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

f 4fA'RtsH VIM II -ild II MAKE I4FiI II my
argument, and was not to be safe guard
ed as the other shell has been" WI
meas was asked 10 examine the piece Il
metal under 4 glass, which he nd. and
IN answer 10 question said that h. 90
| covered marx In the cor1er. On r.
direct examination witness laid. hat
marks had been made On the shell .Irce
last night, when he examined j., b it,
being forced into the Terrio H.. He
had fired the Terrio rife four tunes in
practice and the shells Away inserted
easily afterward. On cross examination
he said in one case in the examination in
the jury room he took the eLd If the
key and pushed out shell that bore on
The carrier.
Clifford Terrio Of Augusta. TESTIFIED
that he had seen Terri0 with large roll
OF bills in his possession. He asked the
respondent Why he did not put his
money IN the bank, and respondent said
that he could keep bis money himself.
He Was followed by Edward Terrio Of
Arson, who testified that three years
ago this fall, he saw Alex. Terrio dis
play roll OF bills three quarters Of an
inch thick. with fifty dollar bill Oh top.
Mrs. Amelia Lessor of skowhegan
said she saw Joseph hurry at the home
OF Mrs. Maroon in Skowhegan. Murry
said Terrio had him taken up for killing
moose in close time, on which account
he was convicted and sent 10 Jail ia Ban
gor. hurry said that he had lerrio in
jail now and he was gong 10 keep him
there. The testimony OF Mrs. Lessor
was corroborated by Peter Hughes Of
Skowhegan and Mrs. Mary Martin Of
Skowhegan who were present at Mrs.
MARQUIS that night
Joseph Libbey, a Wateryile pol 'ce-
man, testified that he knew Terrio while
he lived in Fairfield. Terrio was indus
trious and hard working
Mrs. Ellen Terrio, wife of the respon-
dent, was called. She said in her direct
testimony that she remembered day
: in March when there was hard snow
storm, that it was Monday in the week
Terrio went away from home about sc
and returned home about o'clock Ia
J the afternoon he laid the chamber floor
: He did not take his rifle out that day al
all. On cross examination she said she
! remembered Mr.. Calder coming To her
> house to heat his tea. thai day. TerriC
came in just after Calder left She did
not remember anything about signing d
paper for officers at her home. About
Adll IdbI leu THAT forenoon she saw
Terrio's rifle up stairs
Alexander Terrio, the defendant, took
the stand, Saturday. about II 20 m
He told about his early life his work
and marriage. Testified that while il
} Madison he was insured in the Travel
er's o., the Madison Investment Co
st. John lie Baptist Society, Knights OF
Columbus and the Ancient Order OF
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2 received weekly benefit of eleven OF
fourteen dollars. He could not say
which. When he left Madison he had
S402 and a note for money loaned
: Charles Seavey or eeeIey. >etley OF
Seavey twice paid him interest. Nbet
he got ready to buy farm he sent fol
his money The man wrote that il
Terrio would send the note he woulc
send the money. He sent the note but
got no money. Then he testified abou
the purchase of half of the Hosberry
farm, paying $50 down on a total o.
$40. He knew Pare, and never hat
trouble with him, either in the woods OF
+. at Fred Parents. He said Joe GilblaiI
was not working in the potato field a,
Gilblair testified. He saw Pare Sunday
March II, Thought Pare pretty wei
filled up with liquor. Witness said tha
$ in twelve years he had not drank any
] thing save a glass of cider and two
glasses of lager. Witness then told OF
{ his doings on the day of the murder the
] lOanlng of his snow shoes and then abnu
burying the money. He SAID that Apr
10th Joe hurry changed a $50 bill foI
him. On cross examination said ht
never told his wife he let Ellis have
money. Some of his money he woIe il
: belt sometimes buried some in box il
D cellar. When he went On drive il
: spring of 1901 gave his wife money ant
t told her II take care If l. She knew
nothing about his burying his money
D tWhen officers asked who broke a So
bill for him said he told but part of
mans name He got so bilI change,
, at kneo, Mar 20 aud might have toit
officers that a torn - bill in the money
| got at Terrio's house came from kineU
On redirect be denied the Statement
. Joe hurry said he. lerfio. made To hin
: that by what the officers shy they mus
have seen me that day"
DR. Heber Howe Cleveland Of the Ell
trial Maine General Hospital, Lewiston
as microscopic expert, testified IN lie
b gard To examinations made Of certain
t shells, discharged from the Terrio RITZ,
3. and other rifles; of the effect of dus
. upon firing pins or primers; found Peary
E shell no more corroded than any Of the
I others examined; found no Two shells il
which markings on the primers are
] alike; made out but one of the tire,
D articles on firing pin primers If shellt
: fired therefrom as described by Dr.
: Whittier He was shown Joe Murryi
y gun, - calibre. He said the iron or
butt of rifle had appearance of havinl
| been secured he IRON ON other gun,
did not present this appearance.
: At this point the counsel for respondne
| asked if they might be allowed To put II
: evidence in regard to blood stains The
| court said he understood il was agree,
l by both sides that the matter of blooC
stains was not 10 be entered upon. II II
was both sides would have Ia supply ex
: perts and prolong the trial one or two
weeks with no satisfactory results
The counsel did not pursue the examina
ton further.
On cross examination Dr. CLEVELAND
advanced the theory that the rings on
primer of shell are caused by the giyiug
: way of the softer metal when struck by
the harder metal of the firing pin
Circles on primer may be made Pos
circle on firing pin. Attorney Gen sci.
ders subjected the witness To a search
ing examination of several Of the fHato-
graphs made by DR.. Whittier
Charles Il Brown of BANGOR sheriff and