Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-30
ONE PARDON GRANTED.
0rono Representative Case Settled
by Governor and Council.
Lengthy Session Held, Tuesday, With Three
Pardon Hearings.

AT the regular stated meatinp oe t.o
Governor and Council. Tuesday after
noon and evening, the contested saat
case of the Orono-Bradley representa-
tive class was settled nv tho dao;s;or
of the honorable body in favor of scat
ing Marion F. Taylor, the Reuublican n
nominee. The petitioners in the mar
don case of Emery Curtis yvare .i,,an
leave TO withdraw. which was the
same disposition made with the neti-
ton for pardon of Edward A. Chase
The petition of Charles Plunkett was
tabled. Communication of sentence was
granted to Harry Austin, the term of
his sentence to expire Dec. 81 of +h;s
year.
Tne State House was filled with Wis
itors all day, some to attend Soma Of
the hearings that were assirned .ra
some 10 attend social function that
was to have taken place in the new
Senate chamber in the evening. Amonp
them We're noticed many of the ladies
of the State officials.
| News had reached the State Housa
early in the afternoon, of the supposed
death OF Hon. Dudley Freeman. the
chairman Of the Council, in the wreck
of the steamer Portland on Cape Cod
| IT was known that Mr.. Freeman was
| aboard the steamer, as he had left
Insurance Commissioner s. w. Carr in
Boston. Saturday night, to go to the
steamboat wharf When the news OF
the certainty of the wreck of the
steamer was received, and the few par
| ticulars obtainable were received. there
was little doubt of the death of this
popular member of the Council. as no
! one thought that anything short of u
miracle could save any of the passen-
gers on the Inflated boat.
At once the Governor and Council
and superintendent Stevens decided TO
postpone the ceremonies of the evening
When the Council met there We're five
members present, these being Messrs.
Marshall, Boothby, Spofford, Mayo ana
| Coffin.
No mention was made during the
session in regard to the sad case of Mr.
Freeman, until near the close, after the
executive session was held. Then
| Councillor Spofford arose and in few
| well-chosen words, said it was a sad
duty to speak of the probable fate of
the efficient and companionable chair
| man of the Council. He dwelt for a
| moment upon the sad affair and moved
a committee be appointed to arrange
/ for the attendance in a body, of the
| funeral.
! Governor Powers spoke highly and
sadly of the sad fate of the man, and
also many words of praise. He ap-
pointed Councillors Spofford and Mar
shall as the committee to arrange for
| the funeral. He also asked Councillor
Mayo to send a telegram of coincidence
from the Council to Mrs. Freeman. Ad-
journment was made in honor of the
memory of the deceased.
The nominations recently made by
the Governor were confirmed. Council
or Spofford reported for Mr.. Freeman.
as the chairman of the library commit
tee. An extra large amount of money
was ordered paid for the bills incurred
by the State in the past month, and
also for the salaries of the State offi
GERS for the quarter. A rebate,
amounting to $533976 of the tax of the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. was
made as provided by an act of the Leg
islature
An order was passed authorizing the
printing of 1000 of the annual reports
of the State superintendent of schools.
Thomas West an insane convict, who
has no residence in the State. VINO was
taken from the Cumberland county jail
and placed in the insane hospital by or
der of committee of the Council, was
ordered to be retained in the hospital at
the expense of the State. The same
action was taken in regard to Edward
w. Ewing of Somerset county.
The bond of c. F. Whitman as clerk
of oxford county, was approved.
Upon petition OF Councillor Mayo the
petition of Edward A. Chase was taken
from the table and given hearing.
A. NJ Spear of Gardiner, presented
the case for the petitioners, occupying
the attention of the Council from un-
til nearly o'clock
AS Mr.. Spear presented the case 1t
appears that Edward A. Chase IS serV-
ing a life, sentence in the State prison
for murder in the first degree, commit
ted in Portland, April 10, 1888. when he
shot Mrs. Ida Stevens of Randolph.
His early life and good reputation
Was spoken Of In 1887, he went 10
Gardiner to work, where it seems he