Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Bill, who Is serving SeuteASS ~
in the States prison at Rumloro Lof
the murder of his wife In 1911 VIII.
liam P. Sevigny, alias Pet Sevigny u
Wells, who is serving a maximum"
sentence of 10 years and minimum
sentence Of five years. with a recon-
mendation of six years in the state
prison for rape on the person OF Clara
May Harris at Wells. July IL, 1919
John F. Belden of Lewiston, who is
serving a maximum sentence OF FOUR
years and a minimum sentence OF Two
years in the States prison for the
crime Of forgery committed In 1913.
and Nelson Cochran Of Ashland, who
is serving a sentence OF one year in
the Aroostook county Jail at Houlton
for larceny, the crime having been
committed last April.
Joe Bill Case.
Ignazio Albanes, alias Joe Bill, was
convicted of murder in the killing of
his wife, Rosina Albanes, at Rumford.
Nav II, 1911. Attorney General Will
liam r. Pattangall of Augusta was the
leading counsel for the prosecution
while the respondent was represented
by Hon. Frank A. Morey of Lewiston
The petition of Albanes reads as
follows:
IT, the undersigned, having been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life for
the crime of murder. do hereby re-
specially petition your honorable
body for pardon.
Il believe that l can convince your
honorable body that the crime of
which I was convicted was man
slaughter and not murder and that
under the circumstances sufficient
punishment has been melted out to me-
already for what l did"
Sevigny's Petition.
The petition for the pardon of Will
liam P. Sevigny. alias Pet. Sevigny
reads as follows:
The undersigned. citizens Of said
York county, respectfully petition and
request that YOU grant a pardon to
William P. Sevigny, who is now con-
fined in the States prison at Thomas
ton in the county of Knox, he having
been committed to said prison from
York county by the supreme judicial
court at the September term thereof
A. D. 1914. and that he be relieved
I
Our reason for this request is
based upon our knowledge of the
young man and the belief that he has
already received sufficient punishment
for the offence upon which he was
convicted and sentenced"
William S. Mathews. Esq, of South
Berwick is the counsel for the petit
TONERS.
The BeIden Case.
John F. Belden. who is serving a
sentence in the States prison for
forgery. says:
That he was sentenced to the
States prison at Thomaston. May s.
1915, in the supreme judicial court TO,
the county of Androscoggin for
Period Of from two to four years for
the crime Of forgery.
That said sentence was imposed I'M
der the name of John F. Belden, but
that his true name is LeSage
That the sentence which he has al
ready served is sufficient for the crime
actually committed by him, that he
wishes to be released from said prison
and endeavor to become a useful citi-
zen
HShIaho People PETITION.
Residents of Ashland, AroostooH
county, have petitioned the Governor
and Council for the release of Nelson
Cochrane, serving sentence of year
ir. the Aroostook county pail at Houl-
ton:
we, the undersigned, humbly pray
that this our petition may be granted
releasing from the county Jail Of
Aroostook at Houlton Nelson Coch-
rane. who was sentenced to one years
imprisonment at the April term of
court holden in and for the county of
Aroostook at Houlton. Chief Justice
Albert r. Savage presiding.
I'VE, who are friends and relatives
of Nelson Cochrane, know him to be
of good reputation and his imprison-
ment was caused by small mis-
demeanor while under the influence of
liquor. and were he pardoned we feel
sure he would forever abide as
peaceful and peace-loving citizen"