The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
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an>of cider and then sent his wife
| after some beer.
Witness said Primavera talked about
a friend of his who had just got mar
/ rled, to whom he had sent wedding
presents, and Hurley and witness talked
about friend OF theirs who was to
be married. Later Primavera and his
wife went home
] McAuley, she said, ratified some
change in his pocket, and Turley said
he would bet MeAuley didn't have over
a dollar. Mckinley called Turley
/ sliar." said the witness; and Turley
called McAuley a bastard whereupon
she told them to keep quiet, and Me-
! Auley went over to shake hands with
Turley, but Turley wouldn't. Then Me-
Auley said with an oath that he was
going home. Turley didn't talk much
after that, but be asked Rebeeea if she
didn't think McAuley acted queer that
night and il she didn't think MeAuley
was sore" because liz, Turley, was
there that night. She replied that she
didn't think 50.
Then. testified the witness, she told
/, Turley he had better be going home as
it was getting late, but he still stayed
until she told him she was going into
the house. As she started 10 open the
door she saw Turley going off the piazza
She said that Turley seemed to act
rather mad after McAuley went away
On cross examination. Miss Staples
said that after Turley and McAuley
had sworn at each other she asked them
| ii they were joking, and McAuley said
| he was, She thought that McAuley
left at IL o'clock, going down the path
between the engine house and the Man.
/ gini house. Her mother remarked from
| the kitchen that Ii was five minutes
to one, just before Turley left. Wit
ness said She saw Turkeys watch, and
! it was five minutes to one by that
Turley remained Il or 20 minutes after
that
When Turley left he went around to-
ward the Granteville road towards
home, she said in further cross exam
ming; and she heard nothing after
she closed the door Her brother, Tom,
lremained on the piazza only about or
10 minutes after McAuley went away
She said that McAuley had pipe in
his hand when he went away and was
looking for q match.
In describing the clothing Of Turley
and McAuley, Miss Staples said Me-
Auley wore q dark coat, light trousers
and q straw hat while Turley wore no
coat, had dark trousers, derby hat and
white shirt. Primavera. she said, wore
his working clothes when at her home,
but after he had gone home she saw him
emerge from his house, dressed in light
clothing and lie down on his piazza
She testified that Primavera had no
trouble with anyone while at her house.
Mrs. Staples Story.
Mrs. Catherine Staples told much the
same story as to the events of the
evening as her daughter and son had
done. She said she saw Turley leave.
the house and 20 down between the
engine house and the Mangni house;
had seen Tom Staples start for bed
after McAuley left, soon after. She
| herself started for bed, noticing that
it was five minutes to one. Her daugh-
ter came IN soon after and closed the
door. She heard Turley going along the
path by her house, which led to his
way home. On cross examination, Mrs.
Staples said that Turley seemed to be
a quiet and reserved man.
Mrs. A. Primavera, wife of one of
the indicted men, was on the stand late
/ yesterday and told about being at the
Staples house on the night of July IL;
said she didn't understand anything that
was said because she does not under
stand English. She and her husband
left at midnight The witness denti-
i fed hoe but wasn't positive about the
shovel being her husbands. Being shown
a club with which it is alleged Me-
Auley was killed and being asked if it
belonged to her husband, she said she
didn't know anything about it.
i Mrs. Anna Rogers Of Barre City,
Gladys Bowles OF Barre City and Robert
Arthur of Websterville were also on
the stand late yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Rogers testified that when Rebeeea
Staples worked for her from Thanks
giving, 1919, to April, 1911, McAuley
,ealled on the girl four or five times
Mrs. Rogers daughter, Gladys Bowles,
eorroborated this testimony.
Robert Arthur testified that he knew
] Turley and had talk with him on
! July 4, 1911, when Turley asked him
if he saw Rebecca Staples, "his GIRL .
over to a picnic that afternoon. Wit
ness said he replied in the affirmative
to Turkeys question. On cross exam
nation, witness said Turley asked him
! in a ioking way.