Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-30
DID HE "SLOP?"
1errio Said to Have Made
discriminating Talk.
Knew More About Pare Murder Than
Circumstances Warranted.
Told Of Things That Throw Suspicion
Toward Him.

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Some of those who listened to all the
testimony in the Terrio trial, today,
were a little in doubt, perhaps, as to
which side got the better of it on the
whole. The State introduced four new
witnesses at the morning session and
succeeded in getting some new evidence
out of one who has testified before. The
new ones We're G. L. MaSterman, the
son of E. G. Masterman, who has testi-
fled before, but who gave fresh state
ments this time; Herbert A. Keith, Mr..
Masterman's hired man, Mrs. Margaret
j. Calder, postmstress, and Joe Nc
Donald, brother-in-law to Joe Murray,
and the one for whom Murray went af-
ter the fish on Monday, March II.
Messrs. f. G.. Masterman and Keith
were brand new witnesses, as they had
not been sumomned for the former
trial. Mrs. Calder and Mr. Mcdonald
had been present at the former trial, but
had not testified.
The testimony of the Mastermans and
their employee is considered among the
most important, as it seems to indicate
that Terrio may have stopped over"
on the day after the body was found.
Their testimony in substance is that On
the day after the discovery of Pare's
remains, Terrio called at their home
about six miles from his own to buy
some hay. Keith, the hired man, had
learned that morning at Moosehead,
that a body had been found, but did not
hear the details. When Terrio was
asked about it he told some of the cir
cumstances and some of the wounds on
the body with considerable accuracy,
saying that Sylvere Gaudet had told
him about it. But the testimony of
Gaudet as to what he told Terrio does
not contain all that the Mastermans
and Keith testify that Terrio told them.
hence the question arises, where did
Terrio get his information. Then it is
brought out that on that visit to the
Maslerman's Terrio appeared nervous
tOthem, enough so to cause the younger
Mas sherman to be bit suspicious of
hiins Some consider this a strong point
fsE the State.
WI ,kro other place where some think the
State has scored again is in the testi
smony of Mrs Calder and of the elder
Masterman regarding the wallet. The
Batter testified that he noticed that the
wallet from which Terrio took the
money to pay for the hay he bought
was new. Mrs. Calder also noticed this
when Terrio paid her some money. The
descriptions Of the wallet as given by
both witnesses corresponds quite a bit
with that given of the one Pare pur-
chased the day before ne was muir
dered. This wallet has not yet been
found and what became of it is one OF
the mysteries of the case.
The State has also corroborated Muir
rays story about the fish with the tes-
timony of another new witness, Joe Nc
Donald, who states that he received
17%. pounds from his brother Law.
But it was with this very witness
that the friends of the defense conSid-
er Il good point was made, two in fact.
One is that there We're several mismat-
cd snow shoes about the Murray house
when jog took pair and left Tor ms
camp and the other that there was
more of the ardent in lockwood the
Sunday night before the murder than
has appeared before, for Mcdonald tes-
titles that he took eight pints with him
from Asuuith when he went to visit mis-
relatives.
The bulk of the evidence introduced
today, has been q rehearsal of what has
been given at the former trial. The
movements of Pare on the day and
night before the murder, Terrio's bust
ness affairs and his doings after the
murder and his arrest and the move
ments of other persons closely connect
ed with the case have been thu pri'lci-
pal topics. with general review OF
many of the principal features in the
testimony of Ex-Sheriff Pencil at the
close of the day.
There has been another big crowd in
attendance, especially in the afternoon.
| MIR. Goodwin has had a larger share IN
the proceedings now that he is getting
a grasp on the details and has done
most of the questioning during the day
His position is rather a perplexing one
as. until called in by the sickness of Mr..
Cover. he has had no intimate knowl-
edge OF the case.
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