The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-25
Play Important Part in Defence
Of John TurIey Today
NO BLOOD FOUND ON THEM
Exhibits Were Unearthed Last Friday in
Bottom of House Formerly Occupied
by Primavera, Other Man Indicted
for John McAuley's Death.

\ Win numbering John McAuley at Web
sterville on the night OF July IL, cen.
tered in Washington county court to-day
about the identity and condition of IA
mysterious lot OF rags dug up last Fri
day morning from the cellar Of the
house occupied by Alphonse Primavera,
the other man indicted in the case, at
the time Of the staying of McAuley.
Medical advice from the state laboratory
was to the effect that the stains on the
rags We're not blood Other witnesses
testified to finding and digging up the
articles.
\ This line of defense was at once taken
iup when the state rested late yesterday
afternoon and after fourteen witnesses
for the respondent had been sworn in.
Isaac Donahue was the first witness for
the respondent on the stand, and he
was examined by Attorney Hoar
The witness said he lived in Webster
Vile near Nierney h Cummings store,
Was down whore the body was found.
Did not see Alphonse there. Was at
the Primavera house last Friday Went
there with William Turley, brother OF
the respondent Dan Cameron, select
man, came soon after Mrs. Easter,
who lives in the house at the present
time. was there and they all went down
stairs together. Here William Turley
dug mp some pieces Of cloth and some
cherry twigs,
Witness was here handed a package
on the stand and asked if il contained
the articles found there, and he identi-
fed them as being the same In this
box was page torn from a book. He
was asked If he could read this and he
said he could not.
On examination by the attorney
general, he said that the printing on
this page was in the French language;
also that Mrs. Easter, who now occupies
the house, is French woman. Then
the attorney general questioned him
closely as TO leaf which was dug up
at the time. and be described Il as being
a cherry leaf which had turned yellow.
1 Asked him to examine the contents Of
the box, which he had already testified
! TO, and pick out the leaf. witness looked
the articles over but could not find the
leaf in question.
Attorney General Sargent was then
called and examined by Mr.. Senter.
Asked him If his attention had been
called to this box of rags, and he said
that it had, and he gave description of
the leaf which he had seen at the time.
Then Mr.. Senter offered the contents OF
the box as evidence on behalf of the
respondent He said that the fact that
nobody had been in the house from the
time Primayera moved away until Mrs,
Easter moved in and that these things
were found there buried in the cellar
was evidence tending to show that some
one besides Turley committed the crime.
There was no objection BY the state. and
it was received as evidence on behalf
Of the respondent.
No Blood on Rags
On the opening OF court this morning,
DR.. G. +. Dalton, chemist at the state
/ laboratory, was placed on the stand by
the defense. Dr. Dalton said he received
package of rags and twigs last Satur4
day morning, but he found no leaf in
the package. The witness said he found
no blood on any of the rags Asked if
he would have been able to tell if there
were blood spots ON the cloths, he re-
piled in the affirmative.
The Rags Dug Up.
Mrs. Mary Easter followed DR. Dalton
on the stand. She testified that she
lived in the house formerly occupied by
! Primayera, having moved in last Labor
day; and hired the house on August Ia.
She said she cleaned the house during
the week before she moved in. When
cleaning up the cellar last Friday morn
/ ing. she put her foot on soft place
land Immediately ran upstairs. Then.
she testified, Bill Turley (brother OF
the respondent) and Isaac Donanue
came. went to the cellar and left. She
said they returned with Dan Fraser. and
all three went to the cellar, and she
/ followed. When she got there, she tes-
titled, Turley Billl was digging in the
soft place with shovel, and she saw
them take out leaf, which looked like
a cherry leaf,
On cross s-examination, Mrs Easter said
she had known Bill Turley and Donahue
about two years; when Turley came the
second time he brought shovel; testi-
/ fed she didn't tell Turley where to dig.
On redirect examination by Attorney
Hoar, she was asked:
DO you know who put that stuff
there y
Answer; NO"
Primavera Quizzed Again.
AT this point, A. Primavera, the other
man indicted in the case with John Tur-
LEY, was called and quizzed by Attorney
| Hoar about the hearing in Barre city