Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-08

secured them from the room in which
witnesses to be called were quartered.
The signatures Of the late BARLEY
and Of John Burke were contained in
book. They were offered ~ plain
tits exhibits and letteysd "A"
F.! In examination Mr.. Merrill asked
Mr.. jackson IL he looked to see IL the
| jackson answered in the negative.
| June 10. 1915. was the date it was
ascertained when the signatures Of the
! two men offered as exhibits were
made.
Mr.. Pattangall further cross-exanSfn-
ed Mr.. Jackson and he said he could
not remember if the body touched the
side of the cave. Mr.. Pattangall said
Jackson's previous testimony was that
his recollection was the body did not
touch the side Of the cave
Used Is Automatic
| Len H. Kennedy, lumberman who
ilVes in Moose River, another one at
| the blowdown when the body was
| discovered, testified he did not look
inside of the blowdown DIR. Boothby
body
A 20 automatic revolver was used by
'ohn Burke. the Sunday afternoon be-
lore the 18th in shooting the heads off
| two birds. according to testimony from
Kennedy. =.
m cross-examination Mr.. Pattangall
asked If Burke had tried to make any
| secret OF his whereabouts on that SIM.
uay and Kennedy replied that he an
| rearcd not to.
Knew EiIiotts Were Away
William Elliott of Jackmap tr.r,or
and guide. brother-in-law of NaIson
| having married his twin sis
'er' was new witness called
! ne was at Fenobscot lake. 30 miles
Instant ~hen he heard of the death on
| ''a'urday night. the day of the ,,isco,-
.,!: oh the following morning E,tott.
,islted the blowdown and observed 49,
location. He said the blowdown ,v.s
,eoeht one. The sides of the bIor,,..-
"au Deen cut away. He discoveraa 49,.
| roots wv nearer the
.r vas that water bailed out there on
was there any Indication ne h,,
| IN the water before it was no ill.,, oou u
NO" vas "aiieu out.
thu .i lou said he stood up on top of
ane trees and took the pals fun NJ
"ater ana threw the water out bacls
10 .he water was bailed Gut someone
sdio mere was blood there. Dr. Caza
saia IT had Settled there.
where was the blood discovered ."
=. the back of the blow down .
ana AIR. Elliott indicated the snot On
the chart between the two large trace
other indications Of blood were found
at the north end of the blow down on
raves and ferns. 1t seemed as if
something had rubbed on them
ueaVes and ferns). No more wafer
was bailed out after the blood was
discovered. according to testimony bv
Elliott upon cross examination.
Mr.. Pattangall said the plan of tho
oiow down looked like rocking chair
ana was not much use to him.
DO you know any reason for Bart
ley calling on you?" asked Mr.. Pat
tangall. This was in reference to
BARLEY saying he was going to see
Will Elliott on Oct IS.
NO"
The Elliott house had been closed
sometime except for the family of
Horace Briggs occupying the down
stairs rent. He said he did not think
BARLEY knew Briggs and that BARLEY
| knew the Elliotts were away.
Undertaker's Story
Webster Moore, the Jackman m
dertaker, who viewed the body of
Nelson BARLEY. said two autopsies
mad been made on the, body. One
autopsy had been performed on Sat-
i urday. DR.. Boothby, Dr. GAIA and DR..
Sawyer We're present. Two quarts of
embalming fluid were put into the
body
| AS the undertaken first saw the
body: The left arm was brought I'D.
points of fingers almost touching the
body and the other arm was straight
down with the hand about a foot from
the body. The body was rigid. The
palm OF the left hand was pointed out
little. A second autopsy was per-
! formed by DR.. McGrath and DR.. Whit
tier. Others present were DIR. Booth
by. DR.. Stinchfield. DR.. Sawyer and
when the body was buried the first
time it was. sealed up and Moore at
tended to the burial. Two months to
a day it was between the two auto
psies. There was no cross -examina-
ton. Mr.. Moore was finally excused.
| Who 10 GardeiIa?
! Henry Armstrong, deputy sheriff in
Jackman when Bartley's body was
found was with Gardella and Thomp-
son when he saw the body
"Who is Mr.. Gardella?" asked MIR.