The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
STATE THEN ABAN-
DONED IT'S PLANS
FOR REBUTTAL
The Accused Man Did Not
Go on the Stand in His
Own Defense - Defense
Put on a Dozen Wit
nessesState's Attorney
Davis Opened Argument
For the State.

The trial OF George A, Long on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Lucina c..
Broadwell in Barre on the night of
May "a, 1919, is coming to a close
more quickly than was anticipated, for
at the opening of the session in Wash
ington county court to-day the defense,
through j. Ward Carver, announced
that the defense rested its case, where
upon Attorney General Archibald said:
"The state also rests; there viii be no
rebuttal" Soon afterwards the argu
ments were being presented.
Long Did Not GO on Stand.
In marked contrast to the long list
of witnesses and the voluminous testi-
mony of the state, the defense put on
only IL witnesses, whose testimony
was completed in slightly more than a
day. The accused man was not put
on the stand by the defense's attor-
neys, so that the states plans for re-
buttal were changed materially at the
opening of court this morning The
last of the defense's witnesses left the
stand at 4 40 Tuesday afternoon, after
which court adjourned until this morn
ing. The purpose of the defense, as
indicated by the testimony, was to di-
vert attention from the residence of
Mrs Isabel Parker on South Main
street, where Long resided at the time
of Mrs. Broadwel's death and where
the state contended the murder was
committed by Long, to the Pearl street
district in close proximity TO the
Wheelock garden, where the body of
the woman was found.
Mrs. Parker, the owner of the prem
ises on South Main street, is under in
dictment on the charge of murder in
connection with the death of Mrs.
Broadwcil
Immediately after the announce
ments by the defense and the state
this morning that they rested their
cases, conference followed at the
bench. Judge f. M. Butler told the
lawyers that there would be no time
limit on the arguments; the attorneys
could have all the time they wanted
Various Exhibits Collected.
The various exhibits presented dur
ing the course of the four weeks trial
were then collected and turned in.
~ tai Il
ted by the court went into the case.
For a time there was considerable
furry when the drawing made by Irv
ing B. Smith, a state witness, of the
tire tread of the mystery automobile"
and the watch of Mrs Broadwell,
which was picked up a few feet from
the body on the morning of May 4,
were not located When it came to
the Smith drawing exhibit in the check
ing up, all the attorneys went through
their papers and the missing paper was
finally located among the papers of
the states counsel Mrs. Broadwell's
watch was found by Mrs. + L. Laird,
the stenographer, in the cuff of Mrs.
Broadwell's coat
During States Attorney Davis ar
gument Long sat quietly, his eyes
twitcbing frequently. In the detailed
story of the tragedy it looked as
though tears were about to flow. His
lips seemed to be dry for he fire.
quently wet them with his tongue
States Attorney Davis Opens States
Case.
The exhibits having been collected,
Judge Butler directed that the argu-
ments commence. States Attorney
Earl r. Davis began the opening argu-
ment for the state at 9:40 o'clock. Mr..
Davis began by saying that he ap.
preached this phase of the case with
some degree of embarrassment" after
the long, nerve destroying trial. Mr..
Davis asked the jury to follow him as
he reviewed the finding of the naked
body of Mrs. Broadwell in the Wheel
ock garden May and the testimony of
the experts.
'1s there any doubt in your minds,
gentlemen, that a murder has been
committedf' asked Mr. Davis. "It
must be necessary for you to first
establish that fact.
when you saw on the witness stand
the aged father, with head bowed with
grief over the death Of loved daugh.
ter" Mr.. Davis continued; when the
father identified these clothes, can you
have any doubt it was his daughter
You also heard the testimony of the
husband, the father of three small chill
dren"
Mr.. Davis then discussed at length