The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-08
LONG APPEARS ONLY
SLIGHTLY INTERESTED
Accused Man Seems to Have Improved In Physi
JaiI-Sits With Hands Locked Over Stomach.

who is stationary engineer at Granite
| vile, had no opinion. He could convict
on cireumstantial evidence if enough of
it was presented. He has been employed
by Z. L. Smith & Co. for 80 odd years.
Relative to whether the story of Longs
attempt to escape had any effect on his
opinion, Mr. Wiley stated he thought
| that it did as far as it went but that it
did not create enough to make any de-
cision in his mind. He was kept.
| G. w. Bugbee of Calais had entertained
an opinion, but thought his mind was
! free to receive the evidence without
| prejudice. When asked if he had ex-
pressed an opinion he stated he presumed
/ he had, that it was characteristic of him
to express his opinion on matters. He
was excused by the court.
| His place was taken by Leon Cum
mings Of Barre. He stated he is gran
| ite cutter and that it would take con-
! siderable evidence to remove from his
mind the opinion that he had formed
| relative to the matter. He was excused
! from serving on the jury.
| ". A. Osborne Of Woodbury. stated
he was lumber dealer and that he had
entertained an opinion relative to the
mater, especially since Long attempted
| to break jail, and in an unguarded mo-
ment he stated that it looked as though
he (meaning Long, was guilty. The
court then advised him and the other
! jurors against going beyond the ques-
tions asked. When asked by A. G. Fay
relative to his ideas ON eircumstantial
evidence, he stated he could not and
would not convict on that evidence He
was excused by the court
A. G. Blanchard stated he lived in
Montpelier but had lived in Barre and
that he was in the real estate business
| He had expressed an opinion relative to
the matter. He saw the spot where the
/ body of Mrs Broadwel laid the Sunday
she was found dead but not until even-
| ing. He said 81 should rather not sit on
the case" When asked if he was en-
| ploying any of the attorneys in the case,
he stated he was not but that "any of
them were good enough" He was ex-
cused
w. H. Buchanan of Barre City only
answered a few questions before he was
excused by the court. He replied to
these and when asked if he saw the body
| he replied that he saw the nude body
about S O'Clock the morning of the affair.
Wesley Lamberton of Plainfeld, who
! said he worked on the highways and
/ bridges and farmed some, was excused,
having been called to fill the vacancy Of
! Mr.. Blanchard's excuse. He had read
the papers and formed an opinion which
it would take strong evidence to remove
! and thought he had expressed an opinion
I on the matter. He was excused.
c. f. Wheeler of Worcester, farmer,
had no opinion. He did not read great
deal but believed that the facts that ap-
peared in the papers were such as the
authorities had discovered at the time
the news was written. He would have
to have strong evidence to overcome cir
cumstantial evidence. He was left on
the jury
L. c. Hammett, age "a years, who has
been farmer many years in East Mont
pelier, caused good deal of laughter
! by stating that he did not believe any
thing he read in the papers as fact.
! When he was pressed farther on the
matter in cross examination by the re-
spondent's counsel, he stated he would
not believe anything read in newspapers.
Most of his opinion was formed from
the store gossip. He is now living at
North Montpelier. He was left as part
of the jury.
Frank Griggs of Montpelier was the
next man questioned. He had expressed
an opinion and did not want to sit on
the case He was excused and w. A.
/ Bigelow of Middlesex was called.
The custom of questioning the man
coming to the jury box then changed
and Clinton Dearborn of Northfield was
questioned. He stated he had scruples
against the death penalty and that it
would take lot of evidence of eircum
4 stantial nature to bring about convie-
tion on his part. The Judge questioned
| him relative to his oath as connected
with his decision on the evidence pre-
sented He admitted that he should try
! to abide by his oath but that he be-
! lieved the matter of overcoming his be-
lief against the death penalty would be
| difficult He was excused and M. c.
Barber of Waterbury drawn in his place.
f. 4. Morse, caretaker at j. M. Bout
wells camp in Mortified, had read
about the murder and had some prejudice
\ against circumstantial evidence but be-
] lieved it could be overcome if the evi-
dence was strong enough and he was
allowed to remain on the jury.
Carl Richardson who was one of those
originally called, was next questioned
| He is lumber man from Worcester
/ He would have to be shown; he had
/ formed some opinion relative to the guilt
! of the man. The defense, after both
sides had questioned the man, expressed
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son had disqualified himself from sitting
on the case but he was allowed TO re-
main but was excused this morning, 4