The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-04

heard from Nelson BARLEY after that
salda} ON Wednesday afternoon.
CROSS EXAMINATfoN OF JOHN
Hl.BkE
Burke took the siand at 235 ? NJ.
Thursday and Wis cross examined
By Attorney General Sturgis. He
was self possessed hnt guarded care
fully answers To many questions put
In him. He admitted the smuggling
of the liquor out OF Canada for the
past year and half AID stated that
as he collected money in payment
for taxes at his home. He sometimes
kept as much as $4,000 before turn
ing ii over to the town. He took
rfpht around $1,000 with him TO Cana
da when he ard BARLEY went TO pur-
chase the liquor, and wouidn say
how much OF this money was his as
he id not keep his money separate
from the Towns money lie STATED
hat the barn where the liquor was
kept was left unlocked. He stated
hat tho shortage when he turned his
books over TO T. \ Piper, the town
treasurer was something like
e2aaa. ard that his commission for
collecting taxes vas something over
sem. with regard To the questioned
notes which he he'd against hartley,
he stated that l. made tho notes ont
mself: that he had a copy for a note
ION him hv Chester Mills and that
he also had obtained form Tor
note from the girl at Pipers once.
Both notes which BARLEY had gwen
him we're due IN August. the second
note becoming due about week lat
er than the first. The reason that
he did not put the notes In the bank
was because they were connected with
the liouor deal. He explained the
reason for not driving into his home
with BARLEY the night Burke claim
ed he was shot as being because tho
road was bad They both ahshteo
from the car but BARLEY got back In
he didn't know where he went but In
about five minutes. BARLEY came IN
to his house. They had q che"ihs
match, and BARLEY offered to pay
him 800 or 5000 but he did not taks
any money. Finally they went on.
kaIlIxa OHM SUI lasm on Ssnou elhlo!o
aul on sulos eHIna '9q 'esnoV oN 10
he testified. did not say that he was
going to the hotel after more money.
trder cross examination MS StorY re-
lative to his own wound was the saihe
ae already related HIS Sio's
throughout the searching cross eNaia
NATION. although briefly conduefPi'
9sas changed scarcely an iota from
49, story told under direct eyamina-
Ion
nr.pEW DO%%ED OLD CLOTHES
,.,,.,s, followed tbr cross cyamin-
It,. ~ prr,.e and af it's conclusion
ra..rnoorad In Tho court room
..,.,,.,,.,.d +, tI,n garb n, had wara
...,,,, a. ,Fo tr.eadv Ort II lie
-. ,bo much eeraned and examined
s.........,. ,.hicb had boep in the hands
5t...,,, oy,,erfs I'D vvos afffred
- tf.., nj his time for tie purpose
sf demo- rating With Albert H. Ham
t.a7 OF Auburn. \. y before the u
rors. DR. Hamilton took 'ne 81. {.
as gu15hot specallst ana Slaala
hat he examined the if3u@et "oi +,
b. Burke. lie stated ina, ne IL
eYam led al the sild 9 maue ny III
Whittier, ." in number ana ,ia ~,
had made further examination 81
the trousers and OF burke leS' ne
/ sald inc SKIN o. 'he 'es W. Nv 81
OF charcoal oi,o 'i'e nan au, -" I'D
-. ,ot .trood Ito stated thai the
~, n,hich wos fred and resulted In
tha wound In Rurke,s leg must have
b h.Id a. distance not lass than
,.ot ,ro,r, IN. trouears snd the
ot,tinr - an onYIs NJ about II
s.rans Nv demonstrating the way
.hs trnm..rs stted burke. l.x he ex-
riai,,ad 10 49, inrore that Durke could
l,at hav. h.or erect when he receiy-
- a.. .hot II. st,ted that upon his
;e,,oat;aatjo, ~ thu trousers slides
,,aao and tho 10. iteAlf # was physi-
aaIi,, ir,nossibIe for tho wound TO
ha,.o haon col, iDnictod
,,, r,ol,,,,,,,,,,ce 1,D10Ax
iilH II'oo
DIR. Hamilton again look the ana
Friday morning under cross eHah'l'2a-
iion, lie reiterated uhder ms ques-
iio2ing by Attorney Nenerat QUITE
- in the direct eKahilHa IoH IN
ihere we're no eVlaenceS Oh ScuIeh-
9 in examining biirN' trousers.
Nothing OF starting ma ure was us
closed by the cross eNanlihalIo"'
MRS. JOHN A. BURKE TAKES THE
STAND
No sensational testimony was given
nv Mrs John A, Burke during her
hrief ousstjoning on the stand Friday