The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-02
Terrio's Case Continued

Matthias Pare, found dead on the Misery
tote road, mile and half from Ask.
with station, was held at the court
house, Wednesday of last week, Judge
o. h. Bachelor presiding.
1t was hardly expected that the hear
ing would take place that day, as f n.
Merrill, Esq, who was slated to appear
for Terrio, was detained in Augusta and
desired continuance. Judge Bach
eller of the municipal court was I'M
willing for further delay in the matter
He said that he had already permitted
a posrponement and the cost of keeping
the witnesses was considerable. Terrio
was also anxious to get the preliminary
hearing over and finally the case was
commenced, Walton & Walton appear.
| ing for the defense.
A little after ten o'clock County Atty
G w. Cover opened the case speaking
at length He described the finding of
theibody, the location and nature of the
country and spoke of the several wounds
either one of which Mr. Cover said
would have been sufficient to cause
death He also described the last seen
of Pare alive and the amount of money
in his possession. He also reviewed to
considerable length the chain of cireum
stances that pointed to the murderer
and led up to the arrest of Terrio, all of
which have been narrated in these
columns.
The States witnesses were then
sworn and David S. Holden of Jackman
took the stand Mr.. Holden told of the
! finding of the body near Misery stream,
about one and one half miles from Ask
with. The body was on the right hand
side of the stream going toward Brassua
! pond. Witness found a cartridge shell
| also pack short distance away but il
contained no money.
The next witness was Fred Parent, a
brother in law of the accused Witness
had known Terrio Is or 20 years. Last
fall Terrio owed witness. At that time
he said he did not have much money
and would like TO work up part of the
bill. The last of March Terrio paid
witness SO, offering a ten dollar bill. In
April, Terrio gave witness a dollar to
! buy something for his boy. That Terrio
/ told him that next day he was going to
get some hay Witness stated that one
day in April, Terrio paid Octave Glare
SAT 20 at his house.
Following the noon intermission, DIR.
Gelinas was called and sworn as inter
prefer in order that the court might
/ hear the evidence of George Vigue, a
French boy of Is years, who next took
the stand. He testified that he was
acquainted with Pare and remembered
his coming to Gaude's house on Satur-
| day. The witness was employed by
| Mr.. Gaudet, Pare went to Kineo, Sun
day He said Pare told him he had
$106, but he did not see the money.
Witness saw Pare and Terrio talk to-
gether, Sunday night, and Pare remain
ed over night at Gaudet's.
Sylvanus Gaudet, the employer of the
| last witness, next took the stand He
stated that Pare had worked for him
| during the winter, finishing, Friday,
March He settled with Pare, Satur.
day morning, giving him 81 so in cash
and an order for $106 So. knew that
Pare got his time bill cashed in Kineo,
Sunday morning
Octave Clare of FART Id, the next
witness, said he knew Alee Terrio, and
that the latter paid him - in Novem-
Der That April Terrio aid the wit
ness SAT so on another note. At that
time Terrio told witness that he had
5000 when he went up to Moose River.
! Had known Terrio about 20 years. Re
garded him as IA steady industrious man,
and a peaceable quiet man
Joseph Murray of Kineo, who has
taken quite prominent part in the case,
was the next witness. Murray is a
guide, and % years of age. He descrb-
Il, Il, 4 l.
his camp the day the murder was com
mitted which he was positive were
! Terrios, as the shoes we're not mates
and that the tracks were short and
wide, the way Terrio walked as he was
an inexperienced snow. sheer.
Coroner l. j Addition of Skowhegan,
the next witness. told of being sum-
moned to Askwith and the finding of
the body. He identified the cartridge
shell exhibited as that found near the
remains The witness described at
length the wounds upon the body and
stated that the body was fully identified
as being that of Matthias Pare at the
coroner's inquest.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Haskell gave
evidence in confederation of the pre-
yious witness. illness assisted in the
arrest of Terrio and described the find
ing Of $45,47 at the house of the latter.
Also found a Winchester rifle of 30 80
calibre and box of cartridges. The
latter were similar to the shell found at
the scene of the murder Terno told
witness that he loaned his snow-shoes
to stranger about the first of March.
When pressed to name the exact date,
he said March 10. Terrio tolu the wit
ness that the stranger was tall, slim
fellow with light mustache. he did
not see the snow shoes again for a week
when be found them stuck up in snow
bank. In regard to the money, Terrio
told the witness that he had brought it
all from Madison.
At this point the counsel for the de-
Tense attempted to get some light on the
extension case said to have been found
by VIM. Butler of Foxcroft. sheriff
Pencil, however, professed no certainty
regarding the grip and whether or not
it belonged to Pare, so his testimony on
the point was very vague and this mys
FERROUS find of the Foxcroft man was
temporarily dropped.
The state rested at this point and l..
L Walton of the counsel for defense
that time should be given to look more
thoroughly into the matter and obtain
the necessary evidence.
Mr.. Walton made a strong point on
the extension case mystery and plead
earnestly for continuance.
County Atty Cover spoke against
continuance urging that nothing could
be gained thereby and that further de-