The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-31

During the time when Judge T. M
Butler was giving the charge to the
jury Thursday afternoon the county
court room was filed with people, there
being more in the aisles than at any
time during the trial;and even after
the court had taken a recess large
number Of women waited, probably ex-
pecting that the jury was going to
make quick decision of the matter
and would return to the court room
before o'clock. At that time Judge
Butler announced to Clerk L. C. Moody
that adjournment bad taken place un-
til 3 o'clock this morning.
Long seemed nervous as Judge But
Ter told the jury what first and second
degree murder mean and under what
conditions they could find manslaugh-
ter His face was flushed. He looked
more serious than he had during the
trial. However, when it was time for
him to leave the court room to 20 back
to his cell be spraDg up with his usual
spryness and met Deputy a. A. Emery
at the railing outside the bar, accom-
panying the officer to the lawyer room
and then TO the jail He sat with his
legs crossed during most of the time
the Judge was talking, his left hand
resting on the arm Of his chair and
the other hand in his lap.
The attorneys who have been trying
the case followed with no small amount
OF interest the charge as it was given
AT the end Of it they went to the bench
and there entered their exceptions tc
the charge given by the court, the de-
fense taking a few of them, but these
were not Of nature to cause the court
to make any further statement to the
jury, as is frequently done,
The court explained circumstantial
evidence at considerable length. lie
referred at least once to the respondent
as George Wrath or Long.
Martin c. Barber of Waterbury, age
60 years, one of the oldest members
of the jury, was named by Judge But
ler as foreman of the jury, who were
advised that they would return their
verdict orally al such time as they
came back into court Juror Raymond
r. Campbell has his left hand in a
bandage. He is suffering the annoy
ances of ringworms and the hand has
been treated by a physician. During
the course of the closing part of.Judge
Buffers arguments a child disturbed
the court by crying but the mother had
little chance of taking the child out
with the crowd there was.
Judge Butler said that although the
case had been on trial over three weeks
and that over 100 witnesses had been
heard, the real work had just com
menced"; and then he informed the
jury their duty under the oath and
stated that the court would not try tc
cover all of the evidence that has beer
presented. If the court called their
attention to any particular portion OF
the testimony, he said, it was for illus
tration purposes, not for the purpose
of LAYING stress upon that part of it
Judge Butler informed the jury that
there are two principal questions tc
be determined, except as the degree, OF
which he would speak later. The first
was as to the fact OF a crime. II you
determine a crime was committed you
are then to determine "if the respond
ent charged with the crime is guilty
He told the jury what they must de-
eide upon to return verdict of murder
in the first degree He then explained
the phrase reasonable doubt" A jury
must be satisfied beyond a reasonable
doubt. 1t does not mean beyond all
possible doubt but beyond such doubt
as reasonable and prudent men would
require TO reach that conclusion.
A reasonable doubt arises from a
careful consideration Of all the evil
dence in the case, he said, He re-
ferred to Mrs. Broadwell's health, that
she could not have bound herself, and,
according to the evidence, then, she