrs. Wheelocls and
Miss Carrie Wheelock, whose residence
is only few feet away from where the
body was found, heard no cutlery and no
other unusual noise during the night.
After the body had been removed to
Perry & Noonans undertaking rooms,
the inquiry was continued in States At
torney Davis Office and there the iden
tiication was completed after the sus
picion of the police that the murdered
woman was Mrs Broadwell was borne
out by the statement of Mr.. Broadwell,
who was summoned at about 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Broadwell was not called upon to
view the body but various articles, in
GLIDING the watch, were placed before
him, resulting in the positive identifica-
ton, he in the meantime having told
that his wife did not come home Satur-
day night.
Broadwell Searched for Wife from 2:3o
A. M, to Daylight.
Then Mr.. Broadwell was questioned
concerning his own actions Saturday
night and those of his wife as far as he
knew the latter, He said that he went
to his home, which, by the way, is at the
far easterly end of West street, at about
2 o'clock Saturday evening and that his