Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-22
STATE HOUSE.
Petition Before Governor and Council
to Pardon Stain and Cromwell.
Commission to Go to Mexico in 1896, and
4 Other State News.

The Governor and Council held short
| session. yesterday morning, to transact
some of the routine business left over
from Monday.
All OF them who attended the grand
opening of the Gardiner carnival were
delighted with tie generous hospitality
extended them by the good people of
Gardiner
The petitions for the pardon of Daniel
Driscoll and Thomas Mansfield, upon
which hearings We're held, Monday after
noon. were still allowed to remain upon
the table and at the next session will
probably be acted upon.
Hon. W. G. Marshall of Belfast, was
nominated to fill the vacancy on the board
of State assessors, and q moro extended
notice is elsewhere given.
A petition was presented by Josiah
Crosby of Dexter, for the pardon of Stain
and Cromwell, now in State prison under
the charge of the murder of Cashier Bar.
ron of Dexter.
The petition presented by Mr. Crosby
read as follows:
We, the undersigned citizens of Dexter
respectfully represent that we deem it our
duty as good citizens to make application
for the pardon TO David l.. Stain and
Oliver Cromwell, now serving life SEN
fences for tho murder of John Wilson
Barron.
We all resided in Dexter at the time of
his death and have continued to reside
there to the present time. We took a
lively interest in the case from the be-
ginning in the trial of tSain and Crom.
well and subsequent efforts to procure
now trial.
AT first, and for several months, we
had no doubt of the murder of Mr.. Bar
ron and guided our conduct accordingly.
Much money was expended and every
effort made to discover the murderer
Subsequent developments and further re-
Election have satisfied us that there was
no murder in the case and that conse-
quently Stain and Cromwell are inno-
cent. We are personally familiar with all
the material evidence originating in
Dexter, whether pertaining to their trial
or new trial We ask for pardon for
Stain and Cromwell and in SO doing are
solely actuated as far as we are aware by
considerations of humanity and our duty
as good citizens of the State.
Following are the names of the petit
tloners: CIV. Curtis, Cyrus Foss, $. S.
Ireland, A. +. Bradbury, George a. Alb
bott, NJ. L. Abbo ), Josiah Crosby, G.
NJ 7 NJ
Fl. S. Dole n. Fl. Knight, Job Abbott
N. f. Knowles, d. d. Flint, Amos A.
Springall, John W. Springall, j. W.
crosby, T. A. Aver, J. H. Springall, E. N.
Parsons, C. NJ. Foss. Dana Crockett
Samuel E. Moore f. +. Copeland, +. H.
Hayes, c. r. Favor, r H. Chase, J.
Willis Haines, W. z. Hamilton, John
Hamilton, Andrew Z owr, Arthur p.
Abbott, Samuel Eldrcdge r. A. Blethen,
r. G. Blethcn, +. W. Parsol s, ,. S. Small,
George A. Dustin, Nathan Daggctt,
James C. Kirby, W. J. springall, Ezra
Roberts. Leslie Curtis Ct-. e. Moore,
ID. r. jenkins, Joseph Spt.ngall, John
II. Swanton, S. A. Winslow, G. W. Alb
bott, j. L. Morrison, W. Fl. p. Bemcnt,
Allen Morrill,, Frank Wheeler. Edgar A.
Russ Chas. D. Roberts. d. p. Mudgett,
Pulaski McCrillis, c. p. McCrllis, Sa n
muel Hamilton c. II. Haincs, II. W.
Fish, Fred Wheeler, W. II. Abbott, G. B.
Giles G. L. Winslow.
A hearing will probably be held before
the Governor and Council in July, and
it is understood that it will take two days.
New evidence is to be introduced, it is
understood.
The Council will probably meet again,
juno IS, at least that is the date now set
for the next regular meeting. The Gov
ernor and members of the Council re-
turned to their respective homes ON the
afternoon trains.
New corporations, yesterday, as fol-
lows:
The Mason Regulator Co., organized at
Saco, for the purpose OF manufacturing
and dealing in machinery, etc. Capital
stock, $3.50, 0O0, of which s400 is paid In.
President, II. W. Thomas of Lowell,
Mass /; treasurer, w. A. Macleod Of Bos
ton, Mass
The board of State asse ssors will meet,
June 4, and probably at that time resolu-
tions will be drawn up in remembrance
of the late Hon. Hall c. Burleigh.
National Guard matters will now begin
TO awaken, as the Inspections are on and
muster not far distant.
John NJ. Brown Of Portland, George
Varney of Bangor J. o. Patten OF Bath,
s. d. Leavitt of PASSPORT, and L. L.
Dipgley of Auburn, were nominated as
commission to attend the Mexican Tx
position at the City of Mexico in 1896.
An order was adopted that Needham q
Cotton, attorneys of Washington, ID. G.,
be employed to look into war claims OF
Maine against the United States govern
ment. -
Postmaster Lynch arrived home from
Washington, d. c., last evening, and said
tn a Journal man that there was no new
development relative to the appointment
Of a SUPERINTENDENT of mails at this office