Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-03

as alowacwn Or cave Il Inc 1o-ss--
where Burke, nprihRd by the Inst Of
gain with the fame Of malice glowing
n his heA-I, and the light Of mercy and
or lowe quenGhed in MS eye, slew Bar
Ley. as The lartsr willingly and unsus-
pecrtESiy followed IN. with sAt-sd pea
uu1s X LIS pocket and chewing Em II
ms mouth
ThE- having suddenly and quickly
Killed Eim- Burke pur 9artieys body.
not yet cold II death, II the hlOwdown,
buried Ii the darkness IF hight. him.
sef Fastening 20 regain the autpmobiis
and driving a. excessive speed thai
along the road L had come but only as
czr as a short distance below the 3optn-
man road and nrpost.s Gasnnu shop,
whence ne hastsnec homewa-d and moi
iatsr than = minutes past nine inflicted
injury UPON himself by shooting him-
sele n the right leg, II an effort ID IL
vert suspicion pointing irs slow N
moving finger =. hin as the SLAYER O.
BARLEY.
What the Defence Says
The dsfense--sayE, true. Barley acE
Burke scE-te6 OUT substantially when
and as the State has said, but Jour
neyed only noruwarC e Piper greet
where the automobile wRs stopped, both
nen got our Barley got II aga,n. drove
away, returned shorty. entered Burke :
house. situate OF that street, 2 quarrel
followed with relation u p-omisscry
notes, cue and unpaid from Sa--lev Il
Burke they left the house e GO 20 d.
ts-Ent detectives, and while walking
alDng IL Piper stree. together Bar-le .
shot Burke II he leg, and rurnirz
away disappeared unrl his dead bod
was found sepulCt,re6 n The cave =.
the Sugar Berth woods OF the zalu-tia :
morning following
About these respective st1rias al the
evidence Of this case ts clustered Eas
the State Sustained The burden o1 es-
tanilsnirG rs coucsntion To your saris-
faction, beyond q reasonable dour-"
7 have occupied more Of vou- time
than 7 first Intended. L Is the glory Of
i Jury II be ahle 70 execute sur-ls por-
rIon Of thai Justice which belongs SUI
prenely 70 God. 20 convict the guilty
and acQu-t the innocenL Ii your deiih-
erauorg LEI no preconceiyed opinion
TO prejudice, M ohstin2cy II your tury
roorl, no specious pleas Of any kind
keep yor from your a.Gn and oath
sanctioned dug IN DONG TINS vou
WILL be true 10 yourselves. -rue Il the
law and true 10 the eternal principles
af ius-ice and rigk-"
And her there came a marked
change. Judge Dunn majestic and d.g-
Lifted II his robes seemed suddenly L
lose az ausre-,ty To -he mind here
was v.siuneG : picture OF d Apyrle fra
sids for the 5uGgs Loue changed ana
ne Started as though he were in rev
erie. I Seemed almost Is : he per
Er.-ted ris -0oes 20 drop rom his sh1Ul-
der and ne leaned II pensivs attitude
against he side # -he arch over -he
bench IS n SAID
When -nis term snal nare ended
and YOU shall have guue 10 vou- homes
scenes now beng depicted on lhe -ea
stage o lie W, -ecu- do vnc. he
;'tate : cnuasel ne -espcuden- = corr-
SCI. -Ae w.-nsss..s. ne responder hin
sell. -Ou- fellows ne officials II tia
eouT- vii puss before YOUR = Dan1--
an,ic display perhaps not &c ali OF v0U
2Ike. Maybe. NJ Foreman CT some
-iarh ..,t- Of .he w.nta~ when ~ Of
doors rhe r-1e~"rj:-y II The nm -uns low
wne1 the snow Sals anG drifts AMI
me branches - he RAGS bend and
c-aak and almost break Il the icy ajr.