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

eas week OF the trial of John A
Bwyks fer the murder OF Nelson w.
Rartlsy will be ended today. There
10 a prospect that the defense may be
reached some time today or tomorrow
and II SO one Of the attorneys for the
defense stated that the trial would be
ended next week. In the opinion OF
Judge Wilson presiding, the trial will
be somewhat shorter than the three
weeks hearing last February. There
are several new witnesses for the de-
fense but whether this means start
ling evidence favoring Burke remains
to be seen. The states new evidence
has thus far included that Of Master
Leonard Hall, who saw the autorno-
bile 10 over the hill toward the Sugar
Berth woods and then return hearing
between its coming and going shots.
fired The BARLEY farm and It's ad-
iourning property. the Gilbert farm
came in for considerable attention
Yesterday when much of the new evil
dence appeared to be introduced by
the state to dispute the theory that
Bartls. and Burke H"d liquor stored
in th t'aJ 'G--.. Fem TIE tos-
timony of Hem =. Gilbert aged 10,
smother new Il 'ss, it would seem
that tho State ~ attomnting TO make
out tina, uQuor could not have been
st0re,. s.i.i4 ,.n" e6tee u saiety IN
the property be Sc of the close pro-
Aimity of lur y; ing crew and that
the barn was lie ''nlocked. Sessions
have been well f ed with testimony
and Associate .'ur ice Wilson is evil
IDENTITY trying to h. stem the case along
with as little .. to the county as
possible.
swERIFF MOO ON THE STAND
Sheriff John Y. Mooers was on the
staRA yesterday r the greater part
Of the ioiGnoon session. tIder III
rest examination h" told Of the blow
down and stated thP' lothing had
kesa touched wen he reached the
spot. He said the blood at the back
Of the eo-fo could not be dorcribed as
n pool of blood. but that he noticed
on tsp Of the De J three blood clots,
sns a. large as a pea pod. lie put
his hand thru the moss and 1t came
back red with b'ood. Inside the
cave there was spot OF blood about
NJ large as a saucer. He cescrlpeo
the blood on thu herbage on the side
of the cave and preserved samples OF
the same which were turned over 10
DIR. Whittier for nalysis. One SIDE
Of the blow down was cut away under
his directions i'll order that he might
better look for blood inside the cave.
Said there was rool OF water inside
the cave and Mr.. Elliott had some
thing to do with bailing the same out
BURKES STORY TO THE SHERIFF
Sheriff MooerI and the County At
torney paid a visit to John Burke and
the Sheriff gave testimony OF the inter
view substantially as follows: lhat
he (Burke) in response to a telephone
call from BARLEY TO him on the even
ing of October Is went to MOOSE
River House about the time the croWd
was going into the picture theatre.
He went and spoke to Chris Boyie
and afterwards he and BARLEY taikeu'
He, Burke, went 10 the barber shop
and shaved and then returned 10 'he
hotel. He and BARLEY proceeded 10
the southerly side of the hotel "nere
tbev found a Ford car which Bartley
said they would use. They put eho
top up, Burke wondering at this move
ment. They went up the Canada
road near to Piper street ana went 10
his (Burkes) house. They hao
war fare of words relative to business
transactions according to the onerin
testimony, Burke saying that 6artiey
held n mortgage on his house and au-
tonobile and that he held Bartley's
notes duo in August upon which he
asI tried to get payment; that Bart
iey had stalled him of and that moth
ins had been paid; BARLEY had want
81 Nj to 70 with him and help get
large lot Of liquor which he believed
sAsy could got but Burke refused to
g: Bartley said things were coming
~ "a . typewriter 10 write . receipt
uven. bat the two men couldn't get
,1s ed Of each Others proposition;
= ~ !aeser seen Haftisy look 20