Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-27
Governor and Council Hold
Pardon Day. Tuesday.
Regulations Adopted by Fish
And Game Commissioners.
Coleman Bros, Boston, Get Rock.
land Trunk Line Contract.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at 1 p. M,

Tuesdays meeting of the Governor
and Council will be Pardon day" and
hearings will he held on the petitions
of DR. Gilbert NJ. Bates of Rich
mond. Albert w. Bean and Joseph d.
McDonough of Portland and Charles
W. Booker of Brownvile.
Bates is serving a sentence of five
years in the State prison at Thomas
ton for manslaughter in causing the
death OF Richmond girl by means
of an illegal operation. having been
convicted in the supreme judicial court
a, Bath Jan. 3. 1909. In his plea for
clemcncy Bates says that prior to his
commitment to the prison he served
four months and II days on account
of the crime in the Androscoggin coun-
ty jail 1T Auburn and the kennebec
county Jail at Augusta; that he be-
lievec that he has been sufficiently
punished; that in his case the ends
of justice have been served; and that
longer detention of him in the exc
cution of the sentence would answer
no soot purpose Henry r. Drew of
Richmond is the counsel for the petit
toner
Bean was sentenced to serve five
years at ThOmaSton by Judge Levi
Turner of the superior court for Cum
berland county at the May term. 1909
for the crime of forging the name of
John f. Proctor a Portland real es-
tate dealer, 70 d small bank check.
Mr. Proctor. whose name was
forged to the check. has written d let
ter to Gov. Fernald. in which he says:
Bean forged the check while under
the Influence OF Intoxicating liquor.
| understand that he is the only sup
port Of an invalid mother. | believe
that he has been severely and sutfi-
GENTLY punished ard that if Your Elk
cellenoy will grant him pardon that
he will turn over a new leaf and be-
come u good citizen. ] earnestly hope
that YOU will give him a chance
McDonoueh was sentenced Feb. T..
1909, to a term of five years at Thorn
aston for an assault on officer Sylves-
ter In mis- petition McDonough pleads
that the sentence was excessive and
that he has reason to believe that the
judge of the court in imposing SEN
tence thought that McDonough was
another person Of the same name who
had bad criminal record.
Booker is serving a sentence of five
years at Thomaston for breaking. en-
tering and larceny. having been COM
mitte1 from Piscataauis county.
The petition for the pardon of
Thomas FCrtin Of Lewiston has been
withdrawn by his attorney. John
Slattery. Forth is serving a term in
the Androscoggin county Jail at Au-
burn FOR an infraction of the prohibit
tory liquor law and in his plea for
clemency he said that he is a sufferer
from tuberculosis. which mas been ag
greva.ed since his confinement. that
further imprisonment would serious
" endanger his health and that he
believes that he has been sufficiently
punished.
Announcement was made Saturday
of the following rules and regulations
adopted by the fish and game commits
sioners June %. on Franklin county
petitions:
Section l. For n period of four years
from July l. 1910 it shall be unlawful