The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
LONGS DEFENSE ENDS y
!. ABRUPTLY; LAWYERS
ARE PRESENTING CASE

no ioOlPliHts.
Mr.. Davis called attention to the
post mortem analysis of Mrs Broad
wells stomach where meat was found,
showing it had been eaten one to four
hours before death. There was no meat
served at the evening meal at the
Broadwell house.
During the argument the "Grace
Grimes letter" was under consideration
Mr.. Carver objected to the argument,
claiming there was no evidence any
such letter was written, or received
by Grace Grimes. Mr.. Davis said he
desired to repeat only what Mr. Wood
had told Long about his information as
to the Grimes letter Mr. Carver asked
for an exception.
Attorney General Archibald then
spoke, eontending that the subsequent
events bore out the claim made in testi-
mony about the letter. Mr.. Carver OBJ
jected again and said that was exactly
the point. The letter was not in evil
dence; all there was in the case was
statement that somebody had been told
that letter had been received.
Judge Butler remarked that mention
of the letter was part of a communi
cation between witness and the re-
spondent on which statement was
based and he would speak of this in
the charge Mr.. Davis then continued
his review of the testimony.
When Mr. Davis referred to the
"Grimes incident" Mr.. Carver objected
to such a statement, as there was no
"Grimes incident"
Attorney General Archibald objected
to the bold assertion characterizing
it as the Grimes incident.
Mr.. Carver: III it pleases the court,
| am simply repeating the words of
counsel, that object to any statement
about the Grimes incident for there
is no such thing"
Judge Butler thought there was no
Grimes incident and supposed what
was meant was contained in state.
ment that witness made to Long. Mr..
Davis said that was it and continued.
Mr.. Carver asked for an exception.
Mr. Davis then turned his attention
to other phases Of the case and read
portions of the testimony.
Mr.. Davis covered the testimony
relative to the automobile and its al
legged appearance on Keith avenue, call
ing attention TO the fact that the time
varied as told by the different wit
nesses, declaring that men of honest
intent would vary in time and could
not agree exactly. He then rehearsed
the testimony relative to w p, Mer-
ritt. the detective, when he saw Smith,
connecting the facts relative to the au-
tomobile with the case, including the
description of the tires.
He referred at some length to the
''unthinkable" thing to get the body to
the Wheelock garden. He covered in
very close detail the story of the al
legged circumstances about the death of
Mrs. Broadwell and of the placing of
the handkerchief He took little time
in eliminating the Fraser room from
the case. He called attention to the
testimony that Long referred to
woman being killed before any mention
had been made of the fact by anyone
else, also to the statements made by
Long, which do not agree.
States Attorney Davis said Harry
Broadwell's career may not have been
what it ought to have been, but ''let
the man who is without sin cast the
first stone" for what man is there that
has not stayed out longer than he
ought to have, drank more poor beer
than was good for him or eaten more
sandwiches than he needed?
The states attorney claimed it was
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the attempt to rape. The defense OBJ
jected but the court ruled there was
evidence tending to show rape He
claimed the crime occurred in the Park
er house as shown by the evidence.
81 want him to have a fair trial"
said Mr.. Davis, in closing The recess
occurred at 1850.
Mr., Hoar opened this afternoon for
the defense.
Mrs. Ethel Broggi's Testimony Fin
ished.
Mrs. Ethel Broggi took the stand
again Tuesday afternoon. She testi-
fed she did not 60 to bed Sunday
morning directly upon going home She
came to the street and saw Mrs. Edison
going into a room in the Buzzell block,
This was about 10 o'clock, possibly
earlier.
Mr.. Archibald conducted the cross
examination of the witness, going first
over the hours in which she worked
for the telephone company. There is
a light at the corner of Summer and
Pearl streets. She did not notice any
light ON Main street that would shine
on Pearl street. She recalled there
was light generally burning on the
Buzzell hotel She did not reeolect
the number of telephone calls that
night
On redirect examination Mrs. Broggi
testified the calls are very infrequent
and most of the time there is no work.
Paul Lascor Said Auto Radiator Was
Cold.
Paul Lascor Of Barre, who lives at
3 Webster avenue, was the next wit
ness The attorney and court had to
ask The witness to talk louder during
the testimony. He attended the How
land hall dance and then went to the
Baltimore lunch room, after which he
went home, riding as far as Ayers
street by automobile, accompanied by
three or four other fellows. He got
out at the corner of Ayers street and
Main street: He is employed in ga
rage. He saw an automobile near the
Parker house, about 10 feet back of
the tub, headed toward the Bradford
house There were no lighted lamps on
the head end of the car. The radiator
was cold, because he felt of it, There
was a dealers number plate on it,
number 1872. He then went home, ar
irving about 1850 o'clock No cross
: examination by the state.
Reporter 0'Connell Saw Disturbed
Ground, But No Tracks.