Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-29
STATE HOUSE,
Monthly Meeting Of The
Governor and Council.
John G. Farr, Life Convict, Is
Granted Pardon.
Fish and Game Commissioners
Adopt Rules and Regulations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
ell Tuesday. Nov. 20, at $50 A. M.

Included in the business which came
before the monthly meeting Of the
Governor and Council which was held
at the Blaine house Friday forenoon
We're hearings on two pardon matters.
one hearing being on a petition for
he pardon of John O. F'arr. who is
serving a lie sentence in the state
prison at Thnmaston for the murder
-: his wife in Portland in 1881 and
III" other hearing on Il petition for
he pardon of Edward j Owens and
john Quinn. who are serving a SEN
tenrc in the above institution for the
crime of larceny from the person. In
the case of Earr the Governor and
council voted that the prisoner be
granted pardon. but in that Of the
other two men the petitioners We're
given leave to Withdraw
Rev. Charles A. Pmmer. warden at
the state prison, was present at the
hearing ANA made an eloquent appeal
for the pardon of t'arr The crime
for which Farr is serving n life sen,
tcnce. said Mr.. Phmer. was COM
united in fit OF anger and with great
provoration I'alr was Il mate on a
vessel. 1t was supposed that his ship
would sail one night but it did not. so
ne went to his home unexpectedly and
found conditions there of such a ma
ture that in the heat of passion he
fired the shots that killed his Wife
Farr does not deny the crime. His
record in the prison has been an ey-
emplarN one He is now in feeble
health, afflicted with a serious heart
trouble He may live IA number Of
wears and he may not live an hour.
He has good home to go to if lib
Grated. so that the man will not be-
come town charge. | believe that
the ends of justice would be fully met
If the man We're pardoned. He al
ways had a clean record prior to the
commission of this crime"
No one appeared in opposition to
the granting of the pardon
James a. Comedian of Portland
appeared for the petitioners in the
case of owens and Quinn. These men
were convicted of stealing Il bag con-
tanning the sum of $1493. % from a
young man W no was on his way from
tn" office of the Maine Steamship GO.
at Portland tn deposit the money in a
bank. They have served three and
"ne-half years in the State prison
ana Mr.. C"nnellan argued that they
had already paid the penalty FIR ~"
criln" Letters favorng their pardon
We're read by him from Senators Will
liam y. !-OoncN and pc"ciVal T. pa y
ter. sheriff NJ. W. Trefethen, Repre-
x ntativ" :. Edward w. .,iurphy and
Henry q. Boyer. .Ir.. Frank -. Mar
shall and Harry NJ Bigelow of Port
land. and also Warden Norton of the
AlHine state prison, the latter stating
that the record of the two men since
their confinement in the prison has
been excellent.
Assignments for tie November
meeting of the Governor and C"nncil
were made on tlI" petitions for the
pardon of Cara Emma Getchel of
Sidney and Daniel Patrick Murphy of
| iioulton, VII" an" serving life SEN
! fences III ThumaStun for the crime of
nurder. ANA Maurice r. Fogg of East
! Sumner. VII" is serving y term in the
oxford county iAl at South Paris for
| = Niolltirn of the proliibitory law
1t IT, adjouinm, mt al the afternoon
: session il Was voted to hold the next