The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-20
OTHER PEOPLE SAW A MAN
Roommate Of Turley, the Defendant in
Murder Case, Testified He Didn't
See Blood on Turley's Clothes
the Next Morning.

concerning the location of some blood
stained stones which were found near
John McAuley's body at Websterville
the morning of July IL last. The wit
ness was shown a map of the vicinity,
and he placed the location on the map.
After that, Alphonse Primavera, also
indicted in the case, who gave such dam
aging testimony against Turley yester-
day, was recalled and questioned about
the route TO and from his house the
morning of July ~, when he said he
went out 10 cut some cherry boughs for
his garden.
Augustus Pelky was also recalled and
asked by Attorney Hoar if Philip Tur-
ley, a brother of the accused, and an
other man had not gone TO his (Pelky'sl
house a few days before the opening Of
the trial and that on that occasion Mrs.
Pelky told them the man she saw gong
down the path between the engine-house
and Mangini's had coat on. Witness
replied that his wife told the men the
man did have a coat on "Did you hear
any noise at the Staples house after you
saw the man 20 awayP The answer
was NO"
w A. Shaw of the weather bureau at
Northfield was then called to testify
about the weather on the night OF July
IL. He said it was cloudy up to 10
o'clock and after that no record was
taken Of the sky; but at midnight the
temperature was ", at a. M. it was
GA and at 9 a. m. IL was CO.
Rebecca Staples was next examined
by Attorney General Sargent. Asked if
she didn't tell Mrs Pelky the morning
after the murder that il was Turley who
went down the path between the engine
house and ManginPs, she said she didn't
tell her so. Asked If she didn't tell Mrs.
pelky that morning that she had kicked
Turley's hat of the piazza and told him
II was time for him TO 60, she again
replied in the negative,
ffDid you have a date with Turley on
July for a picnicH" asked the attorney
general.
Eyes; / told him / might see him
there
Didn't you testify to the grand jury
that Turley asked You after McAuley
had gone If you didn't think McAuley
acted funny and that Turley asked you
if MeAuley didn't come to see your
81 didn't say any such thing was
the witness reply.
She also denied that she had told that
to States Attorney Carver.
Isabelle Bissette, who lives on the road
toward the post office, testified that she
went to bed at . o'clock and woke up
at l;45; saw man going up the road,
who had coat on arm and who wore a
derby hat and had on light shirt.
John Moore, who leaves nearby, spent
part Of the night on the piazza as it
was hot in the house; saw a man 90 by
the house but couldn't say how he was
dressed. On States Attorney Carver's
interrogation If he didn't testify before
the grand jury that the man had on
a light shirt, the witness said he did so
testify.
Irving Lucia, who lived at the Gegier
house, where Turley lived, said he went
to lawn party the night of July II
and got home at Il o'clock; roomed just
opposite Turkeys room, and Turley was
not there at the time, because he looked
in Turkeys room.
Ernest Gange, who roomed with Tur
ley, said he came home at l0:30 or ii
and saw Lucia but did not see Turley
till the next morning, when he woke
up. He went out to breakfast, leaving
Turley in the room. On cross exam
nation, witness said he did not see any
blood on Turkeys clothes. Officers Slay-
ton and Cutler came up the following
said the witness, and took
away Turkeys clothes.
Arthur Gagne. who lived at Gegier's,
didn't see anybody that night and did
not see Turley till the next morning.
John Pruneau. who lives in that vicinity, !
slept in hammock that night and
about o'clock he heard someone pass
ing and later heard the screen door
slam at Gegier's house.
Primavera's Letters in Jail
Much Of the evidence presented yes
terday afternoon had to do with some
letters written by Primayera while in
Jail following indictment for the murder. |
Primavera, on the stand identified the |
letters as having been written by him. |
lie was shown photographs of other let
tiers, and he said the letters We're writ |
ten by him in jail, Asked if he knew
that the photograph copies were made, |
the witness replied in the negative.
Deputy Sheriff Henry G. Lawson tes-
titled that Primavera had handed him
some letters to mail while Primavera
was in jail and that he (Lawson) no.
titled the states attorney, and they had
the letters photographed at Ayers
studio. Later Charles Ayers, the pho
tographer, was placed on the stand, and
he identified pictures of letters as the
ones which were brought to him by
Deputy Lawson and which were intro
duced as evidence
Pasquele Ricci, while on the stand, |
identified the letters as having been |
translated by him. Attorney General |
Sargent asked that the photographs and
the English translations of them be ad- |
mitted as evidence on behalf of the |
state, and objection was made by At
torney Senter.
Neighbors Heard Threat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Pelky were
the last witnesses heard yesterday aft |
ernoon. They live opposite Primavera's
house. Mrs. Pelky testified she heard !
singing on the Staples piazza the night /
Of the murder and heard Rebecca Sta
pies voice. At 10 minutes to one in