Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-30
Governor and Council Hold
Regular Monthly Meeting.
Sanborn Pardoned-- DIR, Bates
Sentence COMMITTED.
Fish and Game Commlss 10 ners
Announce Batch Of Hearings.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

AL the regular monthly meeting of
the Governor and Council which was
held Friday. beginning at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, among other business
transacted was the holding of hear
ings on three pardon cases, those Of
Albert f. Sanborn Of Hiram, DR."
Paul Castor of Portland. and Or"
Ebert NJ. Bates of Richmond.
Hon. James S. Wright of South
Paris appeared for the pardon of AL
bert B. Sanborn of Hiram. who is
serving years sentence in the Ken
nebec county Jail at Augusta for an
assault on DR.. G. f. Wilson of Hiram
and he was convicted at the October
term of the supreme judicial court for
Oxford county in 1909.
"Sanborn was never before convicted
of crime" said Mr.. Wright. and his
character and reputation i'm the com
munity was always good. This crime
was committed in the heart Of passion
and the man was indicted for an as
sault with intent to kill but that part
of the indictment with intent to kill"
was mol pressed. Sanborn pleaded
guilty to assault and was given d more
severe sentence then was expected
Sanborn told me and others that his
mind was a blank for a period at the
time of the assault.
THE petition of Sanborn's pardon is
headed by Or. Charles f. Wilson. the
complainant ir the case continued
Mr.. Wright II really belive that San
born was insane at the time. / think
the sentence was excessive and | be-
lieve that the ends of justice would be
~ nj
No one appeared in opposition to the
pardon
Levi Greenleaf of Portland appeared
for the petitioners in the case OF DIR"
Paul Castor of Portland. who is serv-
ing a sentence of five years in the
States prison at Thomaston as an &C
cessory before the fact in a case where
the principal was convicted of larceny.
while serving term in the An
droscoggir county jail for abortion"
said Attorney Greenleaf. Castor be-
came acquainted with young man
named Earl Dunbar. Castor went to
Portland and Dunbar also went there
securing a situation as a bell boy at the
West End hotel Diamonds belonging
to Mrs. Cashier, the wife of the hotel
proprietor. We're stolen and Castor and
his wife We're implicated in the theft
with Dunbar
Castor was sentenced to five years
and his wife to four years in the
States prison" continued Attorney
Greeneaf Mrs. Castor will be re
leased i'm short time and all that the
petitioners ask is that Castor be liber-
ated at the same time as his wife.
No one appeared in opposition to the
pardon and the petition for the pardon
of Charles w. Booker of Brownville.
who is serving sentence of five
years in the States prison for break
ing. entering and larceny. was taken
up. No one appeared in favor of the
pardon and the matter was indefinite
ly postponed.
At the request of Hon. Thomas
Leigh of Augusta. counsel for the petit
TONERS. the hearings on the petitions
for pardon OF Howard n. Linpell and
Godie l. tonnick. both of Waterville.
We're continued until the August SEES
sion of tn Governor and Council.
Linnell was sentenced to year in jail
and the Connick woman to year in
State prison for the larceny of artl-
cles from the clothes lines at Water
vile. They were convicted at the
April session of the kennebec superior
court in 1909.
Henry r. Drew of Richmond ap-
peared as counsel for the petitioners
in the case of DR." Gilbert M. Bates,
who is serving sentence of five years
In the States prison at Thomastoh
for manslaughter in causing the death
of Winnie Kincaid. Richmond girl
by means of an Illegal operation.
Attorney Drew presented petition
for Bates pardon which was signed pv
the members of the board Of selectmeh
and many leading business men Oh
Richmond
These men would not have signed
the petition for Bates pardon. sald
Attorney Drew. III they did not pe-
leve that he should be freed and as
far as | know there is no opposition
to the granting of the pardon IN the
town of Richmond.
Arthur H. Stetson of Bath. county
attorney of Sagadahoc county. APP
peared in opposition to the pardon
In executive session the Governor
and Council voted to grant paro"'i
to Albert B. Sanborn of Hiram' W