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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-27

minutes. Going out Of shop lie met
Nelson talking with Haggan. They
went to car. Burke said it was not
Bartley's car. BARLEY told him it was
Phillip Blair's. They put the top up.
Burke drove. Turned car around.
Nelson got in.
When they reached so-ca;led Piper
road they got out Then Nelson got
back into car. Burke went into house:
waited about five minutes. Heard
Nelson step onto the platform. He
came in and when Burke opened the
door he knew something was wrong.
He knew Nelson 50 we'll that he knew
his habits. Have YOU got the notes."
Nothing doing. Give me the money
and III give YOU the notes" We'll
can't give you all Of it, Nothing
doing. want my money or will
keep the notes. Well we chewed
pretty hard. BARLEY told Burke to go
with him and Eddie and We'll get the
booze. To He'll with the booze I'm all
done. At last BARLEY said: I'm 60
ing to have that booze" They started
out. Barley urged Burke to drive the
car but Burke said he would call it
OFF. They stepped of the platform in
front Of the Chamberlain house;
stopped over TO light match: heard
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something on mortgage. Burke said
he asked wife if she cared if he took
town note. when 60, you go"
deavoring to clear up things. Bart
ley asked Burke when F1ossie was
coming home. On 14th Of May.
Burke rode out to the station to meet.
his wife. He met Nelson at the sta
ton. He said I'm going to tell
BARLEY promised he would come in
that night and he did. F1ossie came
home that day. Jack, let's fix things
up the easiest way We can" BARLEY
said to Burke.
BARLEY Signs
BARLEY said he would give Burke
notes and Burke called it good as
gold" Burke made out notes on
typewriter. Something was owed
on car and something on stuff hand
ed over. Jack did not do any figur-
ing; Barley made out the amount
due and called it about $500. $500
or $2700 was coming to BARLEY in
August, he told Burke. "The Business
Guide" was used by Burke in making
out note. Burke called to his wife;
T7ossie came in from bedroom. Re-
ceipt was signed first and then
Burke asked him why he didn't
sign full name as attorneys always
made Burke sign full name. After
that BARLEY wrote full name on two
notes. Flossie Burke was present
when the notes and receipt were
signed.
Recess at 1856 A. NJ.
They Wers Friendly
Jack was recalled to the stand AZ
1l.3o. His money as constable was
turned in. his commission on taxes
were turned in for amount due. Mel
son fixed time that notes should come
due. State exhibit II was shown
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saw notes and receipts the very last
he testified. He was with Mr.. Jacl
son on u social call. The notes, he
testified were in Mrs. Burkes possess
sion. Mrs. Lettie Moore was re-
called. She was employed at the
Moose River house in summer Of
1919 doing various work. Mrs. Nell
son BARLEY and Mr.. BARLEY were
living at home.
I'm going to ask you question
time in the summer OF 1919 did Mrs.
Nelson BARLEY make any statement
concerning any note held by Jack
Burke Of her husbands and if so,
WHAT"
John Burke on Stand
At 1905 A. NJ. John Burke went on
the stand. Mr.. Leigh questioned
him. October last he, was garage
man for John Boomer. having been
there since June. Common woods
man. driver. railroading, were some
Of his occupations. He went to
Jackman IL years ago and he has
been married 10 years to Flossie Will
liams. They have had no children
but four years ago they took into
their home Richard Markham, who
they have not yet adopted.
First Meets Nelson BARLEY
lYe first met Nelson BARLEY the
first year he went to Jackman. The
next year after he went there he
went to work for BARLEY doing most
anything, clerk, tending bar and
around the hotel. John said BARLEY
had a store at that time. A lumber
ing crowd stayed at hotel. Burke
was appointed constable in 1916. Mel
son was on his bond. In the absence
OF BARLEY, Burke tended hotel and
bar. Barley was indicted four
months after Burke was there for
selling rum and was absent eight
months Six or eight weeks after
that Burke ceased work. That spring
he was married. He went guiding,
railroading and then to officer OF the
law. Nelson BARLEY and William
| Murtha went bonds for Burke in
June. 1916, when he was appointed
deputy sheriff. Considerable liquor
coming in from Boston. New York,
Canada was being sold at that time
Until Jan. I, 1919, Burke was sheriff
He was tax collector in 1917 and 1915
ceasing duties in April 1919. William
Murtha and Nelson BARLEY were on
his bonds. Relations between Bart
ley and Burke up to fall Of 1918 were
very best Of friends"
"littIs Deal" Suggested
! In fall Of 1918 Burke said, in Octo-
Dor. Barley asked him to 60 in a
little deal with him-a little whiskcy
deal. Both would make a good thing
Burke said he hadn't much to put in
1t and II anything happened Il,
would be all day with u.s." Rartley
said it would be all right, and he had
about $500 or $500. il Burke could
get as much they could more than
double money next year. Bartle,
told him he could get town money
and would have time to pay it back
Burke said the more no thought i,
over. the better It looked to him: he
would be out Of q Job In January.
He told BARLEY he would go In
! with him.
November 9, Saturday night
BARLEY asked Burke II he could "a
tomorrow" They agreed to NEE,
the next day in the Line house
! Burke left home Mt in the morn
They went to Quebec. Monday
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Burke by Attorney Leigh. Witness
identified that as we'll as the other
note and the receipt as those signed
BY BARLEY.
Burke said he and Barley were
friendly after the final settlement was
made. He saw BARLEY two days after
first note was due and he was told
to hang onto it until the other one
was due and he would pay Burke both
at same time.
"And whether Nelson asked you
| to keep quiet about the notes."
| y can't remember if he asked me
to keep quiet But he asked me to
keep FYossie quiet The Friday or
Saturday before BARLEY. went to
Burke's home. He told Jack that
! Eddie just the same as told me
where that stuff was" They agreed
| to meet the next Sunday. Burke
went TO Sugar Berth woods on that
Sunday, riding up there with Man
chester Moore. BARLEY didn't come.
| The chart was used by Burke when
he told Of his trip to Sugar Berth
woods. He had been there lew Gays
before trying out o car and scared up
cartridges. That Sunday he shot at
| eight partridges and got three. ne
was just washing his hands as Percy
Crook and Stewart came along. Ihey
stood there for a half hour and talked.
| What did you shoot the partrldges
with:"S
| "A % automatic revolver"
| The revolver was identified by
Rurke as the one with which he shot
the cartridges. 1t is tho one ne vol
unfairly handed to Deputy Sheriff
crocker, and it is the only revolver ne
had in his possession on Oct. 10, nav
ling only that one since last june
! Burkss RevoIvers
! The first revolver Burke had was q
IS which belonged to Nelson BARLEY,
which he had about two months: next
was 50 Bulldog he got from one OF
the Wilson boys, having that two
months or more, which he loaned TO
Iufus Dunn who took Burke's place
as constable; then he got one from
Neddie Romeo, he couldn't fecaii
when. a % Mauser, then he had one
from Cooper, a 81 new police Colt re-
yo,ver which he later returned. The
| revolver accepted as exhibit was the
| onlv revolver in his possession on
October.
.Where did you get Keys re-
IN nv wife's dresser top drawer.
BECAUSE Richard had habit OF play
ING with handouts and twisters In my
desk"
"D;d YOU ever keep revolver In your
desk?"
Don't think So"
I "Summer Of 1919 did you keep re.
yolver in your desk!
| mo sir"
From Sugar Berth woods Burke
went to Jackson's drug store where
he STAYED an hour or so. Burke told
nroplc in store where he had been.
His clothes worn on that day were
described by him. The partr!dGes
vere in his frock, one in each pocket.
"pid sou ever deny being up to
Sugar Berth woods on that Sunday
afternoon"
| Never"
Did you see that so-callcd blow
down that afternoon"
Don't know"
..Did you see any blow5own."
| cant recall it,"
The next time Burke heard from
| Nelson Bartiay was on "Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-27
Rad CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
FOR TWEnTy-SIx YEARS
NOW WELL AND HAPPY

10310 - w0S91So ok6JAOsE~0
The experienee Of Mr.. E. J. Tou-
palik, 1888 Rose street, Lacrosse,
Wisconsin, is chiefly remarkable
on account Of the length Of time
he wss afflicted.
he writes, II have been suf-
ferin4 with chronic bronchitis for
tweafy-six years and every winter
would catch cold and become so
hoarse I could not speak for six or
eight weeks. ! could get only tenn
polsry relief.
aThis winter ! vas taken with
Grin and was In awful shape. A
fellow workman adviSed mo to take
PE-RU-NA By The time I had
usod three fourths Of . bottle, the
hoa1saness was gone, also that
tired feeling. I am On my second
bottle. HeTesftAr PE-RU-NA viii
DO constantly 10 my house. 1t is
tho best medicine ever put up for
tho PURPOSE"
For any disease due 70 catarrh
or catarrhal conditions, PE-RU.NA
q equally dependable Coughs,
eolde. egtaS1h 81 TIE hsed. stomach
6SQhsA. epagtipst3on, Th1nnstisu.
1aln0 8 IL H1ek, Gde ard loins,
6loa&aag, bslchlAg gas, indigestion.
caAal3S u tho large and small In.
testinaa, are some Of lie troubles
1or which PE-RU-NA b especially
Sooommended. -.
PE-RU-NA can 81 purchased
anywhere in either tablet or liquid
form.
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morning BARLEY said lie would go
down and fix up the trade. Burke
gave hartley $1,000. Burke went to
Il garage and they met about IL
o'clock. He was told everything was
o. X. by BARLEY. While they were
, eating dinner hartley asked if he
was game to take a little over. They
! loaded eight cases OF whisl1ey, drove
to st. Francis. Had supper there.
Capacity Of "Tub"
Nelson said, "WIl the old tub hold
any more?" and said he would get
more from Gabriel. Burke gave Mel
son about 800 and BARLEY bought
four cases more. Bottles were taken
out of cases and put into bags. Went
! home. Cnloaded stuff. Chris Boyle
was at the house and helped unload.
There were Il cases unioaded at
Moose River house.
Going back in testimony Burke
| said. he had about $1,000. most Of
| which was tax money when he went
| with BARLEY to Canada. =
BARLEY told Burke he hated to
draw UP money by check in u deal
like this; he had a lot Of money out
but had this amount on hand. The
price Of the liquor would be about
SIS q case and the price realized
| would be 81 or SO q quart, BARLEY
told Burke and in December Of 1918
Nelson told Burke in the hotel Of
the arrival of the liquor and Burke
asked him Where is it? Down to the
farm" Burke went down to what is
called Roderick farm. In the barn
there was lot of stuff. He made a
rough guess Of about 240 cases, there
might have been more; there might
have been less.
"Stuff 10 Gone
I The last Of January, Nelson called
Burke to private Office. 'Well. that
stuff is gone" Hell. Nelson. you
don't believe took the stuff?" mo.
l don't. Somebody's got it. I'd add
wise you to keep quiet. Wen know
If anyone sells that kind Of stun"
Burke said he did keep quiet and
looked around. In January or Feb
ruary Burke told Nelson that he was
up against it as most OF the money
came from the town and rea ssured
by Nelson, Burke rested easier. Time
was near to settle with town; Piper
was after him for some money.
BARLEY said he was going to Hoieb
and that he would be back. Nelson
was at hotel all the forenoon and
talked with the assessors. After
o'clock Nelson called Burke down.
stairs and told Burke he could not
come across: he didn't have tho
money. Burke and BARLEY chewed
pretty hard and Burke feit that
BARLEY had double crossed him.
What is the difference between tux.
Ing my note on property now and In
the morning." Burke asked BARLEY.
Burke Makes Clean Breast
They went into the room with the
assessors and Burke made a clean
breast and "He laughed about It the
whole time" said Burke. referring to
Barley. . Burke went home: didu't
see BARLEY again. Then ho vac
called to Chester Mills once: there
he mortgaged home ana car; sccenA
mortgage on home WIS $500. wipins
out almost whole value Of home;
they allowed him 5000 for automobile.
Il said. Nelson. some day youll
pay mo Tor this" Burle's home
was built in 1917 and he borrowed
money for construction Of Mrs. Cobe
of Greenville Junction; he has paid
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BURKE TRIAL
Continued from Page Ono

"Ncrilowing today, the fourteenth
day Of the trial Of John A. Burke ac-
cused by the State of the murder of
Nelson W. BARLEY.
Pattangaii Scores
Leo Jackson was recalled. MI.
fattangal showed him two promis-
sorry notes and one receipt
When did YOU last see them"
The last part Of May
Where"
At John Burke's house"
In whose possession were they
In Mrs. Burkes."
Were you at the house on bust
ness and social matters"
Social"
You were paying attention to Ida
Moore and were there frequently"
Yes, sir" Leo started to leave tho
stand.
"Oh, Leo, was Ida at Jackman at
that time asked Mr.. Pattangall.
mo, sir
Arthur Libby was recalled. He
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Baker Refuses To Be
Delegate To Frisco Meet

Washington. Feo. cS.-Sec.c1,'
Baker today declined to BE c2ni
date for delegate at large to TIE dt-
ocratic national convention, ~
Ohio.
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report: didn't know whether ! =:
hit or not.
Last He Saw
Last ! ever saw Of Nelson Ba-..
he was going in between NJ. .
gals house and Pipers Office or :.
sidewalk" Pa,tansaIl assisted Ii
in pointing out places on map
Burke saw lights in JOHN boz
er's house. He started to So liz,
He felt numb. He walked over m:
Don't know how long it took hin
get there. He hollered to John. y
on steps. Burke said he uou.d-
want to say just wha: he Old -
Continued on Pane Acn, s.
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To Cure a Cold in One DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo GUM,
CTao!etsl. 1t stops the Cough ard H:-
acne anu works Off the Cold
GROVES signature on each box. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Hylan Heads Group
OF 400 Protesting
Against Fare Bills
jerks Measures Strike at
Home Rule, Says the
Mayor; 'Hick Legislation
Rouses Chairman's Ire
From, Staff Correspondent.


ALBANY, April 13.-Headinr a dele.
CATION of about four hundred members
OF his Non-Partisan Vigilance Commit
tee, Mayor Hylan came here this after.
noon to protest to the Assembly Judici-
airy Committee against the jerks bills
paving the way for Service at cost
agreements between municipalities and
traction companies.
The. delegation, which came to AL
bany by special train, created a SEN
satlon as it marched into the Capita1
on the heels Of two drummers and q
ffer representing "The Spirit of rs .
The hearing took place in the Assembly
parlor, far too small to hold the crowds
which had come from all sections of
the state to attend the hearing.
Charging that the jerks bills strike
blow at home rule, Mayor Hylan
urged that they be defeated. He char
acterlzed them as vicious and pointed
to the danger of higher fares which
might be ordered by the Public Service
Commission under their provisions. He
asserted that the surface and elevate
ilnes of New York were virtually feed
ing on the marlborough and was
Joined in this contention by Comp
troller Craig, +. II. LaGuardia. Presl-
gent of the Board of Alderman, Maur-
lct Connolly, President of the Borough
OF Queens and County Clerk Moran
of the Bronx.
Calls Extra Fare Detrimental
=, One of the arguments advanced by
Mr.. Moran was that the people of New
YORK are paying more than a five-cent
fare for the reason that they have
invested about 100000 in subways.
ne decIared that higher rate of fare
Woulo be detrimental to the future de-
Ve;opment OF Queens and the Bronx.
", proponents Of the bills were led by
William D. Guthrie, of New York.
Others who advocated the measure
were Job E. Hedges, receiver for the
New York Railways Company: James
K. Sheffield. receiver for the INTERIOR
ough Consolidated, and l.. M. Garrison.
receiver for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran,
sit
The hearing was marked by brief
clash between Assemblyman Louis M.
Martin, chairman of the committee, and
r. /. OLaughlin, former Register of
Kings County. Mr.. OLaughlin had re-
ferred to the bills as chick legislation
presented by representative from
some crossroads village"
Chairman Martin, who comes from
Clinton, and introduced similar leg
lslatlon last year.. resented this and
Informed OLaughlin that he would toll
crate no further remarks of that cali
Der The spectators, backing up the
Kings County man, began cheering and
hooting.
$4,000 Wanted To Be There
The Now York delegation found
time to meet Governor Smith. Mayor
Hylan told the Governor about $4,000
wanted to make the trip, but could not
come.
"That Is too bad" replied the Gov
ernor. II am told the New York Central
needs the money!
The general impression following the
hearing was that the jerks bill would
remain in committee. Strong oppos-
ton to the measure was voiced by the
State Conference of Mayors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Poles Rout ssReds.''
Capture 4 Cannon.
II Machine Guns
dist Soviet Division Is
Forced to Retreat Precip-
itately After Several
Days Battle, Is Reported

WARSAW. April IS (By the Asso-
Grated Press).-A pronounced victory
Tor the Poles over the Bolsheviki on
the southeastern front was reported
by the general staff to-day. After
several days fighting Bolshevik d.
vision was put to flight and more than
a score OF machine guns, with much
booty, were captured by the Poles.
The general staff communique read:
"The battle which lasted for several
days in Podolia has ended in a victory
for US. The 41st Soviet Division was
obliged to retreat precipitately. The
booty includes four cannon, twenty
one machine guns and much war ma
terial"
In rejecting further discussion re-
garding Borisov, on the Beresna River.
northeast of Minsk, as the place for
the proposed peace negotiations of
Poland and Russia, the Russian Soviet
government has sent a wireless mes
sage, saying it considered the last
note of the Poles in the nature of an
ultimatum
1--WE are now standing face to face
with the sad eventuality of breaking
with Poland owing to the failure to
agree upon locality" the message
says 1t reiterates that the Bolsheviki
are ready to accept any neutral town
and suggests the possibility Of hold
ing the peace conference in Paris or
London. The message concludes by
saying that Russia's only alternative
has been to address America, Eng
land and France.
1t is expected here that the en-
tente note to Poland on the subject
will be made public in few DAYS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Governor Signs $4,000
Bill for N. Y. Sheriff
From a Staff Correspondent

ALBANY, April 49, Governor Smith
to-day signed the Miller bill. authoriz-
ing the New York City Board or EST
mate and Apportionment to allow the
Sheriff of New York County up to $1o,-
600 year for three years after the ex-
piration of his term. The money is to
cover legal expenses the Sheriff may
be put to in prosecuting or defending
actions for any alleged act of omission
or misconduct during his term of office.
Another Miller bill approved by the
Governor is one authorizing the Court
of Claims to hear the claim against
the state by Judge Charles c. Mott jr.,
of the Court of General Sessions. for
damages to his home on June 2. 1919.
On that day On anarchist planted a
bomb in the entrance of Judge Motifs
home, in East Sixty-frst Street, Man.
haitian. Serious damage was caused by
the explosion, and night Waterman
was killed. The outrage followed the
trial before Judge Mott of number Of
anarchists and I. w. VS..
The maximum amount which NAV be
deposited in any savings bank by an
individual was increased from $4,000
to $4,000 to-day, when Governor ap-
proved Assemblyman Nelson W.
Cheney'S bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Coolidge Headquarters
Opened by Amherst Men
Literature Booming Massachu-
sets Governor as a Dark
Horse Being Sent Out

Grosyenor Backus and Edward NJ.
Delabarre, representing Amherst Col
lege alumni, have established head
quarters on the twenty-second floor of
sol Fifth Avenue for the purpose of
making Governor Calvin Coolidge of
MASSACHUSETTS, better known to the
voters of the United States.
Mr. Backus is a SON OF the late Tru-
man Fl. Backus, of Brooklyn, for many
years head Of the Packer Institute, and
Mr. Delabarre long has been promi-
nent among the Amherst graduates.
About dozen employees were busy
yesterday mailing out fourteen page
booklet entitled "Calvin Coolidge
man of vision-but not visionary"
Messrs. Backus and Delabarre also are
sending out large number of the
speeches and addresses of Governor
Coolidge in new book entitled Have
Faith in Massachusetts" The cover
carries the slogan. Let every inhabi-
tant make known his determination to
support law and order; that duty is
supreme"
We are not delegate hunting" said
Mr. Backus. eve are not exploiting
Governor Coolidge for the Republican
nomination for President, but as Am
herst men we are DESTROYS that the
people should have a better under
standing of his fitness for the nomina-
ton. Various aspirants for the Re-
publican nomination have taken it for
granted that Governor Coolidge is no,
a candidate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Union Leaders
/ Back HOWat i'm
| Defyiing Court
'Twenty-three Out of 25
! Officials SUMMONED to
Testify Do Not Appear;
Arrest of All Ordered

Spscta! Dispatch to Tie Tribune
I PITTSBURG. Kan. April 13.-The
Reliance of Alexander Howat and his
lunion friends of the laws of Kansas
and the Court of Industrial Relations
'kas backed this morning by twenty
three Of the twenty-five minor union
officials and miners who. when sum-
fnoned to testify before the courc, failed
to appear.
As the names of the twenty-five men
swere called only Tony Ruper and
sghomas Murdoch. a negro. answered.
who sent Howat and three other union
LEADERS TO Jail at Girard for refusal
10 appear ana testify, was ct once in
formed of the absence of the miners.
Judge Curran instructed Marshal w.
Z. Payton to call the roll of missing
witnesses from the courthouse steps.
when there was no response the court
lordered the arrest of the men for con-
tempt.
/ Only four of the mines in Crawford
County were working to-day and oper-
istors said only 200 of the 10000 miners
iwere at work.
4 The Industrial Court at it's session
This morning began searching in
tbu;ry into the methods of the coal
kompanies in advancing money to coal.
miners and charging 10 per cent IN
lserest month. An official of large
local company was on the stand Judge
!Euggins asked the witness:
\ "Hsve you figured out the percentage
iof i.,terest computed by the year you
kharge these miners"
L The witness said he had not.
"Well. IL is $50 per cent year." said
HE Judge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Irish appeal to U. S.
Ambassador Futile

LONDON, April 13.-Acting
Lord Mayor O'Neill, of Dublin,
and High Sheriff McWalter APP
pealed Intellectually to-day to
John w. Davis, the American Am
bassador, after they had failed to
persuade the American Consul at
Dublin to intervene for the Irish
hunger strikers.
1--WE ask for your personal ap-
peal to the Right Honorable An
drew Bonar Law to release, as we
have already requested him, such
of the prisoners who are seriously
ILL.," the message read.
Ambassador Davis replied:
my powers do not extend to
any representations except on be-
half of citizens of the United
States"