Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-16
The Lizotte Case.

The Lizotte Case.
The first pardon ease was thar Of
Come I.izotte Frank G. Harrington
81 Augusta vas his attorney. tie
said IN opening. that Lizotte Avas in
dicted aud found guilty in the Sep
tembcr term for taking So from Il
soldier at Togas. that he has wife
and three children whom the city is
Supporting. His sentence WAS one
year in Jail.
Mr.. Harrington further said that
though Mr. Lizotte drank liquor to ex-
cess occasionally, his honesty had
never before been questioned.
Deputy Marshal f.. G. Perham of
Augusta stated that LiZotte gave him
the money at the time OF the arrest,
saying that he took it simply to pre-
vent the soldier from being robbed.
Mr.. Perha1 never knew Mr.. Lizotte
10 do dishonest thing. The men who
were with Lizotte. in the opinion of
the witness We're hanging around the
old soldiers To rob them.
h. =. Wentworth. oyerseer of the
poor for Augusta, stated that the city
is now supporting the family.
Oren l.. Choate, turnkey at the
kenaehec Jail testified that Lizotte
was honest and a good prisoner.
Aueusfin Garet, for whom Lizotte
worked. and Anne Casavant. both of
Augusta. who had known LiZotte for
more than % Years testified as to his
rigid honesty.
No opposition developed and the
matter was tabled for executive ses-
sion.
The case Of James O'Connen Of
Lewiston was again called. No one
answered for him and the case was
again tabled The same procedure
was taken in the cases of Dominica
Teti and Orrin \. Grant
Pending the consideration of the
clara Emma Getchell case. Councillor
Tdrgoon introduced an order proVid-
ing Tor the purchase of "A blue print
machine for the Water Storage Com
mission. Highway. school and Land
Agents departments. Railroad Com
mission ard State Assessors. the cost
of about $3oc 10 be apportiened be-
tween them. The order was passed.
Election Returns.
The report Of the standing commit
tee ON election returns, gave no fig
ures. but stated that the following
candidates We're elected.
SENATORS.
Fourth Senatorial District Roscoe
c Reynolds. Lewiston.
Thirteenth Senatorial District-Fd-
gar p Hanson, Belfast.
FIRST Senatorial District-cecil +.
Clark. Hollis.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Andrnscoggin county,. w. Penley
of Auburn; Charles X. Campbell. East
Livermore.
Aroostook CountY--Charles f. Thorn
as. Caribou; August Peterson, New
Sweden. Cyrus Chase. Westtield.
Franklin County Eugene f. Flood.
Pennington, Fred q. Smith. New
Vineyard.
Kennehec County-Elmer f, New
bert, Augusta. Cornelius p. kelliher,
Waterville.
Somerset County Frank o. Thomp-
son, Palmyra.
The GetcheI Case.
Frank l.. Dutton of Augusta repre-
scented Mrs. Getehell. He argued that
Mrs. Getchell convicted herself when
she testified that she was the only
pefson who had an opportunity to put
strychnine i'll the medicine she gave
her husband FOR rheumatism. causing
his death. He dwelt on her honesty
in so testifying.
Mr. Dutton also called attention to
the relations between Mrs. Getchen
and q male friend. Laforest Trask, and
said that she was tried for adultery
and convicted of murder.
He then stated that he secured a
conditional pardon from Governor
Fernald's Council. giving her her lib
erty in December. 1914 He asked for
her immediate release.
Encch Gldden of Besuverton. Mich.
brother of Mrs. Getchell, stated. in q
plea To the Council that Mrs. Getchell
claims that if there was strychnine i'm
MI Getchells medicine, he put it there
himself.
Governor Plaisted inquired how
long Mrs. Getchell had been incarce
rated since Dee. ., 1893.
County Attorney Joseph Williamson.
in opposition said that in the last 20
kennebec county in which women
We're implicated, the Getchell. Cooper.
Matte Hackett and Royce cases. He
further said that Mrs. Getchell led an
Immoral life and that in giving the