The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18


the top up before leaving Burke had
on a green sweater, slate colored
pants, and black shoes. BARLEY
went into the house and after com
ing out said he did not like to drive
because the lights were poor. Ac-
cording to the testimony the two men
left the hotel between $50 and $40
and drove to Burke's home on the
Piper road. He got to the road that
turns in to the house and the reason
for his not driving clear in was be-
cause there was no place to turn.
BARLEY started to get back into the
car and Burke went into the house,
hearing BARLEY coming shortly after
wards. He didn't look just right,
never saw him look just like 1t be-
fore added Burke. He testified that
BARLEY wanted the notes which he
refused to give him and that Bart
ley said that Eddie BARLEY had own
ed up where the whiskey was and
wanted him to drive the car that they
might look for 1t. Burke believed
that he had told BARLEY the best thing
for him to do was to get out, If he
didn't want to do any thing but chew
about the whiskey. When they start
ed out together and got In front of
the Chamberlain house. he. Burke,
stopped TO light a match and heard
report. II looked up and Nelson was
running down the road think | can
point out the buildings where he was
the last time l saw him" and then in
dictated the same on the plan of Jack
man made by Henry Crowell.
~ KNEW WAS HIT"
when | took step l knew I was
hit shot or something. My leg was
numb and prickly' said Burke. He
saw lights in the Bulmer home and
shouted to Mr.. Bulmer asking him to
get DR.. Boothby He then returned
to his home to get ready for the
Doctors treatment,
Burke identified the clothing worn
the night he was shot which was
brought into the court room. He
testified that he stayed in bed all night
the night he was shot and probably
remained there for two weeks.
SWoRE OUT WARRANT FOR BART
LEY'S ARREST
Burke testified that Friday he swore
out a warrant for the arrest OF Bart
ley before Heman Holden who came
to the Burke home. The first Of
fcer he could remember coming to see
him was Henry Armstrong. then a
deputy at Jackman. Believed Joe
Gardella was the first man who came
in to see him after the accident. He
gave Mr.. Gardella's business as de-
tective for the Great Northern Paper
Co. Harry Newton went to see
Burke between 9 and 10 the morning
after Burke was shot. Ida Moore
was in the house when he came; New
ton stayed around 20 minutes and Mr..
Patterson came while he was there.
Burke denied the statement that he
would give a million dollars to see
BARLEY coming thru the door as quot
ed In the earlier testimony OF Newton
But added that he did say III Nelson
comes in like a man, | think we can
fix things up" Witness said Sheriff
Mooers came Sunday forenoon with
County Attorney Merrill and Bob
Cole. Various questions were asked
ney Could recall only one question
from Cole which he thought was a
1uery II he had been to the Armstrong
Bars. He testified his wife brought
his clothes In and also his shoes for
the officers to inspect. Burke stated
he had made fifteen or twenty trips to
Canada for BARLEY buying liquor
which had been stored In the hotel,
Bartley's barn some at Burke's place
md some transferred to other cars
hat BARLEY had paid him up to the
last few trips that the first of his
bringing the stuff across he had re-
,eived in payment twenty-five cents
per bottle. but at the last of it was
getting a 81 per bottle. When asked
f he and Harry Newton were on
friendly terms Burke stated that they
we're not.
Did you kill BARLEY on the night
Of Oct 152 said Attorney Leigh.
Il certainly did not said Burke.
"Do you know anything about how
he came to his death" asked the law
yer.
II do not And the direct exami-
nation was ended.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Under cross examination which was
conducted by Attorney General Stur-
gis Burke apparently seemed very
much alert and answered the ques-
tons promptly. 1t may have been
his lack of knowledge of business
methods that troubled him some
what when replying to the questions
Of the lawyer He admitted that on
a previous occasion Mr.. Piper had
loaned him some money to settle up
with the town. His wife had been in
a hospital and he was called in by
the oficers but thot he had paid 1t
all in shortly afterwards. He was
unable to recall how much OF the
towns money he had in October. He
had $4,000 in money in November.
Some in checks and some in currency.
He had collected no fees as deputy
sheriff and the biggest part of his
he got smuggling, he testified.
Mr.. Burkes knowledge of the liquor
in Quebec was more or
less limited He was not with Bart
ley when the liquor was bought. Bart