The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-11-07
TEKRIO ON TRIAL.
In the Supreme judicial Court,
Special Term, Judge Emery
Presiding.


OF Canada, began ut the Court House
here, Tuesday morning The leading
circumstances OF the ease are rs follows !:
Information reached County Attorney
Cover by telephone from Greenvile, on
Saturday, April 18th, that dead body
had been found aud probably murder
had been committed near Askwith sta
ton on the line OF the Canadian Pacific
railroad, and requesting him to come to
the place with proper officers to investi-
gate. Mr.. Cover, with Sheriff Pencil
and Coroner Addition, left by the first
train that day, arriving at Askwith Sta
ton at late hour that night and began
investigation early the next morning.
They first went to the place where the
body had been discovered on Friday by
crew OF river drivers who were on
their way to kineo
The man WAS found to be Matthias
Pare and 1t was soon apparent that he
had been deliberately murdered. An
examination OF the head of the dead man
revealed two wounds, each sufficient TO
cause death After the removal of the
body to Jackman, Two other wounds
were found. The four wounds were as
follows. The skull was crushed over
the IighC eye 10 such an extent that the
jaws we're fractured. \ deep cut on the
left side ot the neek indicated the use of
a knife. Ia the back WAS "a wound from
a fifle ball which passed out under his
shoulder blades. The right arm was
pierced by another bullet which after
breaking the elbow, passed entirely
through the body Of the victim. Beside
HI body was found IA empty she'll Of n
$3.50 ealihre,
sfYere GAudet, lumber operator,
8ho lives about = miles from this sta
ton. nu Moose river, was present and
Identified the body a. that Of Mathew
Pare aud stated that Pare worked for
hun during the past winter. On the
morning OF March .. Pare settled with
Gaudet and started FOR home. Gaudet
paid Pare $50 in cash aud gave him an
order for SlOGGs. On the way out Pare
vent 10 kineo 10 get his order cashel
Being unable 10 talk English sufficiently
paln 70 make Huns. II understood, he
failed 10 get the cash on his order aud 90
returned To- Gaudet's home. The latter
gave Pare note that would ensure the
cashing of The order.
On March l0,h Pare again started for
home, going by the WY Of kineo for his
money March 18th he left kineo for
Ask~ith station, saying he intended to
take the train there for home. Alfred
PARENT stated that he overlook Pare on
the way, Parent WIS driving team
and Pare rode with him To a point about
TWO miles from the place where the body
WAS found.
That Pare was killed on March 18th is
apparent from the fact that he had but
seven miles 20 travel from Kineo and had
ample time, when he parted company
With Parent, to catch the afternoon
west=bound mixed train Mt station then
but five miles away.
When the body was recovered from
The Snow and ice it was placed in the
wagon aud conveyed to Askwith station,
arriving there about noon. Coroner Ad-
diton impanelled jury who, after the
evidence was in, rendered "A verdict of
Murder at the hands Of some person or
persons unknown
County Attorney Cover and Coroner
Addition returned nome, Tuesday noon,
but Sheriff Pennell and Deputy c. IL.
Haskell OF Pttsheld remained on the
scene, looking into some clues that had
developed. A telegram was received by
Mr.. Cover from Sheriff Pencil, to the
fleet that Alexander Terrio had been
found and there was plenty of proof
against him and requesting that a war
rant be sent to him. Judge Bachelor
of Skowhegan Municipal court issued a
warrant and it WAS forwarded to Sheriff
Pencil, who, with Deputy Haskell, ar
rived here with Terrio in custody, Satur-
day, April 10th, and he was locked up in
the county jail.
A preliminary hearing was held on the
cast by Judge Bachelor, Wednesday,
April u. County Attorney Cover ap-
peared for the State and Hon. S. j. Wal
ton for the respondent Blu; this hearing
was adjourn on motion of the counsel
for the defense, ms he came into the case
Unexpectedly and there were crcum-
stances connected with some of the evil
denee that required further investigation.
Tie continued hearing OF the case WAS
held June 18Th. M Walton had retired
from the case and Mr.. Morey of the law
firm McGillicuddy Il Morey OF Lewiston
appeared for the defense. County Attor-
ney Cover appeared for the State. Sey.
eral new witnesses testified on the part
OF the State but the defense introduced
no evidence of any kind. After the ar
gumeuts by the counsel the court held
ferrio to await the action of the grand
jury in September. At the September
term of the Supreme judicial Court the
grand jury brought in an Indictment
against Alexander Terrio for the murder
of Matthew Pare aud the case is on trial
III this special term. with a jury empan-
elled for that purpose.
Nenires were sent out by the clerk of
courts, directing towns to draw Is add
tional iurymen and the following men
were drawn; ii. d. Baker, Moscow;
George Berry, Concord; }. Wallace
Blunt, Skowhegan; J. Frank Carl. Madi-
son; Lendall Chadbourne, Harmony !;
Moses French, Jr., Solon; William A.
Graves, Pittsfield; F. w. Lawrence,
Smithfield; j. H. Morrill, Cambridge !;
William Nelson, Canaan; Clarence Rog-
ers, Norrldgewock; Parker Sawyer, De-
troit; A. j. Smith, Fairfield; Edwin l..
Snow, Mercer; l.. G. Stevens, Cornvile.
These men, with the traverse jurymen of
| the September term, constituted the list
from which the twelve men to sit on the
case were selected. The traverse jurors
for the September term were: Robert
Balantine, A. G. Pollard, Madison; j.
S. Boston, s.. Adams; Charles d. Bow
man, Detroit; A. n. Clark, Bingham !;
George G. Dane, Frank p. Huntley,
Webster C. Savage Skowhpyan. Everett