The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-08

Slow work is being made in drawing a
jury to try George A, Long in Washing
ton county court on the charge OF muir
dering Mrs. Lueina c. Broadwell in Barre
on the night of May 3-4, 1919 The court
was still busy to-day examining jurors
to determine their fitness for serving on
the jury after having started the exam
nation Yesterday afternoon. Only a
few have been retained as possible selec-
tions for the jury of IL, and the attor-
news have not exercised their right to
challenge.
The accused man does not seem to
take a great deal of interest in the trial
and he wears smile most of the time,
not taking the matter with much Sc
riousness, it would seem. He was
dressed in light suit of clothes recently
pressed. He wore purple necktie and
rundown collar. He appears well bar
bered, with hair newly cut and face
clean shayen. Long is perhaps a little
heavier than he was when committed to
the county jail last May, few days
after the discovery Of Mrs. Broadwell's
naked body in the Wheelock garden.
|, The prisoner chewed a toothpick and
sat much Of the time with his hands
locked across his stomach. To some Of
the court attendants il was a matter for
surprise that the prisoner was not hand
cuffed.
Up to noon to-day II men had been
passed upon by the court but not ehal-
ienged by the attorneys. The IL are:
II. V. Wiley, Barre; C. 7. Wheeler
Worcester; L. c. Hammett, East Mont
pelier; w. A. Bigelow, ATiddlesex; NJ. G..
Barber, Waterbury,; +. +. Morse, North
field Jasper Thompson, Middlesex;
John Baird. Waitsfeld; Lewis Rock,
Mortified; c. w Cooling, East Mont
pelier, and L. A. Bullock, Northfeld.
Thus far 26 men have been examined
leaving Is who might be called on the
panel.
Examining Jurors,
The examination of jurors started soon
after the case opened yesterday after
noon and was resumed this morning
A. j. Talbot of Waterbury, aged 70, and
farmer, said he would never convict on
eircumstantial evidence. He did not
think his health strong enough to sit on
tne case. lie WIS excused.
Lewis Rock of Northfield said it would
take a lot of circumstantial evidence for
him to vote for conviction, but he had no
scruple against eircumstantial evidence
as such His health was good, he said
The impression he had about the case
when he read the newspaper accounts
was still with him, but he could start in
without bias and prejudice in the trial
of the case He is blacksmith.
John Baird of Waitsfeld would render
verdict to convict on eircumstantial
evidence if it were sufficient He had
second cousins in Barre. He is 5S, His
health is not good, and il would be dan
gerous" for him to sit on the case. He
had been sick for year but was now
in his usual health" He said he takes
medicine every day. Lack. of exercise
and confinement, he feared, would bring
on sickness. He said he had visited the
vicinity where the body of the Broadwell
woman was found. He was retained
The defense asked for an exception to
the retention of the Juror by the court
on the groupd he had visited the scene
and the spot where the body was found.
The exception was allowed and the juror
retained.
Jasper Thompson, 30, Middlesex, a
discharged soldier in uniform, was next
examined. He was in service at the time
Of the crime. He has been employed in
the u S. Clotheslin shop in Montpelier
for month He had worked on farm.
He is unmarried. He was retained
NJ G. Barber of Waterbury, married
and resident of that Waterbury for 54
years, had no scruples against circum-
stantial evidence or the death penalty.
II. ". Batcheder of Plainfeld was OPP
posed to circumstantial evidence. He
knew Mr.. Broadwell husband of the
woman killed He had talked with Mr..
BToadwell since the death of the woman.
He saw the spot where Mrs. Broadwell
lay on the Tuesday following the finding
of her body. He had worked with Mr..
Broadwell and knew about the streets in
Barre. In view Of his situation and
everything considered, the court excused
him.
Leroy A. Bullock took Mr.. Batchelder's
place but George w. Wallis of Waits
field was examined He had formed an
impression or idea upon the case and 1T
would take evidence TO remove that inn
preston. He is farmer and trustee of
Northfield bank. He would have to
have strong circumstantial evidence be-
yond a possible doubt In case of direct
evidence he would need evidence beyond
possible doubt to convict if the death
penalty was to be imposed. He was ex-
cused.
Samuel Baird of Waterbury was the
first man who was questioned relative
to his ability to sit on the jury Mr..
Baird stated that he had expressed opin-
ions relative to whether he thought Long
was guilty of the crime alleged and the
court excused him.
Z. V. Wiley was called. Mr. Wiley,