Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-26
TERR|o TRIAL :!
Opening for State by County
Attorney Cover.
Rehearses Details of Pare's Murder as
State Understands Them.
Good Progress Made with the Testi-
mony for Prosecution.

THE trial OF Alexander Terrio is now
| well under way, the examination of
| the State witnesses having been CON-
! mcnced at the morning session. today.
| The court room was filled when the
! morning session opened, aud in the
afternoon there was Il larger crowd.
The Witnesses occupy the greater
| number of seats on the floor, 81 having
| been sworn tor 4 starter. A much
! larger number will doubtless be called
| before the state completes its side os
| the case.
| The jury came in for the lions share
| of attention. rs this was the first day
when it appeared as Il body. It is
composed almost wholly of young or
niddle-aged men. There arc only two
| who are decidedly grey and the aver
! age age is doubtless; comparatively
small. 1t is called II good jury" as
there is every indication of good COM
mon sense Intelligence and honesty.
There are some Swapping young men
included and little trouble is feared
, from Sickness.
Among the Interested spectators on
Tuesday and today was Hon. Josiah
Crosby of Dexter. whose STth birth
day anniversary fell on Tuesday. He
is one Of the oldest graduates Of Colby
ana is very active for SO old q man.
fIe is still busy with n large law bust
ness and has been here in connection
with ease.
A si;illful knitter might be scc1
among the witnesses. noisclcssly and
rapidly plying the craft while She
watched all the proceedings closet;
and listened intently. Up in the gal
lery 4 young lady was doing some fine
fancy work.
The greater part of the forenoon
was occupied by the opening for the
State made by County Attorney
Cover He spoke for about two hours
and rchearsel the whole case, taking
up the more Important points in de-
tail. The first brush between the at
,orneys happened during this when
Mr.. Cover attempted to mention Il part
of the position of the defence and WAS
stopped on the objection Of Mr.. Nc
..Gilhcuddy, ....-
The county attorney gave full de-
scription of the way one OF the shells
found near the body OF Pare had Dcen
accidentally crushed. The shell has
figured prominently all through ttlc
case and considerable Importance has
been attached to il. Mr.. Cover stated
that he had made up a large bundle
of papers relating to the case prepara-
/ tory to going to Portland to consult
.gwith the attorney general and that the
package. which was enclosed i'll one
of the legal p2steboard envelopes such
1 as are commonly used by lawyers, was
so large he had difficulty in placing 4
rubber band about it. To compress
| the package he placed it in his letter
press. The shell had been placed
! among the papers and forgotten. so
| that it was crushed TO the appearance
| it now presents.
| Mr.. Cover gave Il very. clear cxposi-
| ton of the States position, telling the
story of the crime in 4 graphic mani
ncr ANA emphasizing the important
points in very effective manner. No
attempt was made at oratory. but the
, opening was made very busineSslike
and the attention OF the jury was hciG
very closely all through. Tn" specie
tors and witnesses also listened very
intcnt!y. although it was an old, Oil
story to many.
Mr.. Cover said in part:
He spoke at some length Of the crime
and went into detail in regard 10 the
Whe reabouts and movements of the re-
eponde ut, the deceased, and the princi-
pal witnesses prior t. the day of the
murder His account was clear and
comprehensive. and, for almost two
hour. held the entire attention Of
every eye and car. spoke of the re-
sponsibility resting upon the jury i'll
this case where the decision of II MEN
dealt with the freedom of Il human be-
ing. He said there are four PROPOSE
tions To be established or refuted in
this case:
LIST. That Matthias Pare was murder
ed.
I'd. That Matthias Pare came to his
death by the unlawful act of another
person.
81. That the man who unlawfully
caused Parc's death was Alexander
Terrio.
18th. That the crime was committed
in Somerset county.
AS he understood it, there was
To Che first two and last propositions. {
The proposition at issue was the third. |
Mr.. Cover then produced and OK
planned n .nap, made by Judge Turner !
Boswell of Scion. and covering the re- |
gion of the murder. He then told Of
the finding of the body and the subse- |
qucnt investigation. The body was
found on April IL. on the Misery tote !
road. 1t was perhaps about foot out /
side of the road. lying PARTLY on the
side and partly on the face One arm /,
was across the back and the other in !
front The body was nearly covered !,
with brush and snow. The county au- (:
thorities on arriving at the spot. found !
one OF the trousers pockets turned in !
side out. There were two stabs in the
neck: and the skull was crushed on the
top of the head.
At JacIxrnan, DR.. Meloney performed !,
n partial autopsy. \ bullet wound |
was found in the back. and coming out
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