The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-28
DEFENSE OF LONG TRIES
TO CONNECT MURDER
WITH PEARL ST. HOUSE
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ton was conducted by Mr.. Carver, who
asked Mr.. Wood what he received. The
reply was $40 for himself and 81 a day
for his operators.
Mr. Carver asked if he would not tell
the jury the total expense Wood stat
ed he could not, that he did not have
his records with him, that he could not
give an approximate estimate. He
came to Barre directly after the muir
der and he was alone until Friday of
that week. He had several operators
| different ones at different times.
/ Mr. Carver asked him to look up the
expense and Wood stated he could not
without going to Boston and that he
could not ascertain by Monday at
least, even by wire.
Mr. Carver asked if it were true
that he paid bill of over $500 at the
Barre hotel. Mr.. Wood said he did
not know
Mr. Carver asked the witness if he
was formerly of the Wood and Morgan
agency Mr., Wood said he was. Mr..
! Carver asked if there was a time when
that agency was under investigation
by the Vermont legislature. Mr. Wood
said no: he did not know that he or
any agency he had been connected with
was ever under investigation
Mr. Carver pressed the witness rela-
tive to an approximate expense to the
state Mr. Wood said he could not tell
any more about it than he could when
| Mr. Carver had employed him during
his term of office. Mr.. Carver claimed
the reply was not responsive to his
question, that it was hostile, The
court ruled that it was not a reply and
that having ruled it out it could not
be discussed by the attorney
Mr. Archibald inquired of Detective
| Wood if his remuneration depended in
any way upon the result of the case, to
which Mr.. Wood replied that it did not,
and he was excused from further exam
nation. Mr.. Archibald had taken ex-
eeptions to the counsel criticizing the
witness and stated that if there was
any criticism it should 60 TO the man
who engaged the detective force. Mr.
Carvef said he had no criticism,
Georgia Bianchi on Stand.
Georgia Bianchi was the next wit
ness. She admitted that she was
known as "Godie Sun" She testified
that Long and Barron came to Mrs
Della Clark's at River street at one
time when she was working there and
| then once the summer before with Long
at that time being another gentleman.
/ A Me- ~, rl-ss 4I,o ,,,or bo,,n,hE a holf
pint of brandy, which was drunk while
they were there. They just came for
y visit
Clerks Tells Of Rooms at Hotel Buzzell
William Baker Of Barre was a clerk
May at the Buzzell hotel and is now
There were II rooms in the hotel MAY
3 and that practically every room was
filled the night of May 3. Some OF
them roomed double
Room number 80 was under consid-
Grafton for some time and the clerk
testified a man named Johnson occu-
pied 40 and Gus Hogelbut with him
Mr.. Hoar cross examined Witness
Baker relative to the location of the
rooms, bath rooms, alleyways and yer.
andas about the BuzzelI hotel Long
was there from Feb % to April 10
Barron left before Mr. Baker was in
charge but he thought about Feb. ii
Long had room 2l in the main build
ing. He could not tell whether there
was man named Stowell occupying
the room May 3. D. A. Duprey, he
thought, occupied room 81 in the five
tenement block. Mr. Baker had tc
think quite little while to locate the
room.
The witness was asked to look al
sheets of paper which were pages. Of
the register Of the hotel On April 2f
he found the name White Cloud, occu
pied room ST. White Cloud paid one
weeks room rent, then later another
week
On redirect examination he testified
families did, in April and do now, oc
cupy the first floor Of the five tenement
building. He thought White ClouC
stayed about two weeks The page
was marked and introduced as evi
dence. Stowell's name was later found
in the register under date of April Is
Barron Recalled.
Eddie Barron was again called anC
testified in cross examination. He i,
not a married man. He testified about
having been in Barre twice and Their
Mr. Fay drew out that he had beer
there a third time which was i'm tn,
summer of 1918, remaining until h,
went to Joe Eldredge's camp. He LEFT
, in February because the stone dust wa
too much for his lungs He left for nj
other reason, he said He left no mon
; ey with anyone TO pay for his laundry
: The court ruled out questions rela
tive to an illegitimate son in Winoosk
and relative to whether he knew wher
he left~Barre that he was to becom,
father. He had letters written b.
the hotel mans son to woman il
! Barre
E Mr.. Archibald called attention of thu
defense that counsel have been crit
icized very severely for following nj
with questions Of similar nature aft
er the court had ruled out the subiec
\ matter A conference occurred at tn
bench when the defense rendered al
offer showing what the defense want
+ ed to show But it was apparent tina
g the defense was not permitted, TO
there were no further questions asked
The defense took exceptions to tn
! court not allowing the presentation 0
this evidence.