The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
LONG SIGHED WHEN
ARGUMENT WAS OVER
Attorney J. Ward Carver
Completed His Argument
This Morning - Charge
to the Jury Was Made by
Judge Butler This Aft
ernOOn.

with the murder or Mrs. Luelna =.
Broadwell in Barre the night of May
"a, 1919 rests with the jury, the case
having been given into its hands this
afternoon following the charge to the
jury at the opening of the afternoon
session. Attorney General +. c. Archi-
bald concluded the final argument for
the state just at the noon recess, he
having followed J. Ward Carver, who
made the second argument for the de-
fense Attorney K. A. Hoar made the
first argument for the defense yester-
day afternoon after States Attorney
Il. r. Davis had made the opening ar
gument for the prosecution.
Attorney General Archibald made a
scathing denunciation of the accused
man, referring to him as "a male be-
ing, having the form of man, charged
with a most atrocious and fiendish
crime; also as ''this thing and that
thing
During the argument of the attorney
general, Long did not seem to be great
" moved Indeed, he smiled when the
attorney general pointed his finger at
him in denunciation. At the close of
the scathing denunciation Long gave
vent to sigh and turned to confer
with his attorneys about the next step.
Attorney General Archibald, ON open
ing, pointed his finger at the respond
ent and spoke OF him as "a male being,
having the form Of man, charged with
a most atrocious and fiendish crime"
4 Il .k..a. g,..l
contemplate to insinuate that Mr..
Wood was guilty of defacing that
handkerchief in Boston. The credit of
unearthing this crime was due to him
and he deserved the thanks of the peo-
pie of the community and the country
for bringing this man to justice.
"This is not case of James r. Wood
against George Long; it is the case of
Mrs. Broadwell against Long" declared
Mr.. Archibald. Everything has been
claimed in the case except suicide. They
have not claimed that Mrs. Broadwell
committed suicide They logged the
issue with fight at the Buzzell that
occurred Saturday afternoon. ! don't
know but they were trying to show the
dogs killed the woman"
Speaking of the testimony on the
tire tread, Mr.. Archibald said sit was
the impression of the tire on the car Of
this wretch"
"That automobile was there that
night. There is no doubt about it,
said Mr.. Archibald. "The proof is that
the woman was killed down there in
the Parker house and her body trans
-. L.. sd s,, ho chi 10
That poor, little, helpless woman was
thrown into that car and her clothes
thrown in on top of her. How did she
get there? But before | talk about
that wish to discuss Mr.. Broadwell."
After he spoke of the testimony of
Broadwell he said; "Mr. Broadwell is
eliminated from this case"
Attorney General Archibald argued
that Long made an almost confession
during the scene in Lawson's room in
Hotel Barre when Long said: "There
isn't a bit of blood" on the clothing.
He laid a good deal Of stress upon this
as the strongest evidence of Longs
quilt. "No man could have made the
statement Long made then unless he
had guilty knowledge" said the speak
er.
Relative to Longs denial, Mr.. Archi-
bald said: what was the reason for it,
If it was not a part of his concocted
scheme?"
Mr.. Archibald said. 81 would prefer
10 line up under the flag of the j. r.
Wood detective agency rather than be
associated with Long" He discussed
Longs answers at considerable length,
ls made on the Monday following the
murder. He read two statements about
Mrs. Broadwell and Longs knowing
her, and then said: Il am sick of read.
ing such lies" and he threw the steno-
graphic statement to table nearby.
Something has been said of the
states witnesses. That is so; if you
were looking for facts about Long you
would not 90 to a Christian Endeavor
society, but into the gutter There is
where we went, because the trail led
there" tLong smiled as this oecurredl
Another thread of the unbroken
rope of evidence" said Mr. Archibald
was the statement made to Officer
Morris and Mr.. Davis SON."
Mr.. Archibald graphically recited the
testimony relative to the Luce home
when Long, referring early to the muir
ier was reported as saying zone less
woman in Barre He added: Even
.he astute counsel of the respondent
.annot tear apart the rope Of eyi-
ience"
The watch is another thread in the
.ope of evidence said the attorney
general, shaking his finger at Long
Fhe only smiled at this, although he
yallowed hard couple Of times
Mr. Archibald then discussed the