The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-12-12

Further developments in this case are
promised. On the authority of Messrs
McGillicuddy Il Morey, counsel for AL
exander Terrio, an Augusta correspon-
dent of the Lewiston Journal makes
public the following:
On the 10Th day of November a letter
was received by sheriff Pencil address
ed in his care to Alexander Terrio.
The envelope was postmaIked Bigeiow,
Me, under date of the previous day
The letter was dated at Bigelow and ran
as follows:-
"Mr. Alexander Terrio: In reading
the paper | have seen where you have
been convicted of murder. Although |
don t know you | have always felt as
though you was innocent of the crime.
l seen man in Berlin Falls, y H, last
spring and he told me he was to Misery
stream. He told me there was a man
murdered there before the discovery
was made. | have always thought this
man knew something of the murder.
Now am prepared to prove what | say
and you can suit yourself about showing
this letter To your lawyers or To the
county attorney
The man gave his name and address
and for the present there is no need Of
saying what the name is. Mr.. MoreV,
being shown the letter, Immediately
wrote the man in Bigelow and from him
received the following reply, under date
of Bigelow, Dec. 3rd =
Gentlemen: Yours of Nov. % dated
at okowhegan just at hand, and | will
say in regard to the letter you saw that
| wrote to Alexander Terrio: | SAW one
| Henry Forsith in Berlin Falls, y. H.,
and he told me that he was at Misery
Stream in company with one Sim New
ton and he said that they had been
shooting deer and he thought that the
officers were after him and that he had
to run away to Berlin Falls and was tell
ing me the news OF that section of the
country and told me that there had
been mar murdered at 81 sery stream,
a young Frenchman. | asked who did
il and he said he did not know but that
he was murdered all right. Joe Kinds
was with me and he told him first We
stayed together (the three of u.s. all
night The exact date of our meeting
in Berlin Falls l am not able to write
you here, but know that il was some
time before the discovery came out in
the paper If were in Berlin | could
fix the date | would like for you to
| find Joe Kinds lie has been around
Lewiston and has brothers named John
and Martin who used To live in Lewiston
and do not know but he is there still.
When last saw him he was WORKING IN
a mill at Gorham and if YOU can lind
him he can tell you the date ali right
Frank Pennell sheriff of Somerset
county, WAS up here to see me in regard
to the matter and | told him ia sub
stance the same as | have told you.
do not wish to say much more about
what he SAID in regard IT, The murder
but | would like to see Kinds. | have
always thought about this msrder. after
| heard of the discovery, and what For.
sith told me led me To think that Terrio
was an innocent man. or if he had any
thing to do with 1t that he must have
had help And the impression bore so
heavily ON my mind that felt II my
duty to write to Terrio, and # my evil
dence would do him any good am will
ing to give it at any risk, Henry For
sith belongs at The Forks, Me, and
probably the sherin has seen him by this
time"
The defence is now making thorough
investigation OF the suggestions contain
ed IN the above letters.
1t is understood that some new and
important evidence has been secured re.
garding the snowshoe tracks which fig
ured 80 prominently in the case, but
nothing is made public at this time.
Sheriff Pennell is not at home to day,
but County Attorney Cover informs us
that the above story has been thorough
ly Investigated by the sheriff and ex
ploded