Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-16
FULL OF MYSTERY.
Officers Hard at Work on
the Pare Murder.
Joe Murray, Who Said He Knows Muir
de'er, Sent For.
SiCr, Of ta- Eirdinu ~ Qor,,;c. 1T A..
Storj CT thc Finding Il Remains Of The
Dead Nan.

tragedy, but little OF Importance Was
developed beyond learning that one Joe
Murray. who was employed on a drive
some distance away had said he could
name the person responsible for the
crime. Murray has been notified that
his presence is desired in Greenvilla.
and it is expected he viii arrive here,
this evening.
Owing to the peculiar circumstances
surrounding the case, the officials have
great difficulty in developing ANYTHING
tangible to work upon. but they are
determined to make as thorough an in
veStigation as possible under the cir
cumstances and will spare no pains to
bring the guilty ones to justice.
Asquith. Me. April l5.-That 4 n.ur-
der, and one of the most foul, has D san
committed here in almost the heart of
the Maine forest has been showa by
the developments attendant upon tho
visit Of Coroner l.. J. Addition of Skow-
hogan. to this section. The most brutal
nature in man is shown to have been
exercised upon the unfortunate Math-
las Pare. Il resident of Renoit, can
ada. and who was known herea bouts
as Mat or Joe" Perry. Whether the
murder was premeditated or was the
outcome of 4 sudden meeting and the
desire To rob even at the cost of life.
is not known. but it is the fact that
the murdered man was robbed of what
money he was known to have pos
scSsed on the morning of March Il.
The night express over the Canadian
Pacific Railway. which arrived here
at 1.30 A. NJ. Sunday morning, stopped
by special orders of the superintead-
ent of the road. and from it stepped
Coroner Addition. Sheriff f. p. Pencil,
County Attorney George w. Cover of
Skowhegan, Deputy Sheriff c. Il. Has
ke,l of Pittsfied. and n representative
of the Commercial. 1t was darkness
all around. and the loneliness of the
place would make some men bit .ler-
vous over the possibility of getting out
Of the section alive.
isuuith boasts of but few things and
they are all in sight at single look.
Beside the track is a section house
within which three men pass the night.
This place is the home of Martin
Munster, n native of Sweden. why
Munster lived here with his wife and
six children is n mystery. unless deVel-
'opments. may disclose to the ima%in-
alive mind the true reason. When the
officers banged at the wooden hinged
door Of the Munster cabin from within
came the shores of more than seven
sleepers. Admitted by the man of the
house. the coroner's party asked COR
shelter and a breakfast. Sherir Pen
reIl and Attorney Cover were given a
comfortable bed on some split poles
with two small spreads: the others OF
the party were compelled to sit around.
Following breakfast the party SET
out at ; o'clock for the spot whe1e the
BODY of n man had been found. Nuns
ter provided n team with when 10 con-
vey the body to the railroad.
Two miles distant from Asquith. on
q tote road that lies along the bank OF
Misery stream. the party came upon
the gruesome sight that had been dis-
covered nv some river drivers. Friday.
ua1r hurried in the snow and ice was
tho hody of a man. one hand clinched
and raised in the air. Near at h1nu
were the boughs that had covered III.
body for q whole month. The story vi
the finding Of the body follows IN prlei'
Last Friday, a crew Of river drivers
in charge of John Holden OF Jackh'ah'
left the Canadian Pacific Railway AT
,.ou;tb for Kineo, seven miles DIS
tant. Three of the men were stragstHs
along and as they neared pi'e VI
houehs one of the men gave expires
vol, M I
ca what is that" and he pointed
to the heap Of boughs. The othei
Looked in the direction indicated pS
their companion and TO their great su
orisa and horror saw human hahu
protruding from among the pra"o''eS'
After some talk. during when the 'i'e''
became calm. or as near II as u ''''''
can be expected to be when ne hlo"'
that he is about to be confronted ny d
preat horror. Il was decided to lii>"'
tiCate the mystery.
removing the boughs one by one
the three men soon uncovered hui''..''
body. Sufficient evidence was IN s's"'
to satisfy the river drivers that crime
had been committed. They hurried o''
fter their companions. VINO weie "
formed OF the discovery made. Az r-''
on the story was told. and from
tho information was telephone"
|creenville. 1t was l.. II. FoIson'
that place who informed County ~
torney Cover Of Skowhegan, tha' q
murder had been committed In SOM, a-
set county. Then after a ride " -
miles. changing cars four times 'iD,"s
on three railroads and in three CO..
ties the officers named above sto"" =.
tho side of man murdered IN ''e
heart of the forest,
| That the man had been deiincl' =,
murdered was apparent to all i'll ~
coroner's party. An examination Oh w
head of the dead man revealed w
wounds. each sufficient to cause ae'' :"
After the removal OF the bouy -
IacLman two other wounds ware foui
| ,.rox,aJ copctuajyatV that III