Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-27
Governor and Council
Favor Clemency and
\ will So Act at Next
Meeting--Ends Long
Rattle of Friends and
Public-S pirit e d
Group-Has Already
Served 20 Years for
Staying of Allen

Henry Lambert, who is serving a
sfe sentence for murder in the
Gates prison at Thomaston, will be
,.yen his freedom at the next meet
ing Of the Governor and Council.
,uly "a, according to indications at
tho meeting OF the executive body
hold Tuesday at the State House.
, majority of the Councillors ia
vored the granting of the pardon to
he petitioner. Owing, however, to
tho fact that the formal petition
asked lor a Communication of sentence
# was the opinion of the Attorney
General that the Councillors could not
rrant something that was not asked
lor in the petition. The petitioner
was given leave to withdraw, the I'M
derstanding being that ne would file
new petition for pardon.
Hearing on the Lambert petition
eas held at the May session of the
governor and Council. HOG. Charles
s Hichborn of Augusta presented
the case OF the petitioner. formally
asking for communication of the mans
sentence from life Imprisonment to
20 years but pleading for full par
don. The Communication was Streu-
nously opposed by Ex- Senator Mar
lin L. Durgin of Milo, appraised of
The Port of Portland, who was county
attorney of Piscataquis county at
,he time of Lamberts conviction.
Previous to the session yesterday.
Mr. Hichborn stated a Journal re-
uorter that he was confident that
elemency would be shown in the case.
| Mr. Hchborn sent the good news to
Lambert at ThomaSton Immediately
following the session, and he is
planning to meet Lambert just as
soon as the pardon is secured.
Lambert was indicted in 1901 in
The supreme judicial court for Pts
cataouis county for the murder of j..
Wesley Allen, wife and daughter of
Shirley He was tried upon the
charge of numbering Allen and upon
conviction the other cases were
placed on file. Lambert was commit
led to States prison. March %, 1908.
Ward Case. Continued
Hearing was continued to the next
meeting of the Governor and Coun-
Gil on the petition for the pardon OF
Edgar NJ. Ward, serving a life sem
tence in States prison for murder.
David Albert Pardoned from
Retormatory
Conditional pardon was granted to
David Albert of Dyer Brook. who is
serving a sentence of five years and
one day in the Reformatory for Men
at South Windham, for assault with
intent to rape. This pardon was on
the condition that Albert be placed
under the supervision of the ofn-
Gals Of the reformatory for the re-
mainder OF his sentence as in the
cases Of other paroled prisoners.
Harold E. Donnell. superintendent OF
the reformatory, presented the case
Of the petitioner to the Governor and
Council, appearing in behalf of the
members of the board of trustees OF
that institution who unanimously
favored the pardon of the man.
Mr.. Donnell pointed out that AL
bert had awaited trial in the AndroS-
cosgin county Jail for six months
and has been at the State reforma-
tory since Dec. -, 1920. During that
time, Albert has learned the carpen-
ter's trade SO that he now has five
Or six of the men there under his
supervision. Mr.. Donnell believed
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