Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
SATURDAYS TESTIMONY


SATURDAYS TESTIMONY
Gabrielle Riapcht was the principal wit
ness for tho state SATURDAY
Bianchi testified that when he won, To
Mrs. Parkcr's house the Sunday morning
Of the murder there was no automobile
on the lawn. All Of the other witnesses
50 far have testified there was A car
there. 1t will be recalled that Mrs Broad
we'll left the Parker house somewhere
about 100 a m. according to the evidence
now in the case. Bianchi testified that
he reached Barre ahout 100 a M and
walked directly to the Parker house He
went in by the front door and would have
been forced to pass within a few feet Of
the automobile IL the testimony Of others
IL correct They have all placed the au-
tomobile within few feet Of the walk
over which he passed
The testimony of Eddie Barron that he
gave Long a handkerchief. and never
gave anybody else one in Barre: the evil
dence that a handkerchief bearing Bar
ron's laundry mark was discovered
bound around Mrs. Broadwell's neck and
Bianchi's statement that there was no
automobile on the Parker lawn at 80
Sunday morning of tho crime are con-
sidered by observers to be strong links
IN the states chain Of circumstantial
evidence The State has not revealed mp
10 the present time whether it will en-
deaVor 10 show. motive for the crime.
although it has been rumored that Grace
Grimes might be questioned in that con-
nection.
Barron was given an abb Saturday
morning when Miss Rose Nowhall Of
Greenfield Mass. testified to his working
for her uncle all the spring and that he
was away from the farm only a few times
She gave the exact length Of each period
of time he was absent
The State will rest its case Monday
afternoon. according to Attorney tieneral
Frank c. Archibald \ few witnesses
will testify in the afternoon. but the
evidence of each will be short unless a
lengthy cross-eXamination takes place
Court took a recess at 1890 o'clock Satur-
day morning, the witnesses desired not
being present at that time.
Judge Butler made the announcement
to the jurors that court would come in
again at two O'Clock Monday afternoon
and urged them to have as good time
as possible. They took this advice and
during the afternoon they took an auto
mobile ride to Waitsfield Deputy Sheriff
A. A. Emery stripped the gears of his
car as the party was about to leave the
Montpelier House so that another auto
mobile had TO be procured for the trip
The defense has not yet made known
its form of defense. simply saying that
I'VE claim Long did not do it, and will
try TO eliminate him from the crime
pleted its evidence in the Long murder
trial this afternoon at 4:3o o'clock, Longs
counsel then moved that the respondent
be discharged on the count of first de-
gree murder. claiming that the prosecu-
ton had failed to furnish any motive
for the crime, alleged against him
namely, the killing OF Mrs, Lucina
Broadwell
The court overruled the motion the
defense took exceptions and the trial
proceeded, Longs side Of the case being
taken up.
The first witness for the defense was
Mrs. l.. A. Houghton, who had testified
a few minutes before for the State She
said that on three different occasions last
April and March the respondent had
in her place and that his mark
was B-lO1. The State objected TO the
Of handkerchief as evil
dence on the ground that it did not show
anything and that the State had made
no claim relative 10 Longs having laun-
dry done at Mrs. Houghtons. The hand
was excluded The defense took
an exception.
Mrs. Houghtons testimony for the
State was relative to what laundry marks
are generally used in case there already
are two marks on clothing II appears
there were two on the Barron handker-
chief
The State presented the exhibits that
it has been showing the jury and all of
them, except the hair that has appeared
in evidence. were offered as evidence
William Baker for the State. testified
that White Cloud was roomer at the
Hotel Bu2zell for two weeks about the
time of the murder White Cloud is the
Indian upon whose evidence the defense
depended largely.
James r. Wood and Mr.. Carver for the
defense, entertained the spectators with
"A wordy battle for few minutes during
the afternoon when the defense tried to
show the high expense of this case. The
attorney general then took a hand and
stated to the court that if the defense
TO cr,icisc anybody it should be
the man who hired Mr. Wood and his
operators. The State showed that the
result of the case has nothing to do with
the pay the detective agency shall get !
Long was in a peaceful frame Of mind
to-day Mrs. Parker probably will take
the stand. but 1t is not yet decided
whether Long will, Mrs. Parker is in
good spirits in spite of the claim bv
some that she is failing
Montpelier. oct 2S.-l'nless some-
thing unforeseen takes place the ar !
yuments in the case of State VS. George (
Long charged with murder of Mrs (
Lucina c. Broadwcl in Barre Nav 2. /
viii be made tomorrow, for il was
tonight that the defense
had only one or two more witness /
However. II was not definitely settled |
Long would take the stand or !
not
A flood of testimony was presented
to the Jury to day, some twelve wit
1esses testifying for the defense with
few exceptions the State made no
of these witnesses
being apparently satisfied to let the
Jury consider its theory of the crime
Is against the efforts Of the defense
% show that the woman's body might
rave been brought into the wheelock