Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
TO SAVE TERRIO.
His Counsel Says Prospect Is Good for
New Trial.

McGillicuddy & Morey of Lewiston, are
now receiving the printed sheets of the
testimony in the Terrio murder case
winch they will take to the law court
on several counts, the most important of
winch Is that of newly discovered evil
dence.
Inc sheets are already past the 200
marx ana 1t is estimated that it will take
ct ieaSt HW pages to complete the case.
As soon as the printed sheets are all de
nNeIeu the moving parties will ask that
i JuStce OF the supreme court or Il COM
missioner appointed by the court be au-
tnorized to hear the new evidence. The
witnesses Will then he summoned ana
me evidence taken in the presence or Inc
otate attorneys, who will of course nave
iilc IlSnt or cross examination.
ME- Morey, who talked over the case
Monday, said:
we are going ahead with the utmost
confidence for We believe we have as
good a case as ever went up under such
circumstances. We are working out ev-
cry point In the case and each day the
prospect looks brighter. ! never thought
that Ierrlo was guilty and the more
iisht We get on the subject the less even
does suspicion point in his direction. We
nave discovered evidence of which W"
We're IN total ignorance at the time OF the
lrlai ana the presentation of when would
nave materially changed the looks ol
Things Tor our client. Little by little the
SITUATION clears and one piece OF evidence
MS INTO another with startling preclSloli
y es, 1t is true that we expect to make
quite point on the shells which Were
iired from the Tcrrio rife. PROFESSOR
Knight OF the University of Maine. who IS
conducting our experiments for us. IS sun
at work and we cannot state fully what
| his discoveries may lead to. The state
ment which went out from SkowheSan
rot long ago saying that his discoverie-
| tailed with those of Professor Whittier,
who testified for the State in the trial OF
the case at Skowhegan, was entirely mis-
leading and untrue so far as we are con
| cerned You will remember that it sad
| ty of that was proven when within :,
few days We ordered the evidence print
cd preparatory to getting the case before
the law court. You may state with AL
, poSitiyeness that we have had no Thought
whatever of giving up the case and have
never paused in our efforts to get at the
evidence which we felt was to be found ii
We could only get onto the right clue.
IF there is one thing more than an
other which has pleased us since we be-
gan to get the case in line for trial al
| the law term. it is the letters which have
come to us from all over the state, from
people that we know and people that W.
never heard of before. But whoever they
are or what their work in life, they h:ve
written to tell us they think we are work
ing for the right and that it is then
nope tnaI we may De dDle 10 secure Il
new trial and free our client from the
charge which hangs over him. These
letters, as | say. come from all ranks of
life and you would be surprised to know
what a large number of leading attorneys
of the State are among them. These
men say that they have followed closely
all that has been printed about the case
and they do not see wherein the State
has made out a case. They tell us that
they should feel confident of a new trial
at the hands of the law court. large
number of ministers have written us,
saying that they would like to see Terrio
acquitted in the interests of right and
justice. These letters show as nothing
else could do the widespread interest
there is in the case and the general be
lief that Alexander Terrio is innocent