The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
RESPONDER So
WEREN'T. ,KED TO
MAKE 3 .EA TO-DAY
S
Four Witnesses, Gabriel BIZ
anchi, Gertrude Hunt, Jo-
seph Shadroui and Irving
B. Smith, Allowed to Go
on Their Own Recogniz-
ance, in Sum of 81, 900.

After informal arraignment in Barre
city court to-day, Mrs. Isabel Parker
and George A. Long are back in the
Washington county jail at Montpelier to
await preliminary hearing on June 2
on the charge of murder in connection
with the death of Mrs. Lucina c. Broad
well, who was strangled on the night Of
May "a
-Four other persons, Gabriel Bianchi,
Joseph Shadroui, Gertrude Hunt and
Irving B. Smith, we're placed on their
own recognizance in the sum of $1,000
as witnesses to appear in court on June
2. Bianchi has admitted that he spent
part Of the night of May "a at the
house of Mrs. Parker and AYERS that he
took the 10 o'clock electric car for his
home in Montpelier. Shadroui runs
store opposite the Parker residence ON
South Main street, where it is alleged
Long bought veal the evening Of the
tragedy. Gertrude Hunt has said that
she saw Mrs. Broadwell at the Parker
residence the night of the tragedy.
Smith, who rooms on Summer street,
AYERS that he was awakened by the
barking OF dogs on the night of May 3.4
and on looking out Of the window saw
an automobile standing near an electric
light The automobile was near the
place where Mrs. Brosdwell's body was
found and the machine is said to have
been identified by Smith as one which
Long had taken on trial from the Good
fellow garage.
The proceedings in city court were
quite brief to-day and were listened to
by q crowd of people who filed all the
available space. When the respondents,
Mrs Parker and Long, were brought into
court, they were accompanied by Attor"
ney j. Ward Carver, who is now put
down as attorney of record in their de-
fense.
Longs case was called first, and States
Attorney Davis inquired: "Is the re-
spondent ready?" Being assured by
Mr.. Carver that the respondent was
ready, the states attorney made the
same interrogation regarding Mrs. Park
er and was informed in like manner.
The charges against the respondents
were not read in court, but the warrants
read that the accused with force and
arms, feloniously, willfully, with pre-
meditation and of his Tor herr malice
aforethought, one Lucina G. Broadwell,
then and there, did kill and murder"
Following the announcement by At
torney Carver that the respondents were
ready for hearing, there ensued discuss
sion over continuance of the cases,
States Attorney Davis arguing for a
continuance for two weeks. He said
that county court is still in session and
it is the purpose to hold the court in
session pending the calling of grand
jury.
Attorney Carver said that the offense
of which the respondents are charged is
not bailable cause and the respondents
have right to know if there is probable
cause for holding them in jail. 81 as
sumo" he said, "that the state is in a
position to know. We are anxious to
have a hearing; but if the grand jury is
called next week it might be unreason-
able to demand hearing. But these
respondents claim there is no probable
cause for holding them in jail"
"We feel that the request Of the state
is reasonable" retorted States Attorney
Davis This is matter of vital i'm
portance but we do not ask the respond
ents to waive any of their rights"
Attorney Carver: rs it your purpose
to call grand jury in two weeks?"
States Attorney Davis: 'It is my pur-
pose but can't say that it will be done"
Attorney Carver: IF that is the pur-
pose, we accede to the motion Of tho
state"
At this point Judge II. L. Scott, presid-
ing, announced that the case would be
continued to Monday, June 2, at 0 o'clock
a. m.
The respondents, Mrs. Parker and
Long. both of whom had followed the
closely, were taken out of
the courtroom and were transported back
to Montpelier by Deputy Sheriff Tracy
and Deputy Sheriff Arthur Emery. Mrs.
Parker recognized several acquaintance
in the crowded courtroom and gave them
mods of recognition after the proceedings
were concluded. Both the respondents
seemed to be in good spirits. They had
nothing to say in the courtroom, not be-
ing called upon TO make any -plea.
Those cases being thus temporarily
disposed Of, Gabriel Bianchi was brought
before the court and was informed
through an interpreter that he must be-
in the city court Monday morning, June
2, az o'clock being placed on his own
in the sum of $1,000. Biz