Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-11
-Four Pardon Cases Will
Be Heard Thursday.
No immediate Prospect Of Con-
tIoI Of The Forest Fires.
Wssibrook Soon TO Begin State
Road Construction Work.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Nsxt Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, July 10. at 10 A. M.

Hon Nathan clifford of Cape Eliza
beth president of the Maine Senate.
will appear Thursday, before the Gov
1ernor and Council as counsel for
Ralph A. Urbano. the South Portland
expressman. who is serving an = IL
months sentence in the Cumberland
county Jail for infraction of the pro-
hjbitorv law. The pardon is asked on
the ground that the sentence is an ex-
cessive one and that Urbano has a
family that is dependent upon him ana
In danger of becoming separated ii ne
is not soon released. also that MS
health Is impaired by his remaining III
custody The petitions for Urbanos
pardon are signed by the mayor anu
aldermen of the city of South Port
land, by leading residents OF Portland
and South Portland and by members
of the fraternal orders. including the
Foresters Eagles and owls.
The postponed hearing in the case OF
Clarence H. Conant of Temple, VINO is
confined in the criminal insane ward OF
the Maine Insane Hospital at Augusta.
Is also scheduled for Thursday.
technical pardon only is asked in this
case as the man will still remain In
custody. simply for the purpose OF
clearing his name from the stigma OF
crime. This pardon has been in order
for hearing at two previous CeuncH
meetings but has not been heard on
account of the failure of Temples
relatives or counsel to appear
The case of John c. Haekett of Etna,
who has served three years. four
months and 10 days of 10-years
sentence in the Maine State prison
at Thomaston. charged with the
crime of incest. is also in order
for a hearing Thursday The petit
ton sets forth that Hackett is
is charged, that he has an aged father
and mother dependent upon Kim for
support. and that he was convicted al
most wholly upon the testimony of
woman who is not mentally response
Bile Martin & Cook of Bangor are
counsel for Hackett.
Another hearing assigned for
Thursday is upon the pardon petition
of David Knox of Oakland, who lacks
about a month of having completed
a four months sentence in the Kenne-
bee county jail for illegal selling of
liquors. Inc petition LOT MS pdfuph
is headed by the seieetmen of Oakland
and II Is claimed that his family are
sadly in need of his assistance. George
w Field of Oakland is counsel for the
petitioner.
The nominations made by Governor
Plaisted since the last Council meet
ing, including those OF William Penn
Whitehouse of Augusta as chief jus
tice. George NJ. Hanson of Calais as
associate justice of the supreme judi
cial court. John S. P. H Wilson of Au-
burn as chairman of the inland fish
cries and game commission. and John
F. Connolly of Bangor. as commits
sioner of labor and State factory in
spector. will be in order for confirma-
ton at the Council meeting Thursday.
1t is also quite probable that a report
will be made at this meeting from the
attorney generals office upon the
question of the ownership of Malaga
Island at the mouth of New Meadows
river. an inquiry into which was or
dered at a recent meeting of the Gov
ernor and Council The pardon hear
inss will begin at 10 A. NJ.