The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-03
SECOND TRIAL.
STATE vs. ALEXANDER
TERRIO.
In the Supreme Court, Judge
Frederick Powers, Presiding.

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/ November 25 the following witnesses
of the state were called and sworn ;
Turner Boswell, David S Holden, Henry
Z Armstrong, Philander Newton, AL.
phose NORM, Fortuna Lombier, Sylvere
Gaudet, l.. j. Addition, DIR. George
Cloutier, F. A. Thatcher. Angie Parent,
Willie Butler, Fred Parent, George
Vigue, Joseph Murray, John @. Calder,
Fred DUDE, simon Mayo, Willard Met
calf, Edith Willer f. G. Masterman,
Octave Clair, Martin Munster, John
Holden Charles Gilblair, DR.. E. c..
Meloney, Simeon f. Newton, Joseph
Gilbert, f. d Pencil, c. B. Haskell,
John Thompson.
Turner Boswell, lawyer and civil en-
gineer, was the first witness called. He
made the maps and diagrams relating to
the case and testified regarding these,
giving a detailed description of the loca-
lions and distances He was on the
stand when court adjourned at noon
until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. McGillicuddy examined the wit
ness very closely regarding the details of
| the map, as there are several important
| points connected with 1t. Mr. Boswell
was a very careful witness and evidently
did not wish to make a statement he
was not absolutely sure was correct.
The next witness called was David S.
Holden, who was in the charge of the
crew of men who discovered the body of
Pare while on the way from Asquith to
the camp of John Holden. The position
of the body and its condition were de.
scribed by the wi ness. He found the
shell near the body and placed it on the
breast. pack was also found contain
ing clothing and other personal effects.
On cross examination Mr.. Holden
stated that the shell was found a few
inches from the pocket which was turned
wrong side out. 1t was near enough to
have fallen from the pocket when it had
been pulled out had it been there at the
| time.
Henry (. Armstrong, proprietor of
the hotel in Jackman where the inquest
was held, was called next. He was ex-
ahmed especially in regard to the bit of
metal which fell from the clothing when
preparations we're being made to burn it,
The witness was not sure just where
from among the clothes this came.
Philander Newton of Madison, farm
er, who assisted Mr. Armstrong to I'M
dress the body, testified in corrobora-
/
ton of the previous witness
Alphonse MORN, through DR. Cloutier
as an interpritor, testified. He was in
Holden's crew when the body was fouDo
and Pare was his cousin. His descrip-
ton of the body differed from others in
that he thought there was a hat or cap
on the head. Mr.. Holden had testified
just previously that he thought there
was hat or cap near the body.
Fortuna Lombier, who accompanied
the body of Pare to Canada was called
to testify briefly regarding that.
Sylvere Gaudet, Pare's employer, came
next. He stated that Terrio had also
worked for him at times in the woods.
He said that he settled up with Pare on
March s, giving him $3.50 in cash and a
due bill for $106.58. Pare left the next
day to go to Gaudet's home. That same
night Gaudet went out from his camp to
his home and found Pare there. The
latter had been out to Klneo that day
| to get his due bill cashed but had been
unable to do 80. His employer gave him
Instructions as to how to do this and on
the next day, Sunday, he again went 10
Kineo and succeeded in getting his
money. When he came back he brought
back ''long necker' of whiskey and a
new pocketbook He showed the
pocketbook to his employer aud there
was some money in it, but how much
the witness did not know. Abort noon
on that Sunday, Joseph Murray and
Joseph Mcdonald came to Gaudets
house. They all Oh ank some from Pare's
whiskey and Gaudet lett for his camp
between II and in the afternoon, leav-
| ing the other men at the house and also
George Vigue
On cross examination the witness stat
ed that about the time of the murder he
owed Terrio some $50 for hay he had
! bought of him and that Terrio owed him
about $40 for lumber.
f. A. Thatcher of Bangor, who was
clerk for the Kineo Co. in March, 1901,
testified regarding the cashing of the
due bill for Pare. He stated this was
for $106 SO and that he discounted $408,
paying the balance of $l02 80. Pare
bought the pocketbook of him and also
some tobacco. In reply to questions
from the attorney general the witness
described in full the accout of Terrio
with the firm.
Willard Metcalf, now of Greenville
junction, who was employed as man
ager of the store of the Kineo Co in
1901, testified that he had made out a
deed and note for Terrio and that the
respondent had paid $50. The papers
were left in his care until they should
be called for He said that ferrio bad
always been honorable in all his dealings
with the company.
Court adjourned over Thursday
Judge Powers remained here. Mrs.
/ Powers is here and Llewellyn Powers,
son of the Judge of Colby College, class
of '07 was here Thanksgiving day.
Messrs. McGillcuddy and Morey also
remained In town, but Attorney General
Soldiers returned to his home in Port
land. County Attorney Cover was un
fortunately taken i'll on Wednesday and
was obliged to leave the court room.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin was employed to
assist Attorney Gen Seders.
On Friday, L J. Addition, the coroner
who sat on the case, was the first wit
ness. He gave in detail his C connection
with the case, examination of the body,
the conveyance of the body to Jackman.
the autopsy performed by DR. Melony
and the inquest held in the hotel there
The examination and cross examination
of this witness were at considerable
length.
DR.. e, G. Meloney of Jackman, who
made superficial examination of the
body at Jackman, testified regarding
the wounds he found He considered
that the wound in the forehead had
been made with a blunt instrument
thar WAS anpular and that il miJbt ha va