Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-19
| was brought out in the argument of

Case of George f. Berry, Jr.
1 Next in order was heard the case
| of George F. Berry, Jr., of Gray, who
| is serving sentence of six months
| in the county Jail at Portland for the
crime of adultery. +. D. Sawyer,
trial justice at Gray, appearing in
behalf of the petitioner and present
| ing a petition signed by 81 residents
of Gray and vicinity favoring the
pardon of the man. Mr.. Berry has
four children dependent upon him
for support and his father and
mother are to an extent dependent
upon money earned by Berry. Mr..
-! Sawyer said that Mr.. Berry is a
| painter and if released from Jail this
| summer will be able to find plenty
| of work.
| Lewis b. Moody Seeks ClemenCy
Judge Leonard j. NickerSon of
| Cornwall, Conn.,, superior court JUS
| tice, and Attorney ]. F. Adds of New
! Milford, Conn.,, appeared at the ses-
| sion asking for the pardon of Lewis
| B. Moody of Houlton, who had
| served them faithfully as cook upon
| their vacation trips to Grand Isle,
! Me-, for many years. Moody was
| sentenced for illegal transportation
! at the last April term of the supreme
| judicial court to pay a fine of $500
| and costs and to serve four months
| in Jail and in default of payment to
| serve six months additional in Jail,
| being committed May 10 of this
! year.
Attorney Adds brought out the
i point that in the case in which
Moody was involved, his connection
was only that of common carrier.
A DIV
| had telephoned Moody. who was
working as a truckman, to meet his
wife at Littleton, Me-, and take her
! to Woodstock, n. e.. in his auto
| mobile. Mr.. Moody met the woman
| as requested. The woman carried
bundle with her, and when officers
| stopped the automobile to search
j they found that the bundle contain
| ed ~ one-quart cans of alcohol.
! Moody did not know that the woman
| was carrying liquor.
Counsel further contended that
! that Mr.. Moody had employed At
torney w. S. levin of Houlton as
| counsel in the case and had paid
800 to Mr.. levin. who said he
would clear him for that amount
| but later said that he would have
to have $3.50 more. Moody raised
the other $3.50 on a loan and paid il
! to Levin. The money thus paid in
! had no effect, however, for Moody
! was tried, found guilty and SEN
fenced.
Attorney Adds stated that the
petitioner had five minor children to
support and is through with the
liquor business forever
Case of Clyde L. Moody
limo hot
bad shape physically and is greatly
| needed to earn money to support his
family, Attorney Henry Cleaves Sui
IVAN OF Portland argued in behalf
OF the pardon of Clyde l.. Moody of
portland, who is serving a sentence
OF SIX months in the Cumberland
county Jail for operating an automo-
bile while under the influence of in
toxicating liquors.
Charles B. Dunn. Jr.. superinten-
dent of the State school for BOYS at
South Portland. stated that Moody
was in the school for n time for
some minor offenSe and that his
record there was first class. He said
that last May the young man was
well and strong. but now he is weak
and on the verge of becoming an in
valid.
A letter from DR.. II. NJ. Twitcbell
was read to the Council, the physi-
can pointing out that the petitioner
Is suffering from heart trouble and
That his case was one for the SAM
tarium.
Present Figures on Reformatory
Buildings
There is urgent need for immedi-
ate action by the Governor and
Council regarding the replacing of
the buildings destroyed by fire last
January at the mems reformatory
at South Windham. according to the
statements made at the meeting by
Rev. John NJ. Arters of Portland. a
member of the board of trustees of
| that institution.
Since the dormitory and headouar-
terS buildings were destroyed an
emergency has existed and the tenn
| porary quarters which have been
since provided are unsatisfactory and
| unsanitary, Mr.. Arters declared He
presented figures estimating that Il
, new dormitory and headquarters
| building can be built for about $780,
| OOO, and for $4,000 additional a first
class industrial building can be con-
structed. 1t was his belief that by
using inmate labor the two buildings
/ can be put up for 40 or so percent
less than the figures just quoted. He
dloO duNlStu llIe purchase by inc
State of farm adjoining the reform
atory property. which can be bought
Tor about $1,000 and will provide
| quarters for some of the men on the
staff of the institution.
| Mr. ArterS asserted that inVesti-
| cation had been made showing con-
clusively that clay and sand can be
taken from the land there in sufli-
cient quantity for making all the
bricks that would be needed in the
construction of these buildings.
! I'VE feel the situation keenly, we
need help and we need it badly" said
| Mr. Arters in conclusion
| Henry f. Merrill of Portland
trustee of the reformatory, said that
| he had been indignant for some time
at the conditions at the Reformatory
for Men.
| My interest in this institution is
because of my interest in young
men," continued Mr.. Merrill. Young
men have no right to be sent to this
institution. Something must be done
| or the institution ought to be closed.
! The quarters are not good enough to
keep cattle there this winter.
! Il earnestly plead to the Governor
and Council for immediate relief.
Won't you do something for this in
! stitution and do it quickly"
Leslie BOynton of jefferson, anoth-
er member of the board of trustees
of the Reformatory for Men, asked
| for prompt action on the part of the
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