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

Company, where Mr.. Hubbard had beer
employed as a foreman. from Deputy
Sheriff D. B. Ellis and Lawyer Georgs1 W
Field Of Oakland, w. E. Vigue. chairn4a
of the Oakland board of selectmen. M
Harris cashier Of the Messalonskee Ma.
tional Bank of Oakland, Chester Winalov
of A. Winslow Company, w. Il.
| Wheeler of the Wheeler Furniture Com.
! pany.
| A petition headed by the three select.
men of Oakland and leading residents Of
| Oakland, was also presented urging the
pardon of Mr.. Hubbard. Attorney Mer.
rill pleaded that Mr.. Hubbard be allowed
to go to the home of his daughter and
son-in-law to pass the last days Of his
life Mr.. Andrews supplemented his let
ter in behalf of Mr.. Hubbard by q per-
sonal statement and told Of the condition
in which he and Harry Fowler, his son.
in-law, found Mr.. Hubbard at Thomas.
ton. and that he was liable to pass out a,
any time. Mr.. Fowler also spoke in
touching manner Of the little home.f
which he and his wife had provided Tor
Mr. Hubbard in Oakland, and told how
eagerly the townspeople were in signing
the petition after they found that Il was
in circulation.
You want to take him homer" asked
Governor Curtis,
ihats what we've been trying for two
years. said Mr.. Fowler with emotion.
Mr. Matthews former wife, who had
been buried shortly before the killing Of
Nr. Matthews. was an own sister to Mr.
Hubbard, Lawyer Merrill explained He
also alleged that Mrs Hubbard since the
kiilng had been ordered from the hotel
in Oakland.
assistant Attorney General Oscar H.
dunbar stated that Attorney General
Fattangall. who was unable to he pre.ent
on account of being engaged In the trial
OF the case at Bangor, wanted to send a
physician to Thomaston to examine Mr..
hubbard and also to be heard before tho
governor and Council in the matter,
Ahomas A. Anderson Of Pittsfield. county
attorney OF Somerset county, also ap-
peared in favor of the continuance NJ ths
case until further examination Of Mr..
Hubbard could be made and the attorney
general heard upon the matter.
MI. Fowler urged that the pardon be
sranteo Immediately as his father-in.law
mad but short time to live in all proba.
oiiity. He said that the physicians at tho
prison knew Of his condition as we'll as
any that the ~ttorney general might
send to see him.
Inc petition was tabled for considers.
.ion IN executive session and at u n ad-
'oorhment was taken until afternoon.
Zee Pardoned-others Continued
AT the opening of the afternoon Sos.
SION the Governor and Council imme.
ulateiy went into executive session in
connection with the pardon cases and
uoring Its progress Assistant Attorney
General Dunbar was asked to appear
oeiorc the council, presumably in con-,
hection with the two murder cases.
shortly after 8 P. M. the Council
a..,d after having granted a con-
oitional pardon to Francis A. Dee Of
.ortiand and continuing for investisa.
ion tae case Of George A. Hubbard Of
aAiano and Guiceppe Costigliani Of
Jay. The pardon case of Isnozio All.
panne' alias Joe Bill, Of Rumford. who
serving a life sentence at Thomas.
,on ior the murder of his wife, Rosina
oanes' alias Rosa Bill, was again.
continued, this time on account Of tho
absence Of Attorney General Pattan-.
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