The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
Efforts of State to Establish Il
Were Indicated To-day
IN TURLEY MURDER TRIAL
Alphonse Primavera, Himself Facing
Trial for Alleged Killing Of John Nc
Auley, Testified Against Respondent
Turley, Telling of Hearing Quarrel.


Himself under indictment on similar
charge of murder Alphonse Primavera, a
Websteryille quarryman went on the
stand to-day in Washington county court
10 testify for the state in the case OF
John Turley, who is charged with muir
dering John McAuley at Webstervile on
the night of July IL. The trend of his
testimony, as well as that of others,
indicates that the purpose OF the prose
cution was to establish jealousy as, a
motive for the crime.
Primavera, although facing trial after
Turley, appeared care-free on the stand
and gave his answers without show of
nervousness, even smiling at times dur
ing the progress of the case. In out
lining his movements on the day of July
IL, he said he quit work at the Wells.
Lamson company's quarry at o'clock,
went home, had supper, met Robert
0'Heron and Turley back Of his house
later, drank glass of beer with them.
worked in his garden while. sat on
his piazza and then went over TO the
staples house.
On going over he carried a pail Of
cider, and soon McApley> and Turley
came and afterwards his wife, Mrs.
Primavera, with pail of beer. When
McAuley came, said the witness, he
wore no hat and asked Rebeeca Staples
where the hat was @Where you left Il,
was Miss Staples reply, after which
McAuley entered the house and secured
the hat.
Both TO Marry Rebecca Staples.
Primayera declared that he did not
know who McAuley was and asked Re-
becca if he was her brother-in in-law, and
she replied that McAuley was her broth
er.in.law's brother. Then they fen to
talking about marriage to come oil
the following Sunday.
Suddenly he lPrimaveral said:
'.Rebecea, why don't you get mar
ried7v
Turley spoke up, testified the witness,
and said
'g'm going to marry Rebecca a week
from Sunday"
Then Primavera offered to "set up a
barrel of beer after which AIeAuley
spoke up and declared:
"f'm going to get married"
who tof' inquired Primavera.
"To Rebecca," replied MeAuley.
All laughed at this. and he sent his
wife home after some more beer At
about this time a party of Spaniards
passed. singing, and he lPrimaveral
Joined in.
Primavera Says He Heard Quarrel.
At 1905 witness said he and his wife
went home. and after taking off his
shoes he laid down on the piazza beside
his boarder. Mike, taking place on
the outer edge Of the piazza. Before
he went to sleep, witness testified, he
heard loud voice from the direction
OF Staples house; said he heard Turley
call McAuley a - and , after
which the voices sank low, and he
couldn't hear any more He then went
to sleep.
Awaking at in the morning, he
lighted the fire and had breakfast, hoed
the potatoes. took hatchet and cut
some cherry bushes, trimmed the bushes
and left the twigs on the ground. Later
he carried some lettuce to the Staples
house. At 10 minutes of seven he start
ed for some water and saw Joe Rock
running down the street. Going into his
garden. he saw a crowd and went down
to see what the trouble was; didn't get
chance to see the body, as someone had
covered it with a blanket.
Testifying as TO his clothing, Prima-
vera said he had only two suits, work
ing suit and his best suit. He said he
had on his working clothes the night of
July H. slept in the same clothes and
had them on when arrested the follow
ing night. He declared he had no trou-
Bile with anyone at the Staples house
Close Examination.
Primavera was given searching cross
examination as to the locations about
his house. He was shown plan of the
place and asked to point ont where he
cut the cherry branches, where he
trimmed them, where his potato patch
extended.
did you see anyone else trimming
cherry treesf' he was asked.
mo"
"Did you see any blood on the ground
that morning?
"No."
Did McAuley work at the Wells, Lam
son quarry when you did 2"
a don't know because | didn't know
himY9
"Were You discharged thereY'
mo; asked for my time because the
boss scolded me-"
"Why didn't you lift the blanket when
you went down, to where McAuley's
body was?"
"Because someone told me it was Me-
Auley"
Prior to Primavera on the stand, John
Cox testified to attending the beer party
the evening of McAuley's death, going
down with Henry Mccartney and seeing
McAuley and Tom Staples there; stayed
Is or 20 minutes, and didn't see Me-
Auley after that.
Miss Staples Saw Quarrel.
Miss Rebecca Staples testified yester-
day afternoon to a quarrel between Tur-
lev and MeAuley, just as her brother,
Tom testified in the morning session.
Miss Staples said she had known Tur
ley since year ago last summer, and
Turley came over to her house ON the
night of July IL, when Primavera and
McAuley were there, the latter having
so,,,o IN tho ,house fine last time that