Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-09
NO PARDONS.
Gov. Powers Refuses to Give
Requisition Papers.
Charges Against Lewis F. Johnson
Not Considered.
Next Session Of Governor and Council Will Be
Held Sept. IA.

order a snort time after ten O'Clock
After the regular routine business. in
which the nominations made by the GOV
ernor We're contirmeu, was transacted the
first pardon case was taken up. That
was the petition for the pardon Of EN-
ma Gould. better known in Lewiston as
Sweet Marie who is serving an eight
months sentence in the Andres coggin
county jail. Her attorney stated he was
not quite ready TO go on with his case
as one of his witnesses. Il physician had
not arrived. For that reason the other
business of the council was taken up
with the understanding that this pardon
case should not come up until ! o'clock
in the afternoon, to which time the meet
inc was adjourned.
While waiting for this case the extra
dation case in which an attempt was
made by Massachusetts parties to secure
eXtradition papers for Frank W. Under
wood, who il is alleged by the parents
committed rape on a Is year old girl in
Wellesley, Mass.
Lakewood was the janitor of a school
in that place ana last March went to Au-
burn. Me. where he has since been work
ing at the Elm house. \ child was born
in June to Miss Blood whose parents al
lege that Underwood was the father Of
the child. According to the claim Of the
defendants attorney. Underwood was
never accused by the parents until
short time after the child was born.
a comparatively short time ago Tn
derwood began 10 receive letters from the
attorney of the girls parents in which
according to the letters read by County
Attorney Mccain. the attorney for Tn
derwood. Underwood was told that the
parents would settle up the matter on
the condition that Underwood would deei
over lot of land valued at $50, his Gem
etery lots ana pay $500 $50 in cash ami
give an assignment of his wages for sl5
a month for the support of the child. The
man was receiving but $50 n month wages.
These propositions were not paid any
attention to by Underwood and finally the
girls father wrote letter to Underwood
in which he said that he would be salts
fled if the conditions were complied with
Otherwise he would follow the man to
the ends of the earth,
Attorney Mccain claims that Under
wood, his client, did not run away from
Massachusetts. He claims further that
the attempt to secure the. requisition Is
simply scheme of blackmail and that
the real purpose is to get Underwood in
Massachusetts that. they may extort
money from him.
1t seems that the Massachusetts author
tiles have never been interested in the
case nor has any complaint, as far as
was shown by the testimony introduced
before the Governor and Council, made
by the authorities. Rather the warrant
was not attached to the papers but the
complaint alone sent to this State.
Attorney Mccain stated that the case
had never been taken before the courts
ana he held that before the requisition
should be granted it ought to come as the
result of previous action Of the grand
Jury in securing an Indictment, ii the
man is guilty, against Underwood. lie
further stated that if the case should eV-
er come to trial he would introduce
witness who would state that he had peeh
accused by the girls parents OF pelhs
the father of the child whereas no such
claim MAJ, ever been made against Under
wood until some time after the child was
born.
II was stated by those who are in po-
stion to know that the requisition papers
will never be granted by the governor.
A. nresent he has the case under advise
mont The councillors were free in ex-
pressing themselves as being opposed 10
the extradition.
When the council had gone into exec
utiye session at the close of TINS case
the petitioners for the pardon of Austin
Tn.
This case was heard at the May meeting.
From the evidence then presented IL
seems that Dalton while drunk stoie
clothing from a house in Portland anu
WIS given a Jail sentence. Inc Srouius
on which the pardon was asked We're thft
Dalton had served the greater part OIL
the sentence and while he Is IN jail NE
wife and family are not able to support
themselves and are suffering Tor the
necessities of life. This case was pre-
sented bv Walter ]. Gilpatric of Saco, a
prominent young lawyer in that section.
While in executive session the date oil
the next meeting was fixed at sept. H.
Then the regular hour of /. NJ VIII DE
observed for calling the meeting.
II was understood that at that time that
some disposition would be made OF the
netition forS the removal OF Lewis =
Iohnsop from the Saco board OF regis
,r,,ion i, is stated by one of the mem
hers of the council that a letter mas been
received asking that the petition be dis
missed. Nothing was done about the
"a So as in the rush of the business 1t was
~. como means overlooked. The case will,
| therefore go over until the next regular
uaetinr of the council. In the meantime
Johnson is still presiding as chairman OF
| the board.
When the meeting of the council was
called in the afternoon the first thing To
he taken up was the petition for the par
| aon of Emma Could. Her case was pre-
scented bv Judge Mitchell of Auburn. In
Ionenin" his case he rehearsed the condl-
| tiou OF affairs in Lewiston and Auburn
at the time of the arrest and toiu story
| Of The condition of affairs substantially
as follows
There was an attempt at a prohibition
revival in those places early in the yeaI
and one of those who was most vigorous
in prosecuting the cases was Constable
| LAWYER He was arrested Tor drunken
moss at one time but was discharged ant
soon afterwards was in the place of Mrs
Could where he was drunk. He was Sc
hat n .l3r