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

NEIGHBOURS TESTIFY
Amelia Chamberlain and Mrs. Rose
Duea. both of whom lived near the
Burke home both testified to having .
heard the shots fired but did not hear +
loud talk nor anyone running. John
T. Wilson testified 10 having ridden
with Manchester Moore, the Sunday
before the death OF BARLEY and to
having seen Burke in the Sugar Berth
woods and remembered having seen
rock In the road opposite where Burke
vas talking with Crook and Steward. !
THE OFFICERS TESTIFY
DEPUTY Sheriff Frank L. Gipson of
bingham took the stand shortly be
fore noon Friday. He stated that ne
went to Bnrke's home with Deputies
Croker Of Canaan and Tuscan Oh
Scion after he learned that BARLEY
body had been found. Crocker was
left there as a guard for Burke II ap-
pears from later testimony until the
next day which was Sunday. Deputy
sheriff II. f. Crocker OF Canaan was
the first witness called after the md
day recess He testified that burke
had said he didn't know how they
could connect him with the crime as
he didn't have time; he was shot al
90 u. m Burke turned over 10
Deputy Croker his firearms accord
ing TO the testimony of his own Tree
will telling him that the revolver was
in the dresser drawer. This was eX-
hfbited and there were six cartridges
in the clip at the time Croker took
the weapon according to the testl-
mony. Burke adding it was alleged
that it was the only gun that he had
ever had. It was determined from
Mr.. Crocker's testimony that the re
yolver he had received from Burke
was a twenty-five caliber automatic
and it will be recalled from previous
testimony that BARLEY died probably
from wounds from 80 caliber ana
DR.. Boothby had testified that Burke
probably sustained bullet wounds IN
his leg from a 80 or a 80 calber wea-
non In connection with the testi-
monv offered relative to the revolver
given d Mr.. Croker as being the
only gun he had ever possessed,
previous testimony is recalled OF Mrs.
John Wilson to the effect that last
June when she was in the Burke
home she saw Burke take revolver
from his pocket and place 1t in ms
desk. This was the color or nlckle
she testified. The color OF the re-
volver exhibited by Mr.. Crocker was
brown. Thos. Tuscan, the other
denutv. from Scion who went to the
Rnrke house with Deputies Gipson
and Croker stated that Burke had
said that he was shot at 80 and didn't
have time to be connected with the
crime as he didn't leave the hotel I'M
I'll after 8 O'Clock He heard him
cav he said that he (Burke) hadn't
been up by the Armstrong bars tor
long time in the daytime but that ne
went to the edge Of the woods To meet
Nelson w BARLEY the Sunday before;
BARLEY didn't come and he had shot
two birds.
SHERIFF. MOOERS GIVES BURkE'S
STORY AS RELATED TO HIM
Sheriff John A. Mooers was on the
witness stand for quite part OF
FRIDAYS afternoon session, describing
the conditions about the cave where
Bartley's body was found. lie stat
ed that there were smoocnes OF oioou
nm IN the side of the cave not caused
by footprints tracked from the poor
of blood. He told of his finding evil
dences of blood stained sticks and
heritage which he turned over 10 Dr'
Whittier. First of all, Sherln Mooere
said that he had called at burke
home after telling him that he had
L an unpleasant duty to perform, ana
warning him that anything he said
} might be used against him at some fu-
tnre time. asked him to tell the story
- of the night of Oct IS, and his rela-
tions with BARLEY.
e Then he proceeded to say, SAID
t Sheriff Mooers. that in the fall or
1918 about the time the armistice was
signed Mr. BARLEY had approached
4 him with a proposition to purchase
large stock of liquor and bring 1t
- in. and by so DOING was going 10
; be hard to get liquor right along after
t a certain time-that he could make
, $4,000. and that Mr.. BARLEY took the
| money which was his or in his pos
session and belonged to the town. and
went to Canada and purchased 24o
, cases of bottled Canadian liquor ana
procured farmers in Canada to bring
this liquor to Jackman, and That IL
was hid at a small farm owned by
Mr. hartley somewhere in the lower
part of the town or down toward Long
Pond down the Moose River.
The liquor was hauled over the
first SHOWS, brought over on slcds and
hidden there and that later between
the two dates of Jan. 3 and Feb. 10
this liquor was stolen, ard Nelson
always suspected Eddie BARLEY as
having had been the thief, and he and
Eddie BARLEY had been, to use his
own expression. splitting back and
forth about il ever since.
when it comes time to settle up
with the town, of course he did not
have the money The liquor was
stolen and Nelson always thought Ed
die BARLEY got it. and RIGHT there
Burke said that If was goiuG to look
for the man that killed Nelson Bart
ley | should hunt Eddie i}artley's
track, hard
"When they came to settle with the
town he was forced to give Mr. Bart /
ley mortgage, he and Mr.. Nuriha, /
who were his bondsmen, mortgage .
of his home place and his a1to, aud .
that Mr.. hartley made fun OF him and .
told him that Mr.. Murtha wanted to ,
Jail him. but he said that Mr. Murtha .
had always used him we'll and he
furtbor eaia that Mr. BartlcV vas the .