Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-07
LONGS
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Prisoner, Now on Hung r
Strike, Had Vial of
Deadly Poison

Montpelier, July 31.-Suicide by poison
was planned by George A. Long alias
George Wrath. in event that his pre-ar-
ranged program of escape from the Wash
ngton county Jail of last Monday night
failed, but quick work of Sheriff F. H.
Tracy prevented the alleged murderer of
Mrs. Harry T.. Broadwell of Barre from
attaining his object. The officer snatched
small vial containing deadly poison
from the hands of the prisoner, which he
had taken from a pocket in his trousers
as the search of his cell was going on.
This new information OF the desperate
escape planned by the man was given ex-
clusively to the Free Press at the Jail
this afternoon. The bottle, containing the
poison, now rests on the sheriff desk
along with the loaded revolver, seven
extra cartridges, a seven-inch three cor
nered file and partially made skeleton
key. This is second bottle Of poison taken
from Long, the first being secured from
his clothing at the time he was arres ed
on May 10.
Long is undergoing a self-imposed hun
ger strike at the jail here and since the
eventful Monday night has eaten only a
small dish Of pudding, and drank only
two cups of tea This morning he was
given glass of milk, which he drank
after some elaboration. What his idea Is
, regarding the hunger strike is not known.
but along with it goes decided disincli-
nation to talk on anything or to anybody.
He will hardly answer a question asked
by the officers of the Jail Nobody is wor-
| ried over his hunger-strike or his attitude,
| for IT is believed that 1t is only temporary
and that he will soon get over 1t. If he
does not, however, Sheriff Tracy intends
forcibly to feed the prisoner
| He is In his solitary cell having been
put there Monday after his attempt to
escape had been discovered and his attempt
to commit suicide prevented. He seems
to be greatly discouraged and melancholy
and other than reading, does nothing dur
| ing the day
His alleged partner in the murder, Mrs.
Isabel Parker, to whose house in Barre,
at which Mrs Broadwel was said to have
gone the night of May and from which
she never returned alive. was placed in n
cell in the woman's ward Tuesday after
the planned escape of Long had been
stopped. The changing of the rules per-
tanning to Mrs. Parker was done as a
matter or precaution against any possi-
BILE attempt to escape by her.
She formerly had the liberty of the pris-
on, like Long, and she was allowed to
go into the prison yard for exercise and
| TO get "a breath of fresh air occasionally
She spends most Of her time in sewing
and mendng and seems to take great de-
light In her work. She does not arise in
the morning until about ten o'clock and
spends considerable time with her toilet
especially that part concerning her HAIR
winch Is coal-black. Mrs. Parker is
woman past 70 years, so she admits her
SELF but there is not a gray hair on her
mead the secret being in the use OF chem
icai dye. 1t is said by those who have
seen the lady that when her toilet Is
completed from head to foot she would
easily pass for woman a score or more
years younger, She has had one visitor
woman friend, who called one Sunday
afternoon this month and stayed short
while.
| Long mas never had any callers since ne
mas become boarder of the State, bu'
would not be refused one II application
was made by friend.
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