The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-29
WIDOW TELLS
OF FATALITY
Mrs. Luella Freeman Testi-
fies in the Parry Man
slaughter Case
HEARD AUTO HORN
AND THEN CRASH
She and Her Husband
Were Walking, One on
Each Side Of Road Y

Two hours and half were required
to get a jury empaneled in Washington
county court yesterday afternoon to
try the case against William Parry
of Barre, who is charged with man
slaughter in running down with his
automobile and infiicting fatal injur-
les on Kelsey Freeman of Cabot on the
road in that town ON July 20, last. Aft
er 25 talesmen had been examined, the
jury was finally made up as follows;
r. C. Demer of Roxbury, 9. W..
Porter Of Middlesex, c. 4. Dudley Of
East Montpelier, w A. Morse Of Wa
terbury, Roy G. Davis of Duxbury, lr-
win j. Boyce of Waitsfield, J. Paul
Rivers Of Montpelier, A. H. Fowler
Of plainfield, John Kane Of Worcester.
J. j. Breen of Duxbury, Fred Felt OF
Montpelier and F. NJ. Weld Of Mont
pelier.
+. d. Waldo of Cabot was excused
by the court from sitting as jury
man, as Mr.. Waldo lived in the same
town as the victim of the automobile
and he stated some opinion regarding
the gnilt or innocence OF the respond
ent still remained in his mind. Fred
Strong Of East Montpelier an extra
talesmap, was also excused on the
ground Of having formed an opinion.
He stated to the court that he could
not serve and had to get home, but he
was examined.
Fred b. uhomas, states attorney for
Washington county, is prosecuting.
With him are Attorney General +. G.
Archibald and Charles B. Adams Of
Waterbury, who win become states
attorney for Washington county on
Thursday OF this week. the first day OF
December. Mr.. Thomas takes the Office
Of commissioner of taxes on the same
day, succeeding Melvin q. Morse,
whose resignation takes effect on that
day. John w. Gordon and Earl r..
Davis Of Barre are counsel for the re-
spondent. who is president and treas
urer Of the Parry and Jones Granite
company.
Taking Of testimony was started
this morning, with r. A. Walker on
the stand. Mr.. Walker Is the architect
who made thes plan Of the ground
where Mr.. Freeman was fatally in
jured. He testified as to different OBJ
iects marked on the plan, and he was
followed by Mrs. Luella Freeman, wild
ow Of the deceased.
Mrs Freeman testified that II her
husband had lived until the first OF
August. 1921, they would have been
married SIS years and that they had
each lived in Cabot preceding their.
marriage The witness showed much
fortitude in testifying about the facts
concerning her husbands death but she
occasionally put a handkerchief to her
face. She also trembled little as she
talked.
Mrs. Freeman said she and her hus-
band left their house for their garden
plot. which was located on the South
Walden road about half mile from
their home. The accident took place
as they were crossing bridge. she be-
ing on the left side while her husband,
drawing his express cart, was on the
right hand side of the bridge. He was
in the act Of crossing the road when
struck. They werc carrying their gar
den tools.
Mrs. Freeman did not hear any noise,
not a sound, until she heard the horn
of the automobile and the crash when
the automobile hit Mr. Freeman. Wit
ness said she thought Mr.. Freeman
was at the right hand side Of the cart
when hit, forming her judgment in the
matter from the location in which the
body rested when she saw IL after the
automobile stopped at the gasoline
pump near the Merritt garage. Mr..
Freeman. she said was twice the
length Of his body from the place
where he was struck. She could not
see Just how Mr.. Freeman was.hit by
the car because she was little behind
the car before she realized what had
taken place. 1t seemed to her As II
the car was almost close enough TO hit
her when she first heard it.
The witness testified that Mr.. Free
man did not respond when she called 10
him at first but after he had been car
ried home he frequently said; Il guess
| shall die. / feel 40 bad" Mr.. Free
man was carried by Mr.. Parry and
Mr.. Cole to tho grass beside the road
and afterwards was taken TO his home
in DIR. warren's automobile. He died
about two hours after being struck
Mrs. Freeman said her husband was
unconscious when she first went to his
side but later ne recovered conscious
ness, although he said nothing except
to speak of his pain.
Didn't Know Where Car Went Over
Body.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Cor
don the witness said she thought the
first man to arrive on the scene was