Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-21

the advertising of corporations that hal
failed to pay their franchise tax, no ap
preparation having been made for thu
payment of such advertising for 1916, al
though the advertising was required by
law.
Dee Pardon Hearing.
Petition for the pardon of Francis A
Dee, formerly of Portland, was first TAX
en- up. Dee was sentenced Feb. Is, 1914
to not less than four nor more than Sin
years for breaking and entering in the
night time and larceny. Ernest M. White
of Portland was counsel for the petitioner
In addition to the personal petition Of
Dee for pardon, another petition was
presented from Henry F. Merrill Of Port
land and George w. Cooper of Portland
urging the pardon. A letter was also pre-
senter from Chaplain Allen of the State
prison stating that Dee's conduct at the
prison was good during the year and a
half at Thomaston and that he did not
appear to be a young man who would
elect to be criminal for the rest of his
life and urging that conditional pardon
be granted. Attorney White stated that
Mr.. Merrill a prominent business man OF
Portland, would see that the young man
secured employment If executive elem
ency was granted.
session.
CastigIia Asks Pardon.
The petition Of Guiseppi Castiglia, who
is serving a life sentence for the murder
of Dominica Ventrelli, fellow Italian, at
Jay in 1911, was next taken up. Jacob
H. Berman, county attorney of Cumber-
land county, appeared for the petitioner.
Attorney Berman stated that Castiglia
had no part in the killing of Ventrelli
and that the actual killing was done by
John Noto. who was indicted jointly with
Castiglia and has since confessed to the
killing. Mr.. German read a letter from
Chaplain Allen stating that both Castiglia
and MOTTO, although bitter enemies, told
the same story to him in regard to the
killing. A letter was received from War
den Elmer H. Waterhouse also urging
pardon for Castiglia, declaring that he
was a good worker and well behaved
prisoner. Mr. Berman declared that the
evidence of the trial. which he presented
to the counsel did not show the connec-
ton directly or indirectly of Castiglia
with the murder He said that MOTTO had
written a letter to Rev. Vincent Caste
lucci Of Portlan! confessing to the MUIR
der and thereupon the Rev. Castelucci
had interested himself in the case and
finding that the matter could not now be
properly presented to the law court had
interested himself in securing pardon.
Ventrelli was bad man. declared At
torney Berman, and had induced Castig-
las sister, who was married. to lead an
immoral life and that Castiglia and Noto
went before the Livermore Falls munich
pal court to ask for action in the matter
Testimony was read stating that Ven
trelli through Noto had offered SIS to the
Judge of the Livermore Falls court,
which was paid to the sheriff of the coun-
~. that amount in connection with the
investigation of the case. When it was
found that arrest could not be secured
Noto had declared, "Ill fix him" Ven
trelli was killed by Noto and the only
crime of which Castigla was guilty was
that of accessory after the fact in con-
cealing the murder after its commission
Honorio Gallinari. who was also an ac.
cessory after the fact turned States
evidence and was not prosecuted The
evidence showed that Castiglia had M
weapon while MOTTO had both knife and
pick. Noto also exchanged a bloody coat