The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
LONGS DEFENSE.
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The state rested its case at 400 yes
terday afternoon and the defense inn
medlately moved that the respondent be
discharged on the count of murder in
the first degree, claiming that the state
had failed to show a motive for com
hitting the crime. The court overruled
the motion and the defense took excep-
ton.
1t was SO late in the afternoon that
the defense used but one witness, Mrs.
l.. A. Houghton, owner of laundry
IN Barre, who had testified twice for
the state She was shown several hand
kerehiefs upon which appeared the
laundry mark of George Long. She
testified to three dates last spring up
on which Long had laundry at her es-
tablishment. "a
When the defense endeavored to in
troduce the exhibitory evidence, the
state objected and the objection was
sustained on the ground that the tes-
tlmony was irrevelant and not mate
rial because it had not been connected
In any way with the handkerchief
which was around Mrs. Broadwell S
neck. The defense endeavored to show
by explanation that Long had carried
has wash to the steam laundry and that
| II he had Barron S handkerchief among
| his, he would have had that Numbered
| with the Others.
Sheriff Frank A. Tracy arrived home
| last night from Springfield, Mass.
bringing with him D. A. Daprey, wit
ness wanted by the defense. Mr.. Ira
cy spent two days with a detective of
the Springfield police force before he
was able to locate Daprey. 1t is I'M
derstood that Longs wife, who was
Haley +. Dow of Houlton, Me-, is here
| and will testify in Long S behalf
Grace Grimes, who had been consid-
cred an important witness for the state
Will not testify, the state being salts
| he'd with the Introduction of the sub
stance of correspondence from Mrs.
Broadwell to Grace Grimes which stat
ed that she, Mrs. Broadwell, was going
| out with Long once more and then
ditch the whole bunch' and that
Long was ''big bluff.
William Baker, for the state. on
| cross examination yesterday afternoon,
showed that White Cloud, the Indian, is
not myth for his name appears on
| the register of the Hotel Buzzell as he
boarded there for about two weeks.
1t Is not expected that the respondent
| Will take the stand in his own behalf.
| James r. Wood was on the stand
again yesterday afternoon He an.
swered couple of minor questions rel
| alive to Barren's identifying Long by
| the use of two pictures and then was
| gwen to the defense for cross -examina.
ton. Last week, the state objected to
the defense examining Wood upon The
amount the state would pay Wood fol
his services. Mr. Archibald withdrew
the objection yesterday afternoon anc
opened the door for crosse examination
This resulted in sarcastic remarks OF
the part of both counsel and the wit
| ness.
The defense endeavored to get ap
proximate sums but Mr.. Wood would
only state that he was paid $40 a da,
and his operators 81 and he could no
tell how much any one of them in
dividually or collectively made withou
a visit to his office in Boston. Th,
state objected and cautioned the de
Tense relative to this policy of cues
tlonlng witness, reminding that tn
supreme court had criticized attorney
for so doing. The defense was advise,
further that if it had any criticisms t
make ii should be of the man who hire,
Mr.. Wood rather than of the defeetiy
agency.