The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18
THE WITNESSES

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THE WITNESSES
The following witnesses were call
ed for the defense: Patrick Bedair.
George Blair Edmund Haggan Ed
mund Henderson. Mrs. Henderson,
Mrs. Holden, Miss lime McMann, r.
t. Marston. Mrs Lephe Moore. Frost
williams Mrs. Vesta Williams. Miss
Erma williams, l.. Mckay, T. A. An
derson, Henry Pelot, John Vigue.
Helen Newton, Lena Newton, Harry
Young. Mrs. Mae Donald, Daisy
Moore, Ida Moore. James Sands, w.
A. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor. Roland Cyr.
Waldo Taylor, Lawrence Hail., Arthur
Morancy. Leo Jackson. Arthur Libby
Frank Thompson, II. l.. Goodr CHI,
Palmer Williams, Gertrude Williams.
Clifton Boynton, Mrs. Grace Boynton.
Mr.. Hamlin, w. F. Turner Mrs.
Flossie w. Burke, Allen Tewksbury.
Mertie Nash Thirty-four of the
witnesses answered the call.
FIRST WITNESS FOR THE DE-
TENSE
man, superintendent of the Dennis
town Light & Power Co with office in
Jackman. He had served as super
intendent for three years. He ex-
planned the plan he had made of the
Canada road and nearby sections. All
dwelling houses were on the plan, but
some of the garages and "hen houses
we're omitted. There was 36 lights
from Canadian Pacific Railroad Cross
ing to Holden Hill. He visited blow
down and with Willie Elliott and Joe
Gardella had bailed out water in the
blowaown. Blood ran into the water
he stated. He said there was swale
glass and alder bushes all around the
blowdowp. He testified that 1t was
possible to get to the cave without
getting feet wet, but person would
have to be careful not to do so. The
cross examination by Attorney Stur-
Kis lasted until after the noon recess.
BARBER BLAIR TOOK STAND
George Blair OF Jackman, the bar
Der. who shaved Burke the night OF
the murder was the next witness. 1t
toek about 10 or Is minutes to shave
chair. he had talked with Col. r. L.
Marston. to whom he gave shave
and massage which took about rs
minutes. Edward Haggan OF Jack
man, grocery clerk. was In tho Blair
barber shop on evening Of Bartley's
disappearance. He noted that or
10 minutes before he got into the
chair 1t was 7:45. When he got out
Of the chair Burke was there. He
thought 1t took 10 or Is minutes to be
shaved. Burke got into chair as he
went out Of the door. Mr.. Haggan
and Mr.. Blair were both finally ex-
cuseA at the conclusion of their tes-
timony.
T. A. Anderson, former county at
lorney, testified briefly as to condi-
lions about the cave which he visited
Sunday forenoon after the body was
discovered He saw blood back of
the blowdown, saw no one bailing
cut of cave.
Col. r. l.. Marston who succeeded
Burke to the chair in the barber shop
said that he and Burke talked to-
gether for perhaps S minutes. Wit
ness noted that after his shave and
shampoo 1t was ten minutes of 81
o'clock. Under cross examination
Col Marston said, he would leave his
testimony as at the last trial when
he said 1t was two or three minutes
after he got out Of the chair when he
believed it was ten minutes of nine
o'clock.
Emund Henderson, proprietor OF a |
sporting camp at Jackman, was at the
blowdown where BARLEY met his |
death and told of conditions there. !
He stated that he thought anyone
would get their shoes damp on the
flat territory Of the blow down. He
had talked last February when the
former trial was in progress with
Manager Mckay of Croker Pond
Camps. Crocker in speaking of the
signatures on the questioned notes
had said to Henderson, he testified,
that the State wanted him to swear
that BARLEY was there at the Croker
Pond Camp when the notes were given
but that he wouldn't unless Went
worth 80 testified.
Palmer Williams of North Arson, a
hay presser, was Is Jackman last Au-
gust and went to blow down finding
the soil wet He Is a fourth cousin
of Frost williams Of Jackman. Mrs
Gertrude W. Williams. wife of the
previous witness offered similar tes-
timony as to the dampness of the
ground about the blow down last Au-
gust.
Pat Bedoir, whose home Is near the
Star theatre was at home on Oct. Is
In the evening and went to the piazza
In front of his house at just o'clock.
He went out to see DR.. Boothby and
stayed out about 20 minutes. He
heard shot eight or ten minutes af-
ter he went on the piazza. He saw
no rapidly moving car going in either
direction.
W. A. Taylor, Jackman store keep
err was the next witness. He has
been store keeper there between two
and three years. He has been on the
school committee, has been constable
and deputy sheriff. His store is To-
Gated just north Of the Moose River
bridge on the west side of the Canada
road On the night of Oct. Is, he left
the store in company with Mrs Tay
Tor shortly before o'clock not max
Ing any stops along the way to his
home. He went into his house took
off his coat in the hall and went to
his sleeping room. He heard a shot
when he was partly undressed and |
woq qittinp on the side of the he'd No |