Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-28
ONE PARDON GRANTED,
Governor and Council Dispose Of
Two Pardon Cases.
Lew Frost Pardoncd from Auburn Jail narv
Cowan's Petition Tabled.

auburn Jail. at their meeting held.
Wednesday afternoon.
The Governor and Council held their
regular meeting. and it was thought
II would be a long one, as there wera
three pardon hearings ordered to be
heid' nut the time occupied in disposina
of them was not so long as was OK
pected.
Inc greater part of the councillors ar
rived on the afternoon trains. Wednes-
day. as did Governor Powers, who came
from Old Orchard, where he is stoppine
with his family.
Governor Powers was ACCOMPANIED
by very distinguished guest in the
person of Judge John Douglass Ar
mour, chief justice for the Queens
Bench for Ontario. Judge Armour oc-
cupied seat at the right of the Gov
ernor during the session of the CounciI
and appeared very much interested in
what was going on about him. He is
4 distinguished looking gentleman of
perhaps 65 years of age, and having a
typical English face. that must gain
for itself many friends.
He will be the guest of Governor
Powers, today, and will visit the points
of interest about the city and at Togus,
visiting Camp Powers before he re-
turns
The Council went into session ut a
little past o'clock, all being present
with the exception of Councillor
Twitchell of the 4th District.
The reports of the various commit
tees was the first matter touched upon.
and by their advice the Coucnli ap-
proved the many bills, among which
were $500 for the Passamaquoddy In
dams. s11,471.74 for free high schools
$4,000 for the State reform school, Ssh
for the sea and shore fisheries. S5Os2 "a
for fish and game purposes, $535G for
deaf, dumb and blind in the schools for
the same.
An order was introduced by Councillor
Marshall, giving Land Agent Oak the
| privilege to convey an island in the
Little Madawaska river in the town of
Caribou, to John r. Brown, for the sum
of $25. .f,.
The list of nominations recently pub
| lished was approved.
Upon motion of Councillor Spofford.
the nomination of f. Webster French
of fremont. for trial justice. which was
tabled at the last meeting, was taken
from the table and confirmed.
| Upon motion of Councillor Mayo, the
petition of George II. Campbell for
pardon, was taken from the table, and
Il hearing given.
George II. Campbell was convicted
at the september term of the kennebec
robbery, and he was given life SEN
| tence. He now asks that the sentence
| be committed to 10 years.
Daniel Lewis. Esq. of Skowhegan.
| appeared for the petitioner, and said
| he had expected to have Hon. l.. Z.
| Carleton, the county attorney who con-
victed the prisoner, present, and also
| the man who was assaulted and robbed
| by Campbell AS neither We're present,
! be asked that the hearing be postponed.
| This His Excellency approved. saying
| in Il jocose manner that they were al
ways ready to postpone pardon hear
| ings. even Indefinitely, if desired.
| Mr.. Lewis read a letter from Judga
| w. p. Whtehouse, who was the judge
who sentenced Campbell, and that gen
| tleman said had the statutes been at
| that time as they are now, giving the
judge the choice of infictinG a life sen
| tence, or 10 years in such cases. he
| would certainly have given the man 10
| years, but as the verdict of the jury
| was given, he had no other choice than
| to intiict n life sentence He suggested
| that pardon would be both reasonable
and proper
| The petition for pardon of Levi Frost
was the next one taken from the table,
| for hearing.
| c. f. Holt, Esq, of Norway. which is
| the home of Frost, appeared for the
petitioner and briefly gave the reasons
as they appeared to the people of that
| town, that the man should be par
| doned.
| Frost was convicted at the October
| term of the oxford county supreme
| court, Judge Emery presiding, Of
| breaking and entering the liquor agen-
cy at Bethel. and stealing quantity of
| liquors. In the first Indictment it was
alleged that he had stolen money, but
| that was mol pressed and he plead
| guilty to the charge of breaking and
| entering and stealing liquor
The petitions were signed by nearly
all the leading citizens and business