The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-14

tween and 1880 Then Mrs Broad
well returned home and brought some
meat, also some candy, he thought. She
gave the children some candy. After re
turning at about 1880 Mrs. Broadwell
stayed around the house spell" then
went out again about p. m Witness
did not see her alive again. He next
saw her body in the undertaking rooms
on Monday.
Mr.. Courser testified that he next saw
Mr. Broadwell on Sunday morning. He
1.-THE witnessl slept upstairs with the
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Broadwell occu-
pied the same room downstairs Wit
ness arose at a. M; did not know be-
fore that his daughter had not returned.
They discussed Mrs. Broadwell's alb
sence. An officer came to their house
Sunday morning. Mr. Broadwell went
away with the officer Later Mr.. Cour-
ser visited the states attorneys Office
/ and saw Mr. Davis. Mr.. Broadweil was
I in the Office but not in the same room
with him. As he recalled, he walked
/ through the rooms and went out,
! Mrs. Broadwell's watch, the witness
said, was a birthday present, having
/ been given her when she was i6 years
! Of age. Mr.. Courser gave his daughters
age as 80 on July 20, last.
Cross examined by Mr. Carver, the
witness said he was visiting the Broad
wells at 9 West street at the time. He
visited them before in February.
Saw Mrs. Broadwell on Main Street
Mrs Addie Bradley who has lived in
Barre 90 years, testified that she knew
Mrs Broadwell She met Mrs, Broad.
well through church work and called
upon the woman as she Mrs Bradley
was the superintendent of the Sunday
school. Mrs Broadwell also called upon
her in April, Mrs. Bradley saw Mrs
Broadwell the evening of May and
bowed to her as they were leaving the
l0-cent store The witness at this point
became confused as to the banks in the
Rowland block.
Attorney Carver cross examined, only
fixing the time of the meeting of tht
two women that night prior to S3t
o'clock.
Mrs. Broadwell Placed on Summer st
Miss Gertrude 4. Cheney of Barre
who lived near the Broadwell home bu
on Summer street, testified that tn,
Broadwells had lived there two years
; The land on which the Broadwell hous,
stands came to the rear of the Cheney
garden. Her father had worked will
Mr.. Broadwel That night she (Mis
Cheney had been to the Park theatre
As she was coming out of the theatr
she saw Mrs. Broadwell near the cross
ing on Summer street She did not Sc
her again alive.
Attorney Carver cross examined Mis-
Cheney as to the time she saw Mrs
Broadwell, which was fixed at S;3
o'clock. She testified there is bacl
I door directly opposite the front door 0
the Gibbons house and that there ar
I. large trees on West street opposite tn
Gibbons house. Mrs. Broadvell wa
y passing along toward Merchant stree
when the witness saw her at the inter
Z section of two streets The street wa
e light.
? Tn redirect examination, Miss Chene
i testified relative TO the sidewalk o
i Summer street. In re-cross examina
7 tion, the witness testified that Mr.
i Broadwell crossed the road on the cross
walk on the right side of Summer stree
e She then told more about the walks be
e tween her home and Elm street
e Mrs. Herbert Cheney of Barre testifie
y relative to attending the pictures Ma
I 8. She did not notice Mrs. Broadwe
r that night while accompanying home he
IS daughter, who had just testified she sa,
Mrs. Broadwell. In cross exsminatio
L she said that nothing was called to hC
IS attention that Mrs. Broadwell had passe
IS up the street.
70 Mr.. Broadwelps Movements Traced.
t. George A. Rising of Barre, a carpent,
rs in Barre, testified that he knew Harr
le Broadwell and worked with him for
1T B, Lane. He saw Mr. Broadwell abot
rt 7 o'clock the evening of May at NJ
r. Lanes house. He testified to seeing lse'
ie eral others at Mr. Lanes house. NJ
y. Broadwel, Mr.. Rising and Mr.. Chene
k, cashed their checks at the same ban
e. the Others remaining on the street al