Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-09

while at Madison was that of a good
honest man. On cross eyamina ton.
witness admitted that Theriault's earn
inys nrobably did not exceed on an av-
erarc between S9 and SIC per We k. and
Ibat his statement regarding the man :
lsIutation was based en- the fact tha:
hn never had heard anything against
him
Three other witnesses testified To the
general good reputation ana industry
OF the ac, used
Annie Parent of Grecnville testified
that while she Was visiting her aunt.
Theriault's wife. at the Theriauli home
in Moose river settlement. IN the winter
of 1889. she at one time saw IN Il
sewing machine drawer a large roll of
bills. She counted 800 and there was
! as much more which she did not count.
Mrs. John Barker OF Moose River.
proved tn be the most important wit
ness OF the forenoon. According to her
statement she and her husband left
their home on the Moose River road on
the morning of the muruer and drove
down the tote road on the way to As
puith. When near the spot where she
understood the body later was found.
they saw blood stained SNOW in the
road and nearby Il mound of SNOW
covered with bouGhs.
They supposed the blood to have
come from deer. and as il was close
time" did not investigate the mound
for fear they would be obliged to ics
tify against some OF their nciehboTS.
There were no snow snoe tracks in the
vicinity she said but Il short distance
down the road they saw moccasin
tracks leading in the direction Of a.
quith. She did not see Simeon Newton
on the road.
On cross examination witness testi
fled that the travelling was very hard.
and that slow progress was made on
the way to Asquth. Just after pass
ing the piers" they overlook and pas
ed stranger who might have been
Newton She did not see the blood
stains until the horses hoofs had turn
ed up the snow. The moccasin tracks
were very clear.
John Barker took the stand, this at
ternoon, and corroborated the teSti-
mony given BY his wife in all particu-
lars. with the exception that he did noi
remember seeing the mound ~ snow
beside the road.
Vim. Il. SHELTON, county attorney fpl
Androscoggin county. identified som,
cartridge. shells as those which mac
been used in making experiments Il,
lso identified a target made az several
7s-inch pine boards. fastened together
at intervals Of one inch by strips along
the sides. into which bullets had beer
fired by three 80 rifles.
+, NJ Field OF Lewiston. an expert
machinist ANA gunsmith. testified thai
he had fired shot with ! arriauit
rifle against the target. The ballet
penetrated II boards ut a distance M 4.
feet and II boards at a distanc" ~ 3.
feet. He made similar tests with other
30-30 rifles and obtained practically IN.
same results. The cartridges used Wa-
some found at Theriault's house. ,nm-
monty know as soft nose" bullets
Witness said that a bullet Of this kin,
striking bon, ordinarily would SHAT
ter it. In his opinion, ii a soft n"s'
bullet was fired from a distance. NJ II
feet and passed through two ribs Nh
ribs would have been crushed
Field further testified that nv ia,
made tests with the shell said to have
been found within >" feet ~ Pare
body. in Theriault's rifle. 1t did not ii
the rifle at ALL being too large. tn
micrometer showed the cartridge. to D,
one hundred OF ar inch greater i'll Li
ameter than those fired in Thrriault
rifle. In his opinion IL would have beer
impossible IT, have used that shell IN
the gun.
Three witnesses We're then called il
turn to impeach the testimony ~
Simeon Newton.
Felix Butler testified that Newto.
told him in September that he saw
nothing on the Tote road. March II. *
cept bloodstains and the valise.
Annie Willer stated that Newton tol
her he had never seen Therault bu'
twice. once on the drive and once j.
Jail.
Max Bolieau, a detective OF Lewiston
testified to having conversation WITH
Newton in which the latter was askr.'
If he knew Joe Murray. to which n
replied that ne never knew Murray IN
til two weeks ago
A SPLENDID GIFT.