The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-11
NEW WITNESS HAS STARTLING
TESTIMONY

Leonard Hall. aged Is, the son Of
Henry Hall of Moose River told
straightforward story on the witness
stand Tuesday and introduced start
ling evidence for the State. The lad
who looks much younger than the age
given, -taying at the home OF Sheriff
,Mooers here, having confided first his
story to the sheriff and Ellsworth A.
Piper on March 30, last. On the wit
ness stand the boy told OF going on
the night of October Is a year ago
to the home of Cal Colby to pass the
evening with playmate, Arthur
Morensy. The Hall home is at the
foot of Holden Hill and the Colby
home is we'll up on top OF the hill
near the Sugar Berth woods. The
boy testified that he reached home at
80 p. m. About thirty minutes be
fore he went home a car went by go
ing south at the rate of 25 miles an
hour. This was a Ford car with the
top up Twenty minutes before that
same car or one just like 1t had gone
by In another direction headed toward
the woods Between the time OF the
car going up and the car going back
Hall heard two shots in the Sugar
Berth woods. Except for the tssti-
mony of Perley Crook no other wit
ness has mentioned hearing the shots
in the Sugar Berth woods.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF YOUTH
Full WITNESS
Master Leonard stood well the grill
hing cross examination condueted ,!
Attorney Pattangall. He told OF his
family OF his father and mother and
brothers and sisters, whose ages
range from Is years to 2 years. he
stoutly avered that he had not men
toned seeing the automobile go ana
come to his people or others OUTSIDE
Of the home. When questioned reia-
tive to a conversation with Mr.. hil'
he said he could remember that MI
Mills asked him about seeing car
and that he had told him that ne had
He had read some of the story OF the
previous trial and knew some OF tns
claims of the state and when pressed
by the attorney for the defense as TO
why he didn't mention it even to MS
parents he said 81 didn't want 10
come down 80 / didn't say anything
about It," He had finally told nis
story to Sheriff Mooers and Mr.. Piper
on March 80, last.
MRS. KATE WILSON SAW BURKE
HAVE REVOLVER
Mrs. Kate Wilson, wife Of John VII,
son followed Master Hall and stated
that when she was at the Burke nome
In June a year ago she saw Mr.. burN
take a nickle colored revolver out Oh
I his pocket and put 1t in his desk.
Carlton Googins of Greenville lot
merly Of Jackman was at the hotel lot
supper the night BARLEY disappeared.
having eaten there about $40. 81.
Mr.. BARLEY just as he was leaving IN:
supper. table. After supper ne ~ehs
the Jackson Drug Store and saw Joan
Burke on the way. He stepped INV
the moving picture house at the ToSa
Hall but did not sit down. Though
he would telephone but found the Oh.
nee closed and 20 went down tn'
Boothman road to the camp. This IN
dictated that 1t was about . oclocL;
Before he reached the cottage he near.
q shot fred, A little south OF nv
Boothman road he saw Z Ford car Q.
the right hand side Of the roa1. ~
heard mo- sounds Of ~ altsreatios.;
| Under cross examination he statea
that he had probably stopped at U.
town hail. Hot over Aftesa inmates nor
probably laoe than I've ni1s!~'
Thought ne pictures ~ sDss~s !"
tore he gol tlers.