Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-22

restless one and he feels that ne is
placed in preca!iOus position. He
still stoutly declares his innooenc
NatcrViilc. Me. April al-SprciaD. -
Alexander Thc.iaut. who is accused 81
| n" brutal murder of Matthias Pare in
ASquith, was taken through this city. to-
day. while on his way to the Somerset
county jail in owhegan. The party
consisted of Sheriff pcnn.ll of Skowhe-
gan. ami Deputy Sheriff C. T. Haskell of
Pittsfield. who made the arrest. the pris-
oner, and five witnesses: David s IIol-
den, the prisoner last employer: George
Nigue. Young man who lives near the
home OF the prisoner and who is expected
to show th1t lie was not at home on the
day of the murder: Joseph MorreatI vino
found the tracks near tn. tote road
where the murder was committed and
who recognized them similar 10 those
made by pair OF snowshoe5 owned by
the prisoner; Fred Parent. who gave
Pare ride on the day of the murder:
Silveria Gaudet, Pare's employer during
1.-The past winter. 1t Is Thought that IN"
lean bes.ssi abliShcd by these five men and
they Will appear at Inc hearing in SHOW
Ihesars Monday forenoon.
~ There was . large crowd At the station
awaiting the arrival OF the train in the
hope of getting a look al the prisoner, as
| II was Known that he wouid probapiy b.
1
pected, Friday. bat the party was some
what delayed en- route. The officers tried
10 avoid the crowd by getting OF the
train on the COLLEGE avenue side and tax
ling their man to Fairfield on the clectrics.
/ but tile crowd discovered the move and
a good number gathered around while the
! car was awaited. The party went to The
tGerald in Fairfield to awit for the fore
noon train for Skowhegan and large
l ci.owd also gathered about the prisoner
lduring the wait there
4 While in the office of The Gerald the
| prisoner was accosted by many who
| knew him and was Familiarity called
| Alec" The prisoner WAS apparently
| pleased to see his old friends and declared
his innocence again and again. Since MS
arrest he has steadily refused TO say any
| thing about the murder other than 10 DC
clare his innocence lie apparently ntni:
| that he supposed they Were doing their
! duty in arresting him. He takes the
| whole affair very calmly and Is patiently
| awaiting developments. lie mas taikeu
| some about the circumstances OF thc
| murder but nothing of any Importance
| has passed his lips. The officers OF course
! would allow no questioning: a., usual
| The prisoner is a man OF the "Su;t'
| French Canadian type OF ZIMMERMAN ~
| is of a wiry build and wore the laihi'na
red shirt OF the lumberman WIN nio"i !,
| trousers. His hair is brown ana uliir"
with grey and he wears a full inustacns
| Ills eyes are rather small but sharp an"
clear. The man talks faiTiy g"oI a r,i1
L al
been born in Madawaska IL. mas HN W.
in old Town, Madison and Fairfield. re
| left this last place some I'VE years aso ~
go 10 Moose River where ne hau SET"
| a small farm. r,,oan
octave Clair CT Fairfield, a groceryman,
Joined the PARTY there. as he also Is al,
important witness in the case. II seem :,
that MIR. clair owned farm ~ az. anpi IL T."
| acres near Dead River ana hau sou sou ~ ~, %
,rheriauIt. there being some Sio SUI. III ,tiis
iast winter. At the beginning OF liz Inas
,,,,,t
| this city went up TO orau 49, r ~, !
| AZ Quar- the money due him. 1t Is sup
| nncad that this may have been part VI
| no money that Pare carried; a,;-
This IS one of the strongeS' o''i lie "a was
| Tunwr to have been idle much OF IN ~,
| winter ard to have been rather ha'u ~ ~ ~,
| for cash, while after the muru., "nt If
| he seemed to have quite an I',ai, I'd
| ,nis money 1t will greatly weake. ~,
ctate's case. although there Is other ~
dencc , ..,o, case carrie |
by Pare has been obtalheii am ,,m The Off
| rors have other links in the ci'a'n "r'hi.;
thev have naturally not disclosed tue
| viii be brought out II heetsS''
hearing. -. a.. the prisoner in
| nG IA Va. not exactly pie asant, " WI
| a resident of that town ne Wi indiyid-
.r.d as rather a quick -temitie ~ Gpht
/ i'm his own behalf or on ah0,he - o. for
was employed IN the pulp mii. VIZ had
a time. He was not exacuy est TO
nan Iiit one whom II was no. u,h;ie
1 cross He had no serious .r.' hrouph,
there but m%w 'h ny this case many little
, ,hines Of a questionable nature
been brought up.