Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-11
STATE HOUSE.
September Meeting Of
Governor and Council,
ConToy and Watson Pardon
Cases Laid on Table.
White Pine Blight In Maine to
Be Investigated.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun.
Gil Tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A. M.

Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Governor and Council was held in the
Council chamber Tuesday forenoon,
usual amount of routin" business was
transacted. In addition thereto
two pardon matters were disposed of.
that of Bernard Conroy Of New York
and Oscar +. Watson of Riddcford
William II. CULVER of Portland ably
presented tn" prayer of the petitioners
VINO ask for the pardon of BERNARD
Conr"y who is now serving 4 sentence
! al Thomaston for assault with intent
> 10 XIII with capStan bar one Daniel
ohay. The assault was committed
NOV b. 1891. on the steamer fIoratio
Hall Of the Portland and New York
inc. C'nr"y was convicted at the
= January term of the superior court
Tor Cumberland county in 1908 and
was sentenced to serve five years in
tne state prison. Both mon were fire.
men on the steamer mentioned above.
Mr. CULVER argued that the time
tne assault was committed Conroy was
practically insane. as he had been
drinking heavily that afternoon and
on returning to the ship had spent
some time III the fircrOom where the
temperatures was 100 degrees: that the
sentence Wa% too severe; that Conroy'S
prison record has been perfect, and
mat he WAS never before arrested for
crime. The attorney also argued
mat SHAY was the ships bully and
WIS continually tormenting Conroy.
NO one appeared in opposition to tn"
PARTON and Attorney CULVER read
Netters from Ex-County Attorney
william c. Eaton. Assistant County
attorney Irving +. Vernon and County
Attorney Joseph T. +. Connaily. who
was associated with Mr.. CULVER in
me defence of Cnnrov. At the con-
eiusi"n Of Mr.. Gullivers arguments
ue matter was laid on the table for
executive session.
Inc Watson pardon matter was
"eh taken up, the petitioners being
IepreStnt"d by Judge Benjamin f.
na'e of the Biddcfnrd municipal court.
nne petition was signed by Marcus
watson Of Eiddcford. and in his plea
i"i executive clorcnCy the petitioner
iepres"ntS that he is the grandfather
vi oscar Watson of Eiddcford, in tho
,"uhty Of York ana state of Maine;
mat the said Oscar Watson at term
VI the supreme judicial court holden at
Aured. in September. A. n. 1908, to wit.
VI the second day of October. a. u.
iSoo' was sentenced to serve four years
IN the State prison at Thomaston for
, ."e crime of breaking, entering and
larceny. and that he has since been
prisoner at that institution. That
I'VE said Oscar Watson has two chill
u'en six and seven years of age. whose
mother is dead and who are being
Nareu tnr by their maternal grand
."",her who is not physically able to
ware for them: that she is the only
person who can care for them. and |
u.at the said children have no means
VI 'heir own. nor has Watson any |
Property.
IN" petitioner further represents /
mat all the goods which Watson took |
nave been returned to their respective |
owners: that it is believed that the |
."'u Watson has fully reformed. and |
."at he has been sufficiently punished, |
"no states that he is needed to care
=" ms children and his grandmother.
therefore the prayer of the petit