I checked the Massachusetts state attorney search but didn't find him. It
may be possible that if he is dead his listing wouldn't be there. The only
other suggestion is to check local election records for that town or county
and see what happened to him. The archives of a local newspaper would also
have information about his existence.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Abby Vincent
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 5:22 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: The Story Behind 'Alice's Restaurant' -the
50-Year-Old Song that Is Forever Young
I also found his name in the article, googkled it, nothing. Maybe there's
some kind of database for lawyers that someone knows about.
Now I'm really getting curious.
Abby
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Hachey
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 3:14 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: The Story Behind 'Alice's Restaurant' -the
50-Year-Old Song that Is Forever Young
Hi Abby,
His name was James Hannon and he was indeed totally blind, see below my name
for a small section of the original article.
I tried a Google search on his name but couldn't come up with any other
references to Hannon.
Bob Hachey
Once the two calmed down, Brock paid the bail, and Guthrie and Robbins were
allowed to return to the church to await their hearing in the Lee District
Court the following day, a Saturday.
It was only after the presiding magistrate, Special Justice James F.
Hannon entered the courtroom that the defendants realized he was totally
blind, and their case was fated to be "a typical case of American Blind
justice."
After Guthrie and Robbins pleaded guilty, Hannon accept the bail
payment as their fine, and sentenced them to removing the rubbish that
afternoon, a task made complicated by the heavy rain that had fallen earlier
in the day.
After they were done, Obanhein gloated. He told a local newspaper
reporter that Guthrie and Robbins found dragging the refuse up the hillside
much harder than throwing it down.
