Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-20

some time in May or early June: :
Why would there be three forged
signatures when one would do just
as we'll?
Mekay's Testimony
This case was tried in February
Charles Mckay was State witness
and testified here. His hotel regis
ter was here. IT showed that two
waterville business men we're there
and vet Charlie Mckay told you on
the stand that prior to February he
told Piper. Nelson was out there on
the 14th.
Mr.. Piper had lot to do with the
case He pumped out the well. After
the Hall boy testified and while our
summons was on the way. Piper took
his automobile and rode to Jackman
and got the Meservey boy. If Piper
was an honest man he should have
told the State about what Mckay
told him, and think he did.
Now let's take McKay's evidence.
He couldn't tell who BARLEY ate
with. He got through soon enough
to go out fishing. Mckay didn't
know when BARLEY came in. His
story does not ring true But for
tunately for us, before Charlie Nc
Kay decided to take the stand. he
gossiped. Men mad inquired OF him
as. to the truth. He told Frost Will
liams that BARLEY wasn't there or if
he was he didn't see him: he told oid
man Williams: he told Allen Tewks-
bury: he told Mr. and Mrs. Hender-
son.
Mrs. Nash wasn't called. / did
MT call her. couldn't drop in any
where with Jackman people and get
frank answers. We put Sands on the
stand He didn't see BARLEY there.
The Cyr boy and the Taylor boy tes-
titled they were there the 18th and
they didn't see BARLEY.
Mckay isn't backed up in his
testimony by anyone except LeClair,
who says BARLEY went away from
the Moose River House. LeClair was
night clerk Chris Boyle was the
day clerk. He didn't say anything
like that.
Recess was called at 1915 A. N.
Resuming his arguments. Mr.. Pat
tangall early attacked the expert
digestion was arrested.
when was Nelson BARLEY killed ?
No man connected with the case
knows. An expert opinion is only
worth the evidence upon which it is
based. The large pool of blood be-
hind the blow down shows that Bart
ley must have laid there from 6 to 5
Misunderstanding to testimony of
your own County Medical Examiner,
DR.. Boothby
They can't argue that John Burke
killed him and somebody placed the
body in there. because that would
raise a reasonable doubt.
Not Enough Time
On that theory the State has not
allowed time enough to handle the
body. The State claims there was a
car on the Sugar Berth woods road
that time. The car carried two ex-
ira tires. The testimony of Bulmer
showed that he knew of two other
cars of that description. In order
~ SdtI oot hAuSt
satisfy that he went down there. So
they offer testimony that Namely
Moore heard car go south about
10 o'clock.
If Annie Mcdonald was on that
Canada road around 9. that covers
that time. Pat Bedue came out of
i his house as near 9 o'clock as pos
sible and stayed until he heard that
shot. For or 10 minutes before 8
o'clock Pat was on that road. Lena
Newton, about 6 minutes before 8
o'clock. closed the telephone Office
and walked up to the moving picture
house. According to Will Taylor he
was on the road or 10 minutes right
at the time the State places Jack
Burke on that road. You take that
testimony and you cover that time
and no car passed up or down that
road.
Hall Boys Testimony
Il want to. take a minute on the
Hall boys testimony. On the stand
he said the top was up and he heard
two pistol shots. Before Sheriff
-AoOSIo Ac uldIA hHOW IL llS up
was up and he heard pistol shots or
mufi1ed shots.
What kind of a case do you think
Jack Burke and his counsel are fac
ing when in his first query he said
pistol shots or muffler shots and on
the stand pistol shots
1.-The Morency boy on the stand did
not make a very good appearance, he
was not as well dressed. I have "a
lot of sympathy for boy like that.
When the shots were heard the Nor
ency boy was in the house. When the
cars went by the Morency boy was in
the house.
IF Nelson BARLEY was killed after
9:15 then Jack Burke couldn't have
killed him. Witnesses say they didn't
see a car at Boothman road and other
witnesses say they did see one there.
I've have passed a car at the Booth
man road between $3.50 and 9. II there
was a car there it substantiates Jack
Burke's story remarkably. We place
the car there by Irma Williams evil
dence. Either she is not telling the
truth or the car at the Sugar Berth
woods and the Boothman road are
not one and the same. She stands