The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-04
RIRKE MURDER TRIAL
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BURKE MURDER TRIAL
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according 10 'he testimony DUNK 'ii'h
stated that he had got II nio'his head
that hartley knew more about the Ii
NUN partlev agrosd ia ffx things
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up MIS- b"INe deeoi "''s wv mo ~
timony was aVav and Burke wa AZ
the train to meet Ler when he again
saw part1ov and fb4f ea.-e u.aAl o.
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nome. H"rit'y then To- MN tlal ht
would give him m .. Re .ur him Tat
he h1d UOurF DIE him in August.
He, Burke. made The 8o,oe orr oa his
typewriter, tel.fse l#g''ry that n
W. OWING rim Tor IN lest toF trips
tn he rad made i3r Aim ard that he
o. him some hfH@ e. the car. Dart
Il accordingly uearsd 81" matter ont.
sagiag that there W. @H9n- 500
coming TO Burke. "Th"rc rs round
SEQ eF 5000 coming 10 ntc in All
GU aad I'll give you Il receipt for
tie rest said Barley according 10
the testimony He said BARLEY was
sitt.a% III r'"'.i eaac at that time.
lie GiGrke) LA aH3Len to his wife
who vas in The bedroom and asked
her to come and witness the notes.
He asked BARLEY to sign his full name
to the notes a"d the notes were signed
In Mrs. Burke's presence according
to the accused mans testimony. Burke
also added later In the testimony that
Mt 10 ftfnA Of All hA
town he had turned in his pay as con-
stable which amounted to $500 and al
so turned in his commission as tax col
lector on the tax account BARLEY
had fixed the time that the notes
should come due but had stalled him
OH with regard to paying the money
due on them. At last Burke said
that he had told BARLEY he should go
to Skowhegan and leave the notes
with Butler. The matter still con-
tinued to run along until October
when hartley came to his home and
told him that Eddie had just the
same as to q him whore the stuff WIS
md tod Burke 10 meet him at the
cage OF the WOODS SUNDAY re went
up ANA "a,Oeu lof paitttN pHt re
3looIt anu Joseph SeWlo'' ne Walk
go W !. ,ne euse ol 'Iaf "o,"S 20 lhe
,ieh. VI 'ne oanaua Aoad pu' i'arl-
icy ulun -. 0oiile' "a IL" "dFS ue'otc
he nau oeen 'iiere 'l9 lHs o"t Il ea'
an" IA" seen " NUN VI pII'' "Ees,
ne ."l wv" we N'a,'s ''' IN
Aee' troth INC 'eoee ol 'he "oous ana
scarce "p "ott I. ' 'o'.'
anu shot tWo' nc walheu 10 the cul-
vert ana 1ust hilIslea "aSnl 'S ms
nahus "neh ne sd" ieriey Cruoh ana
G'eio'' o'e""lo anu t"'Neo Win
,noii' nanrhespei ihooi went W III
nls car wni,u ne WAS 'here ana nc
'no"sh' Whiiaiii toulouse anu ms
mhe went w. ",so " cal went ny nc
thought "niie an three men were at
inc euiVei' "honi ne pei even "db
"ui LYNNE. pui Ac Ata'o" ''iat nc
.noush. ne was tnete a' inc WOODS LOT
TWO hou,s 'nat ouiluay p. IN ana S,al-
Gu ee Una. ne snot .he par1r ages WIN
90 aatoiha.ic reVolVer "hich ne lueh-
.'heu III INC court roonl as lhe one
ne nahueu " Depusy oher'n NrocAer'
A little time was spent at this
point on the subject OF fire arms and
Mr. Burke was questioned as to the
number OF weapons he had owned. /
He stated that the revolver he idcn-
titled was the only one he had In his
possession the night OF October 10; I
that during 1--WE years he had four re-
volyers, the first being IS caliber
which belonged to Nelson BARLEY and
which he had Tor about two months
when he was appointed constable, the
next revolver he had in his possession