Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-08
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Of Governor Council Thursday II at 10 NJ
ernor and council, Thursday, Dec.
II. it was announced Monday.

of Lewiston, serving a sentence of
not less than 10 nor more than 20
years in the states prison at Thorn
aston for felonious assault on a fe-
male under the age of IA years;
Daniel Fallon Of Portland, serving a
sentence of not less than five and one
years not more than seven years in
the states prison for manslaughter:
Fred Succie of Brewer, serving terms
James E. Gallagher of Bangor md
in the Penobscot county Jail for
maintaining a common nuisance;
James H. Simonton of Rockport.
serving a term in the Knox county
jail on a conviction of common seller
of liquor; Harry Smith of Thomas
ton, also serving a term in the Knox
county Jail on a conviction of the
illegal possession of liquor; and AL
phonse j. Merritt of Rangeley, serv-
ing term in the Franklin county
jail at Pennington on a conviction
of maintaining liquor nuisance.
Blais was convicted at the October
term Of the superior court for An
| droscoggin county in 1928. He says
| In his petition that he Is not guilty
Of the offence, but was advised to
plead guilty, not knowing what he
was doing as he cannot understand
the English language. He further
states that he has a wife and two
children dependent upon him for
support.
Fallon asks that his sentence be
committed to four and one half
| years. He states that he was not
present at the time of the commits
| sion Of the crime and knew nothing
| about it.
II have never entertained any fe-
lonious intent, and the unfortunate
| outcome Of the affair has made me
| a cripple for life. as have lost three
| fingers while working in the prison
| wood shop" says Fallon in his petit
ton for executive clemency.
| Gallagher was convicted at the last
January term Of the superior court
for Penobscot county and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of $1,000 and
costs and to serve one year in jail.
| Gallagher, who is a veteran Of the
World War. in his petition, states
| that previous to his present sentence
he served three months in Jail and
paid q fine Of $500 for the same Of
fence, that he has become emaciated
because Of his year Of close confine-
| ment and Is now in delicate health.
and that further confinement will
permanently undermine his consti.
| tuition.
Succie was sentenced in the SUPER
I Tor court for Penobscot county to pay
| q fine of $500 and costs and to serve
eight months in Jail and in default
of payment to serve eight months
additional in jail. He was committed
! to Jail June 81, 1925. He states In
his petition for a pardon that the
general condition of his health is
poor and that he has a wife and four
children dependent on him for sup
port.
Simonton was sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and costs and to serve
four months in jail and in default of
payment to serve six months addi-
tional in jail. He says that he Is
not guilty of the offence Of which
he was convicted and that his health,
which Is very poor. is being impair
ed by his confinement.
A petition for the pardon of Smith,
which is signed by several residents
Of Rockland, ssys that he served
during the World War and was dis
charged on account OF tuberculosis
and on this account confinement Is
detrimental to his health.
Merritt was sentenced at the lest
September term OF the supreme 1u-
dicial court for Franklin county to
pay a fine Of 5000 and costs and to
serve 80 days in jail and in default
of payment to Serve six months ad-
ditiona1 In jail. In his petition he
states that he has already completed
his prison sentence, that 1t Is i'm
possible for him to raise the money
with which to pay his fine, that
further time in jail will cause him
great distress and annoyance, that
he has already served a sufficient
sentence. and that mis- wife and chill
dren need his care. attention and
support.