The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-04
TELLS STORY
Of SHOOTING
Nelson Bartley's Visit
and Conversation
Testimony Given in His Own Behalf
at The Trial Last Thursday

| by John A. Burke while on the witness
/ stand in his own defense last Thurs
day relative to events of the after
noon and night of the murder accord
| ing TO shorthand transcription. 1t
viii be recalled that Mrs. Burke call
| led her husband to the phone to con-
verse with some with whom it appears
was Nelson BARLEY Mr.. Burke said
said.
Nelson asked me what | was doing
that night, l told him | might have TO
work He wanted to meet me to fix
thing up. told him | would let him
know. | went back to the garage to
find out about working. After find
ing that did not have 10 work told
Nels that | would meet him. Tha'
night after supper | went to Dan Han
, cox s store at Moose River bridge
! where | staid about five minutes
Did you see Flossie2"
Not that time, | went To the post
office for my mail and ON going back
saw Richard. | knew that FlOsse
/ must be around somewhere. l. ask
d Richard for his mother and told
him to tell her that | wanted to see
her She came down stairs, ! told
her | was going to see Nelson Bart
lev. She was going TO the pictures"
i walked over to the Moose River
House. | think the time was about
go. Saw Chris Boyle and asked
N I'm for Nelson. He soon came ont
and asked me to go outside to talk.
lie stood against one post and again
! 81 &c o her
lie asked Have you got the notes
With you or are they at homeg | told
l.m thev were at home. lie hcd
If fiessie was home. He sugges ed
fiat We tx things up that evening.
went over to get a shave. Some
ote WAS in the barber chair. | sat
o. #tu and waited aud then got in in
r. le. lleaeao's place. Roy Marston
rame in. had a shave and neck
have. Marston got in in my place.
We talked about hunting etc about
tour or five minutes. Blair was at
the chair. When | went out OF the
shop n w. BARLEY was talking to
IIagan in front of the place, We,
Nels and |, went around the hotel to
gether where there was a Ford car.
l called his attention to its not being
his own car. but he said he had been
using it two Or three days. We talk
ad two or three minutes, the top was
down. | cranked the car and wait
ed for him tn get in but he asked me
to drive as his eyesight was bad at
night After driving over to the
honee W. got out and | started in, he
oct into tba car again and said he
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