Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
TRYING TO CHE OK
Up LONGS ACTIONS
State Inquiries Minutely as to
What He Said and Did the
Day Following the Murder


the matter. that his actions have been
decided peculiar at times and that state
ments attributed to him by witnesses ear
lier in the trial are not in agreement with
what Long said on Sunday following the
murder. There is nothing yet to indicate
when the State will rest its case.
Many witnesses were used during the
day to show that the automobile on
the Parker lawn Saturday night was
without lights and TO show the location
Of the machine. Four witnesses testified
that the car faced the South Main street
bridge while three testified that it stood
in the opposite direction. Testimony
presented to-day showed that Alex Mulch
was in jail the night of the crime. This
eliminates Mulch. who had fight with
Jack Fraser and in whose room Mrs.
Edson foppd Fraser covered with blood.
This room was considered for time as
the possible alton OF the crime.
William Jenkins in addition to Irving
Smith saw the automobile tracks on
Keith avenue and testimony was intro
duced to show that Smith called Jenkins
attention TO them. Witnesses were used
TO show the time It would require to
drive an automobile from Keith avenue
to the Parker house where Long roomed
and where Mrs Rroadwer was the
earlier part OF the night Joseph Shadroui
testified to selling food TO Long about
midnight
Mrs. Annie Greis aud her son testi-
fled they arrived home between 1890
and 100 o'clock the night Of the muir
der and that they did not hear any
unusual noises in the house nor any
one going up nor coming down the
stairs of the house. They lived in the
tenement on the first floor in the Par
ker house while Long and Mrs. Par
ker lived on the second floor. Other
witnesses stated they heard no noise
about the house
Several witnesses testified thai Long
went to different places to get help
10 work on his automobile Sunday
morning including going to the house
OF Mrs. Rose Luce and Mrs. Spauldine
These houses are located a long dis =
tanoe apart in different sections of the
city. The testimony tended to show
Long had some reason for wanting the
machine repaired early in the day and
Wthont taking II to the Goodfellow
garage from which he had obtained it
Mrs. Edison testified that when she
went to the Parker house Sunday noon
TO get Mr. Fraser's keys that Long and
Mrs. Parker were eating dinner. that
my JUN went ihto Mutch's room to
ny hes oeiohsihe 10 fraser and
that while there she asked Mrs Par
ker If she had heard about the MUIR
der. Mrs. Parker said she had not and
inquired about II and Mrs. Edison said
~ nc" .ha' theH mao located
~, al. y" II anu tnat Long
'S poehe. DIS thouGh
II ~ p 80 "He mere
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tr.o, Ja,,a 80 '"'p-e INV 'on-
"au "auo 1t appea' tha' III
p,,;,,, $500. e ~ '"' "
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fo,Iou,;n. ~.
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tho thr.a hond,,a,,h;o,. IT,, -,
,eady .nn.arad IL, o,,iao,,. ~. a.. .,
l. ne tied three knots If d,asrent ,,irds IL,
them including a SQUARE ons lks ,ha
one With which Mrs proadu.i, n,as
choked The testimonv ,o-d.y ,h,,,ad
that the handkerchief were ohtai,ed fror,
q bundle of laundry which had hesn
brought to the states a,tornev,s Office and
that thew were taken tn tho hote, nv M
Wood after thew we've removed from rho
laundry bundle
Mon,ne,,er Oct 4-Tha outstanding
feature or tho Long rnurde, trial +o.dav
WAS tho testimony az Eddie Rarron the
accused mans former chum Tho evidence
of this witness IVA. NJ unusua, ;nterest
as il was handkerchief hearing his
laundry mn rk which was used IN stranpIa
Mrs L,uc,na Rroaawe,, to death tho niebt
of Nav 4 .oms ueeks after Rarron Loft
the CITY The mans testimony to-day u,ao
to the effect thar he gave a bapdkercbief
to Long ono aau loo, urtor
Rarron,s tsst,,nonv which ;rc,,,d.a IN.
story of his life al,m,na tod hin, iron, anv
1.i,h tho Ir;r,a ,Ithough ,,,,,
ion has often haan axnrassad .h., -.
knew som.,bina aho,,, =,
Rsrron sa;d he moe ~, l., f-o. ..,.
he moved IN wi,oo.ki n,hsp no., ard
lived tbera fo, % 80. w. l., r,,.-,,oa
in MANY nlaces inci,,din. w.torh,,r,,
where he IVA. ,as, n;n,or ,a,.- 1900
10 Barre H. 30, Io VIZ. $500.
and again in Rev IT., ,,.,
little I'M, ho d;a M, 49,, Ia..,. H.,
name He knew h;,, a. WA,
George 10 te.tia.a .. -
wine at his roo,,s iii r,,,,s Sc,
Hattie Lovely .nd Ii-.;. -,
Long. and tho women n.n,ion.d ro-roh-
GRATED this tas,,r,on,
Once tbav u,ont .a;a uo r.,
d,e,s r,ooa a''o"' u "o'-