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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-19
Mother of Purcell
in Skowhegan to
See Erring Son

Skowhegan. Ne, Nov. 1s-Mrs.
James Purcell, the sorrowing mother
of James Purcell. now in the Somer-
set county jail in this town, awaiting
the action of the grand jury, charged
with the murder of Asa Entreken. the
aged station agent at Emblem, has
come here from New Bedford, Mass,
to visit her son. According to the
officers Purcell shows no contrition
for his acts. nor does he ask any
favors.
The other two members of the trio
who are detained awaiting the. same
action. John Brown of Boston and
Earle Morris of Ashland, Kentucky,
appear to be even more unconcerned
over the grave charge which is facing
them.
The county authorities, under the
direction of High Sheriff John A.
Mooers. have been investigating the
vicinity of the crime and they have
found. thrown into the bushes near
the Emblem station. a paper bag
half filled with bakers food, which
might imply that the three youths
were not hungry-they said hunger
was the motive for their crime.
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On the evening of Oct. II. 1913, he
went TO the moving pictures in jack
man and left his car standing outside
OF the theatre. During the time he
was in the show he did not know
where his car was. but supposed il
was where he left II. because il was
there when he went out.
With Father Forest OF Jackman u
interpreter. Narcisse Nadeau said
that he hauled hay from the Bart
ley barn On the Roderick farm. 4
year ago. last fall and that he would
have noticed any liquor If il was
there and furthermore he would
have drank some.
George Brunette. VINO now lives
in East Hampton. Mass. said he was
employed by BARLEY around the
barn of the Moose River house. a
year ago last fall and be recalled
Nadeau hauling hay in and helping
him unload it.
1t is reported that Burke. if ac-
quilted would be re-arrested on
charge of liquor smuggling. At the
first trial and more especially dur
ing the long hours of waiting for the
jury to return a verdict. Deputy
United States Marshal Eugene Har-
mon lowered about Burke ready to
make the arrest if Burke had been
liberated. By his own testimony
Burke has confessed to extensive
smuggling being aide to the late Mel
son w. BARLEY, of whose murder he
now stands accused
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LESS MEAT IF BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take q Glass of Salts to Flush Kid =
neys II Bladder Bothers You

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some
form or other. says 4 we'll known
authority. because the uric acid in
meat excites the kidneys. they be-
come overworked; get sluggish: clog
up and cause all sorts OF distress.
particularly backache and misery in
the kidney region: rheumatic twin
ges. severe headaches, acid stomach,
constipa ton. torpid liver. sleepless-
ness, bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or il
bladder bothers you. get about four
ounces OF Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy: take tablespoonful in a
glass OF water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys viii
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice. combined with iithia-
and has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them TO normal activity: also to
neutralize the acids in the urine Sc ii
no longer irritates. thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone:
makes delightful effervescent Eth-
ia-water drink which millions o!
men and women take now and then
TO keep the kidneys and urinary or
gans clean, thus avoiding serious kid
ney diseaSe--Adv.
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Father English told the commission.
Military raids through Penniwen, a
| Limerick district. were so frequent,
| he said. that it had been named the
"Penniwell Sector" He told of a
| fire started either by hand grenades
| or iDeendiaries. which injured zoo
houses in the PenniweIl district and
said he saw many marks of bullets
and bombs.
Mr.. Martin said he was halted and
searched frequently by soldiers dur
ing journey from Limerick to Cork.
He said there were great numbers of
! military meteor lorries in Cork, pa
trolling the street continually.
In the space of five blocks, Mr..
Martin said, he noted about so per
, cent of the windows of houses and
stores had been shattered by the ac-
tivities of the soldiery.
NO compensation has been made
by the British government for the
destruction of property whose de-
struction has been proved against
its own forces" he declared.
Father Cotter said he spent eight
weeks in Ireland last summer, visit
ing Cork. Galway. Queenstown and
many smaller towns. In Cork. he
said. sister OF Terence MacSwiney,
the late lord mayor. showed him a
dum-dum bullet which had been
fired at her but missed.
Nights in Cork are hideous with
the shots of the military" said Mr.
Cotter. He and Father English told
also of seeing intoxicated soldiers
firing their arms in the streets.
In the examination of Mr.. Morgan.
Frank H. Walsh and Dudley Field
Malone. counsel for the Commission
Tor Irish Independence. participated.
but Frederick c. Howe. chairman;
Senator Walsh. of Massachusetts,,
and other members of the investigat-
ing commission questioned the Amer
lean witnesses. 1t was made clear
by Senator Walsh that all of the
witnesses were summoned by the
commission, which pays their ex-
penses. without relation to any other
organization in the country
In opening the hearings Chairman
Howe said the commission was to
conduct an impartial inquiry" into
all the facts, both from Irish and
English sources. and later send a
committee to Ireland for further in
quiry.
The hearings here are expected to
continue for several weeks. Tomor-
row John Deerham. a republican
leader of BaIbriggan, Ireland. win be
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Burke Murder Trial
Continued from Page One)

tOohttnueo from rage 0het
Burke's % Mauser pistol and bull
lets: questioned BARLEY notes and
receipts and 107 standards of Bart
ley's signatures.
Among the exhibits offered by the
defense are 80 papers containing
signatures of BARLEY or Burke.
The incandescent globes, the slides
made by Hamilton as TO bullet
wounds in BurEe's leg. the So slides
made by DR.. Whittier and the
samples of pistol shots on wool
serge were not offered to the jury.
In order TO eliminate confusion
both sides agree that the holes in
The left leg Of Burke's trousers were
made by the State for experimental
purposes only.
The court room was packed to its
fullest capacity Thursday afternoon.
The largest percentage of the spec
tators were women, and many of
them brought with them their knit
ting and other forms of needlecraft
upon which they worked before the
opening of court. Sheriff Mooers en-
deavors to enforce the anti work
rule among the spectators when
court is in session. He has also
made rule that none of the spec
tators shall be allowed to stand in
The court room during the session.
thus eliminating the possibility OF
congestion in the aisles and the rear
Of the room. The genial deputies
brought forth all the extra chairs
that could be procured in order to
seat "just one more
Court came in Thursday afternoon
at 500 O'Clock and remained Just
long enough for announcement of
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Forenoon Session

John a Burke was called for a
brief cross-examination. He did not
know what kind Of clothes BARLEY
had on the night OF Oct. Is, 1919.
He did not know if there was a light
on the Burke piazza when they went
out that night. Burke did not see IL
BARLEY had a rifle or a shotgun.
William A. Jones OF New York
City, formerly with the i\lice depart
ment as an instructor in the gun
school. was called Thursday morning
in rebuttal as gun expert for the
State y
Mr.. Pattangall objected to evil
dence relative to gun shot wound.
Judge Wilson was OF the opinion that
the testimony was permissible. US
ing a certain amount of discretion.
The same courtesies will be extend
ed the defense in their rebuttal.
Mr.. Jones said that no difference
was made as to how much the
powder of shot would burn the
flesh. based on the length of the bar
rel of the gun.
New Gun Expert
County Attorney Merrill asked of
Mr.. Jones a hypothetical question.
all based On how far the gun was
from the leg when Burke was shot
and Attorney William r. Pattangall
objected
The New York gun expert answer
ed the gun was held within one inch
of the leg considering previous tes-
t;mony
Mr.. Jones said he had not seen the
trousers of Burke to examine them.
He had had no consultation with
DR.. Whittier. ali he did was to
look at the cloth through his glass.
Attorney Pattangali upon cross-ex-
animation rallied the New York ex-
pert in way of queries which would
endeayor to show up Mr. Jones'
lack of preparation.
Speaking of scoring it might be
perfectly apparent that the defense
scored in discrediting Mr. Jones' tes-
timony
Gas pockets were evidenced in gun
shot wounds on the flesh between
the clothing and the flesh. Mr. Smith
said.
The repetition of gas pockets"
apparently riled the leading counsel
for the defense and he asked the ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-19
keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is 70 issi
young-to do this you must watch !o. =
liver and boweIs-theres no neN =
having a sallow complexion-daIk m. s,s
under your eyes-pimples-a mN :,
look in your face-dun' eyes VIZ -, ~
sparkle. Your doctor vii tel W
ninety per cent Of all sickness ''
from Inactive bowels and liver;
Dr.. Edwards. a well-known pay s a-,.
in Ohio. perfected a vegetable eu N
pound mixed will olive oil 70 ae. "a !,
the liver and bowels. which De sa'e
his patients for years ,,b-
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets. uK -. -
stitute for calomeL are gentle N ~.
action vet always effective. iD al
about that natural buoyancy Sfn, VII, nd
should enjoy by toning up the nse'
clearing the system Of mpu1ugsS ,sa
Dr.Edvards' Olive Tablets are k1NN
by their olive color. l5c and ~
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| the exhibits and for dismissal
Court will begin Friday morning at
! 8 o'clock.
Endeayoring to discredit the story
| which Burke tells that he and Bart
ley went to Canada on Armistice Day
| and there purchased 4 large lot of
| liquor. that when they stopped at
Gabrielle's in Boiseville. Can, BARLEY
| borrowed money of him to pay for
the extra liquor which they bought
there and that the big amount of
wet stuff was hauled down on the
| first snow and stored in the BARLEY
barn on the so-called Roderick farm,
| the State produced witnesses in the
| rebuttaL Thursday morning who tes-
tilted to seeing BARLEY have about
500 in his pockets on the day he
and Burke returned from Canada,
testified to hauling hay from the
BARLEY barn and not seeing any
liquor there.
| John A. Burke was recalled to the
stand. Thursday morning and was
asked few questions. He ans
wered in the negative to all, of them,
not knowing what Barley wore that
! night. not remembering if there was
a light on the Burke porch and not
seeing any firearms about the now
slain man.
| A new gun expert for the State ap-
| peared on the scene. Thursday
morning and was sworn in. He was
William A. Jones of New York City,
| formerly instructor in the gun school
of the New York police department
: He was OF the opinion considering
the conditions that the gun which
shot Burke in the leg on the night
of Oct. Is. 1913. was held not more
than two inches from his leg. The
New York expert was Of the opinion
that the length Of the barrel Of the
gun would have no effect upon the
degree of burns around the wound
| caused by powder marks.
| DR.. George Burgess Magrath of
Boston. medical expert for the State,
was called as a rebuttal witness He
gave opinion that nothing was need
ed to support the arm. one inch be-
low the elbow to the tips OF the fin
! gers. as the body of Nelson BARLEY
| was found in the cave. Medical ex-
perts for the defense were Of the
opinion that something was needed
| to support the arm in that position
and that support which was sus-
tanned outside Of the blow down had
! been removed.
The former clerk at the Moose
River hotel, Chris Boyle was recalled
He said that on the afternoon Of the
! night BARLEY disappeared he hunt
ed for cartridges for BARLEY James
Murtha followed Boyle in the rebuff
tai and stated he borrowed a 40
shot gun from BARLEY on the after
noon of the 18th and also some cart
ridges.
Perhaps the most important wit
ness in the States rebuttal was Der.
bri Gabrielle. who lives at Boiseville.
Can. and testified to Burke and
BARLEY calling 1T his place a year
ago last fall. He said the men
bought two cases Of liquor. one for
each of them and that BARLEY paid
for the stun, having then about 500
in his possession.
Amor Magraff who lives in Dem
nistown testified that he owned a
Ford car which had two spare tires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-19

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-Iook for the name California
on the package. then you are sure
your child is having the best and
most harmless physic for the little
stomach. liver and bowels. Children
love its fruity taste. Full directions
on each bottle. You must say Cali
fornia. ADV
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Sympathizers Tell
Continued from Page One)

Father English asserted that British
soldiers had confiscated his papers
The military authorities derided his
protests that he was an American Cit
izen, he said. and he also told of having
witnessed the shooting OF an Irishman.
whose body. he said. was beaten into
unacceptable form
He declared that while visiting his
parents in Ireland. soldiers entered
his fathers nome, searching all the
men for arms and his baggage. He
said that whSn he protested on the
groua.i that he was an American citi-
zen the English officer replied:
Your American citizenship don't
count here"
An inspector who searched the house.
said Father English. took picture Of
George Washington from The mantel-
piece. threw it on the floor ard ground
II with his heels. saying. This is what
all these Americans should get
Father Cotter. a Catholic editor.
told Of the killing of Galway
civilian by a British soldier without
cause. he said. The soldier he con-
tiuutu, was SciZcu oy dAOlHcI Sish-
ian and reprisals against the town
followed an. hour later. Soldiers
shot up the streets for several hours.
he said. The aged priest added that
he lay for an hour and half under
a window ledge of his hotel to escape
the flying bullets. The military, he
added, later set fire to two houses
and fired into a Galway newspaper
plant whose management was friend
ly to the republican government.
Father Cotter and Mr.. Martin. a
Knights OF Columbus official. stated
that sentiment in Ireland as they
found 1t. was virtually unanimous for
independence.
"Sympathies Of every one I met.
Catholic and Protestant were for the
republicans" said Father Cotter.
The belief that religious prejudice or
differences were involved in Ireland
was unfounded. he added.
There was absolute unanimity OF
opinion for home rule" Mr.. Martin
told the commission.
All witnesses said that civil court
procedure was suspended in ireland.
coroner's inquests being prohibited
by the British government and that
the only authority exercised except
for the British military forces was
that Of the Irish republicans.
About 90 soldiers and 400 police
are stationed constantly in Limerick.
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evidence.
Or. Magrath on Stand
| DR.. George burgess Magrath Of Eos-
/ ton vas called TO the stand at Ills A.
! NJ. medical expert for the State. He
| is medical examiner for Suffolk coun-
| ty. He has performed about 5000 au-
topsies: has investigated over $4,000
i bodies after death: 4a3 gunshot deaths
! he has investigated.
| Dr. Magrath gave his definition Of
rigor morris. Position in which body
/ ia found after rigor rnortis sets in de-
. fermines how body was placed when
| death came on
! Mr.. Merrill made hypothetical query
regarding DIR. Boothby's description Of
body as found in blow down.
| DR.. Magrath replied no support was
| necessary to hold the arm from an
inch below the elbow to the tins of
the fingers.
Post norton rigidity was defined
| by DR.. Msgrath.
Another hypothetical question was
/ answered by DIR. Magrath that in his
opinion nothing was necessary to SUD-
port tie leg as il was found in the
cave.
Upon cross-examination by ATTORNEY
| Pattangall. Dr.. Magrath said from
three hours to five hours would be re-
CURED to bring on condition as de-
scribed by DR.. Boothby.
Hay Barn
Christopher EoyIe. former clerk at
the Moose River house, was naxt
called in the States rebuttal
DO YOU remember the afternoon
BARLEY disappeared ne was hunting
/ for cartridges" asked the county at
torney-
Yes
Did he find them"
,,.n II found asaD :, them s,, for him and turned
Boyle recognized a gun handed him
by the county attorney as looking like
the gun BARLEY had. Il was a .410
shotgun
Borrowed a Gun
James III. Murtha was recalled. On
/ the afternoon of Oct. 10. 1919. he Dor.
rowed gun from Nelson BARLEY. 1t
was similar to the gun shown in court.
He also borrowed cartridges. It was
about $50, in the afternoon. After
Bartley's death he returned the gun.
Upon cross-examinaticn Murtha said
he left the inn Oct. Is and went direct
~ TO the line, after borrowing the gun
and cartridges
Chris Boyle was again recalled To
the stand. Mr. Pattangau cross-ex-
amined him
In 1919 Mr. BARLEY owned the
Roderick farm
Yes
Some Of the hay was stored in the
barn."
Yes. but most of it was brought
in
Recalling testimony read by Mr.. Pat
tangail. Mr.. Boyle said he meant the
hay which was hauled in from time
to time was TIE extra supply.
Mr. Boyle got as far as the door
upon being dismissed, when Mr.. Pat
tangall recalled him again. Testi-
mony given by Boyle at last trial was
read by Mr.. Pattangali
Berbri Gabrielle of Boiseyilie. Can
ada said Burke and BARLEY were .at
his place in the fall of 1918. Thew
bought two cases of liquor Of him.
Who got them
Together"
How many did Burke havee"
One for each"
Gabrielle said each made arrange
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Stray Shots

George W. Estes. Palmyra farmer
who is serving on the Burke jury. IS a
first cousin to George Souie of Skowhe-
gan. who was foreman at the trial last
winter.
Charles Coburn Palmer of Dexter.
representing the Bangor Commercial,
at the Burke trial. has given up the
rough roads between here and Water
willie since the snowfall of Wednes-
day and is making Skowhegan his
headquarters. He has been making
the trip TO the Elm City each night
after the adjou, nment of court in Or
der to catch .he mail train 10 Bangor
for ais news letter.
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The space between r:aI ,a9N'
and the man himself. is - 0ff
tunity-Margaret Deland
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Or. Magrath on Stand

pert to stick to powder marks in his
evidence
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READFIELD

4 community school meeting - -
teachers and parents viii he -s.4 Al
the Corner grammar school roog, -,
urday evening. Nov. 30. 1899, q ~
P. NJ. The program will Include -
discussion of the question TIE ~
Lunca at Neon" A report u :7e Ee>s-,
Teachers State Convention by - !otA'
superintendent OF schools. ard E',sIs'-
laneous exercises by schoo! sahc's.-
This is one of series O. ;".-i.'-,
meetings which il is hoped al. = as..
during the year 10 foster he>'@
community interest and pron'o:v o.
ter and more sympathetic GnoeTs'-A-'
ing between the home ard ne se--'''
Every one interested il the v7-!-
of the schools is cordially :.v.:ss
attend
About so people met a. TIE ea"E''
Wednesday and held a circle "-'-' "
mic dinner. Considerable woEh
done on articles being prepa1s4 =,
the sale on Dec. eth. The nos's
were Mabel Norril! and Mrs.. fe--'>
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rnents. BARLEY paid for each case
and their dinner. He told Burke he
could pay him after they got to Jack
man. BARLEY had about $ee0- Ga
briei,e thought he wasn't sure
Upon REORGANIZATION Gabrielle
said he couldn't recall what day they
were there. BARLEY had been there
q few days before. Burke he had
never seen before.
You come TO my place one day and
buy one case. i remember you" said
Gabrielle
, He said that he sent liquor to Bart
ley.
Ford Like "Murder Car"
Amos Magraff OF Dennistown testi-
! fled to being owner of a Ford with
two spare tires He went to Jackman
on the night OF Oct. Is to the pictures
! To his knowledge his car had not been
in Sugar Berth woods standing be-
side the road that night. It was out
side the theatre where he left it when
he went in
You don't know other than that
where your car was?" asked Mr.. Pat
tangar.
mo sir"
Sheriff John A. Mooers was recalled
and said Burke told him Il was his
right ear that was deafened by the
shot. on the night Of Oct. Is, 1918.
Ellsworth A. Piper was recalled.
Piper saw Burke in Jackman the day
before he was brought to Skowhegan.
Piper said Burke told him the liquor
was hauled down in two truck loads,
and he paid one driver S49 and an
other $50. Pellotte told Piper he. saw
a car on the night of Oct. Is north Of
the Armstrong bars. headed towards
. Canada Burke told Piper that Bart
les tore up blank notes Burke had
got from Piper's stenographer.
Piper is administrator Of the Bart
ley estate. He testified it was not I'M
common for Mr.. BARLEY TO start out
in his automobile rather than going by
train.
Well eaiied Out
Did YOU superintend the bailing
out OF the wsll:"
4 did not. l had Mr.. Nash do it,"
Did you know what Mr.. Nash's re-
port was?"
He didn't find anything"
Mr. Piper recalled his visit to in
terview the Hall boy. After the Hall
, boy testified in court Mr.. Piper said
he went TO Jackman by automobile.
I5e brought back the Aiorency boy.
Narcisse Nadeau was called and
Father Forest acted as interpreter.
Nadeau comes from East Hampton
Mass. returning here last Friday. He
used TO live in Jackman and worked
for Nelson BARLEY a year ago last
fall.
Narcisse did haying for BARLEY on
the RoGerick farm. The hay from
there was put in the barn hotel ex-
cept four loads which were stored in
. the Roderick barn. There was about
foot of old hay. tthree-Quarters Of
a load) and it was put to one side.
He Hauled Hay
Narcisse hauled the hay from the
barn to the hotel and George Brunette
helped him.
He did not see any liquor there. II
| he had he would have drunk it him.
self
| George Brunette OF st. Johns. y. B..
worked for Nelson BARLEY a year ago
last fall. He was employed around
the barn. Nadeau hauled four loads
! of hay oR the first snow to the Roder-
/ lex barn. Brunette helped unload il.
/ Court adjourned at 1880 until 2.3o
Pm
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heard. with other American v.si,eS
| to Ireland. including Mr.. ami AFs'
Francis Sackett OF New Yo!a, NJ.
William King. of Ironton. O. aIl
Paul j. Furnas OF New York
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DIAMOND DYES
Any Woman can Dive now

Each package Of Diamond Dyes
contains directions 50 simple that
any woman can diamond-dye any
old faded garments. draperies. coy
erings, everything. whether wool. silk,
linen. cotton or mixed goods. new.
rich, fadeless color.
Buy Diamond Dyes"-no other
kind-then perfect results are guar
anteed even If you have never dyed
Lefore. Druggist will show you Dia-
mond Dyes Color Card.-Ady.