Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-18
RumorT hat Haynes Pardon
Will Be Granted.
Several Other Pardon Matters
viii Be Heard
By the Governor and Council at
The January Meeting.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, Jan. 10, 1912, ar
10 A. M.

Pardon matters will occupy a great
deal of the time of the Governor and
Council at the January session, which
opens at 10 \. NJ, Thursday. In the
first place there is the petition for the
pardon of Samuel d. Haynes of Rock
land. who is serving q life sentence at
the State prison at Thomaston for
the murder of Patrolman Robbins. The
sixth presentation of his ease WAS
made in October before the present
Council and the matter was tabled for
further consideration.
The matter was not taken up at the
regular November or December meet
ings it is understood on account of
the absence of Councillor Weston
Lewis of Gardiner, who was enjoying
. European trip. but Councillor Lewis
has now returned and ii is reported
that the petition will be finally acted
upon at the meeting, Thursday. of the
Governor and Council. y widespread
rumor exists that the petition will re-
eeive favorable action al this meet
ing, although no one seems to know
just how this rumor started Color
is given To this rumor from the fact
that members of the Council have re-
of the life of Haynes at the prison
and of the reports from prison Off
Gals that ne is now a thoroughly re-
formed man. Whether correct or not
the general impression is that Haynes
will receive a conditional pardon at
the meeting, Thursday. of the Gov
ernor and Council one of the eondi-
tons attached to the pardon being
.E,a h.. IL IT, l.
jurisdiction in the world, wherever he
may be. he will at once forfeit his
liberty and be returned To the prison.
Three pardon cases were continued
from the December session OF the
Council to this meeting They are
those of Domenico Teti, who is serv-
ing life sentence in the State prison
for the killing of Raffaele Gonforto
fellow countryman, in shooting af-
fray in the Italian quarter of Rock
land i'm 1917, James O'Connell of
Lewiston. who is serving a three
Years sentence in the State prison for
larceny. and Eugene e Hurd. who is
serving life sentence for the murder
OF his brother, Howard W. Hurd. Aag
5. 1882. at Harmony.
Hearings will probably be assigned
in two pardon petitions. Clara En-
ma GetcheIl of Sidney. who is serving
n life sentence for the murder of her
husband, and whose sentence was
commuted by Governor FernaId's
Council TO % years. so that ii will ex-
pire Dec. % 1914. A pardon is now
asked. 10 take effect Immediately.
Come Lizotte OF Augusta. who has
about eight months remaining of a
years sentence to serve in the Ken
pebee Jail for larceny, desires "A par
don ON the ground that he has a wife
and four small children dependent up
on him for support.
Nominations made since the last
Council meeting will be in order for
confirmation, including those OF
Stephen $. Lancaster as judge of the
Augusta municipal court To succeed
Judge Benedict f. Maher. James H.
Doyle Of Whitefield rs sheriff of Lin
coin county to succeed the late John
Il. Rafter, and Marshall p Cram of
Brunswick to succeed himself as a
member of the State Board of Health