The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-11

suit case in which they were contain
ed prior to their being turned over to
DR.. Whittier for examination. Later
had another talk with Burke on Octo-
Der 30 Witness stated that Burke
said II had no reason to kill Bart
ley, but BARLEY had reason to Kill
me-" didn't care to discuss matter
further until he had talked with coun-
ell. Mr. Mooers testified that Burke
answered the questions put to him
freely. At second interview with
Burke, Mr.. Mooers was sure notes and
receipt had been turned over to the
officers. Burke said according to the
witness that he had written the notes
on his typewriter in his home. Mr.
Mooers thought Joe Gilbert lived on
the next farm 10 the premises where
the liquor was said to have been Sc
creted.
NEW PLAN OF PLACE WHERE LII
QUOR WAS STOLEN
Henry Crowell. surveyor. WAS re-
called and showed the plan of an ad-
dition to the maps Used during the
trial. This showed a plan of the
buildings Gil The poder.c.., .,,9.-.' later
owned b T2rt'.= w'erc I've liquor
was said to have b. II stored and the
adjacent land.
Yesterday afterno ~ Henry Crowell
took the stand for cross-examination
in the hands of Attorney Pattangall
yesterday afternoon al soon as Judge
Wilson assumed the bench after the
noon recess, the attorney for the de-
fense apparently getting a clear un-
derstanding Of the pl2n of the Bart
ley and Gilbert farl1s.
DEPUTY SHERIFF NASH AGAIN
Deputy Sheriff Nash again took the
stand. He knew the location Of the
buildings at the Roderick or BARLEY
farm and the Gilbert farm. Joe Gill
bert now deceased lived beyond the
BARLEY fern. Testified location OF
buildings in plan. Mr. Nash was for
merly a Jackman Lun Der Co. super
intendent and his Eus ness took him
to the BARLEY Gilbert section fire.
ouently. Horses were left In one OF
the BARLEY barn and under cross-ex-
animation he said he didn't know what
was contained In the other. The
BARLEY farm was about 3 miles from
Moose River House. The BARLEY
House was empty, bat the Gilbert
house was occupied by crew Of work
men.
PHOTOGRAPHER TESTIFIES
VIM l.. Corson of Waterville testi-
fed that he took pictures OF the Bart
ley and Gilbert properties at the in
stigation Of the County Attorney. The
pictures were identified by the chart
and shown to the jurors.
BOY WITNESS AGAIN ON STAND
Master Leonard Hall was recalled
under cross-examinat ton by Attorney
Pattangall. He stated that he wasn't
sure whether the sounds he heard
from the Sugar Berth woods while the
automobile was gone were muffled
blow outs or shots at first but after
wards decided they were shots. He
thought the top of the car was up
when he talked with Mr.. Mooers. In
direct examination had stated fatty
that the top Of the car was up and
after thinking 1t over believed 1t was.
HENRY L. GILBERT TEsTIFIES
Henry l.. Gilbert of Jackman son Of
Joseph Gilbert, decei sed lived year
ago last winter on the Gilbert farm
already described. His father had a
crew of men numbering and boarding
on the farm. The smaller house on
the farm was occupied by Armidas
Bizier. Pigs were kept in the small
ler barn across the brook which be-
longed to, the BARLEY place. Hay
and machinery were stored In the lar
ger barASbhe the Bartley place which
was not tslotked. Witness said twen-
ty fnenewere employed by his father
IN numbering. (. He stated that he used
TO hunt eggs In the smaller barn. He
never saw liQuor stored on the pre-
mites neither did he see BARLEY nj
ngsGS thsre.s Under cross-examina-I
e3ous Master Hs1ry said he was -
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