Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-20
STRONG EVIDENCE
Connects Terrio With Murder
Of Matthias Pare.
His Snowshoes Fit Tracks--The 30
80 Calibre Rifle Found.
Admits Seeing Pare Night Before. But Denies
Committing Murd,r.

49, '''>t'A' '''ihlti''Ii W tNc ice
M""schead Lake. Sheriff Pencil dill
not arrive here with his prisoner. Al
e%3nGcr TcTri". charged with the muir
Cor cf Matthias Fare. as epcn as OK
p@C;cfi. bat reached this place late 81
tie after noon. Tcrrio W.; placed in ,
| com il tn" Mocachcad Inn. TIE p,i3-
Cu"r still maintains a calm silence as
II his alleged connection with the m,lv-
der of Pare but the evidence against
him seems to be very strong
II * understood that Juscn:l Mur"au
VIII testify I" the fact that on the day
Of the alleged murder he passed aIcnS
the west shore of Moose river, and that
when near the scene of the tragedy
his own snow shoe tracks ran into the
tracks of another man who had but re-
Gently passed that way, coming from
the dirct ton of the Misery stream tote
road The track of the other person
VAS Il peculiar one. which was familiar
to Norcau. and he knew that either
Tcrrio or some other person wearing
Tcrrio's snow shoes had been there.
Deputy Sheriff Haskell has found Il
Pare was shot and he also found in
ment $40 in cash. He learned that
Terrio had paid several bills with
money which he cannot account for Us
having received from anyone. The
snow shoes owned by Terrio are now in
the possession of the sheriff and their
outlines correspond with the tracks
discovered by Moreau on the supposed
day of the murder.
Terrio admits that he saw Pare on
the night before the crime was com
mitted. but denies all knowledge of the
murder. When questioned as to the
tracks made by his snow shoes. he
stated that he had loaned them to n
stranger who appeared at his house on
the day of the murder and that he
subsequently found them sticking in
the snow about 20 rods from his house
on the following day.
1t is stated that other evidence is in
the possession of the sheriff in the
shape of correspondence of the accus-
ed with another person. but the nature
of this and the name of the other per
son will not be disclosed until the
trial =
Sheriff Pencil will leave here. at SO
tomorrow morning. for Skowhegan.
where the pre- urinary examination VIII
be held during the day.
waterville. Me. April 19.-tSpeciaD.
A lady whose home is in the neigh
borhood where the murder of Matthias
Pare was committed. and who is now
visiting relatives in the city, throws
some light on the crime. Those who
are familiar with the spelling of
French names say that the proper
spelling Of that of the suspect is Therl-
ault and is pronounced as If 1t was
spelled Tcrrio.
According to the statements OF THIS
lady the scene of the murder is pc
c,Iliar. The tote road winds in Il half
circle. making quite wide dctnur
Those who used the road very much
were accustomed 10 make a short cut
through the woods making as II were
a diameter for the circle. This path
had not been used very much OF iate.
on account Of the ice being treachcrors
on a small brook that had to DC
crossed.
Now. it is supposed by those familiar
with the situation that the assassin
was following Pare on snow SHOES ana
being familiar with the short cut which
was safe for him. took this after satis-
fying himself by the tracks that Pare
had taken the longer way. This wouid
bring him out on the road ahead OF ms
victim and he could watch him safely
from the mouth of the path PARE
coming along the road and suspcct"s
no danger. was then shot from denim"
by the concealed man.
This is of course all suppos1ti"n pu.
those who are familiar with the rod"
and the path have figured it out TINS
way. especially as there are tracks oi
snowshoes along the short cut.
Theriault is known in this vicinity.
having at one time been resident OF
Fairfield. 1t is understood that ne
owed q Fairfield man some money ana
that he recently paid him.
Skowhegan Me. April 19.-(Speciap.
Owing to the difficulty OF reaching
Grecnville with his prisoner. Shef''
PenneIl did not reach SkOwhegan '"i
the noon train. Saturday, and a iarse
crowd of people who had gathered ~
see Terrio were disappointed wheh ne
did not appear.
Greenville. Ne. April ia spec'''
to the Commercial says: SherlI fi""
p. PenncIl of Skowhegan. arrived he'e
Friday. from Kineo. having in c"s'',S
one Alexander TerriO. The priso"c.
held upon the charge of murder'
crime being that of the killing OF
thias Pare on Misery stream near
quith. a flag station on the z.
way Commercial readers Will re'e
Der the description Of the case p,n
lin the Commercial Of Monday. .
the officers of the law. VINO ca"'e
the lake region. had held the lhq" ;.
and had sent the remains OF f
the late home in Canada. SheriH
nell at once began the task OF fet'e''
out the identity of the murderer -
The information came to the ca.
Sheriff Pencil that one Joseph W.
eau had made the statement. VIC"