Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
GRANTED PARDON
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the hearing in the Winthrop munich.
pal court and the hearing at the SUI
perior court, had changed his testi-
mony regarding having smelt the
odor of liquor on Pooler's breath.
Deputy Sheriff Willis Pinkham
declared that while at the Jail Pooler
had been model prisoner.
: Petitions signed by zoo citizens OF
Waterville requesting the pardon OF
Pooler were offered by his counsel.
Sidney Bridges of Wells
The first case heard by the Cover
nor and Council yesterday was that
of Sidney Bridges of Wells, who was
convicted in October 1921 and senten-
ced to five years and one month in
the State reformatory for men for
assault and abuse of q female child OF
the age of seven years. The case
was presented by Austin Mccormick
OF Brunswick, secretary of the board
OF trustees of the reformatory. who
stated that the trustees had voted TO
request the Council 10 grant a con-
ditional pardon to Bridges. He said
that Bridges has changed since going
to the reformatory, that he is thor
oughly repentant and ashamed OF his
former acts.
Iorito ParIS OF Fortianu
The next case taken up was that OF
Lorito Paris of Portland, who in May
1928 was sentenced to serve three
months in the Cumberland county
Jail, pay a fine of $1,000 and in default
OF payment to serve three months ad-
ditional for keeping and maintaining
a liquor nuisance. The petitioner was
represented by Attorney Samuel L.
Bates of Portland. who set forth that
the evidence in the case showed only
three sales of intoxicating liquor dur
ing the time Paris was engaged in the
pool room business in Portland, that
Paris is in poor state of health and
further confinement would be harmful
to his health. He declared that Paris
had q spotless record up to the time
he entered the pool room business.
Westbrook Man Petitions
Attorney Arthur Chapman OF Port
land represented Irving A. Richard
son of Westbrook, who, in January
1923, was sentenced to serve from SIX
to ten years in State prison at Thom-
aston for rape. His reason for asking
for pardon were that Richardson has
already had sufficient punishment and
that If all of the facts regarding the
girls character had been known at the
time of the court hearing Richardson
would probably have been given SEN
tence of only one of two years.
Lewiston Petitioners Case
The cast of Joseph Bourassa Of
Lewiston was presented by Attorney
Thomas Leigh Of August. In Febru-
airy of this year. Bourassa was sem
fenced to serve four months in the
Ardroscoggin county Jail, to pay a
fine of $500 and in default of pay
ment to serve six months additional.
for keeping and maintaining liquor
nuisance.
Attorney Leigh contended that this
was an unusual case. that the only
startling thing about it was the rec
ord of conviction. He presented wit
nesses who declared that there was
no evidence of sales of liquor being
made by the respondent, and that the
case grew out of the fact that Bour-
ASA one Sunday had offered to some
which he had manufactured on his
farm. They declared, however, that
Bourassa had sold no cider.
VIM. Harrigan Of Portland
Attorney Emery Wilson of Port
land was counsel in the case Of Will
liam A. Harrigan of Portland, SEN
fenced in January, 1924. to three
months in the Cumberland county
Jail, to fine of $500, and in default
of payment six months additional, for
Illegal transportation of liquors. Mr..
Wilson declared that Harrigan had
been heavy drinking man, that he
never had anything to do with the
sale of liquor. and that the charge
against the man should have been Of
intoXication. to which the sentence
given would probably have been from
60 to 80 days in Jail. ...
Portland Woman Petitions
Next in order was the case of Mary
r. Dansero of Portland, sentenced in
March. 1924, to two months in the
Cumberland county Jail. a fine of
$500, and In default of payment six
months additional. for illegal posses
sion Of intoxicating liquors. Petit
toner was represented by ATTORNEY
Harry c. Libby of Portland, who
stated that the woman had been ar
rested because of intoxicating IL
quors having been found in a room
In her boarding house. He said that
after the court hearing one of the
roomers in the boarding house ad-
mitted that the liquors belonged to
him.
VIM. King of Skowhegan
That the petitioner Is innocent was
the ground set forth for asking for
pardon of William King of Skowhe-
gan. sentenced in January, 1924, to
ten months in the Somerset county
Jail, for assault. King was represent
ed by Attorney Burleigh Martin of
Augusta, who commended that King
mas always declared his innocence
and that most of the people in that
county believe he is innocent of the
oHense charged. He said that the
only testimony against King was
| that of the girl in the case, as
against the testimony Of King who
asserted his innocence.
Sheriff Moores of Skowhepan
spoke In behalf of the petitioner.
case OF ROckland Man
Another case taken up was that of
theodore X. Sweetland of Rockland.
sentenced In September, 1923, to six
months in the Knox county iail and
nne OF $500 for illegal possession
or liquors. Attorney Philip Howard
OF Rockland was counsel, who based
MS pardon case on an error in the
court record of the case in court.
Louis Toulouse OF WaterviIle
Ensign w. j. Lawrence of the Sal
walton Army at Augusta gave test,-
mony In the pardon case of Louis
toulouse of Waterville, who at the
January term OF the Kennebec su-
perior court was sentenced to serve
S So months In Jail. to pay a fine of
1000. and In default of pavment -
serve six months additional for q
legal possession. The counsel for
toulouse was Burieigh Martin Of
Augusta. VI
Mr.. Martin said that Toulouse ba.
neen suffering for years from eniIents
&c commissions and that for this rem