The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-23

stopping at the woodworking shop,
| witness found to be 6-l0 of mile; re-
turning via Summer, Elm and Main
streets, the distance was 7l0 of a
mile. Made the test at II p m. Made
first test at Is miles per hour Stopped
on Keith avenue five minutes. The
time was liz minutes. Same five min
ute stop over same route at 20 miles
an hour, it took 9ib minutes. At 20
miles an hour the time was 10 minutes
with showdown for turns and six
minute stop.
On cross examination by Mr. Fay,
witness said the tests were made on
Wednesday, Oct |. Judge Scott was
with him. Witness did not recall if
! speedometer was set at nothing" when
he started on the first trip. Kept time
with his own watch. The speed of Is
miles was attained after going about
FIVE rods. Detective Brown was also in
the car He said when to leave. Wit
ness kept his own time Witness occu-
pied rear seat. Mr.. Brown sat with Mr.
Scott Attained l5-mile speed after
five rods when starting after the stop
on Keith avenue.
Witness said sitting on the rear seat
he could not tell if the speedometer
registered the same speed all the time.
He watched it nearly all the time.
Brown read his figures to witness. Re-
turned from trip soon after II O'Clock.
Went at the request of Mr.. Davis
Made the arrangement that evening
\ over the phone. Mr.. Davis spoke to
him during the day about the ride. Had
two interviews and one telephone call
about it.
Mrs. Ranney Saw Auto at Parker's.
Mrs. Barbara Ranney, who lived at
200 South Main street, testified she
heard of the murder about IL o'clock
| Sunday. In company with her hus-
\ band she attended a silver wedding at
! the Gray house on Ayers street. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Mutch they came to the
I Shadroui store She saw a small au-
tomobile on the Parker lawn. She
| left the store about 1890. 1t was
drimling a little. She met Mrs. Gray
as she was going into the store. There
was no light in the front part Of the
Parker house
IN cross examination by Mr.. Carver.
the witness said the curtains were
| pulled" in the store when she was
there. She described the location Of
| the water tub at the corner of Ayers
| street. The automobile was near that.
There was no light burning on the au
| tomobile. She saw the automobile
plainly from the Shadroui store. The
street lights made the automobile Wis
ible.
! Mrs. Robert Mutch followed with a
tory similar to that of Mrs. Ranney
regarding the silver wedding at the
Gray home. They stopped the music
about II o'clock and after getting the
baby ready they left, in company with
her husband MIR and Mrs. Ranney
went to the Shadroui store. Mrs Greig
then lived in the Parker house in the
tenement on the first floor She saw
an automobile on the lawn. The ear
shown in the picture presented to the
witness resembled the car she saw.
She left the store about 1890. There
We're no lights about the house, all in
darkness"
Mr. Carver cross examined. The
witness passed remark about the
automobile on the Parker house lawn
standing facing toward the bridge,
pushed up on the lawn with no light.
No one about the car.
Robert Wright Saw Auto at Parker's.
Robert Wright attended the Granite
street and Howland hall dances and
was near the Parker house about l2 30
o'clock He walked with two girls to
| the South Main street bridge The
| girls got into a sidecar motorcycle and
rode away. He saw a woman at the
Shadfoui store with whom he talked,
later with James Mackay and Peter
\ Landi on South Main street. He went
to lunch room near Depot square and
then walked a distance with Officer
Murley. At Merchant street he left
the officer He saw two Scotchmen at
Cottage street He saw an automobile
near the watering trough near the
Parker house. He could not tell wheth-
er it was on the lawn. The house was
dark and there was no one about the
automobile. One of the ladies with
him spoke about the automobile being
there
The cross examination of Mr.. Wright
was conducted bv Mr. Carver. The
front end Of the automobile was head
ed toward the Bradford house, about
10 feet from the tub. There was no
light in the rear of the car He did
not see anyone about Shadroui's store
excepting one woman and man who
had an apron on, in the store The
door was open He did not know Mrs
Greig, Mrs. Ranney or Mrs. Mutch. He
did not see them. The two girls with
him were Misses Della Pelkey and Lena
Dubie
| States Attorney Davis at this point
identified a gray button removed from
the clothing Of Mrs Broadwell 1t was
removed during the grand jury investi.
CATION.
Smith Cross Examined.
Irving Smith was still on the stand
when court convened Wednesday after.
noon, and r. A. Hoar cross examined
him further, not having completed in
the morning.
When he went to the police station
man, assigned by Officer Henderson
went with him back to Keith avenue
He was unable to tell the mans name
or able to describe him. He had on an
oyercoat and about three or four days
growth of beard, fairly large of build
He had seen the man in the courthouse
but did not know his name. Up to che
time he went to the farm he had talked
with no one excepting Mr., Curtis and
Mr. Henderson, not with Mr. Da'5is OF
The attorney general or any Of Mr.
Woods associates.
Did you know Mr., Harry Nason?'
II do not believe ] do