Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-01
The Hubbard Case

Inc nupDard case was tried in 1914
and the man has been imprisoned for IL
months for the murder of Forest Mat
thews at Hartland, through jealousy and
suspicion of his wife, whom he admit
ted on the stand had never given any
cause for such suspicion.
Hubbard was we'll known and had n
good reputation in Oakland He had
worked up to few months before the deed
and supported his family His wife's
sister, who had married Matthews. died
and Hubbard and wife went to the fu-
neral. During the time there at Hart.
land, Matthews offered his sister-in.law
% ana BOARD per week to go to his hotel
as housekeeper. The Hubbards were
then poor and Mrs. Hubbard finally &C.
cepted and went to Hartland. Her own
daughter also secured work there and
roomed with her mother Hubbard wrote
to his wife to come home, evidently
through pride. being loath to have her
working for money to support the fam
lily. She did not answer the letter and
he wrote again. He replied that she
could not give up her work unless she
could see where her needs were to be
supplied.
Hubbard went to Hartland, taking a
revolver and cartridges. He stayed two
nights. until the day of the shooting.
without any words or quarrel. On this
day he went to Matthews room to have
drink. Neither were intoxicated. He
said to Matthew's:
You ought to make my wife 60 home. >.
Hubbard replied: I've nothing to do
with that. She is doing her housework
all right"
We'll, you can't break up my family.
and then he claimed Matthews attacke,
him. but this claim was soon abandoned
by counsel.
Hubbard said he shot Matthews. wo,.
crumpled up against the we'll and fell to
the floor. The crowd rushed to the room
and his wife escaped. Hubbard told the
people that he had shot Matthews and
wished he had shot her; that he didn't
worry, for he had a lot of friends ana
he could go down east for a year or SO
and get pardoned out.
Hubbard admitted that he had no
cause for suspecting his wife of inf
deity. Friends met him at the train
on the way to Thomaston and told
him they would then begin to work for
his pardon. Hubbard had been there 1s
months and he (PattangalD knew not
that he had suffered in health Hub
bard had the limp when tried that he
now has and thought he had had a
slight shock to cause it.
Gentlemen Of the Council, the health
plea in the case of pardcns does not
always work out as expected. I was
here at the pardon hearing of Alice
Pelletier and really thought that she
would not live to receive the word of
her pardon. but I understand that
about two weeks ago she was a brides
maid at wedding in Presque Isle
Hubbard's wife did not conspire
against him at the trial. She testified
reluctantly and nothing was brought
out at the trial to show but what she
was as good a woman as God ever
made, absolutely no evidence being
shown against her.
The Council in executive session went
over both matters and decided that the
Councils pardon committee should 60
to the prison this week and look far
Their into certain phases of the cases.
It was also given out that Avery of
Augusta, who was sentenced to State
prison for bigamy and for whom at
recent meeting the Council recommend
ed a pardon, had been granted a con-
ditional pardon by Governor Curtis and
had left the State for parts unknown.
The Governor and Council will meet