Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-12
Three Pardon Matters Are
Awaiting Executive Action.
| Governor May Send a Delegate
To Saginaw, Mich,
u Attend Meeting Of Associ ation
Of Probate Judges.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
| Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

Fl At the present time it looks as if
Il several pardon matters would come up
II for the consideration of the Governor
i ard Council at the next regular meet
j ing OF that body on Tuesday, Aug. 80,
II but at the rate at which pardon pc
il titions Lave been coming along during
L the current year it is possible that
j there may be others added to the list
i before the date of the comig meeting
At the July meeting OF the Governor
j and Council one pardon was granted,
one sentence was committed and two
| pardon cases We're continued to the
next meeting of the executive body.
| These cases were the petitions for the
! pardon of Howard II. Linnell and
4 Goldie Connick of Waterville, and the
/ continuance was granted at the re-
/ Quest of Thomas Leigh Of Augusta,
who is counsel for both petitioners
Linnel and Mrs. Connick We're each
convicted at the April term of the
superior court for Kennebec county in
1910 for the larceny of wearing APP
parel from clothesline in Waterville.
| The former was sentenced to serve
year in Jail, while the sentence of the
woman was one year in the State
| prison at Thomaston.
A third pardon matter which will be
| included in the list for the coming
meeting was filed the first week of the
| current month and prays for the par
| don Of one William Sabine of Bangor,
who is serving sentence of one year
| in the Penobscot county Jail in that
| city for the crime of larceny. The Pc
| titoner in the case is the prisoners
wife who states in letter to the
Governor that she and Eer three chill
dren, the youngest of which is but
| few weeks old, are in destitute circum-
| stances, and that she hopes that a
pardon will be granted her husband
for the sake of herself and children.
/ Governor Fernald has received an
invitation from the secretary of the
Association of Probate Judges OF
Michigan, asking him to appoint a
delegate to attend the 14th annual
meeting of the association, which Will
be held at Saginaw, Mich, Sept. 70.
q and 90 The letter states that the
association has accomplished great
work in perfecting and making more
uniform the practice in the probate
courts Of that State. and that many
great improvements have been made in
the laws affecting the descent and
distribution of the property Of de-
ceased persons. and the care of minors
and incompetentS. 1t is a well-knoWn
fact that the diversity of the laws on
these subjects in the different states
is SO great as to lead to much con-
fusion and uncertainty. The fact that
In,
of an imaginary line ought not t"
make a difference in the manner OF the
descent of his property at his death.
1t is in consequence of desire 10
bring about a national conference or
persons interested in probate ana SINH
lar courts in the United states, anu
that steps may be taken to harmonic
in some measure the law on THESE
subjects that the invitations 10 the
Governors of the difference states
have been sent out. An attractive
program has been arranged along the
lines of uniform laws governing the
descent of real estate, the distrlpu-
ton of personal property. the care vi
dependents. and other topics OF nd
tional interest.
The Board Of state ASSeSSoio - ''"'
ing meetings this week with the local
boards in Washington and Hahcoch
counties The first of the series was
held at Calais on Tuesday. and To-Day
the members of the board are at Ma
chias, where they will hold meet'ns
at the county courthouse. Next SAT
| urdav Aug. l3. the board will go INTO
Hancock county and will hold meet
ing that day at the courthouse III
Ellsworth on Monday, Aug ID.
meeting will be held in the assessors
/ office at Bar Harbor.
The next series Of meetings VIII De
held in Kennebec and Androscogg'h
counties on Tuesday. Aug. %, theS
will meet at the City building In wa
tervil,e and on the following day al
| the office of the board In the Blame
| house at Augusta. The meetihs u,
| Androscoggin county VIII oe ',r 80
| the courthouse at Auburn on 1hors-
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