Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-16

4 Burke went over and got a shave.
When he came cut he met Barley in
front of the shop. They went directly
| to the Moose River house, to the south
! side of the place and got into a Ford
I car. BARLEY didn't want to drive,
because he said the lights were bad.
BARLEY Looked Queer
| 1t was between $50 and &c minutes
| to 9 that they left for Burke'S house.
/ BARLEY didn't go right in, saying he
i would come later. A matter of 4 or
minutes later BARLEY came in. He
| looked as if there might be something
doing. BARLEY asked for the notes.
Burke said not until he saw the
+ money. BARLEY said Burke didn't
seem to trust him.
! BARLEY said Eddie BARLEY had told
where the liquor was and ne wanted
; to go and drive the car.
Burke said if all he was going to do
/ was to chew, for him to get out. They
started out. The lock on the door
does not shut very readily and the
door was slammed or times before
: it locked. -.
i Respondent stopped to light match
and as he did so he heard a report.
: The last he saw of Nelson was seeing
him run between Giguere's and
! Pipers. AS he stepped he felt numb.
His right ear was plugged. He saw
lights in Bulmer's house and he asked
aid of him. Burke then went home to
get some hot water ready
| DR.. Boothby arrived and dressed
Burke's leg. Frost Williams shortly
before or after Burke went to bed.
i'arrived and staid all night until 4
| o'clock.
| Ida Moore and Leo Jackson were
there that Night. Ida stayed all night,
Burke was in his bedroom in the
northeast corner of the house.
| Stayed in Bed
did you stay in bed all that
night?"
| Il certainly did"
| He stayed in bed two weeks. The
| following day he swore out warrant
before Heman w Holden for Bart
ley's arrest Holden came to Burke's
house The warrant was afterwards
sent to Sheriff Mooers. Deputy
Sheriff Henry Armstrong called on
Burke the morning after he was shot.
Joe Gardella, so-called the Great
Northern detective, was next after
Armstrong.
Harry Newton came into ne house
that morning between 9 and 10 and
stayed around 30 minutes. Mr.. Pat
terson came in.
Did you say you would give a mil
hon dollars to see BARLEY come
through the door,"
Il did not"
Burke said he told all of his callers
that he thought the trouble between
: he and BARLEY could be fixed up. He
said he talked freely regarding it.
When questioned by Sheriff Mooers
and County Attorney Merrill. Burke
said he had nothing TO conceal.
On that Saturday night Burke was
told it was 80 3r SO that killed
BARLEY. He told Croker where his
revolver was. Burke's wife brought
in his clothes. They didn't want his
shoes.
Made IS Trips
! The first year as deputy sheriff he
had no liquor selling business After
that no less than Is trips were made
TO Canada to buy liquor. At sartleys
hotel and barn, at Burke's house, and
at Willie Bartlev's. liquor was stored.
At first he received IS cents a bottle
and latoy $500 a bottle. Some OF the
liquor was transferred from his auto
to other autos.
Were you and Harry Newton on
good terms?"
I'VE were not"
Pictures of the BARLEY barn were
recognized by Burke. He said he had
only been there or 4 times.
! When he told friends that BARLEY
lad reason to kill him. no one asked
him the reason.
~ Certainly Did Not" -,
Now Jack, did you kill Nelson
hartley on the night of Oct. Is. 1912"
Il certainly did not" ....i
DO you know how he came to meet
his DEATH"
NO. sir"
Direct examination of Burke end
ed at Has.
Attorney General Guy L. Sturgls
ross-examined John A. Burke, the
prisoner at the bar.
In June, 1917. Burke said Piper
loaned him some money to meet his
tax returns. Burkes wife had been
to the hospital.
The money received from taxes
Burke kept at home. He could not
tell how much of the towns money
he had when he went to Canada His
fees as deputy sheriff he could not
recall. Most of his income. he said,
was from smuggling.
On the Armistice Day trip Burke
didn't see Bartley's money. Burke
wasn't told how many cases were
bought. In Quebec they stopped at
the Victoria hotel. In st. Francis he
didn't see BARLEY pay the liquor.
/, Burke said he never told Piper how
! much they paid for the liquor.
Mr.. Sturgis asked Burke how he
knew where to go at the Barley farm
to look for the liquor BARLEY had
j described the place.
Viewed the Liquor
1t was late afternoon. after train
time, Burke said. that he viewed the
liquor. having walked to the place.
He said he aid not examine the con-
tents of any of the bags He was not
familiar with the surroundings. He
didn't know that numbering operations
were In progress near there He
thought the bags would hold about "a
bottles
Have you told all you know about