Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-08

he went to the blow down he did
look into the cave. A description Of
the place where the body was found
was reviewed by Piper.
| Position Of Body
A detailed description Of the in
terror Of the cave was given, in re-
ply to questions put to Piper by the
county attorney. Then followed a
word picture of the position of the
body inside the blow down. The
right leg of the body was bent up
and the right heel was in puddle
of water. The right forearm was
raised up and placed across the
chest. Piper said that the fingers
did not touch the chest but just
touched the shirt front. The coat
was pulled up in back. At the
northwest of the cave the hat
was found and some loose papers
were also found there strewn about.
The body was removed from the
cave and placed on the grass beside
the road and later put into q box.
It was then taken in an auto truck
to Jackman.
lence on the body of Mr.. Bartley?"
asked Mr.. Merrill.
There was blood on his face and
dirt on his Clothes" answered Piper.
Under the head on the floor Of the
cave was found a spot Of blood.
Sheriff Mooers arrived in Jackman
that night between and 8 o'clock,
Mr.. Piper said.
Attorney Pattangall cross exam
corning the position of the body in
the cave and the description of the
blow down..
Broad Questions
Judge Wilson called Mr.. Pattan-
CALLS question rather broad. WHEN
the Augusta attorney asked Piper if
there was any water in that section
of the place where the body was
found. Mr.. Pattangal1 assuming the
role similar to the schoolmaster,
armed himself with the pointer, and
pointed out~various numerical indi-
cations on the charts included in the
testimony,
Mr.. Piper replied, in regard to the
rock that it appeared to have been
laid or thrown into the position it
was found, as marker.
How near were the feet to the
west side? asked the judge, relative
% the body in Che blow down.
About two feet and a half" Mr..
Piper answered.
|, Henry r. Kennedy of Jackman
went to Sugar Berth with Len Ken
nedy to the place where the body
was found and was there when DR..
Boothby arrived on the morning of
Oct 49, He said it rained on Thurs
day following the 10Th. The high
way, from the Moose River house to
the Armstrong Bars is very good.
/ Mr. Kennedy saw the body in the
blow down. Two fir trees tipped
about half way over to the southwest
with the roots pulled up, formed the
cave.
i How was his right ARM" asked
Mr.. Merrill.
i about like this?" said Mr.. Ken
ney assuming the now famous posi-
ton which a number of witnesses
same question.
Body Pulled in7
WAS the body in u position to
look as if it had been pulled in?"
"'rhc body looked as If the should
or had been set over about two feet"
The right forearm did not rest on
anything, Mr.. Kenney said, as far as
he could see. The right shoulder
was up against the cave.
kenney. kennedy and Piper took
the body out of the cave, upon the
direction of DIR. Boothby, Mr.. Ken
;ncy replied He said he did not see
Dartley's hat until DR.. Boothby
handed it to him and asked him to
hold it.
What was the condition of Mr..
Bartley's clothing, wet or dry"
''Iiry."
4 snet of blood on the floor Of the
cave where the head was laid was in
trnducei by this witness. The inside
Of the cave was dry.
Blow Down Month Old
T. how down was about IA month
CID, MI. K macy answered after having
t,zt ;+ashcrcd that he had been lum-
;. m pil his life and had seen many
Vi 4. &, r.rs.
n { position Of the pool of water
IT, which the feet were was 4 point
upon which Mr.. Pattangall cross-eX-
amired at great length The cross
examination brought out that both
shoulders were on the ground and the
left shoulder was on the side of the
cave and the head touched the left
side of the cave. The arm remained
i'm the same position when the body
was taken out and remained SO until
taken down by the undertaken.
"A pool of blood Mr.. Kenney called
the blood on the hardpan of the cave
s.bout four by six inches.
Mr.. Pattangall referred to the tes-
timony of the last term in which the
witness described the blood as about
four inches square.
Afternoon Session
Charles A. Jackson. who conducts a
drug store in Jackman. testified that
he was in Sugar Berth woods the morn
ing Nelson Bartley's body was found
lie was at the blowdown before a large
number of people had been there Upon
questioning from County Attorney