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

Washington county court to-day when
il was allowed to introduce as evidence
the second statement made by George
"A. Long, who is now on trial on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Lucina c..
Broadwell in Barre the night Of May
3-4, 1919, the reading of his first state
ment, in which he denied an acquain-
tance with Mrs. Broadwell, having been
concluded to-day. The defense took an
exception to the admission of the Sec
ond statement.
The defense objected to the reading
of the statement on the ground that it
had not appeared under what circum-
stances the statement was secured.
The court sustained this objection, and
thereupon the jury was excused while
Detective James r. Wood and Deputy
Sheriff'H. G. Lawson were sent for to
give testimony regarding the circum-
stances.
Detective Tells of Talks with Long.
These witnesses testified that Long
had not been threatened and that no
promise had been made to him for any
admissions he might make. Mr.. Wood
testified that he came to Barre on May
and met Long the next day and again
the 1lth. In the meantime he went to
Berlin and to Lebanon He saw Long
at Davis office and at the Parker resi-
dence the 7th, with Sheriff Tracy, Dep
uty Morris and the stenographer, There
were no threats made toward Long and
no intimation to Long as to the author
tiles suspicion concerning the person
who killed Mrs. Broadwell.
Mr.. Wood later told Long he was
satisfied that he killed Mrs, Broadwell
and would recommend that the author
tiles lock him up He told Long tqtell
the truth and that what was said
would be used against him. The wit
ness then explained in detail what he
said to Long. Witness told Long he
had Just returned from Lebanon, where
he had gone with Mrs. Parker to visit
Grace Grimes and that they had let
ter written to her by Mrs Broadwell
in which man was described as a good
dresser, that she had been in his com
pany at the Parker house that after
noon, that he owned Buick car and
that he promised to take her to Boston
and across the water" She had found
out that he was big bluff" and she
Il a,.I
ditch the whole crowd of them" She
had said that Mrs. Parker had written
to her to come down once more as a
personal favor.
Cross examined by Mr.. Carver, Wit
ness Wood said Long was at the hotel
from that day until his arrest, but he
did not consider him under arrest
Dep...dp Lawson slept in the same room
VII him. The state objected to the
= question whether Mrs Parker was also
kept in the hotel, and the question was
excluded on the ground that it did not
come within the scope of the subject
considered. The defense took an ex-
ception.
Deputy Lawson Didn't Call Long a
Murderer"
Deputy Sheriff Lawson testified that
Long had not been threatened and nc
promises were made. He was in Longs
company most of the time He admit
ted swearing at him at times, but he
denied that he called him a murderer
Long couldn't leave if he wanted to but
he didn't consider him under arrest
Prior to the admission of the second
statement in court, DR.. w. g. Lazell
testified about backing his car out OF
his garage between and on the
morning of May 4, being called ON tc
make a professional visit.
Longs Experiment with Automobile.
Longs second statement was made
on May IL and was taken down BY
Mrs. F. L. Laird. The statement begar
with Long going to the Goodfellow ga
rage to buy car. He talked with Mr.
Spencer and they tried the car Thi;
was Friday night. The price was $3.50
He returned Saturday night to try tn,
car. He saw Gertie Hunt on the street
The ear stalled. 1t was pushed to tn,
gas station and filled Then the cal
was started. Long drove TO Souti
Barre. He had trouble with the cal
several times. He came back to tn,
Parker house at 0 p. m.
AT this point Long described the ear
The tires were red but he did not know
how long they had been run, or if they
were odd tires or all alike. He crankeC
the car because he did not know any
thing about the self-starter. The cal
ran by jumps and starts, 1t stopped
several times He had difficulty Will
il all the evening. He did not pay fol
the gas until the next day. He did mo-