Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-29

pardOnS were granted by the governor
and council to persons serving SEN
fences in the States prison.
Melvin Bessey. convicted in Sagada-
hoe county for murder and sentenced
for life; Frederick Benjamin, convicted
in Cumberland county for common
thief and sentenced for 10 years; Luigi
Cardinelli, convicted in Penobscot
county for murder and sentenced for
life; Semblice D'Andrea, convicted in
Cumberland county for manslaughter
and sentenced to IL years; Eugene c.
Hurd. convicted in Somerset county for
murder and sentenced for life; Alice
Pelletier. convicted in Aroostook
county for accessory after the fact to
procuring an abortion and given a
maximum sentence of three years, a
minimum sentence Of one and one half
years, with maximum sentence of two
years recommended; Henry Schroeder,
convicted in York county for rape and
sentenced to 10 years: Audubon S. Will
son, convicted in Franklin county for
manslaughter and sentenced to Is
years.
During the past year Bert Briggs,
convicted Of rape in Waldo county,
ann H. IlOSS, SoIiN lCteu VI Sethiile,
entering and larceny in Cumberland
county and John B. Wilson, convicted
of burglary in Cumberland county,
were transferred to the criminal
insane department at the Augusta
State Hospital. One convict, Ga
berial De Rosa, who was convicted of
murder in the first degree in the supe-
rior court for Cumberland county in
1892 and who was sentenced for life,
died druing the past year
Age Of .conviets.
The following shows the ages of con-
victed committed to the states prison
during the past year: Between Is and
20 years Of age, 10; between 20 and 25
years of age. IS: between 25 and 80
years of age. %; between 80 and IS
years of age. ID: between. 35 and 40
years of age. seven: between 40 and 40
30 years of age. four; between so and
80 years of age, none; between 55 and
50 years of age, two: between 65 and
20 years of age. one; between 10 and Is
years of age, one.
Crimes Committed.
The following shows the crimes for
which commitments were made dur
ing the past year: Accepting money
from a woman engaged in prostitution.
one: accessory after the fact in procur
ing an abortion, one: adultery. one;
assault, three: assault and battery
one; assault with intent to kill four;
assault with intent 10 murder one;
assault with intent to rape, three; as
sault and battery and indecent liber
ties with female child, two; attempt
toe commit larceny> two; attempt to
commit larceny from the person. one;
attempting to pick pocket, one: break
ing. entering and lafceny. 16; breaking
and entering III the night time, IA;
burglary. two; burglary with intent to
commit a felony. one: compound lar
ceny, four; common thief one: forgery,
one; indecent and immoral practices
one: larceny, nine; larceny from the
person, II: marslaughter. six; murder,
seven; polygamy, one: robbery, three;
uttering, one: total. 100.
Previous Occupations.
The previous occupations of those
committed were as follows: axle man
ufacturers, one: BARRIERS, two; board
ing house proprietors. one; ceiling con-
tractor, one: clerks. one; cooks, one;
doctors, one: embalmers, one: farmers,
eight: firemen, two; fishermen, two;
hospital attendants. one; hostlers, one;
housework. one: junkmen, one: labor
ers. SO; laundrymen, one; mill hands.
eight: painters, two; plumbers. one;
railroad men. one; sailors, six; shoe
makers three: stationery engineers,
one: ship corkers. one; stokers. two:
sailors. two: tailors, two; teamsters,
five; walters, one; woodsmen, four.
Nativity Of Convicts.
The following shows the nativity Of
ing the past year:
Bahama Islands, one; Canada, seven;
England, one; Illinois. one: Italy five;
Ireland one: kentucky. one; Maine. "A;
Massachusetts,, nine; Michigan, three;
New Brunswick. two; New Hampshire,
two; New Jersey. one: New York. three;
Nebraska, one; New Foundland, one;
Pennsylvania, three; Prince Edward
Island, one; Russia, six; Turkey, four;
West Indies. one.
Commitments by Counties.
The largest number of convicts were
committed during the past year from
Cumberland county, with Androscoggin
county second, Penobscot county third,
with Aroostook. York and Kennebec
tied for fourth place, each with eight
commitments. No commitments were
made during the year from Waldo,
Washington or Piscataquis counties.
The following shows the commit
ments to the States prison during the
past year by counties:
Androscoggin, IL; Aroostook, g.;
Cumberland, "a: Franklin. 2: Hancock,
3; Kennebec, 8; Knox, 1: Lincoln, 2:
Oxford, 1; Penobscot, 10; Piscataquis,
10; Sagadahoc, s.: Somerset, s. Waldo.
o: Washington, 0; York. 8. Total SO.
Adjutant Generals Department.
It Is understood that the Bangor au-
thorities. In the matter of a new armory
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