The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-25
ED. BARRON SAYS LONG
TOOK HANDKERCHIEF
BEFORE FEBRUARY II

in the afternoon, about | o'clock, going
then to the quarries. He returned to
Montpelier at about $50 p. IN. He
returned to Barre later Saturday even
ing and left for Montpelier at 9:45, be-
ing at the residence of Mrs. Parker,
where he made arrangements to come
back later in the night
The third time coming from Mont
pelier he took the Central Vermont
train, arriving in Barre at about
o'clock the morning of May and walk
ing from the Central Vermont station
to Mrs. Parker's. He thought it took
him about Is or 20 minutes to walk
the distance to the Parker house and
that he arrived there about 80 a. m.
Bianehi testified, on examination by
States Attorney Davis, that he did not
see an automobile on the Parker lawn
when he arrived there early Sunday
morning He went in the front door
and to Mrs. Parker's room. He did not
see anybody else there on either visit
TO the house and did not go to any
other room Banchi left the house
again at about $3.50 Sunday morning
AT the hour of his departure Sunday
morning there was an automobile on
the Parker lawn. He did not see any
one working about the automobile.
On being cross examined by Attorney
Carver, the witness went into detail as
to the trains that night of May 3-4 and
repeated, on questioning, that he did
not see an automobile on the Parker
lawn that night. He said he did not
look for any automobile
So you do not know that there was
none thereg asked Attorney Carver
II did not see any"
Bianchi also told Attorney Carver
that he did not see any auto on the
lawn at 9:45 Saturday evening. He
also testified that he did not see Long
at the house.
The first witness called Friday aft
ernoon was Harry Mason, who was al
lowed to sit on iurymens seats. Irving
Smith was called as a witness after the
noon recess Mr.. Smith testified he did
not know Harry Mason. Mr.. Mason
stood up and Mr. Smith stated he rec
ogni2ed the man. He had played pool
with him. He had seen him at Mrs.
Watkins boarding house. Mr.. Archi-
bald asked the witness if he knew the
mans first name. He stated he had
known him as Harry. He never knew
his last name.
Many Wine Parties Held.
Hattie Lovely of Jones brook testi-
fed she knew Long at Mrs, Davis in
Montpelier Long was not introduced
to her but Mrs. Davis told who he was.
She saw him in front of the Buzzell,
she was with her sister, Tillie Stafford.
She saw him later in "Frenchy's" room.
Her sister, she, Long and Frenchy were
all in room at once She had bottle
of beer which Frenchy went out to get
Long walked TO the waiting station
and she rode TO Valley View farm on
the ear with him. She was in Frenchy's
room about Is minutes
MIR. Carver cross examined and the
witness said it was in February that
she was in the Frenchy room. The at
torney general advised her not to leave
the courthouse, He might need her
later.
Tillie Stafford testified she had lived
in Montpelier Judge Butler told her
to take the gum out of her mouth. She
complied She had met Long in Barre
last winter She and Long went to
Ed. Barrons room.
Lizzie Lovely testified she met Long
at the dance on Northfeld street. She
saw him in Barre last winter. He was
friend of Mrs. Davis, her aunt. She
first met him on the street, then near
the Buzzell building on Pearl street.
Mr.. Barron and Tillie were with wit
ness and went to lunch room, after
which they went back to Barron's
room, which was on the ground floor
of the brick building. Long was in the
yEt 1 Z 1.