The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-02

pm OF the TerriO rifle. At first he
found no markings on them as former
ly testified 10 by Dr. Whittier, the
states expert, but later by the aid of
DR.. whittier and Photographs did find
them He took shells of the same
metal as the crushed shells made by
the same parties and took methods to
ascertain what effect exposure to air
and moisture would have upon them in
the way of corrosion. The result OF
his exposure of certain shells fired from
the Terrio rifle was that exposure of
shells ten days had the effect to corrode
the shells preeeptably, exposure 20 days
rendered the markings very obscure,
while exposure of 80 days rendered
them entirely so. He also sealed up
certain shells fred from the Terrio
rifles that were put in as exhibits in the
case to be used in the case before the
law court. He displayed photographs
of the shells taken at the different
stages of exposure, concluding there.
from that the shell found upon the BODY
of Matthias Pare 30 days after his death
could not have been exposed there the
80 days and retained the markings of
the firing pin of the Terrio rifle. Cor
rosion would have obliterated those
markings.
In the cross examination County
Attorney Cover questioned the witness
closely upon the difference in the con-
ditions between the crushed shell lying
upon the body of Pare at Misery Stream
frozen in ice and snow all the period
from March II to April II, and the
varying temperature of the shells buried
in wet snow, taken out and handled and
taken to Prof. Knights labratory for
examination three times during
the period of 80 days at Bangor. He
also emphasized the admission of Prof
knight that he found the markings
designated by Prof. Whittier on the
crushed shell and the firing pin of the
Terrio rifle, which played very impor-
tant part in the States case against
Terrio and contributed largely to his
conviction.
Tuesday evening the defence offered
testimony of John Mcintosh, who has
worked near Moose river for several
seasons past, to support its theory that
certain persons whom it claims were
connected with the murder and who
were in no way associated with Terrio
confessed to guilty knowledge several
days prior to the finding of the body
Mcintosh related the conversation
with one Henry Forsythe at Berlin, Y
H., March 20, 1901, nine days after the
murder. He said that Forsythe told
him that young Frenchman had been
murdered and that he, Forsythe, had
run away from fear of being suspected.
He also told him that he had been with
Simeon Newton, one of the State wit
MnnGa riu Of an
murder.
Witness said Forsythe told him that
Newton had told him that another man
had gone along that road who had more
money than the Frenchman and if they
had got him they would have had con-
siderable money.
The State in rebuttal offered evidence
from witnesses, including Forsythe him.
self, to prove that he was not within
% miles of the scene of the murder at
any time In March and knew nothing
about it until the last of April. The
hearing closed at late hour, Tuesday
evening. The court overruled the mo-
ton for new trial and the defense APP
peaed to the law court. The witnesses
for the State in the hearing were, Colby
\. Morris, James A. Merrill, George
Merrill, Henry Forsythe, Frank j. Dur
gin, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Bumpus, vii.
liam Whorff, BENZ Adams, George
Adams, VIM. Morris, George Mansfield,
James A Head of The Forks, ". l..
Whipple of Scion, Alyah Berry of Can
ada, Sheriff Pencil, and Prof Whittier
of Bowdoin college.
The equity case, Lucinda Libby VS.
Clarence E. Frost, was heard Tuesday
afternoon by the court, and evidence
taken out to go to the law court on re-
port. Court adjourned at late hour
Tuesday evening. While there were
but two jury trials in the term large
amount of business was transacted.