The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-14

Ut was only last Saturday that the
trial was held up because of the illness
of Juror John L. Baird of Waitsheld,
who collapsed while eating his breakfast
after having passed restless night. The
trial was resumed at o'clock Monday
morning, after recess from Saturday
morning.
Juror Baird recovered over the recess
and has been sitting with his eompan-
ions since that time.
Juror Ferris did not show any notice
able signs this forenoon of being i'll, but
Mt about noon he developed signs which
caused the calling of a physician. He is
eomewhat advanced in years, but did not
state in the work of calling the jury that
he was subject to Illness. He is an un-
dertaker by occupation.
The story of the last hours Of Mrs
yucina C. Broadwell in her little home
on West street, Barre. on the evening OF
Nav 3, 1919, was related in Washington
county court to-day by the young WON
ans father, George Courser of johnson
as a part of the chain OF evidence by
which the prosecution hopes to convict
George A. Long on the charge Of muir
der. Mr.. Courser had come from his
home in johnson only short time be
fore the death of his daughter, intending
20 make a visit of few weeks.
Prior to the testimony by Mr.. Courser
she medical men who conducted the au
4opsy on the body of Mrs. Broadwel
Sunday afternoon, May 4, had told thai
death was due to strangulation and thai
She pressure of the murderer's hands hat
fractured the thyroid bone in the Won
ans neck. They had added that ther,
was no other evidence of death, the va
Sious organs of the body being in norma
condition. The food in the stomach in
dicated that Mrs. Broadwell had eater
at maximum of four hours befor
death and minimum Of two hours be
fore the tragic end.
The redirect examination of DR.. {. Z
Whitney, one of the men who performe'
the autopsy, was concluded this morn
ing. Interrogated by Attorney Genera
Archibald il he found any other caus
of death than sulfocation, the witnes
replied in the negative.
Cross examined by Attorney Hoar fo
ahe defense, the witness said the eight
ounce contents of Mrs Broadwells stom
ach was of peasoup consistency whicl
after being passed through sieve, LEI
about a teaspoonful of solid substanc,
He could not identify it as veal loaf.
Dr. Whitney further explained til
condition of the woman's neck, the dis
roloration. He said he noticed the most
niece of the glasses entangled in tf
woman's hair and he subsequently sa
the lenses. He said he could not ident
fy the two buttons attached to the ideI
tification card as he did not pay muC
attention to them.
Asked the reason for goose flesh" D
Whitney replied that it showed that u
person was suddenly chilled and while
that condition had died; goose flesf
might be produced indoors as well as OF
of doors.
When re-examined by Attorney Gel
eral Archibald, DIR. Whitney said son
persons suffered chill quicker tha
others. He was further examined abol
the thyroid bone and the pressure nece
earv to cause fracture. Redness und
the skin of the neck indicated hen
orrhage.
Asked by Mr. Hoar if the knot in Il
handkerchief would have caused Il
fracture, DR.. Whitney answered in Il
negative. It must have been caused
q lateral depression. With that stat
ment, DR.. Whitney was excused and NJ
Courser, father of the slain woman, w
presented.
Mr.. Courser, who is IS years old, test
fed that he came to Barre from !
home in johnson on April "a and W
there on May 3. The family consist
of Mr.. and Mrs, Broadwell and thr
children, 8, 7 and years old The vi
ness was sure that Mr.. Broadwell W
home for supper, and that all ate at t
same time. Mr.. Broadwell went 0
after supper and returned in a she
time. about half an hour, He saw n
Broadwel give Mrs, Broadwel sol
money Then Mr.. Broadwell went ava
Mr., Broadwen left at about Z o'clot
testified Mr. Courser and his wife