Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-21

so.n. e Bu.xs's hous@- Burke "enl
In. BARLEY came II a fe~ 1iaI
Later, Burke xa;d he never sn
Barley look 50 ug,y. Burke SAD Is
lad known 70. q long time that there
was : day Of reckoning between ni.l'
and BARLEY coming. Il had 10 GO
with the rum that Eddie Bartles
s.o:e. TIER "chexet tbs rag. xoo
drive along: I'm going 20 meet Eooie
BARLEY and another. and I'll &c. tina
.un." Burke said &c would nave
nothing more 20 % with il. Barley
svo-e and then said TN going y
have that rum: this thing IS coming
90 a Leai tonight: when We VIII SCI
tie this thing tonight III have re-
csip.-" if:s- LOUD ta.ki.g they pro
cee6ec o.: o. doors AID stayed On
the porch Cor z shor- unas- Bu-Ee
slammed the door three times IN o.
der 20 shu: 81 Wren :hey Ts,- cE
the porch BU-ke vas OF the left
Burke leaned over TO light q match
Mr.. Burke said shots from BARLEY
revolver plugged up his right ear so
he could rot hear for some .!ms.
Than BARLEY ran- turned tie corner
10 le9:. and ran up By PipeT's house
a1d tina. was TIE las, he had sen 81
BARLEY Burke rad IN appointment
with Barley The Sunday before 70
meet him between -~o and three
O'Clock BY Dick Hoiien's place. Burke
Was there b., BARLEY did rot saow
up.
State exhibits number -. 5 AID
- were identified b. Sheriff Nooers
40 papers turned over 70 him a. that
time. The notes were for SI.ae and
81. 80. both dated May II, 1913. A re-
ceip: Of @1a5 vas also included Burke
said tie notes were given for the
liquor which FAD been lost. and which
Mr. Barley claimed were stolen By
Eddie Bartiey. The receipt was for
an automobile which had been mort
gagged. When asked why BARLEY did
not Offset what he owed Burke FOR
the Hcuo. By tie town taxes money.
the reply was tie hartley and
Hurtha mortgage was a company af-
fair. and II could not apply"
who did Burke say pu: ~ his money
TO make good lis shortage IN tax
money
Il understood !: 20 &c iic. Barley"
Burke told sfr. Neoess ia: he wrote
tie body o. the note On lis .ypeTri.e-
n lis ONCE 2. his home: Mr. BArtiey
signed TIE tote IN Burxe's house and
Burke's wife was a witness Mr.. Pa
t1r0an sten
Aooe:s. Mr.. Mooers said Burke did MT
tell him tina: he wen; 20 Qaebec with
Bsruey. Mr. Pa:tanssil asked Count;
Attorney Me-1ii, # he ~as willing %
give him zach memoranda as he nigh.
have made at the time OF coayersa ::o-..
when Burke Was GsixRed by AR Merrill
Mr.. Merrill presented the note
After sou had TOLD NJ Burke Of his
legal ,!sh. n answering questions. OH
lie go ahead then freely
''He did
DO sou recall any question which
sir. Merrill asped to which M. B-rks
Old rot reply freely
- recall one inc;dent-xhen he stated
BARLEY had a reason for shoo.;ng. He
said lie had rather no: talk before he
had consulted an attorney"
DO you recall his saying he had 10.
seen BY the Armstrong bars II the day..
time FOR long time"
y do"
he denied having been .here On
the bars the Sunday before"
''He said he hadn'. been ID BIZ The
Ears II the daytime for !.
long tine"
Did he tell You OF Tie nigh. Tie dos
tor Wa dressing his leg tha. he hear,
a car 30 BY. and that !; a.,ra css-s
Boomers attention."
Something TO :ha: effect
II asking as TO ealioe- o. g--, tia.
made The wound. Burse told ar. Mooers
that Nelson used 70 have q ..ss.. reyo,-
yer because he had borrowed i.
Mr. Pastangaii asked Il Burke sad
We had had . little trouble ever since
las: spsins-no grea. amount On my
aar::"
That's just ascu, Il"
Did he Say money tina; b<,sn <ed 4,
the town vas TO &c given to Nelson
RAstiey?"
He did"
Did he say how much money.
"fIe did net"
Did he say he had 70 rnor.sa.e his
home and his automobile 10 meet the
town bills:''
"fie did,
Mr.. Aooefs said he made a, ;,r.-
cation 10. q revolver around ,bs
but he found none.
Did sou form an opinion ,h.. - |
les must have lain outside IN, -.
time:r
'1 did not /
M. Aooers said be almost ,houps. !,
mat Jack turned over the clothing a. +.
legged to have been worn BY him q, |
n NIT ~