Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-12

this out of sympathy for tbo ho,.
-, i'"e strofg closing appeal for
w: t,'i u"i'. at the same time REQUEST
..'' IL II was granted it should
! W "ithhc'd Tor week or two until no
''"'u secure employment for Thnrne
-" '""S give nm good start on tho
right way va '"c
'he matter was then laid on tho T.,
c fcr the executive session.
W. ii. Powell of Old Town. thcn az
pcafcd Tor the pardon of or rather
communication Of the sentence M IN
years To one of 112 years i'm the casc or
'' scph Gabriel of Old Town. who va,
.chtchccd To 10 years at Thomaston nv
judge Peters. March .. 1895. whi,o bis
prothcr Newell was sentenced IN civ
!e'iS at the same time for tho come
olcnse, manslaughter. in CAUSING tho
ocath OF Enacia Comclia, a Standard
ana CHARLES Langley, Frcncbm,n
Nharles "A. Eailcy was the county AZ
torhey and John +. Robinson of Ran
Sor' attorney for the defens, at tho
trial. '''e
In opening the case Mr.. Powell sai,
mat the work had been done largely
N'N 'Aoi 70 VI A\cWtlI Gabriel
"ho was released from prison. about
year ago. after serving his full sem
'ci'cc. lie showed that the legal rc
quirements had been complied with
ana AFTER general outline of the case
introduced Newell Gabriel and asked
MIN to tell his story, which by the wav
was told at this time to the public for
the first time. After being sworn Nv
Mr.. Powers he told the following in
teresting story in Il simple, straight
forward manner, which made the hear
er believe that he was telling the exact
truth as he understood it, and if his
story was true it is very evident that
he ana his brother have suffered far
beyond any just deserts for what they
may have done.
Newell said that his brother snant
the fall of "a guiding about Norcross
and about the last of the season he left
for Millinockct where ne stopped in the
camp of the Spaniard. being there
about three weeks before Newell went
there. After his arrival there he foun!
his brother and the Spaniard living
IN a little log house. and he set out
with them to build a new camp
On December 10. the Spaniard left to
get some rum. while he and his broth
cr Joseph remained at the cabin On
the I'D of December he and his broth
er went into the woods for wood for
snow shoes and while away shot a
large buck deer. While they were away
the Spaniard returned with several
companions. After his return all
drank very freely and after supper he
went with two of the men to the rail-
way station.
When he returned in the evening he
found a Frcnchman there and they
all sat down and drank very freely.
until all of them We're very drunk His
brother was the first to go to bed. but
he was soon followed by Newell, while
the Frenchman and one of the cous-
ms of the Gabriels sat up all night
drinking.
After drinking a quart they woke
the Spaniard to get them another pint.
He was very angry at being awakened.
and hearing Joe Gabriel talking in his
sleep he thought he was swearing and
finding fault with himself. and he went
over and tried to pick fight with Joe.
who explained that he had been talk
ing in his sleep.
Newell said that on the next morn
ing he found all the others up when
he got up. and all of them were drink
ing. The Spaniard was very ugly and
wished to fight. He brought up the
matter Of the talking in the sleep of
the night before and after making
some talk clinchcd Joe, but Newell
parted them, and at this time the
Spaniard had drawn a knife and
slightly wounded Newell. who then
persuaded Joe to go to bed. H9 then
asked the Spaniard to go with him to
help haul in the deer, but he refused.
and still appeared very ugly, SO he set
out alone after the deer which had
been hung up in the woods the night
before.
on his return. when he came within
q little distance of the camp. he saw
his brother come out with IL small
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