The Portland daily press., 1889-07-24
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
unfortunates In whose Behalf Exec
utIve cIemency Is Urged.
A Reward Offered for Hall Of Sanger
More Money for the state House
ExtensIon-Mrs. Hawes of Deerlng
Appointed a Visitor to the Reform
School.

AUGUSTA, July 23.-Ine Governor s Ccun-
ell is in session today. Hon. Herbert M.
Heath spoke for the pardon Of Lorenzo S.
Turner Of Richmond, whose sentence in the
State prison in manslaughter expires next
January. Turner was transferred from the
insane hospital to the prison two months
ago, and a pardon is asked on the ground Of
insanity. The officers who prosecuted ia
vored the pardon. and fifth of the citizens
have signed the petition.
w. E. Parsons of Foxcroft and Hon. }. F.
Sprague of Monson appeared before the
board and applied for reward of $500 to be
offered for the apprehension of Edwin B.
Hall of Bangor, the murderer Of Alexander
MacKimmie The Province Of Nova Scotia
has agreed to offer sum equal to that of the
State of Maine. 1t was shown that Piscata-
quis county or the town could not legally Of
fer reward. The sentiment in that section
demanded that something be done, and there
had been taken to apprehend Hail. Messrs.
Barber, Abbott and A. w. Gilman of Fox
croft were called, and testified as to the SEN
timent of the community.
l.. ID. Carver of Rockland asked for par
don of Edridge Stone of st. George, con
9. sentence Of five years. 1t was represented
that Stone, who is but % years old, has re-
formed and his parents being on the towns
charity, that he should be at liberty to sup
port them.
The council gave an extended hearing ON a
petition to pardon Dr. Elmer d. Morrill, of
Lewiston, who was sentenced to State prison
for life for criminal malpractice in the case
OF Miss Matilda Cook Of Lewiston. His
sentence was commuted to five years by the
ct of ko
boygan, his brother, conducted the case, and
read letters from Hon. James G. Blaine,
Hon. j. w. Bradbury, Judge w. II. p.
Whitehouse and others favoring the pardon.
Morrill, held that his brother was not guilty
OF crime at all, but was simply summoned
as physicia after an operation had been
performed previously by George +. Dutton.
DR.. Scott Hall of Augusta was called as
witness. Letters from the date insane hos
pital trustee, Mr. Dearborn of Parsonsfeld,
Dr. Cobb of Standish and others, were re-
ceived and used as evidence. County Attor-
ney Libby opposed the pardon.
The Turner and Stone cases were tabled,
and the Council voted unanimously that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw in the
Morrill, case.
In the matter of the application for pardon
OF William Cochrane of Aroostook, sentenc-
ed for breaking and entering, which was
tabled at a previous session, the council vot-
ed that he be pardoned at the expiration of
his brothers term Of Imprisonment in Au-
gust next The counsel did not appear in
the case Of the petition for the pardon of
John +. Lawrence Of Bangor, for murder.
and the case goes over to the next regular
meeting of the Council.
Gov. Burleigh announced the appointment
OF Mrs. Andrew Halves of Deering as lady
visitor to the reform school. sel
The Council voted that brick OF stone
building, suitable to contain the boilers and
machinery necessary to properly heat and
ventilate the State House, should be located
outside the capitol INSTEAD of in the base
ment OF the building, and il necessary, to
appropriate $1,000 from the contingent fund
OF the Governor and Council for that pur-
pose.
1t was voted to offer $500 reward for the
apprehension Of Edwin b. Hall of Bangor.
The. present session will continue tOmor-
row forenoon. The next regular session
will be held Aug 9th,