Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-06

der and knew the young man had in his
possession Il considerable sum II
money.
The -ourt convened al II o'clo, k. Jus
tico l.. a. Emery presiding. Theriault
AS seated near his counsel just out
iii" the bar, and among the large num-
Der Of spectators vino filed the court
room was Mrs. Theriault, wife of the
accused. The prisoner seemed TO be in
good health and spirits ana bore him
self Well. After thu opening prOvlama-
ton the empanneling Of a jury was
begun and although considerable diff
fculty was experienced the panel was
completed before the noon adjournment
at 2.15. The completed jury was made
UP as follows:
Charles p. Bowman. Detroit. fore
man; J. +. Carl. Madison: Charles Rog-
erS. NorridgeWock: Moses Thompson.
Embden: \. e. Pollard, Madison; l.. G..
Stevns. Cornville. William Nelson
Canaan; ". 4. Graves, Pittstield; ns-
car NJ. Mason. Athens: J. :. Boston, st.
Jewett. Ripley.
OF the - talesmen who appeared in
court in answer to summonses four
were challenged by the defence. TWO by
the State. and II We're excused.
Eleven deputies are i'll attendance.
Hiram p. Thing otiiciate as messenger.
and J. G. clay as court St.nogyapher.
The forenoon sessions Will commence
at 2 ana hold until 1850. IL til" after
noon court will convene At > ANA ID
| iourn as near $50 as possible.
After the emranellinE If the jury
Judge Emery charged them briefly mp
on their duties and sponSibilities. The
| law. he said, having the attainment of
| Justice in view required that they shuld
| b. kept by themselves. Their duty was
an honorable one. ana their restraints
! should not be 2 matter Of regret.
He laid particular stress upon the
| care OF their health. which he assured
| them was of the highest importanc" to
| all Interested in the case. Preconceivcd
IDEAS ana opinions. 50 far as possible.
must be kept down and their minds
| kept open to conviction by subsequent
| proof. until the close of tn" trial.
| IL directed the officers not to keep
tho prisoner shacltlcd: that the law re-
| garded him as an innocent man, and rs
such he was entitled to reasonable and
proper liberties
| \ recess then was taken until
| O'Clock, when County Attorney Cover
| began the opening argument for tho
| state.
1 When the afternoon session opened. the
/ court room WIS crowded with spectators.
/ After the reading "f the indicunel-
| charging Thcrilult with wilful murder "
i Matthias Pare. County Attorney Cover
i began the opening argument tor the
II State He spoke hour and - minutes
II TN. acts relied upon 10 connect Th"ri-
aIlt with the crime wrrr briefly stated
II one of the most important witnesses i"I
II the prosecution ami one who WAS moi
II present ut the preliminary hearing is
n Simeon Newton. vino will testify to hay
II ing seen 4 man. whom he later learned
Il was Theriault. cross III" tnt" ROAD neal
II where The body was found. on the day
II IIpon which the murder is Supposed t.
| have been committed with snow shoe
and = gun. The other iaclS upon Whlch
| The STAT" places its main rcl!anc" ar,
the finding Of snow Shoe tracks lG"ntliled
| as thos, OF Thcriault leading in the di-
| r.rtion Of As,uith. the fact that the total
Of the money pAld " nm ana iouhh ~
| his hous, correspondent almost TO a del
lar with the amount supposed To nav.
IN, ON on Par.'S person when he was muir
| dcred and the similarity Of 4 cartridge
| sh.u found near the body with those used
| M Theriault's gun. Expert testimony
| Will be offered to prove that marks on
| thie shell core Spond.d to those on tn,
firing pin in Theriauits rife.
! When the county attorney had hnisheh-
| thn states witnesses. - III all, wer,
called and sworn.
| The examination of witnesses was ne
| ON with the testimony Of Turner BUS
| we'll Il civil engineer. AS I" the accuracy
| III mans Of the place Wncrc the body va
| fnund He admitted on crnss-eXanina-
| tin,, that he was assisted in prcpar.nG
~. mans by the county attorney ana S"N
| oral Of the States witnesses.
| David f. Hnldcl testified 70 the cii +
| cnmetances attending the finding OF ""
| LnJv ard the position OF the packs.
| Cross-oxnmjnrd. he admitted that enc "i
4 ,ha dpad mans pockets Was turned m
ILL, nrIt ana that the rifle BAL was iyirA
near the pocket ,,,., ;,
| George. l. Pare, an engineer at !rlSsd'
nond fnuud Il second cartridge shell on
| NIv ith. ~ feet from where the bod?
ms found. H. +. Armstrong and Phi m
A., Newton round mc,allic Jacket ~ 7
10. rullot in the dead man clothing.
on INSTRUMENTATION 1t was brought on
,ha, the metallic Jacket was found thc
| renewing morning. and that many ri
snns had been in the vicinity during ne
night. A., ,,,r,,,,,, for
! 49,, pare worked during the winter
! N1i',i,' .,.. ~ ..,y-N I,1rp duo bill for