The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-09
New Trial Granted .
Alexander Terrlo to have Another Chance
for Liberty Newly Discovered Evidence
the Cause.


for Liberty Sewiy discovered Evidence
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discovered evidence 4ad the Gaze 80
argued befofs tbs Lars curt az August.
/ last D-cember.
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u fIoI' y ". hiigha mother expert.
who claims thar Ger an experiments
] which he has made nv corc-,.it..f.
H., tho sh,.lI ,,.,....l., =.
a ~ va ~ IN
9o35 u rare eouIu mol nave retained
any distinguishing marks by which il
could be identified.
Al rho triai m. S.ato No. -,..-.....=....
was P'sse.i. e1
oy hon' george W. COVER county
attorney Of Somerset. and Hon. George
NJ. Seiders of Portland. attornev.oe.4rsl
of Main. parrio ne a,to.a,I -.
-, 80. e"u'U y M
DahIel - Mediiilcuddy ana hon. Frank
A. Morey Of Lewiston.
The opinion ia drawn nv Associate
T,s,ioo Ni,,a., D. ual,..l
0'iii 'i''elouSs u
augusta
After reviewing the case and analys-
ing much of the evidence the oninio. /.
ooro1,,dod a. ,o1ion...
Dut upon the motion Tor new trial
on 'he sfouha OF newly discovered
eVlaence, ffoI. w. W hnlght, state
assayet anu expert mleroseopist, was
a au, Ecu os llle court To make care.
tul anu exhaustive STUDY ol the question
III 'ue purpose Vi testing the accuracy
VI ~ Hhittier CONCLUSION ffoi.
hnieht says; exposed SIX smells ana
VIII sno" Tue inherent stages OF the
eolioslon Vi the lace OF the primer oil
Tue SIX Stills exposed III the snow from
AprlI 10 may .. Examined under the
microscope ApflI 10, tue markings upon
ene primer hao oegun 10 disappear some
: "hat ana were much less sharp at the
cages tnan they were April 3. April 20,
the markings were very faint, far fainter
tnan were the markings OF the crushed
smell, anu lhe photographs taken there
are lncluuea ID the eXhloitlon. On May
o @lter oelhg exposed one month, by
examination with a microscope and by
tahing Tue photography was unable to
iiuu On any OF these sheIls markings
@hlch would iesa one 10 conclude that
they couia possibly nave been hred ID
ihe IeIIlo mt III the course OF the
work l nave examined the hrlng PIN OF
lne !eIIlo rlne ana many other rln pins
Vi siLlllar make ana as result OF my
"a iluents II aln loIceu 10 conciuae
.nee II "ouio pe iliipossloie lot smell 10
oe oe exposed lor 81 Gays ana retain the
Characteristic markings made on the
primer oy the hrihg PIN OF any rlne
Which, nave examiner III the course OF
NY "cIh' II the crushed smell IN TINS
case was USED III committing TINS murder
on lhe lltn oay OF March, l903, ana mad
renamed ID the conditions which the
eVluelce III TINS case SHOWS II 10 nave
oeeh near are o9oy' ana remained
tneIe until Tue ilth uay OF April follow
my III my opIuiou 1t would not nave
ooIue Tue uiaths Vi any nfl6g pm OF any
In s ~ "lien 1t was urea on the llth
uay VI MaIen.
II pertinent 10 remember tnal II
.ne gIusneu smell WAS nor eApIoaed III
5ue tei,Io IIn5' MaIch II, II was IN
uoupleoly eAp,oueu ID soile olher fiHe
on 'liat uay auu received charScterlslic
lu pi NV iIohl tne nilus pm VI 'ilal othef
IN. ., y mess ooiIleralea oy corrosloh
lnele was 'heie iole aiteauy Tue impress
s,on VI one hIius pm on lhe primer OF
ene SIus,e" siei'' ueiote II couIu nave
aecluently nave received second I'M
plesslon, ai.eI II was empty "he1ner
.1is ls FACTOR Vi sumelent materlallty
W Gun plica.e .ie pIooleui Is question
ssl, o S ~ no' appear " nave Ueen CON
slueleu ny Tue experts III whittier
les'illon9, however, ouiE goes 10 tue
eAlenl "a assei' ing tnal Tue lout prohi-
nenl ulai Mugs uescrloeo oy MN were
.n n, salne on ene primer OF the crushea
slleil as on t.ie primer VI tue other shells
e1pl0ueu III Tue ieiIlu Ilhe' l Is pos
slDlt 'uat these .our ciaLactetlstlc MARKS
might NC lll 'esseu ou the primer Oh the
clusneu sneil alter the IrsI imprint,
nl"ue uy apo1neI llue, haa uisapPeafeu
uuuel tIIe iHneenoe Vi coltosiou' WINE