Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16
TAKING EVIDENCE
IN LONG CASE

Montpelier Oct 10-The prosecu
ton began to submit It's evil
dence to-day in the case Of John Long
accused of the murder Of Mrs. Lucina
Broadwell in Barre May g. Harold Jack
son, who discovered the body and Officer
Allen Curtis. who was called to the scene
by Jackson were the first two witnesses.
Harry Gamble, second officer to reach
the spot. where the body was found. also
testified. Much OF the officers evidence
had to do as to the route that a person
might take from the Parker house to the
place where the corpse lay.
Harold Jackson's story In connection
with the crime Cid not carry any ma
teral evidence in it,
Jackson told OF coming from Orange
Saturday afternoon, May 3. staying over
night at the Hotel Buzzell. getting up
about 7:15 n m. Sunday and going to
the Wheelock garden. He took this
route on his way to Main street be-
cause 1t Is shorter. On his way ne saw
what looked like body. He called
Officer Allen Curtis and found the body
of a woman devoid OF clothing except
shoes, stockings and gloves.
Officer Curtis corroborated Jackson's
story as it related to him. He did not
been moved away He admitted in cross
examination that there was picket
fence between the spot where the body
lay and Keith avenue. He testified that
1t was nearer to Summer street than
Keith avenue and about the same dis
lance from the body to Pearl street as
to Summer street. Although an officer
he did not know much about whether
ho ole tod nf arl
street and could not tell just where the
lights were located at the ends of Pearl
street. He had some trouble in locat-
ing light on Keith avenue. also the
height of a shed near the picket fence
on the side of the Wheelock garden
towards Keith avenue. He testified that
the corsets of the woman were under
the body.
Almost the entire afternoon was used
by the testimony of Harry Gamble, the
police officer, who was second at the
place where the body was found. His
testimony had to do largely with the loca-
tons OF lights to show that Keith ave-
nue. was better lighted than the other
streets The State asked him to show
the route that a person would be likely
to travel going from the Parker house
to the Wheelock garden If they did not
want to go by the prominent streets in
the city. Gamble said he saw Harry
Broadwcll the night OF the murder at
the socialist hall and again about four
O'Clock in the morning on Main street
near Merchant street. He went to Broad
wells Sunday morning to get Broadwell,
who was lying on the bed and who was
with his children He took him to the
States attorneys office where n confer
ence took place. He testified that Long
had told him he knew Mrs. Broadwell.
The respondents counsel made objection
to this statement, but the court permit
ted 1t to go on tho records. He described
the lights In the different stores and
banks, but could not tell how much light
was thrown on the street from those
in banks near Keith avenue or whether
it lighted up the street much.
Glen Perry. the undertaken. told of
moving the body. He said the ankles We're
crossed, that the body was extended. that
the stockings were drawn tight above
the knees but not fastened, that elastics
were employed to hold them. The box
OF clothing which he moved from the
plot OF land with Mrs Broadwell was
identified He did not see any dirt on the
clothing or stockings. He could not tell
whether the discoloration of the face was
due to lying on the ground after death.
The cToss-examination of Perry will
take place Saturday morning. Drs. Stone
and Whitney of the State laboratory will
testify relative to the autopsy.