The Portland daily press., 1872-10-21
porsianh Light Infantry.


old white uniform of the company, will leave
this city for Providence by boat this evening
The full Portland Band has been engaged
Upon arriving in Boston the company will be
met by the officers of Boston City Guard, who
will escort the Infantry to the Warwick House
now kept by Messrs. Boothby and Wall who
are honorary members of the P. L. i. Here
the company will take breakfast. AT $50 a.
M. the line will be formed, and the company
will march directly to the depot and take the
cars for Providence where it will be received by
the LIST Light Infantry Regiment of that city,
commanded by Col. Charles r. Dennis, who
will be pleasantly remembered by Portlanders as
| tho commander of the Providence Light Infan-
try, which visited this city two years ago I'M
mediately upon arriving in Providence COLA
ton will be spread by the Providence regiment,
after which the visiting company and escort
win parade thorough some of the principal
streets
In the evening there will be concert by the
Portland Band, and an exhibition drill by the
Portland Light Infantry.
| Wednesday the visiting company will leave
for Boston, arriving at Ito p. M, where it will
be received by the Boston City Guard, and es-
corted through some of the principal streets. In
the evening the two companies will give a
friendly competitive drill at Williams Hall,
closing with a promenade concert.
Thursday, the Infantry will visit Charles
town as the guests of the Charestown City
Guard, the same company which visited this
city last year, and Thursday night the Portland
company will leave for home by boat.
A large number of honorary members ac-
company the Infantry, among whom are Mayor
Kingsbury, City Marshal Clark, Alderman
Winship, q. X. Harmon, Charles P. Knapp J.
B. Lttlefield, j. B. Coyle, Jr., Capt. John An
derson of the Portland Cadets and Others Mr..
Gosse of the Argus, and MI. Merrill of the
PRESS, accompany the expedition to record the
deeds of vaor which may be performed.
A ponderous honorary staff has been an
nounced, and although the average rank is
fearful for,so small body as company of
militia yet the members of the staff have de-
clared their willingness to observe the strictest
discipline. The following are the principal
members of the staff, and there are yet a few
vacancies:
Gen. Geo. L. Beal, Chief of Staff
Col. Rishworth Rich, Commissary.
Capt g. Webster, Asst. Commissary.
Col. Geo. w. Parker, Asst Adjgt. GEM.
Bvt. Col. b. Kingsbury, Jr, Judge AdvO-
cate.
Bvt. Col. Chas. Clark, Provost Marshal
Major A o. Shaw, Surgeon.
Lieut. B. f. Fogg, Asst. Surgeon.
Lieut. Chas. j. Pennell, Aid de Camp.
Lieut.. E. w. Lovett, Aid de Camp.
The Infantry drill is said to be such as will
challenge the admiration of military critics.
T,,z n ON on NJ ANN McGY ,Nc,Yx The Al
vertiser reads His Excelency, Gov Perham
short lecture which we are sure it would not if
it fully understood the case of McGlnchy.
The case as presented to the Governor and
Council may be briefly stated. Some years ago
McGlinchy, who, we fear, is not model
CITIZEN got into row on Fore street, and being
the under man in clinch, snatched the upper
man. poeket-book from his pocket and threw
it into the gutter. At this time the police
came along and arrestng all the parties took
them to the station. There the man missed his
wallet and McGlinchy informed the police and
the man that he threw it away and where it
could be found. The police went to the place
and found it unopened. McGlinchy, however,
was by some means indicted for the theft and
it was not until the County Also, icy was pre-
pairing the case for trial that he learned the real
facts in the case, aud that the man who owned
the wallet would testify that it was not the in
tention of the prisoner to rob him. AS we I'M
derstand it, it was arranged between the Coun-
ty Attorney and McGlinchy's counsel that the
plea of nolo contendere should be entered and the
case put upon a special docket, the defendant
going out of court on nominal recognizance,
it being understood that the case should thus
be dismissed at the next term. At the next
term MATHS name came up again in connection
with some irregularity, and Judge Goddard re-
Numbering the name, had the dockets search
ed and finding his name in this manner on the
special docket, ordered him to be brought before
court. Unfortunately, both the County Attor-
ney and McGlinchy's lawyer were out of town
at the time and he was brought into court and
sentenced to three years in the State Prison
McGlinchy's attorney, returning in few days,
learned the real position of affairs and took
measures to correct the error; but too late, as
sentence had been passed. Measures were
taken to secure the pardon, if if may be so
termed; and the council, more than year ago.
or soon after Gov. Perham was inaugurated when
it was agreed that the man was improperly
held, but his friends agreed to place the matter
upon his prison record, which proved to be bad.
The case was again brought up, and upon full
presentation, the Executive Council saw that
it was clearly a case of great injustice-no less
than furnishing man for a crime that he never
committed and was not really convicted of.
There was no other course left but for the Gov
ernor to grant the pardon.
The fact that McGlinchy has SO soon begun
his former career and has so soon got into Jail
is no good reason for furnishing him for a crime
that all parties acquainted with the facts, are
satisfied that he did not commit.
| PERsoNAL.-We received a call Saturday
f.o.a o,,- f.;o,d o,,d forr,nar fnllou ctizan AL