Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10

Nelson hartley In the cave, according
to testimony OF Dr.. Boothby. WAS that
IL was drawn up six to eight inches.
How Ear were the left and right
fact separated on the ground?' asked
Mr.. Pattangalt.
DR.. Boothbys answers 70 . number
Of questions were:
TIE right foot being drawn up was
further inside Of the cave They (the
feet) were about nine inches apart.
The knees were about seven Inches
apart. The legs did not touch. Neither
leg was In contact with the sides OF
the cave. Nothing else held the right
leg except the heel on the ground.
Rigor moftis was equal in the left arm
and the right leg.
you said the right heel was in the
water?" asked Mr., Merrill.
YES"
George Nash. deputy sheriff. who
lives in Jackman. was next called to
the stand. 80
He passed the Boothman road about
10 minutes past o'clock on the night
Of October Is, and he said he did not
see a Ford car in that vicinity. either
north or south, near Piper street. :
Cross-examination by Mr. Pattan-
gall upon the deputy sheriff was rela-
tive to Mr.. Nash's movements on the
night Of october Is. Nash said that
night he visited the barber shop and
made two trips to the station.
Inmates Of the Blair barber shop
where Nash called that night were re-
viewed in Nashs testimony. After
Nash went home and went to bed. he
testified, no cars went BY his house
that attracted his attention.
Burke Denies Whereabouts
did YOU tell Burke that you saw
he and BARLEY around o'clock that
night?" asked Mr.. Merrill.
Il did," said Nash.
y Nash said he was in Burke's house
after Burke was shot and before Flos-
sic Williams Letha Moore and others
George Nash asked Burke If he didn't
see Burke and BARLEY together that
night Burke told Nash that he was
mistaken.
w. F. Merrill, brother Of the county
attorney, took the stand and said he
| was present at the scene Of the find.
ing Of Nelson Bartley's body on the
Sunday following. He was on his way
from Canada in company with his wife
and the county attorney and wife.
Mr.. Merrill said he examined the
place of the finding for fully an hour
He located large blood spot on the
back of the blow down. about a foot
away He noticed a smooth on q
Topped over fern near the opening OF
the blow down. Several other spots
! were discovered by him. The blood wa:
| dry.
Mr. Merrill made a very good wit
ness and his memory Of the description
| Of the blow down was clear and he an
swered in examination and cross exam
ination comprehensively.
Heard Car Speeding
Rock Gilman of Jackman. who live:
| on the west side Of the road just NORTH
If the Moose river bridge. The night
| Of Oct. Is, 1919. he said. he was i'll IL
! red. That night he recalled a car go
| ing by the ho..-- ,-o.---~, 9 and a few
! minutes afterwards. going south at &
great rate Of speed.
Gilman was in great pain thai
night. Attorney Pattang gall endeavor
cd to shake his testimony relative Il
| passing car at that time.
John E. Wilson Of Jackman saw
Burke around o'clock in the after
noon the Sunday before hartley disap
peared. x
The rock, suspected as being a mark
er, was brought into the case wheI
Wilson said they stood and talket
nesr 1t.