The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-21
Afterwards TurIey Murder Trial
Was Adjourned to Monday
STATE IS ABOUT COMPLETED
II Is Expected That Defense of John
Turley, Charged With Murder Of John
McAuley at Websterville July IL,
Will Open Early Next Week.

pHly Dflet session OF washington
county court was held to-day in the case
Of State VS.. John Turley, who is charged
with the murder of John McAuley at
Websterville on the night Of July IL
/ last; and but a single witness was called
70 the stand, the witness being asked but
single question. The state has nearly
concluded its testimony, and it is ex-
pected that all will be presented early
next week, so that the defense can begin
either Monday afternoon or Tuesday
morning
The only witness heard to-day was
Rebecca Staples, at whose home both
McAuley and 1'urley were entertained on
the evening OF July IL and on which
occasion the men had dispute, accord
ing to previous testimony of the Staples
woman. When recalled to-day, Miss
Staples was asked by Attorney Hoar
for the defense il he lHoar) wasn't up
I there (Websterville) with his stenog-
rapher on the same day that the attor-
! lney-general was there. The witness said
she couldn't say and was dismissed from
/ the stand. after which Judge Taylor adj
journed the case till Monday afternoon.
/ Following a conference Of the attor-
neys in the case yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Amelia Pelxy was recalled to the
stand TO tell what she said to Tur-
ley's father and Jim clarey about the
man she had seen that night going down
the path. She said that after she saw
this man walk along she heard voice
on the Staples piazza say; Here's your
hat; take it and 20 home" She said
she heard no more noise after that.
Saw McAuley Wounded and Alive.
John Fraser testified that he went to
Barre the night of July II and got
home at just one o'clock; while going
| by the Wells, Lamson quarry he saw
la man lying in the ditet and he heard
groan; his horse wouldn't stop and he
was forced to drive along. On cross
examination he said he drove by at
/ quarter 70 one and reached home exact
lly at one. Witness said he noticed the
man on the ground wore light pants and
dark coat.
Tells Why He Left websterville.
| Rafale Vitterito testified he helped
Big jim carry the beer TO the beer
party where big Jim" sold it to several
/ parties. Witness said he went home
and to bed about 1880 or and got up
at 9 the next morning Witness said
| he left and went to Worcester Mass,
/ because he heard they were going to
get after u.s. for selling the beer. Wit
ness said be thought Big Jim" Is in
Worcester, living on Norfolk street On
cross examination, Vitterito said he saw
/ the body on the ground on the morn
ling Of the 18th; he hadn't seen the fell
low at the beer party. He said Big
Jim" went up and looked at the body
that morning.
Officers Who Found Evidence.
Two officers, Deputy SheriTs Lawson
land w. +. Cutler then testified at some
length. The former testified that he and
Cutler talked with Rebecca Staples on
1 the morning Of the 18th, at which time
she asserted that Turley was not at her
house the night before. but later in the
day she said <Turley was there the night
/ before, but left at l0:30. The officers
saw Turley. witness said, the 18th, and
/ Turley admitted he was at the Staples
house the night before. Turley was not
then under arrest.
Deputy Cutler corroborated Deputy
lawson regarding Rebecca Staples con-
| 1icting statements and then told that
Turley admitted he was at the Staples
1 house the night of the nth but left at
eleven. o'clock Cross examined witness
said he and other officers found blood
spots on the path back of the houses,
1 and he pointed out on map where the
club was found. The Sunday following
the murder be and other officers in
/ spected Turley's trunk; took away some
Iof the clothes; on the bottom of a
Ipair OF pants he found spots which
looked like blood
| The officer said he examined the stove
| in Primavera's house, and found the
ash-pan partly full of ashes. While he
was there someone handed him some
pants buttons and eyelets, the latter of
/ which came from heavy working shoes.
/ They were handed him by Allen Me-
| Clellan. Since then he has lost the but
ltons.
! Robert 0heron was next recalled and
cross examined as to the place where
he saw MeAuley the night OF the 18th.
| 1t was on the spur Of the railroad track
| back of Staples house. MeAuley had
on q hat at the time.
Rebecca Staples Testimony Refuted.
| Briefly recalled to the stand, Amelia
Pelky declared she testified before the
grand jury that she asked Rebecea sta
Piles who the man was that went down
| bv the engine-house about one o'clock,
having white shirt on,-the man who
said. 'I'll fix the ," and that Re
becca replied that it was Turley.
Robert Arthur, who had testified that
| Turley quizzed him about Rebecea be-
ing at picnic, went on the stand again
and. on examination, testified that Tur-
ley wanted to know if there was any
one with her.
Miss Mildred Brooks, the attorney
generals secretary, was the last witness
Yesterday afternoon, telling of some of
the testimony before the grand jury.
She said that Rebecca testified before
the grand jury that Turley said to her
that night that "McAuley seemed to be
acting queer and asked her did he
come to see your; that Rebecca an
swered to Turley that McAuley did not
come to see her
At this point States Attorney Carver
read the statement of Primavera, which
statement contained all the evidence Civ
on bv primaVera on the stand The