The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26

nesses of this trial.
Joseph Murray of lockwood des-
cribed his trip to his summer camp
| by his trail on a map. lie explained
in regard to a trip he made to that
camp on March 18th and testified to
seeing some snow shoe tracks that
crossed his trail and made directly
across Brassau pond toward Misery
tote road and Askwith station. He
coroborated evidence of Gaudet and
Vigue relative to the Sunday visit of
Pare and others to Gaudet's home On
cross examination he stated that he
drank twice with Pare out OF his bot
tie, Pare was at his house about five
o'clock and later he spent the even
ing with him, Vigue, Pooler and 9TH
ers at Gaudets home. He took
flask of gin. about one half pint, with
him and part of it was drunk there.
What was left he gave to Pare. He
first heard of Pare's death the day the
body was found told his folks about
it at home that night. Never changed
any money with Pare. Knew the
snow shoes and that Terrio owned
them Terrio did say to him, Prom
Nlldl the olliAtio iCii my ~ itA'''N
have seen me that day.
John c. Calder said he hauled rocks
for piers in Brassau Pond. He went
into Terrio's house the daY Pare was
killed. Mrs. Terrio and two children
were there, did not see Terrio. Did
not hear choppng in his woodlot or
see snow shoes he had some other
DAYS. Fred Dulac said he saw Ter
rio near his home between four and
four II irty the day of the tragedy. On
cross examination said he had time
down in his head by trips made in
hauling rocks Mrs. Edith Willard,
formerly Miss Edith Gilblair, niece
of Mrs. Terrio. loaned Terrio $50 in
winter of 1900. taking note therefor.
In cross examination Terrio lived in
Grcenville then. Saw money in Mrs.
Terrio's sewing machine drawer
quite a quantity in bills folded. Mrs.
Parent knew about il. Knew Pare.
Did not see Pare after he went into
fhe woods. fall of 1900. Never told
anyone she counted Pare's money the
day before he was murdered Never
said Terrio was not the man who shot
Pare Martin Munster OF Askwlth
testified that Simon Newton was at
his honee between ten and ten thirty
4 NJ. March 18th. He got an early
dinner for him and left for ltockWofsL
He had no gun or axe with him. Tn
cross examination said Newton had
bcen drinking but was mol drunk. lie,
Munster. had two rifles. 1890 calibra
but neither was taken out of the
house that day He saw Newton a
week later. John Holden testified he
went with Hon. S. J. Walton and Gill
HAIR to search under Mr. Terrio's
house for money reported to be there
hut found none. Simon Newton
worked for him He hired Terrio Ap-
ril 18th. Sent him to one of his
camps and he was arrested there. Had
no conversation with Terrio relative
10 the matter. Charles Gilblair of
China went with Walton and Holden
and assisted them in digging under
Terrio's house At this time court
adjourned.
December, 1902
The noted case, State VS. Alex Ter
rio. WIS heard by the law court on
Monday and Tuesday at Augusta ON
he motion of new trial. The ease
was tried at the September term oil
the Supreme Judicial Court, l9ol, al
Skowhegan. and the jury, after a de-
liberation of several hours, returned
verdict of guilty. On Monday after
noon. Hon. d. J. McGillicuddy, Mayor
of Lewiston and the senior member or
The law firm of MeGilicuddy & Morey
made his argument for IA new trial IN
80. Gov, al Gt0nTup :
Seiders made his argument against
granting new trial, Tuesday.
July, 1903. New Trial Granted
i The full bench of Maine in an opln-
+ ion handed down, has granted new
trial 10 Alex Terrio convicted OF muir
der in the first degree, which is the
first case where a new trial has been
granted in murder in the history of
Jurisprudence. The new evideree n e
PRODUCED was that of o. W. Knight,
who claimed that certain eXperine S
which he has made show conclusively
that the shell exposed as it was by the
body of Pare could not have retained
any distinguishing marks by which it
could be identified. The opinion was
drawn by Associate Justice William
Penn Whitehouse of Augusta. After
reviewing the case and analysing
much of the evidence, the opinion was
concluded by Prof Knight, State As
sayer and expert microscopic
December 1903-SecOnd Trial
Terrio was given a second trial be-
fore Judge Frederick Powers. Tur-
ner Boswell, David S. Holden, Henry
E. Armstrong, Phil Newton, Alphonse
NORM, Fortuna Loubier. Silvere Gaud-
ct, F. A. Thatcher, Willard Metcalf, L.