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

told him he could not get the money
and hard words had followed. He
had told the assessors that BARLEY
was on his bonds that he thought he
would see him thru. Witness said
that Father Forest questioned him
pretty hard but that he did not tell
him what became OF the money. Mel
son, he said. seemed to laugh thru
the whole thing. the lawyer called
him up week or so later. telling
him that William Murtha and Nelson
BARLEY were there; he gave them a
second mortgage on his home for
$500 and turned over the automobile
to them; the first mortgage on the
house was $500; told BARLEY You
have got my home and auto and sup
pose you are satisfied
BARLEY HAD LOST on THE DEAL
Il have lost as much on this deal
as you have" said Burke quoting
BARLEY. In May witness said he told
BARLEY he was going to tell some OF
his good friends about it and BARLEY
said he would fix things up. Didn't
remember seeing BARLEY again until
the time his wife was returning home
from a trip away, and then he told
him that he. Burke, was going to tell
the whole thing; wife came on the
train that night and Nelson came in
between 1880 and o'clock and fixed
things up so he thot it was all right,
this being on the evening of May IA.
Burke couldn't recall the words but
in a general way testified that Bart
ley said he guessed they had better
fix things up, telling him that he had
August and that he would give him
notes for that amount; started to
make out the notes and Burke told
him that the last trips he had made
for him to Canada had not been set
tied and BARLEY reckoned that the
whole amount due Burke was about
$4,000, stating, according to the wit
ness, that he would give notes for
$2700 and a receipt on the automobile
for $500; Mrs. Burke was called In
to witness the signing and BARLEY
signed the receipt with the initials of
his first two names and Burke asked
him to sign the full name Nelson w.
BARLEY to the note. Burke said the
second mortgage on his home to Bart
ley and Murtha wiped out the equity In
the property and q little more. His
paw as constable, amounting to $500
and commission on the taxes collect
ed were turned in towards the settle
ment. The notes given by BARLEY
were to mature at different dates In
After the execution OF the
notes on May IA BARLEY said he was
"You spoke to each other as you
met" said Attorney Leigh.
I'VE certainly did" replied the wit
ness.
hartley ASKED BURKE TO
WAIT
After the first note was due Bart
lev asked him to wait until next was
due. when the next note became
due. | hit him up again" Burke said
they chewed back and forth and fin
ally he said to BARLEY you have
stalled me off long enough, | don't
believe you mean to pay me" Burke
was going to put the notes In the
hands of Attorney Butler at Skowhe-
gan. A short time before Oct. 10,
Burke said BARLEY stated Eddie
BARLEY has just the same as told me
where the whiskey is," and had asked
him to meet him Sunday the other
side OF Heman Holden's, in order that
they. BARLEY and Burke. might look
for the liquor. Sunday afternoon
witness said he was starting for Sugar
Berth woods and in passing Manches-
Ter Moore's saw Moore out working
On his car and Moore took him up to
Richard Holden's. From there he,
Burke. went to the edge of the woods
A few days before when he was up
hat way trying out car, having seen
A flock of partridge he decided to go
INTO the edge of the woods to again
search for the birds. While in there
ne scared up a flock and shot two
partridge; was washing his hands at
he culvert when Everett Stewart and
perley Crook came along. Witness
hot five or six cars went by while
hey were talking; Paul Dionne, asked
hem to ride but he wasn't ready;
waited at edge OF the field and later
ode down to the Jackman bridge.
Stated that il Nelson came up there
hat Sunday afternoon he did not see
linn thot he was in the woods an hour
md half or two hours. Burke was
,hown a rs automatic mouser revol-
,er and said 1t looked like the one
which he had turned over to the Of
icer, after Nelson BARLEY was dis
covered, stating that 1t was the only
'evolver he had in his possession. He
lad had this revolver and no other
or 2h years. During the five years
previous he had four revolvers In his
the first a 3S which be-
onged to BARLEY and was loaned him
when Burke first became constable;
he next a 80 which he got from one
If the Wilson boys and which was
alter loaned to Rufus Dunn and which
lad never been returned; the 25 auto
matte from Eddie Rancourt and 81
which he got in the first Of 1918 and
lad possessed until he stopped being
sheriff. In the summer of 1919 he
lad never had any revolver In his
len desk but kept 1t In the top
lrawer OF his wifes dresser on &C
count of the little boy Richard hav-
ng habit of playing with things in
n the desk drawer.
Recess declared at this time.
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