Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-01
SMITH GETS PARDON
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Charles ". G. Smith of East Warren,
sentenced in 1881 to life Imprisonment for
murder, and on the petition of Fred W.
| Thlowbridse of Thomaston asking for a
release from an Imprisonment sentence he
received for common nuisance, occupied
the attention of the Governor and Coun-
ell at their regular meeting Wednesday
morning at the Council chamber. As a
result of hearings Smith received full
pardon and Throwbridge was given leave
to withdraw his petition.
The meeting was opened at 10 o'clock
with Governor Haines in the chair The
first business TO come before the meet
ing was report of the Executive Council
on election returns, which will be found
in another column of the Journal. Chair
man Fred G. Kinsman then took the
chair and the hearings on the petitions
| were commenced.
/ The case of Mr.. Smith was presented
! by c. A. Leighton of Waterville. who
| stated al the beginning that Mr.. Smith
| had no money with which to pay law
yer. Mr. Leighton briefly reviewed the
events connected with the murder, stat
:
oeen unfaithful to him and for that rea-
SOL Smith hastily drew his revolver and
/ fired at her. The bullet struck his child,
DO was standing near the mother, and
tie child died shortly afterward. Smith
/ Immediately went to Rockland and gave
himself up to the police, pleaded guilty
to the shooting. AT that time he was
% years cd. Mr.. Smith is now e. years
old.
Letters were presented from ex-senator
IL, L, Shepard, Hon. William T. Cobb of
Roekand and Jarvis Perry, treasurer of
the Securities Trust Company OF Rock
land, formerly in the employ of Perry
Brothers. for whom Smith had worked,
and these letters tended to show that
Smith lad been a man of good habits.
that he committed the murder without
a moments thought, and that justice had
already been satisfied in the case. IA let
ter from Eugene V. Allen, chaplain of
the State prison was also read and in
this Mr.. Allen stated that he looked upon
Smith as reformed man.
County Attorney Howard of Knox
county appeared at the meeting and
spoke in behalf of Smith, referring to
his previous good character and TO the
fact that there was not a black mark
against Smith during his 33 years i'm
prisonment He also stated that
Smith had at no previous time made
application for pardon. The testi-
mony of County Attorney Howard
closed the hearing ON the petition of
Smith.
The hearing upon the petition of
Fred w. Throwbridge of Thomaston
was then commenced. The petitioner
represented in his petition that at the
/ September term of the supreme court
for the county of Knox he was
adjudged guilty of common nuisance
and sentenced to 80 days of hard labor
and the payment of 5000 and costs
and in default of the payment of the
fine and costs 80 days additional, and
the petitioner asked for the release
from that part of the sentence provid-
ing from Imprisonment
The case was presented by Arthur
Littlefleld of Rockland, who stated
that Throwbridge had formerly been
proprietor of the Knox house but since
last June had been out of the hotel
! business. And he stated that the pc
titioner had already paid the fine and
served half of the sentence.
After a few other matters of routine
business had been transacted the Gov
ernor and Council went into executive