Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
Pardon Matters to Be
Heard Next Tuesday,
Association Premiums Award.
Z edatSiaie Dairy Conference.
yauur Man Gets Into Trouble BY
Killing Cow Moose.

4. tUp DPtplilHtI IlttiIIlS ~ Tue
r.rsrnor and Council. which will 10
,old in the Council chamber next
rnesdav. Dec. 10. commencing ut III
o.cl,ck in tn" forenoon, among thu
,,ore important matters outside of
,,,t;pe husinrSS which will come w
t,r transaction arc two pardon h"a.-
no that Of Edward \. Chase who i
Irving a life sentence at ThOmdStoH
ar murder. which case was laid on the
,ohie AT the last meeting of tn,
council and that of James II. D"Wir'
of Richmond who is serving term il
,uiroscoccin county jail at Aupurn ton
rioJ4tinn of til" liquor laws Of tho
state in Sagadahnc county.
Thu, crime for which Chase is Sorv-
ing a sentence was the murder. III
portland. in April, 1883. of Mrs. II. :
stevens of Gardiner which was com
nitted Gv shooting with revolver. and
In his pptition for executive clemency
the convict viii be represented by Hon
Z +. Chase of Rlunhill. This j. not
the first time that Chase has tried to
secure freedom from the prison walls.
nor the FIRST time that pardon has been
sought BY him of Governor Cobb. 1t
is in fact the fourth time that he has
succeeded in having the matter
brought to the attention Of the States
chief executive.
The first time that Chase sought a
pardon was in 1897. after he had been
prisoner at ThomaSton for less than
nine years Congressman 1leWellyn
Powers of HuultOn was then Governor,
and Associate Justice Albert VI. Spear
Of Gardiner appeared for the petitioner.
-Four years later. in 1901, Chase again
came forward with a petition for par
don, that time before Governor john
F Hill and was represented as before
BY Justice Spear. The third petition
was presented 20 Gov. cobb in
1905. the interests Of the prisoner az
that time being looked after by JudS"
Chase, as III the present instance.
There always has been and il is I'M
derstood that there viii he at tn" hear
Ing next Tuesday. Il strong opposition
10 the granting of Il pardon to til"
prisoner. on the part of Hon. james j..
Iadd of Gardiner. the father of tn"
murdered woman, and also on the part
Of her brother. Edwin T. Laid. Of
Gardiner. II is also expected thnt
Senator GcorE" W. Hrscltnn "f
Gardiner will APPEAR for tn" rrn"u-
ptranS
In tn" case IF the DcWirr petition
also It is understood that there viii be
a strong opposition. III" cas-" for tn"
petitioner VIII br conducted by Staples
4. Gddon Of Bath. and Will" it l.;
not certain who will represent tn
state in the mHttrr it is not unlikely
that il will he Hon. Charles u. Newell
If Richmond. of Governor cobb
Council At the time Of DcWIre'S trial
aud conviction Nj Newell was county
attorney for Sagadahnc county ana is
thoroughly familiar with the circuu-
stances Of th" ease. and it is considered
more than probable that he viii a:'0Car
in rcmonStrlnrr Ia thC granting o.
pardon.
Foley Ing is list Of tn" awards Of
the premiums offered hY the Maine
State DaiIymcn'~ Association at the
annual conference held in Auhurn
Dee. >. I and ::
CLASS / DAIRY TUB.
lst l.. K Chase. Ecth"l. score, -;
t@.
ID Y t. Blanchard 4 Son, Cumhcr-
and centre. score - 81 90.
30 Mrs Nellie ';"n. '"xcr"tt. score
A-Nm
CLASS :. DAIRY PRINTS.
l$t Walter T.. Quiulby. centre Bel
mont ~cnr.. 9S-SN 90
20. Airs. L. II MilIsraugh. Win
'hron, score 81. 5000
ri Mrs Alice J. Sr"tf"rd. Greene.
score p stNG
CLASS :. GRANIIAR RITTER.
lNt \ A. Svcctscr. Cumberland
Centre. 5000
Il Skowhrgnn Jersey Creamery.
SkoN he .du. $500
% Waterford creamery. 50. Water
fri, $lON
CLASS I. CREAMERY TUB.
ISL Winthrop Creamery, Winthrop.
score a.. $500
"a Skowhc@au Jersey Creamery.
Nh"vhesan. score - $500
"' Somerset County Creamery CO..
'n'Steld, score &.G0
'LASS !. CREAM cry PRINTS.
Isl. Somerset County creamery CO..
'thton, score $S.on
-I Turner Center Dairyinc Assoc i.-
"n' Auburn. score 92t2-S6.ON
CLASS :. DAIRY CHEESE.
=. Stephen W. Rose. Greene. score
:" j. \. Charh"urrr. Erids;on.
S"re 9t-$im.
b., l." addition Ia the above there, was :,
=" pro rata premium to h" divided
'S exhibitors scoring 90 aud above.
n WI" were not winners in the above
a'SeS' which had not been announced
yesterday.
e"o'ance Of the Maine game laws
u'e means of getting a young man