The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-20
Not Less Than Two Years
in House of Correction,
Nor More Than Four
COURT ORDERS THE
MITTIMUS HELD UP
Respor t Pleaded Guilty
tc 4 nducting House
- of Ill Fame

~ s. Isabella Parker, who was ar.
:. : ced last May on the charge of mur-
Ger in connection with the death of
Mrs. Lucina c. Broadwell which charge
has not been pressed following the con-
tviction of George A. Long for murder in
the second degree, pleaded guilty in
Washington county court yesterday
afternoon to the charge of conducting
house Of i'll fame and was sentenced
to the house of correction for not less
than two years and not more than four
years, the court afterwards directing.
the clerk not to issue the mittimus inn
mediately.
Mrs. Parker collapsed once dur.
ing the proceedings and at another
time gave evidence of losing control of
herself. When she collapsed physician
was hurriedly summoned to care for
her. Mrs. Parker was allowed to go
last night to her home in Barre.
Long was roomer at Mrs Parker's
residence on the night of May 3-4, when
Mrs Broadwell was strangled to death;
and evidence produced in the trial of
Long went to show that Mrs. Broadwell
was at Mrs. Parker's residence during
a part of that night
Mixed in with other business during
| the afternoon, Mrs. Parker's case took
up most of the time. Mrs. Park
er's bondsman was notified during the
morning to produce Mrs. Parker in
court. Her attorney had tried to save
her the trip, for she has not been WELL
| by presenting the plea, as is done fire.
quently in other misdemeanors, for the
charge against the woman is mis-
demeanor under the general laws but
the court directed that she appear in
court, She came about 2:30 o'clock
and the proceedings started against her
! after some matters had been removed
from the docket
/ Mrs. Parker came into the court room
on the arm OF Deputy Sheriff Emery
and was left to stand against the rail
/ ing; but the court directed that she
might sit down. Mr. Carver had en-
tered plea Of guilty to the charge
against the woman but the court did
not accept that, and Mrs Parker was
directed to plead, Mr. Carver explain
/ ing to her what it mean. The clerk
read the information against her.
Mrs. Parker pleaded guilty" in a
| low voice and then commenced to crv.
| She sat with her head in one hand from
that time until she collapsed, but
she changed her position by placing
her head on the railing in front of her.
When she collapsed she slid to the
floor, from where she was picked up by
the sheriffs and carried to the court
reporters room. DR. H. l.. eatson
was called The woman was able TO
return to the court room later in the,
afternoon. Mrs. f. L. Laird took care
/ of the woman until the physician an
rived
Before Mrs Parker collapsed, Mr.. Car
yer, her attorney, made plea Tor the
woman, asking that a fine be imposed,
stating he wanted DIR. Watson, the Jail
| physician, to testify as to her condi-
/ tion. Dr. Watson stated that he has
attended the woman since the latter
part of May and that he has seen a
very marked change in her physical
condition, that she has aged a great
deal and he attributed that to the con
finement and worry in the Jail He de.
scribed the aiIment with which the
woman has suffered since her daughter
was born and called that the principal
cause for her poor health. He also told
the court what he thought would be
the effect if she was committed to a
prison.
The court inquired if the certainty
Of what was to take place would re
| lieye her mental condition any and
thus improve her health and DIR. Wat
son thought that it might have some
bearing on her physical condition. He
believed, however, that it she were at
home he would not advise allowing her
to move about to any extent The
court inquired if good care in hospital
or some institution would not be equal
to that of being in home somewhere.
DR.. Watson did not think the condi
tions would be The same.
Mr. Carver said that the misdemean-
or to which the respondent had pleaded
guilty was one of the minor ones on
the statutes and that it was because Of
the almighty dollar that persons had
been allowed to come to the house
That, in part, he said, was due to the
breaking down of woman VINO had
become feeble He did not know her
age but had been given to understand
it was about "a years, She was old
and feeble but not crazy, woman who
was passing down the other side Of life
and not the woman she was six months
ago. He has arranged for the appoint
ment of A. A. Sargent as her guardian
He asked that a fine be imposed and
stated that she would be able to pay
one.
States Attorney +. r. Davis did not
oppose the fine. He stated that it was
not necessary to go over the facts OF
the case; these had been well brought
out i'm the trial of George A. Long but
he thought public policy demanded that
penalty be imposed He said up to
the time she was arrested she had been
active Of mind and carried on her busi
ness.
When Mrs. Parker collapsed the court
took recess which lasted for some
time. During this, States Attorney
Davis telephoned the town clerk in
Marshfeld and found that Mrs. Parker
was 90 years Of age. When the court
returned to the room other matters
were disposed Of and then Mrs Parker
was brought back TO the room again
DR.. Watson was called to the bench
aud the court talked the matter of Mrs
Parkers condition over with him. Then