The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-11-14


firing pin. He also testified that he
fired several cartridges in Terrio's rifle
and all upon examination showed similar
marks. He also examined the firing
pins OF other 1920 rifles aud shell fired
in them, but found no marks on any of
them similar to those on Terrio's rife.
In every case the shell bore marks cor
responding to those on the rifle in which
they were fired. The shell said to have
been picked up about 30 feet from the
place where the body of Pare was found,
Prof. Whittier said was c0rroded so that
he could make no reliable test. The
cross examination was brief and appar-
emily without important results.
Friday morning, George LaBlanche,
the missing witness of Thursday after
noon, testified as TO contents of two
letters he wrote for Terrio when in Jail,
one to Felix Butler and one to Mrs
Terrio. He instructed Butler what to
do when the officers came around, to tell
his wife to make non committal answers
to their questions. A letter to his wife
in French was to same effect, telling her
not to say anything to any one. She
was directed to send for Felix Butler
when officers came around. LaBlanche
mailed these letters after he was re-
leased from Jail, at the Skowhegan
post flee, directed to Kineo. On
cross examination said he mailed both
letters at the same time, latter part of
April. He saw the letters in hands of
the officers here. 1t was mystery to
him where they came from. On re-
direct he said Felix Buffers letter was
directed to lockwood.
Early Friday forenoon F. A. Morey,
Esq, opened for the defendant. In
p RI he said that the defense admits
The murder of Pare on Misery tote
road near Askwith station. 1t was
a terrible and brutal murder. The
defense was not here to find out
who committed the black deed but its
duty is and we hope to be able to con-
clusvely show that Alexander rerrio is
not guilty. Facts will be brought out
that will seem to place the murder at
the door of other persons. Alexander
Terrio is As years old and was never
brought before court of justice until
brought for this the greatest crime
known to our statutes. We shall show
you he is hard working, industrious
thrifty man, who had before going tC
lockwood in various places accumulated
several hundred dollars. When he moved
from Madison to Greenville he had $40(
in cash and Tote for $500. The amount
OF the note he lost, but retained The
money. We shall show you that he re.
| ceived monies from insurance companie;
for injuries which he received both IN
Madison and GreeDville, at one time
from one company receiving the sum OF
$50. lie had some talk about buying
| the place of John King at lockwood
price OF which was to be $3.50 provided
| he paid cash for the same. 1t was theI
that he sought to borrow 5000 of Mayo
to put with the money OF his own to pur.
chase this place. Negotiations for the
King place fell through and subsequent.
ly he bought the place upon which he
now lives. We shall be able to show
that he brought with him from Green.
vile about $500 in money and that the
reason who he did not pay down for the
place he bought of Rosberry was thai
the owner of the place desired to have
the payments made little at a time sc
that he could not spend his money anC
leave him helpless in his old age. Sun.
day before the murder he saw Matthias
Pare under the influence of liquor arc
spoke few words to him in salutation
shook hands and passed on. He did not
know that he had any money with him
that he had check or that he had
cashed it, nor did he know that Pare was
starting for his home in Canada at all
We shall invite attention to the contrast
between Terrio's condition on that Sun.
day afternoon and his relations with
Pare to those of Pooler, and Murry and
y1th Ia, IL,
carousal and brawl at the house of Syl.
we're Gaudet. Terrio has not taken SC
much as drop of liquor for nine years
Mr.. Morey reviewed the movements and
testimony of Joseph hurry and Simeon
Newton.
The testimony of the Canadian doctor
shows beyond question that two differ.
ent kinds of bullets were shot into Pare's
body that morning. hurry had another
gun at his camp. How many assisted il
the killing of Matthias Pare? Who
placed shell under the pocket that was
turned wrong side out? 1t was an un
usual place for a shell to fall. Thi,
she'll has become crushed. One Other
shell is found which has been introduced
by the State for the purpose of showing
that it, MS well as the shell on the body
of Pare, must have come from Terrio'i
rifle. We shall be able to show couclu
sively that this is not the case.
Another mystery is the grip picked W
| by Fred Pooler, the man who had
clinch with Pare, March 10th, and plac.
ed in room in Ritche's house occupied
| by Pooler, the clothing contained therein
hidden away and later taken to Foxcrof
10y Butler. We will show by severa
witnesses that there were no snowshot
tracks near the place where Pare's body
was found but moccasin tracks leading
toward Askwith station. We shall mee
the expert testimony introduced BY
State fully. Terrio will take the witness
stand and tell the story OF his life.
Mr.. Mercy called the following wit.
nesses for the defence: II. II. Pope
Chas. Ellis, william Culbert, Booth
Harding, j. r. Emery, Perley Burbt
of Madison; Felix Butler, Mary Butler
John Baker, Mrs. John Baker, Ellen
Terrio, John King, Mrs. Sarah Wiler
Moose River; George Judkns, Kineo
Neal Gregior, Frank Grevois, Fairfield
Annie Parent, Greenville; Edwin F.
Fields, Maxine Bealieu, Lewiston; DIR.
Cleveland, Auburn; Alexander Terrio
Rock wood.
H. II. Pope, an official of the Great
Northern Paper Co., testified as to the
wages received by Terrio during period
OF over years he worked for that COM
pany and its predecessor. He said his
reputation was good. On cross exami-
nation the witness paid Terrio earnings,
week by week, in amounts running from
20 Mt. \