Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-08
petitioner was given leave to Wit
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pctltlOnef was given leave TO with
draw.
The Governor and Council granted
conditional pardon to take effect
the Goth OF this month to George
Chandler of Scarboro, q former
Portland police officer, who at the
September term of the superior
court in Cumberland county was
convicted of manufacture and un-
lawful possession OF Intoxicating
liquors and was sentenced to serve
three months in Jail and to pay a
fine of $1,000 and in default OF pay
mcnt to serve six months additional
in Jail. This pardon case was heard
by the Governor and Council two
weeks ago.
Attorney Lafayette Is. WaldrOn of
Dexter presented the case of ODell
who was convicted of the crime of
rape at the September term OF the
Penobscot county superior court.
1921. and was sentenced to serve not
more than three years nor less than
one year in states prison at ,Thom-
aston. 1t was the petitioners claim
that he was innocent OF the offonSa
and that justice had been fully m2ted
out and more than for the actual
offense committed. which he repre-
scented was fornlcatiOn.
Many letters asking for tho par
don were presented by Attorney
Waldron, including letters from II
of the II members Of the jury who
convicted the Young man. Petitions
signed 10y $40 of the citizcuS Of
Dexter. Exeter. Garland and Coriuna
favoring the granting If the pardon
'.crc also offered; also documents
signed by tie girl III the case. Miss
Helen Gould Of Exeter, and hcr
7 father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Gould Of that town.
No one appeared in opposition to
the granting of tho pardon.
Case Of Fred Henry Moore
Attorney Ralph Farris of Augusta
outlined the case of Fred Henry
the September 1922 term of the
Kennebec county superior court was
convicted of the crime of assault
with intent to rape a girl under the
| age of IA years, Laura Moore. I.
cousin OF the respondent: and was
sentenced to serve a minimum sem
tence of six months and a maximum
. term of five years at the state Re
formatory at Windham, being COM
I mitted Sept. IS last.
Counsel for the petitioner set forth
the contention that Moore was not
guilty of the offense for which he
was convicted: that at the time he
was arraigned he pleaded "nolo con-
tendero" upon the advice of his
counsel after being informed that
said plea was equivalent to the plea
Of mot guilty." that he was never
convicted by a verdict Of the jury
and through his lack of knowledge of
Of nr0cpdIlrp
Moore felt that an Injustice had
been done to him.
Evidence was produced in letter
from Mrs Ethel NJ. Thurston of
Vienna that Clarence Shibles of
Vienna, who had told Mrs. Cora
| Moore (mother of the girlD to make
the complaint against Moore. had Of
| fered to get Mrs. Cora Moore to drop
| the case if Moore would pay him S23
| and work for him haying during the
summer.
| Roscoe Moore, father Of the boy
stated that he had no reason to think
| that any assault had been committed.
William E. Thurston of Vienna
| favored the granting OF the pardon.
Governor Baxter asked Mr.. Thurston
| if it looked to him like 4 spite case.
ut looks that way to me- was Mr..
! Thurston's reply.
The merits of the case were re-
| viewed by County Attorney Walter
| NJ. Sanborn of Augusta. who APP
peared in opposition to the granting
| Of the pardon. He referred to the tes-
| timony of the girl. Laura Moore and
her sister. Doris. given in the Angus
A., ia court to the effect that Moore had
committed assault with intent to
rape. He spoke of the lengthy con-
ference between the respondent and
his counsel at the superior court, and
| OF the entering of the plea of "nolo
| contendere."
Rev. John NJ. Arters of South Port
land, member of the board of trus-
tees of the State Refofmatory, op-
posed the granting Of the petition on
! the grounds that it would be much
better for the young man to take ad-
| vantage Of the parole law on account
| of the fact that hewould be placed in
,, better surroundings after leaving the
institution. He said that Moore's
! case came before the parole board
last month and will probably be re-
ported on the 2Sth Of this month.
This suggestion was opposed by
Attorney Farris on the grounds that
1t would leave convict stigma over