The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-02-23
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confncmant in county .jail. Parioncd
May 4, 1867. This was an unfortunate
German who drank TOO mach lagar beer. :.
He rolnised never 10 drink again, .pnd
was pardoncd upon the interccssion of Hon.
II. A. Morrow, J. L. Chapman, Geo. B.
Ellsworth, R. II. Brown, 4. s. Blacknar,
Stephen p. Purdy, and Other. s.a-i
Samuel Dodd, convicted in Mackinaw
county, 1857, of receiving stolen goods,
and sentenced TO five months imprisonment
in county Jail. Sentence in this case was
commutcd TO two months or Payment cf
one hundred dpllars ffnc. This was upoif
the recommendation Of the ProscculiGg
Attorney, and a petition numesously sign,
cd.
Barney Doty, con,i ictcd in Kent county,
in October, 1853, Of poEgamy, and SEN
fenced TO three years imprisonment. Far
doncd, Juno &c, 1857, upon satisfactory
evidence that there was no intention 10
commit crime.
KEN McGinnis, convicted in Wayne
county, IN December, 1854, Of passing
counterfeit money, and sentenced TO four
years imprisonment. Pardoncd, August
8, 1857. upon the recommendation of
Hon. George Jerome, o II Hyde, II ID
Terry. J Kuox Gavin, j Rush Bagg, l.
Chipman, II a Morrow, + V Cicott. G
V n Lothrop, and many other respects bic
citizens of Detroit.
Perry w. Whitaker, convicted in Case
county, in September, 1856, Of passing.
counterfeit money, and sentenced to one
year imprisonment. Pardoncd, August.
%, 1877, upon the Recommendation oe
Judge Martin and Hon. J. Mckinney.
Owen CLANCY, convicted in Wayne coun-
ty, in December, lS47, Of robbery, and
sentenced TO fourteen years imprisonment.
Pardoncd, September 8, 1857, on the re-
commcndation Of all the officers of tho
prison, for mcritorious conduct in quclling
an ilisurrce:ion ia tho prison on the 7lll Of
September last, after having boon confined
nearly ten ycars..
Margaret Lndley, convicted in Wayne
county, in October, 1854, Of receiving
stolen property, and sentenced 10 fvo
years imprisonment. Pardoncd Sept. Q,
1857; the prosecutors in Detroit, and ma
ny of the best ctizcrs the Matron Of the
prison, the Chaplain, and al tho officers
united in asking this pardon for rcry
penitcnt old woman.
Sylvester NJ. Wood, convicted in Hills
dale county, in September, 1855, of steal
ing from dwelling at night, and scntcnc
cd to four years imprisonment Pardoned,,
Sept. Q, 1867, upon the solicitation Of
the complaining witness, the county Off
GERS, Hon. H. Waldron, Hon. w. W.
Murphy, and the officers Of the p:ison.
Stephen Fowler, convicted in Branch
county, in December, 1854, Of assault and
battery with intent to kill, and sentenced
TO fifteen years imprisonment. Pardoncd,
September Q, 1857, upon the rccommcn-
dation Of Hon. Geo A. Coo and others
and all the jurors who convicted him, as
serting their belief that lac was not guilty
Of the intent TO kill
Richard Conner, convicted in Wayne
County, in 1857, Of assault and battery.
and sentcrcod 10 confinement in county
Jail ninety days. Pardoncd, Sept. H..
1857, upon tho earnest solicitation Of
himself and the recommendation of Jus,ica'
Bagg, who sentenced him.
John Jordan, convicted in Wayno coun.
ty, in October, 1851, Of larceny, and sen.
tcnccd to years imprisonment. Pardoned.,
October {, 1856. Thi. was negro, n.
fugitive from slavery, who came over
from Canada and stole three barrels Of
lour. He bad been in prison siY, years.
The officers gave him a coed character, &
lndgo Wi,hcrcl, who sentenced Him, :ro-
the pardon.
Adolbcrt Blodgct, convicted in Eaton
county, in October 1854, Of larceny, and.
cntcuccd To years imprisonment. Par
loncd Oct. 20, 1867, upon the rccomi.
nendation of the Prosecuting Attorney
vho convicted him, ahl great number
4 citizens Of Eaton county, who believed
hat he was Improperly convicted.
William ii. Parker and Richard Mof,
at, were convicted in Bcrlicn county, in.
'epi. 1855, Of assault and battery with
ntcnt to MAIN, and sentenced to two
ears imprisonment. Parloncd Oct. &C..
s57, upon the urgent solicitation OF The,
ar of that county, all thc'eounty officers
no Prosecuting Attorney, and Mcssn.,
'aIch and Blair, all expressing their be.
CT that the conviction was improper.
Dewitt G. Horton, convicted in Cal.
Gun couty, in Feb. 1856, of murder, and!
nd sentenced to solitary confinement for
fe. Nov. 2. 1857, sentence commuted
, lmrris ,nmcnt with hard labor for life.
his commuiation wss mado because a
rong expression has been made that hc%
as not guilty Of so high grade of
inc.
Francis Wells, convicted in ST. Joseph.
unity, in May, 1854, Of rape, and sem
need to ten years imprisonment Par
)ncd Nov. 2. 1857. In this case, the
'o1 character Of tho convict, and tho
d character of the complainant. was al
ged hy great number Of tho most rts.'
ctable citizens Of ST. Joseph county, in
hich tho Prosecuting Attorney and all
other officers united, and all joined in,
Sins his pardon.
Martin Remington, convicted in Kala.'
ZOO county, in Dec. 1853, of burglary
d larceny, and sentenced TO six wears
Pardoncd Dec. 10, iseF
on recommendation of Governor Wood.
N. John Crowell, Hon. s. j. Andrews
N. j. Walter, and many others in be-
r. al.