Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-12

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"Mr BARLEY ate before did. Mrs.
Sands, Mr.. Sands and her sister ate
together"
what was it important about the
events Of May II and Is that would
impress 1t upon your mind"
Il don't understand"
There appeared to be some diff
Guilty on the part of Mckay to recall
when his table girl arrived that sea-
son. Cross examination was an en-
deavor to place the exact date of
Bartley's arrival there.
During the last trial when the
Burkes were testifying BARLEY was
at their house and the State contend
ed the notes were forgeries. you did
MT tell anyone BARLEY was at your
place ons May 14?"
mo. sir"
But you had told Piper that Bart
ley had been at your place."
Yes. sir"
Mckay testified that Piper had
not asked if Nelson had staid there
to supper. He first told Piper that
after the trial. He couldn't say how
ul6uy pcOPIc iIc tOiu llcy
was there on that night.
Concerning the Register
Attorney Pat,angall cross exam
ined Mckay at great length. Wit
ness said he had brought down the
register the trial before and turned
it over to Mr.. Piper. The book was
returned to him by Mr.. Merrill.
Mckay said he did not know
where BARLEY staid that night The
cabins were all in shape and the
Sands were in one of the cabins.
IF they (the Sands) only staid
there one night, they were there the
same night as the Sands?"
Yes, SIR"
so far as you know you didn't
see BARLEY again that night"
mo, sir" 49,
when you saw BARLEY again you
didn't ask him where he had been
the night before?"
mo. SIR
Mckay recognized Bartley's sigma
ture on the Crocker Pond camps
register with that of Mr.. Wentworth.
Either Mrs. Nash or Mrs. Moore
waited on BARLEY the night he was
at the Croker Pond camp.
Newton's Testimony
Harry Newton who lived in Jack
man in the fall of 1910 but has since
moved to Skowhegan. He saw
Burke in bed the day after he was
shot. Their conversation was:
IT'S it true Burke that BARLEY shot
you last night"
"Yes." &%> -
BARLEY must have been drunk or
crazy"
His eyes stuck right out of his
head"
Burke said he went to see BARLEY
the night before. They came to an
auto. ins front Of Loubier's Burke
said it wasn't Bartley's car. Bart
ley said his car was in the garage
and he had been using this car for
three days. They drove to Burke's
house. Barley drove the car by.
saying he wanted to head it towards
home. BARLEY. came to Burke,s
home. They had a chew. Then
they went out. AS Burke stopped over
to light a match he saw flash and
felt kind OF .dazed. He felt Grip
pied and then he knew he had been
shot Burke then went to Bulmer's
and told him to get the doctor.
Burke came back home and put
tea-kettle on the stove to have hot
water. $g @.s....
Burke said If could see Nelson
we could FIX things up. And at that
million dollars II I could see Bart
ley's face coming through that
door" Then Mr.. Patterson came in.
Newton said he saw no one except
Mrs. Burke when he went in.
Upon cross examination Newton
said he did not see Miss Moore
neither did Mrs. Burke say anything
to him about Miss Moore. He was
there about 20 or 80 minutes.
Chris. Boyle Of Eustis, employed
as clerk at the Moose River house in
Jackman about a year ago testified
to seeing Burke at the hotel on the
night Bartley disappeared. The last
thing Boyle saw him do was get a
fiashlight from the top of the safe.
Boyle said the notes and receipts
were shown him soon after Bartley's
death. He said they did not look
like Bartley's signatures. Boyle had
been employed at the Moose River
house for four years and he felt he
was familiar with Bartley's writing.
Upon cross examination Boyle
said BARLEY had revolver: he
thought he could tell the difference
between % and 50 calibre
BARLEY kept considerable money
in the hotel. Boyle recalled putting
about $4,000 in checks in the bank.
He said he had signed Bartley's
name at times, with his own initials
beneath.
Chris recalled BartIcy going with
Wentworth to Crocker Pond on May
Is. 1919.
Afternoon Session
Chris Boyle Of Eustis resumed the
stand. Upon cross-examination he
said he had seen the Bartiey barn
where the liquor is believed to have
been stolen. BARLEY did some liquor
business but not much during the last
year Of his life
william Z. Toulouse of waterville.
employed since Feb. 2. 1914, by the
Kennebec Trust Co.. stated he was
employed at one time as manager of
the Jackman branch. being there a
year ago. In his capacity as manager
he had occasion to observe. Nelson
Bartley's signature often.
I'm my opinion they don't look like
Mr.. Bartley's hand writing" was Tou-