The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26

tho station section of the town that
night of the murder, the first time
leaving the house at about s o'clock.
He had corrected the remark that he
saw Burke and BARLEY on the hotel
piazza the night of the murder about
9 o'clock. by saying that on the occa
sion oil his second trip to the station
he had not gone by the Hotel. He
admitted that he had passed a remark
to the effect that he had to account
for himself that night in connection
with the affair because of having had
previous troubles with Barley He /
admitted that he thought Nelson Bart
ley had been engaged in the liquor |
business in the past, the defense evil |
IDENTIFY bringing this matter up in con-
nection With the liquor smuggling
episode in which it is claimed Burke
and BARLEY were concerned
MANAGER OF THE MOOSE RIVER
HOUSE TESTIFIES AS TO LIQUOR
Chris Boyle who was clerk at the
Moose River House during Bartleys
lifetime was called to the stand. lie
stated that he had worked for MI.
BARLEY for four years. Mr. Boyle
is now manager Of the Moose River
House. He claimed that he saW MI
BARLEY at the hotel about fifteen MN
utes past seven the night of the muir
der and that Mr. Burke called at the
hotel and inquired for Mr. BARLEY
Mr.. BOYLE said he called Mr.. Barley
who was in the reading room OIL the
Office. He and Burke went out to-
gether in front of the hotel lit
tie later. il VAS alleged by Mr.. Boyle
that Mr.. BARLEY got a fash light from
the top of the safe and went out He
said he thought it was about o'clock
when he took the flash light He
remarked that he knew that Mr.. Bart
lev was somewhat engaged in the Ii
nuor business. He stated he did not
know how the liquor was brought to
the BARLEY house, but that 1t was
kept around the stable and he did not
think BARLEY stored it elsewhere. He
did not recall having seen Mr.. bart
ley again that night after he and
! Burke were seen together. 1t was
alleged Messrs. BARLEY and Burke
went to Canada for some liquor ana
arrived home Armistice night and Mr..
Boyle helped them to unload several
cases of liquor. The next witness
was Charles M Mckay, he was called
and was sworn by Clerk OF courts
! Seekins. He said he lived about I
miles from Jackman, north, at place
called Crocker Pond. He SAID ne
had occasion to pass through the Su-
gar Berth woods quite often, about
every other day. He recalled ter
rible wind storm the last of Sept. and
afterwards he came thru these woods
and noticed the blown down trees, eS-
pecially on the side Of the road where
the cave was located that Mr. Bart
! ley was put in. He said there were
more blowdowns on that side or the
road than on the other. Mr.. Boyle
was again called to the stand to teS-
tify as to Mr.. Bartleys hand writing
He claimed that he had seen BARLEY
write his name many times. He was
shown checks and envelopes with Nell
sons writing, or which was Suppos-
ed to be his writing. He was shown
Fix. II. Is, and 70 the questioned
notes and receipt and claimed that
they did not look like Nelson's writ
ing to him A genuine signature of
BARLEY he claimed looked something
like his writing but he was not sure
and after a few questions by Atty.
Pattangall stated 9TH say it is his
handwriting" Another signature of
Bartleys looked to be Bartley's hand
writing according to Boyle while still
another of Bartley's signature did not
look like the dead mans handwriting
to Mr.. Boyle while still another exhi-
bit of Mr.. Bartley's handwriting did
look like his handwriting according
to the evidence given by the witness
The next witness was VIM. Toulouse
Of Waterville. Mr.. Toulouse has
been in the banking business since
Jan. 2, 1914. He went to Jackman in
Branch office of the Kennebec Trust
Company of Waterville and had been
manager of the bank in Jackman up
to Nov. Is, 1919 He went to Jack
man in April 49, 1918. He testified
that he had seen Mr.. BARLEY write
| his name many times. He claimed
that Mr.. Bartleys signature never
changed to any great extent while he
was in Jackman in charge of the bank.
He also claimed that Mr.. BARLEY
wrote his name Just the same. On
examining the Ex. 70, the questioned
signature indicating the variations. he
said that he never saw Nelson Bart
ley put quirt in his Y. And that
it did not have the appearance of his
handwriting One hundred and six
specimens of n. w. Bartley's hand
writing for the most part signatures
were submitted as standard of com
PARSONS.
THINKS NOTES WE'RE FORGED
William f. Kingston of 40 State
St, Boston examiner of documents
and consulting expert for the North
eastern War District for various
banks. etc. and n hand writing ex-
pert stated that he had examined
upwards of 100000 signatures. He
stated that in his opinion the ques-
toned signatures on the notes held
by Burke against BARLEY were not
written by the sane hand as the stan
dard signature of Nelson w. BARLEY
entered as exhibits for the state He
found measurements of the two ques-
toned signatures to be the products
of drawing or tracing from the origi /
nal signature. lie illustrated the
questioned signatures by means of a |
chart on which had been written re-
productions of these three signatures !
found on the notes and on the receipt /
held by Burke. Cross examination .
brought out an admission from Mr.
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