Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-01
Isl Linn Refused Pardon-Other
Petitions Go Over-Proposed
Legislation Affecting the
Insurance Law
REPORTS OF DEPTS.
Steamboat Inspectors, Board of
Arbitration and Cancellation
And Other Officials File
Annual Statements
Next meeting Of Governor and coun.
Gill; 10 A. NJ, Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Gill; 10 A. NJ, Wednesday, Jan. s.
Hearing was given Thursday at the
meeting of the Governor and Council
on the petition for pardon of Isl Linn.
otherWise known as T. S. Linn and Use
Chens' formerly of Orono, who is sery-
Ing sentence Of is years at the
state prison at Thomaston for assault
with intent to kill and as a result of
the hearing the petitioner was given
leaVe to withdraw, or in effect the peti.
ton was denied. Outside OF the hear
ing the matters taken up at the meet
Ing We're entirely Of a routine nature.
The Meeting.
The meeting was opened at 10 A.
NJ. with Governor Haines in the chair
and the pardon hearing was held ear!y
, AZ tAe meeting. Linn was indicted at
the August term of the supreme in
olclai court for Penobscot county in
I 1911 on the charge of assault with in
tent to Kill Christine M Shaw of
Ofono, June s, II. Linn was at that
tlme student at the University Of
Maine. Hon. George Z. Thompson was
the county attorney at the time anu
Linn was represented by Hon Will
nam N. Thompson of Bangor. the
present reporter of decisions of the
supreme judicial court. Linn was SEN
fenced on Aug. "a. 1911, to serve Is
years in State prison.
Theodore Shredder of New York
CITY appeared III behalf OF Linn at the
meeting, presenting the case to the
Governor and Counc, He stated
that Miss Shaw and Linn were stu
dents at the University of Maine and
that Miss Shaw had undertaken TO
tutor the Chinese student in Latin. a
study in which he was making l!tle
heaQWay. In this relation they grew
10 be friends and discussed social and
eihlcdI problems freely. According to
Mr.. Shroeder's statements Miss Shaw
stimulated ambitions in the foreign
student and she enjoyed her power OF
influencing him.
Mr.. Shredder went on TO saw that
suddenly she reversed ner attitude and
insisted that Linn cease his attentions
And at that stage Linn found this olI-
ficult to do. Linn was born Of poor
parents in China. II was by means
Of a scholarship which he Won that lie
was able to study in this country.
attentions Of Miss Shaw. He failed in
his examinations after Miss Shaw had
insisted that he cease his attentions.
he went into the sanitarium where he
was treated for tuberculosis. There he
commenced 10 brood over the affair.
until he believed that Miss Shaw had
carried out her part in that manner
in ORDER TO torment him and for that
reason he shot her. She was taken
10 the hospital for a few days, after
which she was taken to her home.
Linn Immediately after the shooting
took poison but it was pumped out
before il commenced its work.
1t was Mr.. Shroeder's firm convic-
ton that if Miss SHAW were not in
hUenced by friends that sn1 would join
in the petition for the release If Linn.
tn" petitioners representative then
poke Of the prisoner, Linn, stating
that he was still young and brighter
than the average, and would make a
good citizen of China if freed and al
lowed to return to that country He
stated that the prisoner was suffering
from the curse Of tuberculosis and a
pernicious form of hemerrods; that il
would be no benefit for the State TO
continue his Incarceration; that he
would be permanent burden TO the
State; that considering all it seemed
best to return him to his native coun-
try.
Donald Snow of Bangor, present
county attorney of Penobscot county,
appeared in opposition to the grant
ing Of the pardon and reviewed the
story Of the crime, stating that Linn
came up behind Miss Shaw and shot
the bullet entering her neck. where
il is lodged at the present day And
according to his statements some fif-
teen letters were taken from Linn
after the shooting the letters being
addressed and stamped, and stating
that he was going to shoot Miss Shaw
and then commit suicide.
Miss Shaw now has the idea that
her life would be at stake if Linn were
released according to Mr.. Shows state
ments. She is nervous and high strung
and will never get over the effects OF
the shooting if she lives to be 80.
Mr.. Shredder stated that Miss Shaw
is in a hysterical condition. and that
without doubt if treated by a psyche
analyst she would recover. He argued
that the fears of Miss Shaw shouis
not be made a reason for keeping Linn
IL prison and he stated that in New
York City many aliens who break laws
are deported to their native countries
and are not sent to Jail.
The Governor and Council then went
into executive session at which an or
der was passed giving Linn leave 10
withdraw, which in effect, denies the
petition. The morning session WIS ad-
journed shortly after the noon hour.
The afternoon session was opened st
about $50 O'Clock and matters of A
routine nature held the attention Of
the Governor and Council until about
40 o'clock when the meeting was
adjourned.
Disposition Of Other Petitions for
Pardon
Disposition has been made Of other