Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-31

| months. Then, coming as a shock
| to his friends, he committed these
absurd, foolish crimes. He forged
| two notes, one Of them for 500, U.s.
| ing woman's name who had never
been known to draw a note for any
purpose. Then, instead of attempt
| ing to raise the money to pay the
notes when they came due. or to
| forge extensions, he simply sat
around and waited for his crimes to
| be discovered"
Attorney Otis further stated that
Howard made no rational attempt at
| defense, that he went to Florida, and
upon being notified returned volun-
tarily and unaccompanied went to
Thomaston and gave himself up.
Had he appeared before Court
at the time of trial. the results would
have been very different, for they
could not have failed to note-his con-
dition," declared Mr.. Otis.
He went on to state that Howard S
wife and son have already made res
| titution Of about half the sum in
volved in the charges which result
| ed in Towards Imprisonment. Since
| having been sent to Thomaston How
ards health has become dangerously
| impaired, and about every member of
the Bar of Knox County has sent
letters asking for executive clemency
in this~case.
'He has been sufficiently punished.
He was disbarred from practice, and
the disgrace to his family, coupled
with the Is months Imprisonment
| which he has already served, make
J his penalty severe indeed. He has
| a position open in case he is released,
| and will never engage In legal work
again." said the Attorney.
| Towards wife appeared before the
| Governor and Council, and told OF
| the great change in her husbands
temperance after his return from
| France. She said that he had always
| been considerable and loving, up to
| the time he left home, and that his
| experiences abroad had altered his
condition greatly.
| A letter from the prison physician,
| Albert Head, was introduced stating
that Howard's physical condition re-
ouired that he be removed to a hos
| pital where he could be cared for.
| Petition of John Mckinnon
| Another case of considerable inter-
est was that of John Mcklnnon or
Portland, who was represented at the
| hearing by Attorney Harry p. Nixon
| of that city. He stated that Mchln-
non, q young man 20 years or age
| had been arrested with two others
on a charge of robbery preferred by
a dunken mai who had previously
served two terms at Thomaston'
s"He was drunk at the time ne
brought the charge" declared the at
| torney. While Mckinnon was out on
bonds, he became involved in an ar
gument with his Wife's uncle, ana
| was taken before the court on a
charge of assault and battery. BE
| cause of the pending robbery charge,
| which was never pressed, he was
given a sitter sentence than would
| otherwise have been the case. The
maximum Jail sentence for this Of
Tense is six months" Governor
Brewster suggested that the matter
be taken UP with the Pardon Board
at the State Reformatory for men
where McKinnon is now confined
! The attorney added that NIcKinnon'
| wife's uncle stands ready to do any
| thing in his power to obtain the
young mans release, and that the
uncle had no idea of the serious con-
sequences Of his charge.
| Case Of Leroy A. Morgan
| Another case on the morning $
docket was that of Leroy A. Morgan
of Boston, serving four to eight
years at State Prison for assault with
| intent to kill. Z. w. Jacoeks OF Bos-
| ton appeared for the petitioner and
gave an account of Morgan's history.
| He stated that Morgan had been
| successful business man in Boston,
where he was earning from $4,000
to $4,000 per year. "a woman came
! into his life" said Mr.. Jacocks. HE
| spent money on her until he was no
| longer able to satisfy her require
ments. She then took up with an
other party"
| It was brought out that Morgan
followed the party to Naples, Maine,
and, actuated by his pride and
| jealousy. he entered the summer
camp where they were stopping and
! fired revolver through a window at
| 2 A. NJ, no one being in the room at
the time. A minor shooting affray
followed in which two persons were
injured, and Morgan was arrested.
Mr.. Jacocks stated, that Morgan's
| wife was obliged to work in a Bos-
ton department store until her
health gave out, and that she and
! his son and daughter are now being