New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-18
EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURES.
Mutation OF the Record. In the Once OF the secre'
tary Of etate-Pnrdon Of Esymoin.

From tn. Aubgrn Daily Adv-f ser Aag H.
On TIE 18th day Of October 1852 Francis g. Edy a0
young msn convicted Of burglary IL tae second de-
gree. Owego ia the County nf TiogA AID sentenced
confinement at hard srbor IN the State Prson a. Al
burn, for the term # five Years.
msi petition asking for the psrd Of Edymoin. aod
which eGtir- sst'sisc Dry t. hn th+
r.tion bore the signatures OF Hr. POmerOy Agent NJ
Titus Warden Rev Mr. Warren, CDsp sin and ofhsc In
Gers Of The prison IL sccompsn ed oy Letter OF DR.
Brgg- Ply sicisn to the Prison urging the pardon Of
MON ID. ground that he bad the qliok consumption
that he could nos long survive 10 the prison Insrs
was also ron Sss.rs Hayden L-tch ~orth
tractors. in vhose shop EdJ moin Was employed stating
that he bod reDd them valuable service "a tns Improve
OF chney Suo that h cOndu "a been uaitorny
good They proposed the Governor, in the Execu
tive elem ney should o. extended t. the prisoner 10 re-
move hun % hi- friends ia Ohio
Upon application ba KID by nearly AL the oiicsrs OF
The prison. the Gov grated parcOn 70 EdymOin
ib- 9Th DAY Of July, and the It'll toe pardon
ceyec by the officers OF the prison ana he was dd; dis
chsrged.
Son.ime after his discharge, the Governor inf run
ed that the pagers when be hsd pardobed EdymOn
were forged Officers empl y-d With the appreciation
Of the and der the direction OF the az snt 81
the prsuu aud considerable expense TO the state
10 rearres he prkOn.r He arrested on the 6n inst
ana recoumred GU the sth to State Prison. without
ally IToo.ss authority of law La the meantime toe
Gov ordered The word "cdced 10 oe endorsed on
the record Of the paTd' III the Secretary 9th 20
twas alleged that all the papers presented TO the Gov
ernor oree- aud forged too 81 tdJ mOn and upon
TINS ptin, without any legal prot ne Vas sgsis
InlrObabo that convict III close tody should fOrgs
seIiei of papers transmit oy mai TO the Govern
or without sssssboe from -om- Of the prison officers
But whether the p,rcOg was ootau.d by fraudulent
means or not and whether by TIE prisoner other
person tn. pardon absolute complete and uucondi
iIonal and Governor had no more power TO order the
prisoner sgsin int" ousdy uish No had 10 cvmhl any
other person Without Trial
Even where conditional pardon has been granted and
H.. be broken the prisoner ne maaded Only
OIL rule to ihow csuse ana by order Of the Court
To ft-ft he II
when baJ granted, suo q restore the prisoner
to his p.IsOusl liberty, all application was scout being
mace Tor aTt OF habt as rpus For this purpose al
applicaton made iOn inst to the Secretary
Slate ex-mplteo copy of this rec rd ct Edy
srdop the pardon which had been sent 10 the prsons
having tab ell Possession Oi oy tue "o-fs sho r-stor
ID to the Governor
In The Of the Secretary no return Vas made to
the application. CONSULTATIONS were held o.tSeen re
Governor AID Attorney General ana the Sc r-tary
turn 10 ibsDy by the advice OF toe Attorney General aud
with the sppro Of the Governor the Secretary OF
State .rei "a record Ia his Office to change the
bsme Of kdynon ~ Ecymoue
In III. ord. gwen by N. the Secretary
isue the pardon the name cOecy Add legioy ~uteo
Eoyuolu and 90 II Transcribed the record certified
COP, Of thu, order is made evidence BY Law in any cour
il is state il the only evidence IN can be re-
sori.d to the pardon sent to the psoa,r !, vst
II viii be bore mud mat the psfdon nsd osoh 'or one
r,h 4, ,hs b.pd Of prsOuer the officers VINO took
.s. ss"n OF it, the Governor the State Prison Officers
AID others. ,.,,.s.,
re.o,o IN the secretsrys Office nov alleged o. tbs
state r.rr that pardon which vas sent 10 the prso
p.r was for o,moire and not Eoymoin BE It so-~ho
ctaug,oul IL accurately spelled when the Governor
.yu H. be would have corrected H. Tor Ia the order ne
VIZ I. he anne correctly IL wnen delivered 10 the
prison ,fc.s for upon they discharged Edymon. But
upp se the name inaccursiely spelled there wa,
oout Az 10 ID. identity If he proner intended TO be par
dop.a sno the crime int noed 10 be forgiven
What r ht has executive officer alter sreeord 10 his
Office pp IA the rsturD Of paper which has been
mol III out VI bis possession 49,
Ib truth L. the Governor aud the officers Of the Prison
h.y. been place. in awkward aud embarr .sing posi-
ton D, the p.fd, Of EoyDoin IL was granted oy the
or without suitoie1t consideration and inquiry s.d
- b,y,s that he has been dup.d aud imposed upon, and
in IN. sit- pt 20 the error he has exercised pJ~
or which IL 10 cher. irueo upon hun.
Ift is true all III. fO'g-res have been comm tied
and The c,resp oepce carried IN rih the Govern by
IN. ti. p.r tn.n rho such isnly or rather such
- want of os ipue TIE conduct OF ihs Prison, as TO
7, our. u cba' &c VI oihcers -
1b. St.- nio.Is we're unwilling TO submit IA rly the
sou VII, ner the Governor has power u revoke All
npcur usl psrdoB. Though frsdu-ny ootsin-d snd
NOR. they 10 test n question Shofnr
t,v nav. rigtt that r,dd as bern commit
T. IA charge the priso.r vi The responsibility aud theo
IN prison him without any legal process or eram na1on
@ .nbsrrsss the qu. u' "ith teobnic>i dihduy the
reco III s.eresys ONCE has been altered to meet the
If he