Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
TWO ARE ARRESTED
FOR BARRE MURDER
Mrs. Belle Parker and George
Long Accused of Killing
Mrs. BrOadwell

| at ITO South MAIN street, Barre, ana
George Long, teamster. automobile
mechanic. and a boarder at Mrs. Par
ker's, were arrested at 0:3O O'Clock this
morning, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Lucina Courser Broadwel. wife of
Harry Broadwell and the mother of three
young children, on the night of Saturday,
May 3.
They are lodged in the county Jail in
this city and will be given a hearing
to morrow in Barre city court
The much -heralded arrests took place
| quietly. Long was hustled out of a side
entrance Of the hotel In Barre, where
the two have been under restraint. Mrs.
Parker, who could not be taken out the
way Long was, had to run n barrage of
metropolitan photographers whose came
ras busily clicked as she was led through
the crowd that had gathered.
Sheriff F. H. Tracy, assisted by Deputy
II. c. Lawson. made the arrests.
Attorney General Frank c. Archibald
arrived at Barre Wednesday morning
after a few days absence and went over
the testimony which Sheriff Tracy and
his bevy of officers. including detectives
from Boston, have gathered, with the
| result that some Of the people who have
already before the officers were again
|
was used that their testimony pre-
viously given was gone over again. The
arrest was practically ready to be made
last night, but the officers had the people
under restraint so that they did not rush
the matter and took as much time as
| they needed to make sure of their stories
of different matters.
| About 10 O'Clock this morning war
rants were placed in Sheriff Tracy's
hands. He proceeded to the hotel, but
apparently the information that he was
to make the arrests had preceded him
for when he reached the place there
was crowd about the hotel.
The arrest of Mrs. Parker carries
the case to the so-called high life"
of Barre. for she has been associated
with one of the best families of the
city, named Kenyon.
| She seemed to break down from the
effects of the grilling. but those who
have been associated with her are Of
the opinion that she was camouflaging
A physician was called after dinner
who gave a decision that resulted in
the woman being lodged in the women s
ward of the jail.
| She ate dinner the table of Sheriff
Tracys family and it was one continu-
GUS stream of talk, it is understood, all
about herself.
Mrs. Parker and Long are in differ
ent ends of the Jail and unable to COM
municate further with each other rela-
| tive to the case.
Long did not seem concerned much
in the matter when arrested and acted
more like a person without due reali-
cation of the plight in which his being
lodged in Jail places him.
Mrs. Parker expressed the opinion that
| she should have different treatment than
| other persons. She was assured she would
| be well cared for, but that she could not
have special priv leges that would not be
given any other women in similar circum-
stances.
| Whether the two willsbe placed on trial
| within few days or weeks depends upon
the prosecuting officers. that is,
providing an indictment is found against
them.
1t is claimed the officers have sufficient
evidence with which to bind the two over
to county court, which is now out on re-
cess till Monday. When the petit jury was
discharged some weeks ago. One man
was not discharged, SO that the panel
can be filled at any time and the State
officers have authority to call grand
jury session.
understood to have made the following
statement at the county jail as the doors
closed upon him after his arrest in which
he admitted that Mrs. Broadwell was at
the Parker house the night of the murder.
The statement reads:
MY conscience is free and clear, I am
a happy man to-day, because know that
no ~ men under Gods heavens will ever
lconvict me of this crime.
Il admit that Mrs. Broadwell was in
THAT house that night She ate meat. !
bought the meat at the store across the
street but she left about midnight, saying
that she wanted to be home before her
husband.
~ never was off the lawn after that
time. I never made a plan to meet her,
and I wouldn't have seen her IL it hadn't
been for Mrs. Parker. The three times
l met her was because Mrs. Parker ar
ranged it. l never asked her to meet
me-
my only mistake was In denying that
she was there. That was my mistake.
did that because Mrs. Parker urged
me to-
Long then went on to express his
opinion that Mrs. Broadwell was way
laid after she left the house by some man
who induced her to 70 into the field. II
didn't see her after she left the house,
he concluded. Long has engaged j. Ward
Carver to defend him.
Long was born at The Narrows," in
lQueens county, New Brunswick, and was
80 years old the 18th of April. He re-
manned in Queens county until he was 16 or
II years OF age and then went to Houlton.
Me-. where he worked around the woods
and in other places being employed for
a time by the Greater Northern Pulp &
Paper company.
From Houlton, Me-. Long went to
Woodstock, Canada and worked on the
St. Johns river corporation drive, being
employed there at least two springs. He
worked during the summer about Wood
stock, Canada Going next to Auburn, a
part Of Providence. r, l., he drove an
Ice team. working there one summer and
went to Lakeport, N. H., and then to
Massachusetts,, where he got a job with
the American Realty company and
worked In Rochester, VT, after which
he came to Montpelier, Here he was
employed by c. E. Demeritt on his farm
and milk route. It was during this time
that he was arrested and convicted of
tho charge of forgery. having forged a
name upon a check which Mrs. r. w.
simonds had signed in payment for milk
she bought Of Mr.. Demeritt. He served
one year in the House Of Correction 1t
will be recalled that at the time Long
was arrested on this last named charge
ne pleaded innocence and claimed he had