The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-21

Mrs. Grimes about breaking up with
the whole bunch.
Long admitted to the witness that
he met Mrs. Broadwell at the Parker
house May 3, the night of the murder.
lie admitted this also in the presence
of Deputy Lawson and Miss Evers, Mr..
Davis, Mrs. Laird and Mr.. Merritt. He
also admitted intimate relations.
Unprintable Testimony.
The witness, Wood, covered great
deal of the ground treated in the state
ment read by previous witnesses. He
had talked with Long about Buick
automobile. Long said he had talked
with Bennett about buying car Mrs.
Broadwell had mentioned man with
a Buick in her letter to Mrs. Grimes.
Long told him where his room was 10.
Gated, which he described Much of
the testimony at this point is not
printable.
Long mentioned about having food
to eat at Parker's He said the food
was purchased at Shadrouis store,
across the road, consisting of a veal
loaf, jelly roll and loaf of bread. Mrs
Parker suggested the lunch. Mrs
Parker, Mrs. Broadwell and himself
had the lunch. Mrs. Broadwell ate
some of the veal loaf and bread, and
he did not know what else she ate. He
figured he went to bed at l2:45 a. m.
Witness named those present when
Long made admissions.
After Mrs. Breadwell left he went
out and worked on his car He made
different statements at different times
as to when he noticed that the tail
Light was gone He used box Of
scratch matches around his ear. He
admitted he and Mrs. Parker had
agreed to say that he used box of
matches.
The witness repeated Longs state
ment about working on the car Sun
day morning and having Stanley
George help him. He said at first it
was a. m, later he thought it was
7 a. m. He said he worked on the ear
at the garage. Deputy Morris and
sailor called on him After that he
heard a woman's body had been found
and shortly before lunch he was told
that the body had been identified as
Mrs. Broadwell.
When he told Mrs. Parker the dead
was Mrs. Broadwell, she said,
My God, my God, we must not say
she was here, or that Bianchi was
here" She said they would "kill us" if
they found it out.
Witness was asked about the box
Mrs. Broadwell's clothing.
Nothing had been taken out or added. !
Various photographs, now state exhib-
It's, were seen by Long at the interview. |
He examined them under an electric |
light
Long leaned with his back against |
The box in which were Mrs. Broad |
wells clothes. Deputy Lawson said |
Look out, George, you'll get your |
hands covered with blood.
Long said: There Is not d. bit |
II blood on those clothes Witness
,aid Long had not examined the clothes I
Up to that time.
In the course Of your conversation
lid you tell the prisoner he lied?"
Il did several times said Mr.. Wood. |
On one Of these occasions Long said, t
"A man would be fool not to lie if it
would benefit him.
The witness produced handkerchief
n which Long tied knots
Long Tied Knots for Detective.
Long tied the knots at his request.
lie said square knot was about the
'nly one he could tie, describing as he
led them. He identified three hand
having knots tied by Long.
10. ! was "a square knot, No 2 ''iust
knot; never saw a hangman's knot
led; No 3 was slip knot
When Long made the statement that
here was no blood on the clothing, he
ad not made an examination, and did
ot until his statement was taken lat
r, Long recognized some Of the cloth
ng, some he could not recall.
just before Mrs Broadwell left the
darker house, witness stated, Long
old him she kissed him and said not
o forget the Monday night date and
iention was made about taking her
ONE In his car Mrs Broadwell said
he would walk so that no one would
ee her, Mrs. Broadwell said she was