Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
SEC0N D DEGREE
MURDER FOR LONG
Jury Returns Verdict Against
Alleged Slayer of Mrs.
BrOadwell After % Hours

was found guilty Of murder in the second
degree for the killing of Mrs. Lucina c.
Broadwell by the jury to-day. The find
ing carries punishment of life imprison-
ment under the law. The jury was out
% hours. Counsel for the defense said
that the case would go to the Supreme
Court on exceptions.
! Long was a trife pale before the verdict
was announced, sighed when he heard it,
then resumed his usual composure. He
laughed with Sheriff Emery when he
was leaving the court room.
About 60 women waited about the court
house nearly all day. They arrived early
In the morning and did not leave the court
house until about noon. Most Of them re-
turned about two O'Clock and sat there
until the jury was discharged.
/ Judge Buffers caution against dem
onstration by the spectators when the
verdict was announced was observed
Long tonight seemed in good spirits.
He did not appear to be much concerned
about the future. He ate a good supper
/ and when seen said he had nothing to
worry about. He was sitting with his
feet on a cross-bar of his cage waiting.
he said, for some one OF the other boys
to return from the pictures to play pitch
with him. His eyes looked as though he
had not slept much Thursday night. He
did not like what the papers printed
about his career and complained to Sheriff
Tracy about II. asking that a reporter
he sent to see him. While his attorneys
stated that mis- case will go to Supreme
Court there is a feeling here that it will
not take that course.
LONGS CAREER
The James r. Wood Detective Agency
! found many interesting facts connected
with Longs life during the investigation
! of the murder case. They have not been
denied by Long at any time during the
conferences the detectives have had with
him.
| George A. Long, alias Wrath was born
! in Big cove (The Narrows) Queens
County. New Brunswick in 1884 1885.
| He was a lumber camp cook, teamster,
farm hand and occasionally lumber
jack. Up to the time he was 10 years of
age he made his home with his parents,
going in 1901 to Providence, r. l., to live
with a brother, Shelton Wrath. by whom
he was employed in the ice business. He
stayed there a year, returning to the
Province again and later locating in
Woodstock n. B. He resided at various
times in Green Road, Island Falls, Me.
Fort Fairfield. Me-. Houlton, Me- and
other places In Northeastern Maine and
New Brunswick. From 1912 to 1914 he
resided at Auburn tCranston) p. f. |. He
deserted from the Canadian army on
August ., 1916, after less than three
months service, after which he began
using the name of Long. which was his
mothers name. In 1916 ne eloped with Miss
Haley f. Dow of Island Falls, Me-. they
hli 1n1 ri
home. Shortly after they e.oped a second
time, eluded interference and were mar
ried January IL, 1905, at sherman Falls.
Me-, by the Rev. Frederic Parker The
marriage record gave his age tIen as %
and the brides as q. His treatment of
his wife caused her to leave him but in
1915 on his promise to do better she ac-
cepted his urgent request to go to Houl-
ton, Me-, to live with him. He told her
what train to come on and he would meet
her. When she arrived in Houlton he had
left town. She returned to her home and
has not seen him since.
Wrath has led checkercd career and
while he managed to dispose of many of
his difficulties he figured in an alleged
seduction affair in 1915 al Patten. Me and
in another affair in 1917 in Greenvile.
Me-. where it is alleged he robbed Robert
c. Moore. a lumberman, of $40 and his
wife of diamond ring and also took
three suits of clothes from a boarder
This matter il still pending. it is claimed
OF the State discovered that
wherever he went he had been suspected
OF thievinR and the losses of money and
other things appeared to cease after he
LETT. One OF the affairs was an alleged
forgery OF the name of the bookkeeper of
Sherin Bryson at Houlton, Me. He came
into Vermont some time in 1917 to work
for the Champlain Realty company at
Rochester. later he appeared at Randolph
where he was employed on farm and
claimed to he a creamery inspector: then
he was heard Of at Waterbury and later
at Montpelier. where he was EMPLOYED
by Charles T.. Demeritt, a local farmer.
and came to the attention of the police
OF Montpelier by forging a creamery
check belonging to his employer for
which he was convicted and served a year
IN the House OF Correction, having been
sentenced November 70. 1917. He was
employed In the lumber camp OF II. c.
Bennett at Barre when arrested for the
Broadwell murder. having been a roomer
at the house of Mrs. Isabel Parker about
week when the AFFAIR happened Many
thefts around Barre have been charged
against him and since he has been
locked up the thefts have ceased. His
relatives long ago. 1t is said, ceased rela-
tons with him.
Long has two brothers. three sisters
and two uncles located in Rhode Island
and New Brunswick