Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
linn's Petition,

Tsi Linn, otherwise known as Use
Cheng Linn, was indicted and convicted
at the August term of the supreme judi
cial court for Penobscot county in 1911 for
an assault with intent to kill Miss Chris
tie NJ. Shaw at Orono by shooting on the
night of June II, 1911. Linn, who Is a
Chinaman, was at that time student at
the University of Maine. He was sem
fenced to serve Is years in the States
prison at Thomaston.
In his petition for a pardon Linn says
that he has been incarcerated in the
States prison at Thomaston since Au-
gust 1911; that he has atoned for the as
sault with intent to kill; that while in
carcerated in the States prison at Thom-
aston he has been model prisoner; that
while incarcerated at Thomaston he has
contracted tuberculosis; that he deems he
has been sufficiently punished, and to
make him stay in Thomaston any longer
would not be punishment to him and
would serve no useful purpose.
John B. Thomas of Portland is the
Counsel for the petitioner
The MansIaughter Case.
Emanuele Salvatore Of Portland was in
dicted at the January term of the su-
perior court for Cumberland county in
1915 for the murder Of Giuseppe Massino,
a fellow courery:nan. During the term
the malice aforethought" part of the In
dictment was mol pressed and Salvatore
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was
sentenced by Judge Joseph E. T. Connolly
to serve not less than eight years, nor
more than 20 years, with 16 years recon-
mended, in the States prison at Thom-
aston.
In his petition Salvatore states that be-
English language, he was unable to un-
derstand the form, nature or erect. OF
the proceedings in court.
The petitioner further states that be-
cause he did not then know why he did
not defend his case in court was owing
wholly to the fact that he did not under
stand the proceedings, conducted In
tongue then entirely foreign and unknown
to him, he now seeks to rectify such
proceedings, important to him and to the
public, but not then understood by him.
through a petition to the Honorable Gov
ernor and Council.
Rodney I. Thompson of Rockland is the
counsel for the petitioner
Attempt at Robbery.
Charles Raymond was sentenced by
Judge Connolly of the superior court for
Cumberland county to serve not less than
one year and six months nor more thah
three years at Thomaston for an at
tempt to steal money from the person OF
George A. MacGowan at Portland Junt 20
1915. In his petition for a pardon way
mond says that he feels that in view o.
the fact that the crime for which he was
sentenced was only an attempt that he
has been punished enough.
Reniamin L. Berman of Lewiston is the
counsel for the petitioner.
For Robbery.
Henry j. McDermott of Lewiston, IN his
retition for a pardon states that ne be-
l;eves that under the circumstances suf-
fcient punishment has been meted out
+o him He was indicted at the April
term of the supreme court for Andros-
coeein county in 1916 with Richard Han
ion Jones O'Leary and Thomas N.
Rvrnes for the robbery of s65 from Will |
liam H. Sprague of Belgrade at Lewiston
April s. 1916. He pleaded guilty to the IN
dietment and was sentenced TO serve not%
loco than two nor more than four years
in the States prison at Thomaston
John D. Clifford, Jr Of Lewiston is the
counsel for the petitioner
Mekay's Case
Frank Mckay, who was sentenced py
Judge Connolly in the superior court for
Cumberland county to term IN the
States prison for assault with intent to
commit robbery. has applied to tn gov
ernor and council for a pardon.
Mckay has written the governor ana
council as follows:
ION Dec q, 1913, I. while somewhat un-
der the influence Of liquor, allowed my
good sense to be run away with. and with
another boy made an assault upon
with intent to steal.
. II have been an inmate of the Name
States prison for two years and nVe
Ny minimum sentence was Tor
four years. 1 am % years Of age, IN the
full vigor Of young manhood and nave
learned a very important lesson-not to
go against the laws of the country and
to abstain from intoxicants.
II respectfully ask your honorable body
10 let me out on parole ahead of my hai1-
time. or to pardon me that I may go 10
work like an honest and reformed young
man."