The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-22

the Prindle house in Barre on the night
of May 3-4, 1919, and who was held as
a witness shortly after the arrest of
George A. Long and Mrs. Isabel Parker
on the charge of numbering Mrs. Lucina
C. Broadwell, testified in Washington
county court to-day that at about !
o'clock on the morning Of May 4 he
heard an automobile on Keith avenue
and on looking out of the window saw
the car disappearing around the corner
of Keith avenue and Summer street
toward Elm street, later hearing the
car on Elm street.
Smith also testified to tracing the
tracks of the automobile the next day
and seeing that the treads made sim
liar impressions with the exception of
one wheel
Smith is the witness who, on being
allowed to go on his own reeognizance,
went to Massachusetts and was brought
back to the county jail on May ~ and
held until the trial
The forenoon session opened with
Charles Spencer of the Goodfellow ga
rage again on the stand Mr.. Davis
asked witness to repeat what Long said
after his interview with Deputy Nor.
ris at the garage Sunday forenoon
May 4. Witness recalled that Long
said the authorities were discussing
whether or not the body was taken tC
the garden in an automobile.
On cross examination by Mr. Carver
the witness was asked if people com
ing TO the garage after Mr.. Morris and
Mr.. Davis were there did not taII
about the crime. Mr. Spencer sale
they did. He didn't recall who they
were and didn't know what they saiC
except that the matter was mentioned
Cars were stopping and passing con
tinuously.
Long came to the garage sometime
after o'clock and they went TO the
Parker house. The car was about
three feet from the dirt walk on tht
lawn, about six feet from the watel
tub. Another person was present but
witness did not know him. He did not
know Stanley George and did not re
member seeing a one handed man. The
storage battery was dead The house
is about a quarter of mile from thC
garage. He tried to start the car be
fore he connected the dry batteries but
did not succeed 1t started after hi
connected the dry batteries but il
would not run. The ear was takeI
back to the garage.
Spencer towcd the car back to tht
garage. He finally got the car so il
would run, which was aNfew minutes
after he reached the garage He trieC
to improve the running capacity O
the car which took some time. III
operated the car on the preceding Fri
day night and had little trouble will
it in Jockey Hollow with the carbure
tor. He did not notice about the tai
light and could not say whether ther
was any on the car. The Saxon, HI
thought, weighed about l,400 pound
and had only one seat.
Goodfellow Described Car.
Bert w. Goodfellow of Barre, "a, al
automobile dealer for eight years, re
called that the Bruce car came to hi
garage for sale but could not fix tn
time. He looked over the car. Righ
rear tire was Firestone non-skid, from
were moulded tires, also the left rea
tire. He recalled that Long was givel
demonstration of the machine. N
one else ran the car except Spence
and Long before the murder, to hi
knowledge Witness never saw Lon
drive the car Long first approache,
the subject of purchase on Friday be
fore the murder They talked abou
a Saxon four. The witness saw tn
car Sunday morning in the dooryard
Spencer was there Did not recall
Long was there. He showed Long no,
to start the Saxon by hand as the bat
terry was weak and would not operat
the starter. He identified picture Q
the car, as well as one of the right rea
wheel which he described had on tn
non-skid tire No change had bee
made in the tires, top or lights, Th
cross examination was by Mr.. Fay
Witness said no definite trade wa
made with Long about the car. Base
ment was open one, some days door
were open and some days they wer
not He was present at converse
tion with Mr.. Spencer and Long abou
an arrangement for the ear He CAV
J j. Gregoire consent to let Long TAX
the car. As far as he knew the ca
remained in the yard until Long too
it, The price was $3.50 for the ear {
$40 for its use if Long I'D not buy j
AT the garage Sunday morning the ca
would start but wo,lid not run. Sper
Ger connected up the dry cells HI
number plates were on the ear Fl
dealers number was 0lS2 and