The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-23
EVIDENCE PRESENTD
IN LONG MURDER TRIAL
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head of Keith avenue at Watkins. He
met Irving Smith while boarding at
Watkins He had met Smith in his
(Smith's) room three or four times.
He described Keith avenue and Smiths
room in the PrindIe house. He met
Smith outside of the Prindle house.
They played pool at Buzzell and Lam
der's rooms, then went to the Granite
street dance then to the Rowland hall
and then home to Prindle house and to
Smiths room, where he stayed until
about l;50.
Boyea fixed the time blythe fact that
the town clock was striking when he
arrived home. Neither he nor Smith
had any Intoxicating liquor to drink.
Mr.. Carver conducted the recross ex-
animation, asking questions about the
Granite street dance where they were
about 10 or Is minutes, leaving about
10 o'clock He was at Landers pool
room before he went to the hall. a
distance of about five minutes walk;
he could not tell the distance as to
miles or fractions of same They went
to Smiths room about 1890 o'clock.
He did not see Mr.. Prindle when he
came out nor did he speak TO him. He
did not notice any automobiles parked
on Keith avenue, wasn't looking for
any"
Eugene A. Prindle.
Eugene A. Prindle, who has lived on
Keith avenue in Barre for 20 years,
was the next witness, testifyng about
Irving Smith rooming at his house,
also as to location of house on Keith
avenue. Smith was in his room that
night He saw Smith and Boyea in
the hall, about III :55 o'clock. He saw
Smith little later going upstairs.
He went TO bed about l2:l5. Later in
the night he heard noise, should say
about oelock, an automobile. 1t
seemed to be on Keith avenue and
went towards Summer street. then to
Elm street, He heard ii about three
minutes. The first noise was an I'M
usual noise about the middle of Keith
| avenue.
Mr.. Fay cross examined the witness,
who stated he had not been abed when
he saw Smith His room is on the
first floor of the house and ii is about
- feet from surface Of Keith avenue
to location of Smiths room. He testi-
fed the road was made out of stone
chips. The road has never been rolled
with steam roller.
Detective Merritt Found Hair in the
Car.
William D. Merritt, operator for ].
r. Wood. testified he went TO the Bruce
farm. He gave Mr.. Smith piece of
paper and told him to draw diagram
of the wheel tracks. This was drawn
on the road beyond the bridge on South
Main street No one looked inside the
Saxon ear He send the diagram, with
copy Of his report, TO Boston. He
looked o'er the paper and testified he
put the marks in ink on the paper.
He testified To an envelope marked
M. Prime" He carried the envelope,
in which was something at which he
looked" to Dr. Stone at Burlington.
He also carried some clothing to Dr.
Stone
He identified something" in an en-
yelope, the contents of which he took
| from the bottom Of the car at the
Goodfellow garage. Arthur Miles, f.
A. Bruce and Fred Eaton were with
him.
MIR Merritt made streng witness
for The state and answering his ques-
tions fast and with certainty. He used
considerable wit in his replies and at
one time so much Of ii that it brought
round Of laughter The court then
told the audience that it must not show
its pleasure at incidents nor its disgust
at any other by loud noise and that if
quietness did not prevail the offending
persons would have to leave the court
room
The testimony which produced the