The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-21
DETECTIVE WOOD
STICKS TO TESTIMONY
ABOUT STATEMENTS
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He then went to the yard to tinker
on the car. He wore light felt hat, h,
/ believed. No remarks were made about
the lights in the store across the road
Ten minutes after Mrs. Broadwell
he went into the yard He could not
say if he was outside 20 minutes. II
was not raining when he went out
| The time mentioned was ll:55. He
cranked the car several times, lighted
matches to look the Lights over, worked
while longer, put up the top and
pushed the car into the yard The
| lights went out in the store while he
was there and men came out. Mrs
Parker may have been standing in the
window at one time while he was in
the yard.
He said he had told Mr.. Goodfellow
he would take the car back Saturday
night. He denied that Goodfellow un
derstood from him he was to keep the
car over Sunday. Mrs. Parker told
him to leave the light burning in the
front hall, as she expected "a friend,
Long Took No Breakfast on Sunday
Morning.
Next morning he got up at o'clock.
Mrs. Parker asked him If he wanted
breakfast. He said NO" that if he
wanted any he would make some cof-
fee. He did not remember having any
breakfast. He went out to work on
the car. He heard voices in one of the
rooms. There was no further talk
with Mrs, Parker.
Then Nichols came along and told
him about a man with Saxon who
could help him. He denied he told
him about breaking down at 2 a. m.
He heard at the garage a woman had
been found dead. He was working
with Spencer Later a man in an auto
mobile that stopped for gas told them
the woman had been identified by her
watch.
Deputy Sheriff Morris and sailor
came to the garage and inquired for
him. He asked him concerning his
whereabouts Saturday night Morris
did not tell him murder had been
committed. He did not know why he
should interrogate him, but he sus-
pected it was because he was driving
a car without license.
"My God! Not Dead"
When he returned home he told Mrs.
Parker that Mrs. Broadwell had been
found dead. She said, MY God. not
dead. He said he was going out. Mrs.
Parker cautioned him not to say she
was at her house. He said, "Remem-
Der, George, they must never know the
woman was here Saturday night" He
told her to remember that he was in
the house all night He said Rose
Pelkey was there Mrs Parker did not
want it known Rose or Bianehi were
there.
Long Went to Wheelock Garden Sun
day Afternoon.
He arrived at the Wheelock garden
soon after dinner. Asked to describe
where he went be said he could not
tell. He did not even recognize the
picket fence. A man described where
the body was found, he said 1t looked
as if body had been dragged He
went out in a car before he met John.
son. IL seemed TO him that johnson
asked if Mrs. Broadwel was at the
Parker house that night. He didn't re-
eall the answer
Mrs. Parker said she would die be-
fore they would find 1t out from her
that the Broadwell woman was at her
house" and IF they found it out they
would charge both of them with muir
Ter"
II was agreed they would tell about |
going to bed at 10 p. m. and who was
At the house except the Broadwell |
woman.
Long Said Mrs. Parker Had No Hold on |
Him.
Long denied Mrs. Parker cor any |
,ther living soul" had hold on him I
Ie wanted TO tell because he knew it /
would be found out but Mrs. Parker
vas bound not to tell He knew they
didn't have anything on him" He |
aid he told the first story because Mrs.
Parker wanted him to so state
He admitted spending between $500
md $500 at the Revere house, Boston,
With a Bangor woman "Just a good
Id racket" he said
The reading of the statement was
inished at $3.50 o'clock
Detective James r. Wood was sworn.
lie gave his age az 80, business ad-
ress 81 Court street, Boston, a detec
i've since 1897. He came to Mont
'elier May 5 and employed Tuesday,
lay 6, under the direction Of the at
orney general First saw Long May 1
in Mr. Davis Office with Messrs
JAWS, Tracy, Morris and others. He
alked with Long five or 10 minutes
20 mention was made Of Mrs. Broad
veil when in his presence. Later he
vent to the Parker house with Sheriff
'raey and Deputy Morris. Long was
o 60 to the Parker house to be there
yhen they arrived to secure an address.
.ong came into Mr. Davis office to in
orm him that Stanley George, who
ook two girls in his cycle sidecar to
dance could give the name of the
ioman in black who called at the
arker house that night.
When they arrived, Boston Post re-
orter and others were leaving the
ouse. They did not get the name
hen but later Long brought it to the
otel. He said it was Rose Pelkey Of
raniteville. He examined the hotel
,pister at Hotel Buzzell He returned
/, Boston Thursday night Deputy
awson accompanied him to the June
on, when he went into another car
nd continued alone.
In Boston he saw the employees of
Is office and Grace Grimes. He had
card of her before going to Boston
he had lived in this vicinity He ar J
we'd in Barre Saturday, May 10; next n
NV Long May II at Hotel Barre, II
ong Crossed Himself About Knowing Il
Mrs. Broadwell. III
He had several interviews with Long. II