Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-19
COUNCIL MEETING.
Stain and Cromwell Case Put
Over Till Today.
4 tull Pardon is Granted to lanes
A. CoffiI.
nose {. White and 0ren Marks Petitions l,r.
successful.

| i'i' tic approval of the counsel for
Doth sides. the Stain and Cron,waI,
PARDON case did not come IN before
lhe Governor and Council. yesterd., :,
! AFTERNOON, but will be considered to.
Jay. Tie Council met at O'clock a nd
went through a huge pile of routine
BUSINESS. reports, orders of no sneciaI
| Importance, etc.
Inc pardon case of Rose f. White
was taken from the table. Eupene
"ii'ehousc OF Augusta, appearing for
enN petition, and County Attorney
nae>eiton representing the government
ne petitioners We're given leave to
"i'huraW. Nothing really new in the
way OF evidence was introduced bv
me counsel for the petitioners.
MI. Whltehouse declared that the
evidence by which Rose, White was
Convicted was uncertain and INSULT
cent that there was no evidence to
snow whether Everett White died from
suicide, accident or murder. The conn
SCI Tor the petitioners said that it was
prejudice and the reputation of the
carson family of which Rose was a
member. that convicted her. II was
expected that Roses father would no
prevented. Mr.. Whitehouse said that
nose shouid not be held responsible
Tor the crimes of the Carson family.
'!ie went 10 Iogus, beautiful girl
where she met those from the slums
Oh the earth. BY them she was enticed
10 lower scale. From the age of T.
TO %, she had been more or less engage
ed in the liquor selling business. out
no claims to the effect that she was 4
Dad woman were made excepting for
liquor selling.
After brief history of the girls life
Mr.. Whitehouse described the scenes
enacted on the day of the murder Ev-
erett White came home drowsy and
sleepy. With Rose he went into the
bed room. There was a sound of a pis-
toll shot, and those who entered the
room saw Rose with her husbands
head on her breast trying to staunch
the flow of blood from his head.
She declared that White shot himself
Mr.. Whitehouse reviewed the events
of the trial and reasserted that repu-
tation and prejudice alone convicted
the girl.
He read a petition signed by B. F.
Joseph f. Lewis. There was also one
signed by VIM. G. Carey and "a others.
Then considerable amusement was af-
forded by the reading of a letter adj
dressed to the Honora Bile Mr.. Govern
or and Councilmen." 1t was a general
denia, Of guilt and an urgent appeal
for release. The letter was read literal
ly as written. In it We're promises of
future good behavior and solemn
promises to keep away from drink if
released from prison.
County Attorney Heselton said that
in the trial of Rose Carson, the jury
were out Is hours: that it was known
as a fact that IL stood for conviction
on the charge of murder and one for
manslaughter. Rather than have dis
agreement the case was closed with
decision, Guilty of manslaughter,
and the judge imposed the lenient SEN
tence of four years. He described the
wounds of the dead man and the posi-
ton in which he lay in proving that
the shot could not have been fired by
his own hand. Mr.. HeSelton's argu-
ment was short.
The Council went into executive seS-
sion and granted leave to the petition
ers to withdraw their petition. The
same decision was given in the case OF
Oren z, Marks. who is serving SEN
tence for murder A full pardon was
granted James A. Coffil, whose case
had been tabled at a previous meeting