Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-25
STATE HOUSE
Mex. M...ios >. Governor Council ? M Tuesday Aus 2s

Next Meeting Of Governor and coul
Seven petitions for a pardon are
now pending before the Governor and
Council. Hearings win be held on
six Of these at the session of the
Governor and Council next Wednes-
day. while q hearing on the petition
Of Arthur J. Casey Of Calais. who
is serving 1 term in the, States pris-
on for manslaushter. will be held At
the September session Of the council.
The crimes for which pardons are
asked are for murder. manslaughter.
incest. rape. larceny. non-support and
assault.
Marshall Taylor Of Freeman plead
ed guilty to an indictment for mur-
der at the September term Of the
supreme judicial court for Franklin
county in 1911 and was sentenced to
the States prison at Thomaston for
life. The petitioner represents that
In his ignorance Of the law be plead
ed guilty to murder when he vas
only guilty at most of manslaugkter,
he having unintentionally killed his
wife, Eta Taylor. without malice.
but in self defence, she having at
tackled him and struck him with q
heavy spade several times. he then
being lame with cut foot. and un-
able to get out Of the way. He fur
ther claims that he was not the ag-
gressor or the provoker OF his wife's
attack which was sudden and vio.
lent. and what he. did was done In
order to save himself from death or
great bodily harm. He further con-
tends that he can readily earn a liv-
Ing IL given his freedom. Frank II.
Ingraham of Rockland Is the .coun-
sci for the petitioners. i,
Henry Richardson Of Castle Hin
was sentenced in the supreme ju-
dicial court for Aroostook county LIST
April to serve 10 months in the Houl-
ton Jail for an assault on Archie
Watts. His wife. Mae Richardson,
filed the petition in which she states
that her husband is the father Of
five children, all under IL years OF
age, and that he has been sufficiently
punished.
Fred w. Englehardt was serving
sentence in the Cumberland county
jail at Portland for non support when
he escaped and Joined the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces overseas.
He states that while he was in the
service that his allotment was given
for the support Of his wife and chill
dran.
Hugh Pinkerton Of Limestone is
serving a sentence of nine years in
the State prison for incest. having
been convicted in the supreme judi
cial court for Aroostook county in
1917. He states in his petition for
pardon that the time that he has
served has been sufficient to meet
the equirements of Justice and
to protect all interested from a
repetition of the crime and that he
desires his freedom to take part in
the useful affairs of life. Senator S.
Thornton Of Houlton is the counsel
for the petitioners. s.ass
Harvey stymiest Of Loggieville. y.
B.. is serving a 2o-years sentence in
the State prison for. rape on Alice
Lurette at Van Buren in 1913. Stym-
lest declares that he is not guilty Of
the crime. that his conduct since his
commitment to the prison has been
exemplary, that he Is in failing
health and that the time he has serv-
ed has been sufficient punishment.
Fred Elliott Of Rumford states in
his petition for pardon that he Is
needed for work on his mothers farm
and that he will break no more laws.
He was sentenced in the Bath mu-
nicipal court last May to serve six
months in the Androscoggin county
Jail at Auburn for larceny.
j Arthur ]. Casey Of Calais was SEN
fenced in the supreme judicial court
for Washington county at the Janu-
ary term, 1917, to not less than six
nor more than Is years in the State
prison for manslaughter In causing
the death Of John r. Tracey. He
pleaded guilty to the crime of man
slaughter being indicted for murder.
In his plea for clenency Casey
says /:
MY wife and seven dependent chill.
dren are in grave need Of my support
as their circumstances have been ex-
ceedingly unfortunate during my
servitude, which can be alleviated by
my release before my health is fur.
ther impaired as it is failing fast
due to confinement. have been un-
der the care Of physician for a
year and half. The crime for which
was committed was committed in
voluntarily and by act OF self de.
tense. was not the aggressive one
in the matter and acted on the i'm