The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co

Represented by
JOHN c. GRIFFIN, INSURANCE AGENCY
Skowhegan, Maine
the autopsies performed by DR.. Ty-
son had been from gun wounds nor
in cases of violent death from hands
of other people, witness opinion be
ing based on ordinary deaths and ex-
perience in autopsies In his hospital
work.
DIR. II. +. THOMPSON
DR.. Herbert z. Thompson OF Angus
Ia, who has been a pathologist for
the Bangor State hospital and Wor-
cester State hospital had assisted in
making antopsies on between three
and four hundred bodies His testi-
monv agreed with that Of DR. Tyson
that the limbs Of BARLEY must have
had artificial support prior 10 the set
ting in OF rigor norris The cross
examination was likewise much the
same. his Investigations being princi-
pallv confined 10 institution places
rms COIlDIfltA lt' tltiAAAeaA hi't 'A'ANfAAf
for time for the defense.
o. s. PATTERSON SUMMONED BY
STATE
o. S. Patterson. former customs
house officer M aCkman. Who was
summoned here hy the State but was
a witness for the defense. called on
Burke in the ue.ghborhood OF II
o'clock the day after he was shot
Harry Newton was there and he
thought Mrs Lephe Moore was like
wise there Mr. Patterson testified
that he didn't hear any statement TO
the effect of giving a million dollars
II he (Burkel could see BARLEY com
ing thru the door. made by Burke to
Harry Newton
QUESTIONED NOTES SHOWN
Leo Jackson Of Portland. employed
by the Maine Central Railroad Co,
son of former druggist at Jackman,
where he once resided called at the
Burke home. he testified, IN the latter
part OF May or June. 1919. He was
shown, he stated, the receipt bearing
the questioned signature OF N. w.
BARLEY and the notes bearing Bart
ley's name in full lie was making
a social call at the Burke home with
Arthur Libby and was asked by At
torney Leigh what the conversation
was that led up 10 the papers being
shown him by Mrs Burke Council
for State objected and Attorney Leigh
stated that his purpose In bringing
ont this evidence was to make plain
that the notes would not have been
shown unless they were genuine. He
was allowed TO continue and said they
we're talking about what nice day
fl was Someone said II wish, we
he'd car and we would take a ride.
Witness said that Mrs. Burke remark
ed ms soon ms her husband got the
money on the notes he held against
hartley they we're going to have
car Mrs Burke then showed them
the notes and didn't make any re-
quest that they keep quiet about
thom. Under cross examination ne
stated that he was accustomed 10 call
on Miss Moore Mrs Burke's niece
there Arthur c. Libby of Portland,
Fl salesman. testified to being at the
Burke home with Leo Jackson and
identified the notes and receipts
shown to Jackson and himself by
Mrs Burke. He testified to the CON
vcre1tinn about the car as leading up
to the shoWing of the notes.
Mrs Lena VI. Newton of Skowhe-
gan. a telephone operator now at the
local exchange, and similarly en-
ploved at Jaokman at the time OF
Nelson Bartleys disappearance, testt-
fed that she left the telephone office
at 6 or 7 minutes of on the night OF
Oct Is but usually closed at o'clock.
She went to the pictures at the Town
Hall probably a quarter of a mile
distant.
NEWSPAPER MAN TAKES THE
STAND
C. c. Palmer OF Dexter was the
first newspaper man to take the stand
during the present trial. He is at
the trial representing the Bangor
Commercial and Associated Press. He
was at Jackman in the fall of 1919 the
day following Mr.. Bartley's funeral
He looked over the blow down and
noted the soil conditions more or less.
Between the road and the blow down
It was Wet and he thot it was damp
around the blow down.
FATHER OF MRS. BURKE TESTI-
FIES
Jonah Williams OF Jackman, the
father of Mrs. John A. Burke, testi-
fed he Ind conversation with Chas.
Mckay At his, Williams home in
Jackman on the 18th of last October,
the day Of the Moose River Centen-
NAL. The TWO men got to talking
about the disputed notes and Williams
testified that Mckay said he didn't see
BARLEY at Crocker Pond, May IA and
thought H. WIS in a position to have
seen him. Witness said that he
understood that Duval was going to
testify that he carried BARLEY in to
the Pond and Mckay said. according
to evidence that Duval was going to
get himself into a d scrape. lie
also testified to a second conversa-
ton i'm the basement of the court
house REGARDING the matter.
ERUPTION IN THE COURT ROOM
At the conclusion of Mr.. Williams
testimony there appeared to be a
slight merriment noticeable in the
court room. Almost at once Attor-
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