Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

counsel, including one with 2U3 of the -
voters of the town in which Mr.. Fogg
lives, also petition from the employees
of the cora shop, one from the ladies of
the neiehborhood, and others from the
towns of Canton, Buckeld and Paris.
Letters favoring the pardon were read
from Judge Stearns of the Rumford
Falls Municipal court in which the case
originated and others.
County Attorney r. T. Parker of OK
ford county appeared in OPPOSITION to the
pardon He claimed that Fogg main
, tanned ii liquor nuisance at the cornshop
, of which he was superintendent and that
Il drunken debauch was going on there
on July 4. 1909 in which Fogg partici-
pated and argued against asking the
! Governor and Council to act as re-
| viewing board in rum cases when what
. was considered too stiff a Jail sentence
was imposed He pointed out that clar-
gymen of the town and other prominent
people had not signed the petition. He
stated that during the month of July,
1909. Is shipments of liquor had been car
lied to the cornshop. The case was laid
over for executive session.
peared as counsel for stephen j. Flaher-
| ty of Portland, who was sentenced for
manslaughter in 1909 for five years for
causing the death of his chum, Patrick
Connolly, by striking him While the two
were in pool room The pardon was
asked by his mother, Mary Flaherty. who
needs his support
Attorney Donahue stated that the kill
ing was entirely accidental and that the
blow dealt by Flaherty which caused the
, fatal fall would not have caused death
had not Connolly been in d weakened
state from intoXication. He argued the
friendly relations existing between the
two young men and asked that the boy
he sent back to his heart-broken mother,
who needed his aid.
Letters in favor of the pardon were
read from Judge Levi Turner of the
Cumberland county superior court and
Warden Norton of the state prison.
Miss Elsie Clark Mutt, a settlement
worker in the neighborhood in Portland,
where Flaherty lived, testified that the
young man was well behaved and aided
in the support of his mother.
Miss Mary Flaherty. the mother of
Stephen Flaherty. testified that the two
young men were great friends and that
she never knew them to have any
trouble.
Attorney Joseph Williamson of Angus
Ia appeared in opposition, representing
| the family of Patrick Connolly. He
stated that Young Connolly was not in
toxicated at the time and that the post
mortem examination disclosed no suffi-
| nicnt quantity of liquor to cause intoxi-
cation Iie read the record of the Port
land probation officer showing that
Flaherty had been arrested for a great
number of offences. including intoxica-
ton and pocket peddlng. He said thai
the accident happened within few blocks
If where an enforcement deputy was
mobhed few days ago.
BARLEY Connolly, brother of Patrick
| Connolly. testified that his brothers.
habits were good and that he had not
taken "A drink for at least six weeks he
fore his death. His brother and Flaherty
had a fight several weeks previous.
Attorney Donahuc said that there were
| three stephen j. Flaherty's in Portland
and argued that the probation officers
records might have been confused in the
case Councillor Cunningham sucgesin'
that it was strange that the County At
torncy of Cumberland county was Ioi
present to oppose tho pardon. The cas-.
was tabled until the next meeting i'm or
| der to investigate the probation officer
record.
After brief recess the petition o.
Daniel Patrick Murphy. sentenced in
Houlton. Aroostook county in 1900 on
charge of killing his father was ytaker
mp. Thomas Leigh of Augusta appeared
as counsel for the petitioner.
Attorney Leigh declared that the edo,
Murphy had frequently assaulted hi