Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-19
GOVERNOR and COUNCIL.
HsaliD6 On Petition FOX Pildsa Of TulHP
...LaTa 10 EfihdPaY.
A Communication Received From the
Supreme Court Justices.

The Turner psr1 "a case came np for Q
hssrins bssose,hs Governor and Council ct
48oP. N. Thursday.
T.. w. Whitshouse. Eco. Of this city sp-
pssred for the petitioner. Thos. A. Turner
~ convicted Of the crime Of rape On .
Little girl. Eleanor May Sampson,
gil eight years Of sse and vas
ssrtsncsd to 10 years in the Sssts's
orison. or this sentence he has
,sr,sI two years. and letter from Warden
Allen. read before the Governor and Coun-
ii. ,,,sed that the prisopess conduct had
been good.
The counsel. Mr.. White ,use, stated that
tbs Gaze vas rot taken On exceptions to .
hizhsr cour; because the defendant had no
means, and he though. Is better to place the
matter before the Governor and Council.
Before III m the matter could De stated clear
~. Tanner Vas Is years Of age. had always
msintAirea his aged parents. snd never
p,lor TO hi. time had been srraignsd in
court. lie believed the nan in the case
had pig adiced the iary. He referred to
the footsteps sero,s the plo~td zrou1d -
hs.,,g no ,ubstsGtial weight il the evi. !
asnce. The little afil vas not cer-
il ned been put in her mouth to
sy 20, ard this, too, when bis face vas
di.agufed AID could easily be remembered.
No physiesl 10 Jury had resulted sad II Tur- /,
ne, we're really guilty, which be seriously |
doubted, Turner'S punishment vas Alresty
eommsr.a,ats with the crime he had CON
mi.ted
Mr.. Sampson, the father Of the little |
glri vas present, ard sister Of Turner
and some questions were asked Sampson.
Couaty Attorney Carleton, the prosecuting
attorney in the case. was present and sc
Srs,ssd the Governor atd Council In obiec-
,on 10 the granting Of any such pardon.
lie spoke OF the enormity Of the crime
which had been fastened upon Turner and
the email punishment his sentence was in
l,xt. Of the nature Of The crime and the
punishment formerly inf c.ed. II bsdn's BET n
claimed be said. that the jury made ary
mi stake or that any new evidence had been
found. Simply that two years WAS punish
man, snougb for Uni. man who had made
himself brute by drinking alcohol. I. 10
not claimed that the Jury made any mistake
in finding him guilty. lie fssied TO see that
the learned counsel had advanced any ar
-, n, ,s,o..d IA. man. ,.,s,,.
-. III.
ronli Do DetIef On Win 'neir sou
in Thom.ston than cot, though it
u,,b. ,.em hard 10 say bnt he behaved II
"ae'
The matter was isd on the taDie TIL tue
executive session. The confirmation OF
continuation, and tina hearing On the matter
III, oo.t.,,a A,,,o
's'sios W VIC ''''''' N''''~O''
'coggin county went over III ttdT'
A.yesterdsy = meeting Of the Governor
.oI roYr,I Gove,nor Hurieiyh submitt tied
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Inc io'o'iDs eo"''"'iio''i'' ''p'' '"'
justices OF the supreme JUDICIAL cenH,
BANGOR. Jan. Is, 1892.
Honorsble Edwin &. Burieigb. Governor.
SIR Your COMMUNICATION Of date Sep
TENDER 1891. asking the opinion of the
ia,iices Of the Supreme Judicial court.
apon the qaeHiln. whether = removal by
the Governor Of a county attorney, upon
proper charges after lue notice and hear
ing by virtue Of the provisions of the
Revised Statutes. Oh. ~. sec. 81, would be
valid or not, VS. duly received and has
been fully ronsiiered.
10 answer 70 your II curry We respe c.fully
reply
That after due consideraaon We are OF
me op'h'o. 'i'' ~" o"a..;n lat. w;,t
in tho meaning of the Constitution Of the