Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-28
STATE HOUSE
Governor and Council Holds
Regular Monthly Meeting
Three Petitions for Pardon Of
Convicis Are Refused
Extraditlon Papers Granted In Case
OF J. {. York of Massachusetts

Hearings upon three pardon petitions
claimed the greater part OF the u1he
of the Governor and Council at their
meeting Wednesday in the couhcll
chamber. After all sides of the cases
had been heard in open session, the
Governor and Council went into eX-
ecutive session and decided that none
of the pardon petitions should be
granted Aside from these hearings the
business transacted was routine.
THE meeting was called to order at
1oso A. M. by Chairman. Fred ID.
Kinsman of the Council. The hrst
pardon petition taken up was that Oh
eugene c. Hurd Of Harmony, commit
ted to the State prison in 1872 10
serve a life sentence for murder. III
the netition Hurd stated that he had
been sufficiently punished, having
served 81 years already. Mathew Z.
Morrill, of GRAY in presenting the case
read petitions from the people IN the
town of Harmony and also from peo-
plo Of Belfast. The case was laid
unon the table for executive session.
Mr. Morrill, then presented the case
Of Frederick S. Smith from hennepec
county. sentenced to serve eight year
in nrison for theft. Letters were reau
from the prison chaplain ana otheis
which showed that the petitioner leo
ord had been excellent While IN prs
on TIE case was laid over for eA-
ecutive session.
The third petition to be heard was
that of Fred w. White of Paris VINO
vas indicted in October, 1905 Tor
hrea,sine entering and larceny oil d
gold watch and chain and later Was
indicted with Edward +. tlhheian a.
Albert Plant for assault with oaLs
Gus weapons theavy hard Wood eloosl
,non Wilbur L. Farrar with intent "
kill For these crimes White was sen
,aneed tn serve three years on the
erst indictment and 10 ye2rs at hatu
tabor on the second indictment
FRANK H. Ingraham or RoeKlaile !!
renrosented the petitioner me hist
,,,;tress was True c. Hayford, former
ssn,,tv warden, under F. G. Wlgsh
81 saco He testified that While III
>crison White had been one OF me
TRUSTEES" and had influenced other
.risorers TO become better men. trahh
,rbon,as of Augusta testified thd'
white formerly had worked Tor mn,
al
and that to his knowledge =" mite iau
never touched liquor. Mrs. ihoiiias
tsstifed that when White had former
i, boarded at her house he had never
csused trouble among the boaraers- -.
At the afternoon session eoun.s
Attorney p. r. Dyer OF oxford county
anneared in opposition to the grant,
,nq Of whites pardon. He eonsldefeo !,
list attack upon Farrar vicious aha
,,,urderous. and stated that he thousht
white as vicious now as ne ever was,
And he stated that he saw no ies
SON for changing the sentence OF the
petitioner. o.,o~ and
Council went into executive s '7l.,4
AND considered the petitions, although
none of them were granted
The other matters taken up by tiie
Governor and Council during the gay
were of little interest being for the
MOST part routine, The amounts OF the
warrents passed at the meeting Were
General s117,47176; institutions, ss9,-
oae: salary (ApriD s4e,SUe.4s; saiafs
(May), sSs,262,9s.