Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-12

he went to Croker pond. LeClair tes-
titled that the day before the men
from Waterville arrived. BARLEY and
Leo Duval went away around train
time, 4 or 4:30 o'clock. LeClair did
, not see Barley until the next morn
! ing.
| Upon cross examination LeClair
said he was in Jackman last Feb
ruary, and was in Quebec in the last
week in January.
Don't you remember that Nelson
BARLEY was away q good deal Of the
timer" asked Mr.. Pattangall.
| Il don't know. I worked nights and
slept days." said LeClair.
Sometimes he worked days and
slept nights. the clerk said upon fur
, Their cross-examination.
/: LeClair could not recall when he
first told of the Supply pond trip or
/ to whom he told it.
/ LeClair was here four weeks Of the
last trial.
What was there about Wentworth
for you to tell Piper that you went
/ fishing with him." asked Pattan-
| gall.
! Didn't Know Their Names
| LeClair was asked by Piper if he
knew the fellows and witness said he
didn't know their names at the time.
Their names on the hotel register were
shown him. Other than that they
were two men from Waterville. Lee
/, Clair said that their names did not
mean anything to him.
| Nelson didn't az rule drive his
own car and Leo Duval generally
went with him."
| Yes"
LeClair recalled the Croker pond
trip. because BARLEY asked him for
J his fishing rod. ... So
do you think that would help you
a year after to remember by the fish,
ing rod?" -.
ut would help me remember when
the fellows from Watsrviile came"
1t was unusual for BARLEY to go
fishing two days running, the witness
said.
Don't be afraid to agree with me. p"
Pattangall admonished.
You said Nelson wanted to send
you somewhere" asked Mr.. Merrill.
| Yes, sir .ss
where did he want to send your"
"To Croker pond" $50 o..
| "Why?"
Mr.. Pattangall objected.
Then did Nelson say something
why he did not want to go?"
Yes. sir"
Ibid Leo Duval. when he came
back. say something that caused you
to remember why BARLEY did not
want to go there?"
Yes. SIR
Pattangall again: yet you say you
didn't remember if BARLEY came
back that night?"
II don't remember seeing him come
in"
"You can look back over a year
and remember If you sat up all
night" asked the defense attorney.
II sat up and waited for the first
train
where was Mr.. BARLEY before he
went away?"
around the house."
| Croker Pond Camp Proprietor
Charles r. Mckay, proprietor OF
the Croker Pond camps. was a
year ago. The way to the camps is
through the Sugar Berth woods and
seven miles from Jackman.
Mckay recalled a heavy wind in
the last Of September. 1919. He re-
membered going down to Jackman
one day and not seeing the blow down
and then going down again and see
ing it. He had telephone trouble and
was watching along the line for trou-
BILE and thus noticed the blow down.
The register from the Croker
Pond camps was recognized by Nc
Kay. He said BARLEY had been there
the day before BARLEY and Went
worth came. Mckay did not know
Of BARLEY registering when alone.
he was with another man.
The date of May IA BARLEY went
out on the pond fishing and he ate
supper there. It was about $50 when
BARLEY came in and ate.
BARLEY was never charged for
lodgings. only charged him for his
meals.
Under cross examination. Mckay
said he had told Piper and Mooers
about BARLEY being at his camp on
May IA. Mckay denied that he had
told anyone BARLEY was not there
on the 18th of May.
| Mrs. Sands and her sister were
| there at Croker Pond. coming in on
/; the 18th and going out on the 18th,
Mckay testified.
Can you give. any explanation Of
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