In the Matter of Larkin

By the Court.

In the late afternoon of Saturday, November 2, 1974, Francis J. Larkin, presiding judge of the Third District Court of Southern Worcester, delivered an envelope containing $1,000 in cash at the Dover home of Governor Francis W. Sargent. The envelope, which was partly open, was handed to a member of the State police security detail at the Governor’s property. It contained a note which read: “Dear Governor: With deep gratitude and the warmest best wishes and prayer for Tuesday, your friend, Frank Larkin.” At the bottom of the note the word “over” appeared, and on the reverse side…