The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-22

Questioned further by Mr., Archibald
and Mr.. Fay, witness said he made the
adjustment and then asked Long to
crank the car.
"The Matter Referred To-"
Allen b. Curtis testified that he saw
Irving Smith at the site of the murder
and that he volunteered some informa
tion and he sent Smith to look up the
matter. He was referred to the police
headquarters.
Mr.. Hoar then cross examined The
matter referred to was near the little
woodworking building" lie was sure
Smith called his attention to the mat
ter. He also testified about the size
of the crowd.
Irving Smith on Stand.
Irving B. Smith testified that he
roomed at the Prindle house, front
corner toward Main street. He went
with Boyer to one or two poolrooms
and two dance halls, one on Granite
street and one on Main street. Boyer
went to the Prindle house with Smith.
Boyer left about II o'clock. He saw
Mr., Prindle when Boyer left the house.
He had been working on road work for
the city He worked regularly and he
paid 50 week for room and $3.50 a
week for board at Mrs. Watkins. He
read the Barre Times little before he
went to bed after Boyer left the house.
About ! o'clock he heard motor
noise of an automobile. He got up
and went to the window. He was
shown a picture of the Prindle house.
He showed the jury the house intend
ed in the picture for the Prindle house.
The window was closed. He opened
the window and looked out. He just
got glimpse of an automobile turn
ing the corner toward Elm, going from
Keith avenue to Summer street. He
did not see any tail light on the ear.
He also heard an automobile sound
coming from Elm street following the
sound on Keith avenue. He thought it
was small car.
Witness was late in getting up and
saw crowd on the Wheelock lot. He
went down Keith avenue TO the picket
fence and then to Summer and Elm
streets, then to the Wheelock garden
Witness testified that he saw some
thing near the woodworking shop and
after reporting the matter to Officer
Curtis he went to the police station
and reported the matter TO Officer Hen
derson Upon his return to Keith ave.
nue. he saw the automobile track, which
he followed along the street TO Elm
street by the way of Summer street
The tracks were not in the same tread
ON Summer street The tracks were
not all alike. The right rear wheel was
different from the other three. II
made enough impression so it showed
plainly from the others The three
tires alike made greater impression
that the fourth did He met Mr. Mer
ritt later. Later in the day he went
again.
The witness was shown paper
marked ~ Prime which he identi-
fed as having seen in company with
Mr.. Merritt, Mr.. Slayton and another
He drew description Of the automo
bile tires to show the tracks of the
three tires. After drawing the deserip
tion he did not see the paper agar
until Tuesday night. This drawing
was done on the way to a farm where
he looked at an automobile under 8
shed. The impressions made on the
streets were like those he drew on tht
paper by him. Messrs. Slayton anC
Merritt came and got him off his work
taking him to the farm to show hin
the automobile He was shown the
picture of the, automobile and testified
that the tires resembled those he saw
on Keith avenue. He also testified
similarly relative to the ear he saw al
the farm. After Sunday he did not
discuss the subject Of the automobil,
with peculiar tires until after the de
scription OF the tires was drawn by
him. The soil was damp on Keith ave
nue. and showed the impression of th'
tires. He saw a place where dirt hat
been thrown back.
The statement that the auto hac
stopped was excluded from the testi
mony. 1t was raining when he looked
out of the window.
A conference occurred between do
Tending counsel before Mr.. Hoar start
ed the cross examination. Smith saiC
it had been misting when he went t
bed There was a little mist much o
the evening 1t was so when he cam'
out of the hall on Main street. H,
talked with some men on Main be
tween the time he was at the Grant,
street hall and at the Main street hall
The first night the witness was il
Barre he stopped at the police station
with Officer Henderson. He went tx
the Buzzel after he finished roomint
at the Prindle house, He roomed Their
one week. He could not tell whethe
this was a wooden or brick block. HI
never saw any automobile or motor
cycle parked on Keith avenue when {
dance was going on in the Howlanc
hall
He did not see any parking cars ol
Keith avenue the night of the dance
He did not drink the night of tn
murder. He had not been in any sa
loon. He did not know where tn
Worthen block is, but after some ques
tioning by Mr.. Hoar he testified he dit
not see any car back of block on tn
corner at Main street and Keith ave
nue., which included that he did no
| know of any Keith street" Thi
brought laugh from the audience
He had not heard any one start
motorcycle on that street. He had no
seen very many cars on that street
He was not sure whether there was
curbing near the Prindle house. H
told the attorney he would have to us
something besides South and east" be
cause he did not know the directions
Then he testified relative to the ope
lot near the Prindle house and tn
lights on that street. He testified rela
tive to the manholes on Keith avenu
and Summer street but could not te
| just where they were located. He frs
saw the track right opposite the ope
lot He could not say as to the d