Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-23
STATE HOUSE.
Routine and Executive Session
of Governor and Council.
No Pardons Granted Three Petitions
Assigned Hearing October Y.
Visitors Registered in Fish and Game
Experimentation Items.

The Governor and Council held SEES
sion, yesterday, cOnveninS at 10 A. NJ, and
continuing until l2.30 Z. NJ, the last hour
| being executive session. No information
about the executive session was given out,
| but no pardons were granted. either in
| the Moore case or any other. Three petit
| lions for pardonS were assigned hearings
| at the next session, October Il, at | =. M
| Perhaps the most important Of these was
| that Of Enpch Gliddtn for the pardon of
| his sister, Clara Emma Gctchell, who was
| convicted in 1881 for the alleged murder Of
| her husband, William r. Getchell of Sid
| ncy. by giving him Liquor containing
| poison. The case went 10 the law court
and remained there two years before it
was settled, Mrs. Getchell finally being
committed to States prison for life, in
1896. Herbert NJ Heath of Augusta, and
Frank +. Scuthard, formerly of Augusta,
now Of Bath were counsel for the ac-
cusc1 and l.. r. Carlton was county at
torney. The petitioner represents that
public sentiment calls for the pardon, and
pfayS that it may be granted.
The other two were rum seller cases
Charles II. Red, Lr attorney for Charles
H. Reid, states that tn" prisoner was con
victcd, August - 1863, of maintaining a
nuisance on Central street, Bangor. and
sentenced to six months hard labor. in the
county iail The petition states that he is
man of advanced years, who has been
ANA now is suffering from certain phySi-
cal infirmitieSand diseases of a serious and
fatal character; that since he has been in
iliI and T. bf "a
iapidIy worse; that he believes and is in
icrned by reputable physicians that he is
IN danger Of losing his life and all on ac-
count of the effect Of said Labor and cor
finem"nt upon the said diseases from
which he is suffering.
Louis A. Barker, attorney for William
A. Withec Of bangor, states that tie
prisoner was convicted in August. li03. of
maintaining a liquor nuisance in Bangor
and sentenced to six months ut hard labor
ia the county Jail, which sentence he is
now serving. The petitioner represents
t..at tn" prisoners mother, an old lady of
-, now lies at the point Of death. suffer
ing from an incul.Ibe malady; that it
has been the custom of the prisoner to
provide for her and pay her bills; that he
carry such fcod and comforts as the doc
tor ordered, that said mother, lyin;; at the
point of death. in great suffering, both
physical and mental, calls continually for
hrr son ana refuses to be comforted, be
inG unable to understand his absence.
Wherefore the petitioner prays that tie
prisoner may lie pardon"L in order that
tie mother may see her SON before she
dies. aud have him by her in her last mo-
mauts.
Tho session transacted a good deal of
routi%r business, passing a number of
o. icrs one OF the most important was
from the Board of Health, requiring that
mo- person Ice allowed to enter the employ
of. on work in, Il lumber camp who can
not snow u good vaccination scar. or
- Owe ny the statement of Il registered
physician that he has been Vaccina ted
within three years; and requiring. also,
that no company shall be allowed to
ci.lploy such person. This measure is de
s."ncd to prevent smallpox from enter
I: the lumber camps and is Il most wor-
try effort ON the part of the Board.
Smallpox in q lumber camp is a horror
tEat can hardly he imagined. and there
are practically no facilities fer controlling
on curing it. The session adjourned un-
til 10 A. NJ, October II.