Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
STATE HOUSE,.
Ieti and Castor Present
Pardon Petitions.
Dairy Instructor FayOTS Curing
Glover in WindIOW.
Discovery Of Maps and Plans Of
the Northeastern Boundary
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor ana oou"0''
yJednesdav, Aug. 10 at 10 A.. NJ.

.ot;tior was filed, Friday with
~ .'acra,arv of state asking for the
,..,.,,,.,, ~ Domenico Teti Of Rockland,
,.ho ,,as sentenced to the state prison
- Tbornaston at the September term,
tao- If tbe Knox supreme judicial
INT for the murder at Rockland OF
,5.,,'hacl COMFORT The verdict of
mo turv was murder in the first de-
gree. and consequently the sentence
..ae for life Hon. l. NJ. Staples of
washington is council for Teti. The
netfffoner claims that he is not guilty
and that the person killed was his
friend that he had no quarrel with
any Of the persons present, and no
motive for assaulting anyone. lie
also claims that the only parties who
we're fighting on the evening Of the
homicide We're Vito florentino and
Vito Montisano. that they had re-
volvers and had several times threat
ened 10 shoot.
The petitioner further contends that
Il al the testimony of the State as
taken we're true. then the verdict
should have been only maHslaaghtef.
ard that the court did not instruct the
Jury that they would be justified in
bringing in any other verdict than
murder In the first degree; and that
the jury would never have brought in
the verdict they did had they believed
that the court would make the SEN
tence less than murder believing that
under the instruction of the court,
fheif verdict was the ONLY one that
could have been rendered in the case.
Both Teti and Conforti were EN-
ployed as in connection with the lime
industry Nv the Rockland- Rockport
Lime Co. as were also the other ltal-
lans involved in the ease and alluded
Il ia the petition Suspicion was d.
fected 10 Teti largely on account Of
his suddenly leaving the city. after
tEe shooting. and going To Massa-
ehusetts from which state he was
brought back by Sheriff Tolman Of
Knox county. and the trial followed
Evidence given AZ III. preliminary
hearing and at the trial in the su-
lfeme court showed that the shooting
WAS the outcome OF q beer and card
party that had been held by the Ital
ians in which considerable feeling was
shown over the outcome of the games
which were being played for the
drinks. Tell. through his counsel
asked for either an absolute pardon or
al least a commutation of the sen
tence
Another petition FOR pardon which
Has been filed with the secretary of
state is one Tor Paul Castor of Port
land, who was sentenced in 1907. for
larceny il connection with the cele-
brated Cashier diamond robbery for
term of five wears in the State prison
at ThomastCn castor had pre- ious-
II been indicted for another crime. and
upon the sentences ter the two crimes
has served more than four years
which the petitioner argues is suf-
fieient punishment for Castor who is
now an old man 50 years Of age. and
that he has reformed ana if released
from prison would make a good citi-
zen. Harry =. Nixon of Portland is
attorney for Castor.
Both OF these petitions win come up
before the Governor and Council at
the next meeting August 10, for the
purpose of assignment. and will
probably both be assigned for hearing
at the September meeting OF the
Council.