Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-24
STATE HOUSE.
Governor and Council Will Meet
at 4 P. N. Today.
Important Pardon Hearings to Be
Held at the Session.
Ningfie'd & Dead River r. r. Doubles
Its Capital Stock.

The meeting of the Governor and
Council will begin at 4P. NJ, today
and will be a very important one. It
Will probably be continued into the
evening, as there are a number of i'm
,, 1ortant matters to be considered. The
one which will command most atten-
ton, perhaps, is the continuation o. the
hearing on the case of Clara Emma
Getchell, now serving life sentence
IN Thomaston prision for the alleged
murder of her husband, William e.
Getchell of Sidney. The case has been
carried over from the last meeting, on
account of the county attorneys being
| unprepared to handle the case, having
been so occupied with public duties as
to be unable to make preparation.
County attorney Leigh will appear for
| the State and Hon. H. NJ. Heath for the
petitioner, EnOch Glidden, brother of
Mrs. Getchell. 1t is of course, impos-
sible to predict the action of the Gov
ernor and Council Some people are
! confident that Mrs. Getchell will be
| pardoned, while many think that she
! will not be-
The Charles Moore case, which has
/ been tabled for some time, is likely to
be taken up at this meeting, and will
| arouse good deal OF interest, should
| this be done. Moore, like Mrs. Getch
ell, has served long term of years,
| already, although he was not commit
| ted for murder. There were three in
dictments against him, two for assault
with intent to kill and one for breaking
| and entering, his total sentence being
| 25 years. Hon. l.. NJ. Staples is his
counsel.
There is also a rumselling case which
will probably receive a hearing. Henry
| WaShburn of Bingham was convicted
| of being common dealer in the ardent,
at the last September term of court,
| and sentenced to a fine and four
months Imprisonment. The petition
ers regard this as hard upon him, be-
| cause a number of other offenders in
dicte, at the same time escaped with a
fine and Imprisonment sentence sus-
4 pended. 1t appears that Washburn
1 was Imprisoned upon the strength of
IAN old indictment and suspended SEN
tence of similar character. He had not
realized that these were binding and
had continued to sell liquor
The petition of John Miller, Jr, the
| CeAdlS. llQuOE SclicI Will NC doSl6liCu -
hearing at this meeting. Mr.. Miller
| received a sentence of 500 fine and
costs and so days Imprisonment, and
60S days in, addition in default of pay
ment Of said fine and costs; there are
also two other sentences hanging over
him. to take effect in succession at the
expiratioE of his present one. Both
are on search and seizure processes,
one, for 800 fine costs and 60 days
| Imprisonment with 60 days more in de-
fault of payment and the other for
500 fine, costs and thirty days i'm
prisonment, making a total of $500,
costs, and 5 months in Jail. The
grounds for asking pardon are that
Miller will have served his first SEN
tence. and that he is the only support
of II motherless children, the young
est of whom is 8 years old, who will
become objects of public charity, if
their respected parent is not released.
These several cases, with the other
important things to come before the
meeting. will probably make 1t a long
one. 1t will be held in the Senate
chamber. as the new quarters are not
yet ready for occupation. All the mem
bers of the Council are expected to be
present
The Kingfield and Dead River Kali
road has increased the amount of its
capital stock from $4,000 to 100000,
in order to capitalize the proposed ex-
tension of about 16 miles from Cara
Il bassett to the Dead River bridge con-
Meeting Flagstaff and Bigelow planta-
III tons.
One of the largest academies in the
State has adopted the pamphlet on lit
erature prepared by Superintendent
II Stetson as a text book. A number OF
cities in other states are also making
| the same use of this document.
The manuel on Institutes which, in
addition to an elaborate outline for
work in teachers meetings, has many
suggestions and directions for profess
sional reading and helps in adapting
| and supplementing courses OF study
hos been adopted by several cities in
Massachusetts.