The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-20

He told Mr.. Goodfellow where he
worked but did not tell him what he
was doing. He said he had told people
he had Buick car, but he did not tell
Mrs. Broadwell he had car until she
saw it down to the door. Long said he
knew very little" about a car.
His First knowledge of Mrs. Parker.
Longs statement up to this time
dealt wholly about his trying to buy
the car and the trouble he had while
giving it a trial on Saturday night,
May 3. He said he noticed for the
first time Sunday afternoon there was
no tail light on the car. Asked why
he stuck to Summer street while
driving his car, Long said he did not
know. Long told the garage people he
would give a $50 deposit if they put
the car in condition.
When did you first meet Mrs. Park
err" was the question then asked.
Long replied that while rooming at
the Buzzell he was told about her by
Louis Jacques, and they went to her
house and had beer. He left half
dollar for the beer. He went to the
Buzzell in February.
Long stated that he was at the Park
er house four or five times He there
met one johnson and two girls. One
was "Ten-eent Rosie" and another
woman. He gave Mrs. Parker dollar
for the room
He met Mrs. Broadwell at Mrs. Park
er's house at o'clock one evening and
was entertained by Mrs. Parker. They
sat in the kitchen. Finally Mrs. Park
er and Charlie" got thick and when he
came away Charlie was sitting in
Mrs. Parker's lap. He gave Charlie"
some money, Charles told him he paid
Mrs Broadwell 81 and Mrs Parker ST..
Two weeks later he saw Mrs. Broad
well and she told him Charlie" did not
give her any money and called him a
cheap skate"
Two weeks after the "Charlie" meet
ing Mrs. Parker told him she wanted
him to come up to the house,
Long Bought Meat for Supper.
Long smiled as the states attorney
read the information given in the state
ment in which Long admitted being in
innate with Mrs. Broadwell. He told
of giving Mrs. Broadwell 81 and Mrs.
Parker ST. Mrs, Broadwell had lunch
with Mrs. Parker. Long bought jelly
roll, meat and bread at the store across
the way Mrs. Broadwell went out by
the back door. He went out and worked
on the car. He was with Gertie the
Saturday night before the murder, at
the Parker house. Bianchi was also at
the house. He saw Gertie at the house
between the Wednesday and Saturday
night of the week of the murder, once
He was with Mrs. Broadwell before
the Saturday night of the murder He
entered into details of the affair at the
Parker house, when Mrs. Broadwell was
there Saturday, and his associations
with her. She kissed him goodnight
before she left the house to go home.
Mrs. Broadwell said 20 him, Don't fail,
Monday night" He was to meet her at
the cemetery The last he saw of her
was when she went through the kitch-
en-. He fixed the time about 1890, be-
cause the stores were closed about
l2:l5, he thought.
He heard some talking after he went
to bed, and he heard some glasses rat
tling.
The statement refers to his having a
date with Mrs. Broadwell and Mrs.
Pelkey for the following Monday night.
Attorney General Archibald read a
portion of the testimony. The indica-
tions are that the reading viii occupy
the major portion of the afternoon.
Much of the statement has to do with
facts that cannot appear in' print. The
jurymen followed this statement closer
than the one Saturday, some Of the
jurymen sitting forward, and others
We're chewing gum.
There was a proposed trip to Boston
if he could get vacation. Mrs. Broad
well was to see girl who used TO
chum with her in Barre. Nothing was
said about taking the children. She told
him that Saturday night about going
home, because she wanted to get there
before her husband.
He told of a racket on the street be-
tween Broadwell and his wife after
Mrs. Broadwell had been at the house
one night, and that if it were not for
the children she would stay all night
He went over, several times during the
statement, the proceedings of the night
and the description of the house. One
room was always kept locked. Later
he testified to buying loaf of bread
and can of peas.
The weather conditions were fair
He did not think it was cloudy He
could not tell whether there were lights
on or off. In previous statement he
said he had turned off the lights; now
he told of leaving the lights on, but
claimed they were so. dim one could
not see.
In the conclusion of his first state
ment, which was read this morning
Long mentioned Della Wheeler and
Lizzie Thompson of Montpelier as hav.
ing been seen by him at the residence
of Mrs Parker at times of his visits
there.
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