Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-09

When court opened, this morning
George LeBlanche was recalled to the
stand and questioned regarding two
letters he had written for Theriault
while both We're in the county Jail
These letters Were offered in evidence.
yesterday. but We're excluded by the
court. and the examination Of
LeBlanche was for the purpose of put
ting portion of the contents of the
letters before the jury.
The witness testified that he wrote
the letters for Theriault. upon the lat
tet's request. The first was addressed
tG Felix Butler, lockwood. Me. and
requested Butler to tell Theriault s
wife that if anyone asked her ques-
tons regarding the crime to answer
simply Yes" NO" OF II don't know. I"
The second letter was to Mrs. Theriault
ana in addition to the same advice as
given her in Rutler's letters, said:
Your word on the stand is just as good
as theirs
IN answer t. a question from counsel
for the defence. witness said that al
though he was told TO sign Theriaults $
name to the letters he failed to do so.
At this point the State rested
IN his opening argument Mr.. Morey
spoke substantially as follows:
The defence in this case does not dis
put4 that Matthias Pare was murdered
on the 1lth day of March last. on the
Misery Tote road. IL does not deny
that the murder was most terrible and
brutal The defence is not here to find
out who the murderer is but its duty
is and we hope to be able to show to
you conclusively. that Alexander Ter
rio. the respondent is not guilty
Many facts will be brought out in
this case which Will seem TO place the
murder at the door of other parties and
if the cap should tit let the person or
persons who think so place ii upon
their heads. Crimes are actuated by
motives and unless motives exist it is
pretty hard for a jury to find that
man at the time of life of Alexander
Terrio would be committing the flrst
offence for which he was ever brought
before a court of justice.
The respondent at the bar IS ~ years
old. He was born In Van Bufeh,
Maine. and at the age Of ~ years Went
with his parents to Old Town to reside.
From there he lived in various placeS
with his father and mother until ABOUT
% ve.rs ago when he went to Fairfield,
where he resided for IL years during
this time while he resided there ne was
, sober. Industrious iaW-abidlnS cltl-
zen. earning the respect or the cltiZehs
of the community in which he lived.
He was married there ana from
thence went to Madison, where ne was
emnloyed for three years ana ohe-hail
in the suIphite mill in that place. HERE
700 he was hard-WOrklng ana lhuus'ii
o,e frugal and saving and when ne
,,,.rad from Madison to GreenVllle we
.hou he able to show you tnat he mai
s,oo and q promissory note for S2oo'
This note afterwards proved 70 pe
worthless but the money ne le'd''i'"
We shall show you that ne receiNeu
monevs from insurance coiiPdhie' -
injuries which he receive" ''''i "
Madison and Greenville. at one 'i''.
from one company receiving .i'e sum "a
ss5 He went to Rockwooo' ne III"
have some talk about buying tiie pa
of Iobn King. the price of Which "aS
~. ta ss5o nroyided he paid cash ior the
,a,a II was then that ne sought ~
borrov 5000 of Mayo TO put WIN ~
money of his own to paitl."se - -
nlace. Negotiations for the Nins p'''. s
fell through and subsequently d,, NE
bought the place upon "h'ch ne ~
lives. chou, that he
...;.b him from GreenViiie ABOUT
&C. >, ,,onev and that the reason why
faVV hs did not pay down for his place ,,na,. ne
ne "" -torrv was that the ONltl