Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-27


Bids ION Proposed New Bui
The 0overnor and Council ruesdsv
evening heard counsel for three petit
TONERS for executive 'clemency.
Edward 8. Anthoine Of Portland ap.
psared for Fred W. .Englehart Of Port
land. serving . sentence for non-suppcrt
and who escaped from prison and altar
serving with the army in France re-
turned and gave himself up to serve his
sentence.
Frank n. Ingraham oe Rockland APP
peared for Marshall Taylor Of Freeman.
serving life sentence for murder OF
his wife. Eta Taylor. in 1911. County
Attorne-. Blaine Morrison. Former Co.
Atty, c. n. Blanchard. Sheriff W. B.
Small Of franklin county opposed.
George C. Wing. Jr.. Of Auburn APP
peared for Fred Elliott of Auburn.
serving a six months sentence for lar
ceny Of so from Frank Millay Of Bow.
doinham.
The case Of Henry Richardson. IN
Houlton jail for 10 months for assault
and battery, was continued until the
September meeting.
Action was deferred in the Elliott.
Englehart and Taylor cases until
Wednesday morning.
Fred w. Enslshart
Edward W. Anthoine Of Portland ap-
peared for Fred w. Englehart of Port
land. saying he appeared primarily foy
the Red Cross. which brought the mat
ter to his attention, and secondly for
Englehart, serving a sentence for nom
support. He escaped from Jail after
serving five weeks. went away and
when the war came enlisted. served his
time and came home. saying his army
experience had changed his views. He
gave himself up and 10 serving out his
sentence. He brought home $40 and
gave his wife 800. spending the rest
on his family.
Letters were read from Louise B.
Powers of the Rer Cross urging q par
don: from his wife. Nellie F., saying
her husband was a changed man ami
she needed his help, being sick with
rheumatic fever, and from the. county
commissioners of Cumberland strongly
favoring pardon.
His army record was excellent. The
county attorney authorized Mr.. An
thoine to say he was neither in favor
nor opposed. and the sheriff the same.
Mrs. Burnham. the matron. Is opposed.
having no faith in his reformation.
Taylor. IL rardoned. can secure
work. lie is a good wood worker
and healthy man.
Blaine. Morrison. county attorney
of Franklin county, said he felt 1t
his duty to oppose pardon of Tay-
lor, for he believed it one Of most
cold-blooded murders in that county.
The facts as ] understand them are
that Taylor, who lived in Freeman.
was of bad reputation, 1. notorious
{ character. John Sabine lived in Sa-
lem:' also sister-in- law Guida
Searles. Taylor. having trouble with
wife, became infatuated with Searles,
and began scheming to get rid Of
wife.
On May II. 1911. Taylor and wife
were alone. He left to. go to Searles
woman. Wife followed. He went
back with her. grabbed an ak and
hit her on hcec-several Flows. Back
of head was gone when body was
found. We coetend there could have
been no self defence. Taylor Drag
'eed body away and tried to wash
OF blow. Got quilt. wrapped up body
and took it into house. Then went
&c Salem to see woman, returning
home and staying in hou5s with body
of dead wife. Two nights later. as
sisted by Searles woman and Sabin,
buried the body.
Mr.. Morrison read "a letter from
Taylor 10 Sheriff w. B. Small of
Franklin county on Aug. IL. 1912. aft
er being sent to prison. il which he
rchearsed all the trouble with his
wife and how he murdered her. as
outlined by Mr.. Morrison. the dis
posal Of the body and other grew
some, cold bl BOD details Of the crime.
A lengthy petition in opposition to
g pardon. signed by citizens Of Free
man ana Salem, was presented by
Mr.. Morrison, the petitioners saying
they thought Taylor guilty ana not
lectmeh of Freeman and ~ others
signed it. Every signer knew Taylor
for several years before the murder.
Sheriff w. B.. Small substautiated
all the statements OF County Attorney
Morrison. The body was found In an
18-inch hole. no covering but dirt and
rocks, just a month after Geath. Tay-
lof conferred to the county attorney,
in my hearing. Of killing the woman
and didn't say anything about self
defence.
CYRUS NJ Rlapchard of Wilton.
county attorney who prosecuted
Taylor. When she was missing we
suspected something wrong. investi-
gated and fiaally located the body,
which Taylor finally identified. In
later interview at jail. he confessed
to me that he killed his wife and
made no mention of self-defence. Said
re killed her because he wanted
Cuida Searles to come there and
live with him.