The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-03
SECOND TRIAL.
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On Monday Mr.. Pennell's examina ion
was continued occupying a good part OF
the forenoon The snowshoes owned BY
| rerrio were put in the case also a writ
ten statement of Terrio relating to the
snowshoes. Mr.. Pencils testimony
covered wide range and his cross ex-
animation was searching.
Charles b Haskell, who was deputy
sheriff in 1901 aud who went with Mr.
Pennell to lockwood when the body
was found, was called next he said
the shot wounds were first discovered
when the body was stripped at Jack
man. He thought the wound in the
throat was noticed at Asquith or Jack
man, but not when the body was found
He had tried the crushed she'll in the
TerIio rifle and said it fitted before it
had been crushed. The witness identi
fed Sc veral rifles, a pair of snow-shoes
and two pocket knives which had been
secured in lockwood and Asqulth
Two of the rifles were obtained at
Martin MINISTER'S in Asquih the snow
shoes and one knife at Terrio's house
and the other knife in Terrio's posses
sion when he was arrested. The witness
was closely examined as to the investi-
CATION of the case he assisted In and as
to the conversation he had with Terrio.
Mr.. Haskell was on the stand at the
hour of adjournment, 80 his examination
was continued in the afternoon.
William Butler was the next witness
and testified regarding the finding of
the grip in practically the same way as
he had in the former trial.
Patrick Murphy stated that be had
been with Newton before the murder.
He came out of the woods where he had
been working on March 7, and went to
Martin MINISTER'S. On the next day he
and Newton hired team and went over
to lockwood and returned March
He left MINISTER'S on March IL, and
Newton left little ahead of him and
went toward lockwood. Newton car
ried no gun. On cross-examinatioD,t the
witness said that Newton wore light
rubbers when he left, Monday. There
WAS no gun on the team they had
They had some liquor and stopped at
the piers and treated the men working
there.
-imeon Newton, one of the States
principal witnesses, testified that he lift
MINISTER'S, 10 80 or II o'clock, on Mon
day, March IL. He had pint of whiskey
and carried pair of rubbers over his
back. He started for the camp of John
Holden over the Misery tote road. 1t
was showing hard. When near the
burned land he noticed some snow shoe
tracks and that the snow was all trampl
ed down in the road. Ten or twelve
rods further he again saw tracks cross
ing the road and going toward Brassua
pond. The second tracks were similar
to the first ones he saw. He stopped at
Felix Buffers about II 80 or o'clock
Joe Murray was there and left five or 10
minutes before he did. He stopped at
John Holden's that night. He worked
for Holden on the drive and was paid
some 800 or $40 by him. One day a man
came to the camp and he recognized
bini as the same man he had seen on the
tote road The witness said that he left
the State because he did not wish to test
fly In the case. The man he saw on the
tote road wa walking fast as he could.
When the witness got near the piers he
passed Nj. and Mrs Baker. He recog-
nized the msu at camp as the one he
had seen on the tote road by his form
and the way he walked. On cross ex
animation he gave in detail his wander
ings while out of the State. He said he
he first went to begantic. From there
he went to Manchester, N II and stay
ed 10 or Is days. He said he told the
sheriff there why he left the State but
denied that he ever told anyone else
there. From Manchester he went to
Boston aud stayed one day Then he
went to Portland and walked from there
to Lewiston so that no one would see
him. In Lewiston he got job through
an employment agency. He stated that
he had told falsehoods to all to whom
he mad said anything on this case out
side the court house to avoid being call.
ed to the stand as witness and part
falsehood even on an affidavit made to
Mr. Cover.
On redirect examination the witness
stated that he had told part of the truth
all of the time On cross examination
again he denied that he ever told the
captain of a steamer on Moosehead lake
that he couldn't hold in any longer that
the man he saw on the road that day
was Joe Murray.
George Richards, who was loading
rocks In lockwood at the time of the
murder. testified regarding the grip, and
that Willie Butter had left it at his
honse.