Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-18

vi AHDuTH w nose 4NDHtlUdIlbH as ASSOC
ciate Justice of the supreme Court was
Confirmed by Governor Plaisted's Ioun-
ell.
The public hearing of pardon petit
tions was assigned for p. NJ, but the
members Of the Council were on hand
as early as 10 A. NJ. for the purpose
OF considering the confirmation Of
nominations and remained in session
until well into the evening. questions
OF the management of the Insane hos
pital at Augusta taking up the atten-
ton of the body after the pardon
hearings had been attended to. The
Council at the forenoon session gave
the petitioners leave te withdraw In
the case Of Thomas Van Zandt War
ner. who is serving a sentence in State
prison for burglary and for whom a
pardon was sought. Warner attracted
SOME notoriety a the time of his ar
rest for his skilful riiiing of dentists
offices in Portland.
The first matter to come up at the
public session of the Council was the
petition for the pardon Of Thomas J.
Doherty of Auburn, who is serving a
three Years sentence in the state pris-
on at Thomaston for shooting Peter
f. Fahey of Auburn. The crime was
committed under most sensational cir
cumstances and was caused by ieal-
ousy. Among the petitions in favor of
a pardon for Doherty was one signed
by / of the II jurymen before whom
his case was heard. l.. ]. Brann of
Lewiston appeared as counsel for the
petitioner The first witness called
rar of Auburn He testified that
Doherty was mentally unbalanced at
the time the act was committed on ac-
count of the alleged intimacy of leahey
with Dohertys wife.
George A. Allen of Auburn, an in
surance agent testified that Doherty
acted strangely in regard to the mat
ter of his insurance policy which he
had made out in the name of his wife
and wanted it changed. Frank A. Mil
lett of Mechanic Falls, county treas
urer Of Androscoggin county, testified
that he had known Doherty FOR 80
years. He was an industrious man
and regular in his habits until the
trouble came in his domestic relations.
soon after that he lost rapidly in his
flesh and appeared listless and i'll at
ease
County Attorney William II. Hines
of Lewiston testified that there was a
widespread interest throughout the
county in favor of the granting of a
pardon to DohertY. Councillor KIM
ball volunteered the information that
on the occasion of a recent visit to the
State prison he learned that Doherty's
behavior had been good since his in
generation.
Attorney Rrann also appeared in
behalf of a petition for the pardon of
Louis Gauther of Lewiston, who is
serving year in the county Jail at
Auburn for killing Napoleon Rate
alias Napoleon Beaudette, July 25
1919 He explained that, as it was
proven that the death of Beaudette
WAS not caused by the blow struck by
Gauthler, the charge was afterwards
changed to assault and battery: He
said that on the day the crime was
committed both men had come out of
the woods and had been drinking.
Gauthier was 4 small man, while
Reaudette weighed $50 pounds. eau
tlier struck Beaudette and he fell
striking his head upon the curbing,
aud from the effects of tho fall Beau
octte afterwards died. a letter was
read from Hon. Frank A Morey of
Lewiston. who was county attorney
at the time Gauthier was tried in
which he expressed himself in favor
Of ne pardon. County Attorney Hines
testified that he mad heard of no OBJ
icctis II to the pardon being granted
rhe Council in executive session
voted u grant Il pardon to Dohertv
ard refused the granting of a pardon
to Gauthier. The petition Cor tech
meal p2rdon for CHARLES II. Conant
oil Temple. who is now in the asylum
for the criminal insane at Augusta
was tabled on account Of The absence.
of witnesses for the petitioner.