Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-12-24
Few Pardons Have Been
Asked For
And But One Granted During
The Past Year.
Hearing by Commissioners on 0rono
Bridge Matter, Today.
: STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
ell Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A. M.

From records on file at the executive
department il is learned that during
the year which is now drawing to q
close but one person has received par
don at the hands of the Governor and
Council, although d number of petitions
for executive clemency have been re-
ceived. This number is the smallest
that has been recorded for many years.
The prisoner pardoned was Oscar Wat
son. who was tried and convicted in the
supreme judicial court for York county,
on the charge of breaking. entering and
larceny of goods from summer cottages
at Old Orclrarl. Watson was sentenced
10 serve a term of four years in the
slate prison at Thomaston and his
pardon was granted on the condition
that if he should ever again violate any
Of the criminal laws Of the State this
case would be held against him. At the
hearing before the Governor and Coun-
Gil the petitioners We're represented by
Hon. E.nj f Cleaves. judge of the
municipal court of Biddeford.
But two cases wherein the prisoners
were serving sentence in the state
prison for murder have been heard ltc-
fore the Governor aH1 Council during
the wear. and in each case tic men had
previousiy tried for 4 full pardon or I
Communication OF sentence. The priS
oncrs were Samuel d. HAYNES, who was
convicted y; numbering Eockland |
policemen in 1879 and Edward 4. |
Chase who pleaded guilty to killing |
Mrs. Ida NJ. Stevens Of Gardiner at the |
railroad station in Portland in April, |
1885
The Haynes pardon case was heard al
the July meeting Of the Council. Hon. |
Walter 2. Clarke of Portland appearing |
in behalf of the prisoners and Hon /
Philip Howard Of Rockland. county at
torney Of kEoX county, for the Oppon- /
ent2. Great pressure was brought to |
bear in favor of Haynes bat The COun- |
Gil by an almost unanimous vote gave
the petitioners leave to Withdraw.
The Chase pardon case was heard 1T
the December meeting of the Council. !
and it is thought that q decision in tn.
matter will probably be rendered at thu
coming meeting which will be held on
Tuesday. Dec -, although it is under
stood that there is a possibility that
the decision of the Council will not be
announced until the regular meeting in
January. Chase has applied for COM
mutation of sentence or a full pardon
four times since his Imprisonment at
Thomaston.
The petitioners We're given leave to
withdraw in the case of Bernard Con-
roy formerly of Portland, who is serv
ing sentence of five years at Thomas
ton for an assault on Daniel Shay. a
fireman on the steamer Horatio Hall of
the Portland and New York line. and
also in the case of w. II. Edmin-
ster of Belfast. who was sentenced
to serve 13 months in the Waldo county
Jail for infractions Of the liquor law.
The pardon petitions of John Nutting,
who is serving time at Thomaston Tor
burglary. ard Albert Burr of Watervilla
and Reuben \ Falcon of Howland. for
liquor selling. We're dismissed by ,hc
Counsel without n hearing
DR.. a. G.. Young, State registrar of
vital statistics. IS sending out to the
town clerks of the State blanks and
other matter on the above subject. in
which is included an abstract Of the
law relating to marriage and the
registration of vital statistics. being
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes.
and also the new form of marriaE"
certificate which has been printed in
compliance with the provisions Of
Chapter 65 of the Public Laws of 1907.
and which goes into effect on the first
day Of the new year. The law Is