The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-09

sion on his mind. He has been in town
office in Moietown. IIe has sat in Grim !
inal cases, but not murder trial. He
was retained
II. E. Badger of Middlesex, aged 81
years, who had recently been under
doctors care, had fixed opinion on the
murder that preiudiced him and it would
take considerable evidence to remove the
same. He was excused
John W. Alexander, also of Middlesex,
aged 20 years and married, was retained.
He had no objection to capital punish
ment and would convict with sufficient
evidence. He saw Long when Long was
delivering milk for G. E. Dermeritt in
Montpelier
| Ira L. Holden of Northfeld, who is 81
years of age, read a good deal about the
case and had discussed it. He had
formed an opinion, but thought he could
| try the case fairly and was retained
Later he was challenged and dismissed. 4
| Il. j. Converse of Calais, now of Mont \
pelier, a lumberman and farmer, recent i
ly married. He knew Mr. BroadweH and
| had talked with Barre relatives about
the case. Probably he had expressed AM
opinion, but he could not recall for GER
tain. He was excused.
! Jerome Stone of Northfeld, a carpen-,
ter anew Of no reason why he could not
| fairly try the case He worked with Mr..
BroadweIl at Norwich university at one
time. He did not believe all he read I'M
the newspapers. He was retained and
later excused, by challenge.
! l.. B. Brooks. former representative
/ in he loni- 10 f,tra Mo,f t,aIior
merchant, had formed and expressed an
| opinion about the case and thought he
could not hear the case fairly because he
had some strong convictions relative tol
| it. He was excused.
NJ. E. Tracy of Berlin had formed an
opinion that it would take considerable
! evidence to remove and he was excused,
as was George Kent of Barre, who knew
considerable about the case.
| Ira Fl. Edison of Montpelier, although
he had read quite a, little about the case,
had no opinion in the matter. He had
discussed it in his own family. He wasl
! retained.
! Frank Watson of Barre was excused
after expressing an opinion.
| Elmer Brown of Calais had formed al
decided opinion relative to Longs guilt
or innocence and against capital punish
ment. He would want pretty direct evil
dence to convict man to the death pen
atty. He hardly believed in death penal
| ty. He was excused.
Fl. S. Strong of Fayston farmer, had
talked with a Barre citizen about theI
matter, but when he was pressed relative
| to this. he stated it was the states attor-
ney He was excused.
Frank w. Nichols of Montpelier had
formed prejudice in the matter, but he
thought evidence would overcome that. |
He was a juryman of two other murder
trials. He was retained.
P. f. Nerney, Moretown, aged as, AL
| farmer, after a short examination, was
retained. Later re-examined, he said he
was under physicians care and believed
his health would not allow him to sit on !
the case He was excused
T. w Chesley, Waterbury, employed
at the state hospital, had an opinion att
the time about the case, gained from
what he read. He had scruples about
capital punishment and cireumstantial
evidence. He was excused.
Maynard King, 80, East Calais, mar
ried, highway employee and former
resident of Plainfield, heard the case dis |
cussed where he lived. He was born in
Woodbury. and went to Calais when 81. !
He farmed for two years in Plainfeld
Had no set opinion about the case. He
was retained
| John j. Ryan of Waterbury, employed
on road work by the village, aged 46. He
served as juryman some years ago. He
had gathered an impression relative to
the guilt or innocence of the respondent
and thought he would be biased if he sat
on the jury. He had scruples relative to
capital punishment He did not believe
in circumstantial evidence. He was ex-
cused.