The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-06
PARDONS.
The Work of the Governor During 1858
in hem1tting the Sentences Of the

The WORK oil the Governor During 1888
in hemltting the Sentences Of the
COurtsi
The following is an abstract of the Pardon
Report accompanying Governor Geary's annual
message:- Ss
l. James Mcconnell. Convicted in Chester
county, April 30, 1867, of Forgery" and SEN
fenced to fifteen months In County Prison.
Pardoued January o, 1858.
:. 2. Edward ". Mason. Philadelphia, April
10, 1851 = carrying Concealed Deadly
Weapon" One year in County Prison. Par
dOned January 8.
8. Parvin Ewes and George W. McEwen In.
dicted in Columbia county, December Q, 1857,
on the charge of "Reiectug the Vote OF
Qualified Elector." Pardoned January IA.
Recommended by Charles W. Snyder, j. W.
Cham berlin, Ephraim P. Lutz, j. B. Robinson,
Jesse Shuman, Samuel Knorr, G. f, Knapp, and
many others, who state that the defendants
were judges of election in Green wood to wnship,
and acted IN pursuance of an act Of the Legis-
latuIe disfranchising deserters; and that they
deserve not only protection but praise for their
patriotism and fidelity in fulfilling their obhga-
tons as good citizens.
4. Andrew Yeager. Lancaster county, No.
in County Jail and fine of twenty-five dollars.
PardoDed January 15.
5. Daniel Paulhamus. clearfeld county.
January l6, 1868. Perjury" One hupdred
dollars fine and niue months in The Western
deLitentiary. Patdoned January %.
6. William Vanfossen and James Leonard.
MONTGOMERY Mont county, February 2e, 1867 Lar
Prison. Pardoned January 20.
z. Commodore Hendricks. schuylkill ooun.
ty, February s. 1867 Larceny" Two years
and six months in County Prison. Pard,ned
s. George Coler, alias Jacob zoll Montgo-
mery county, August 90 1867. Passing Coun-
terfeit Money" One year in County Prison.
Pardoned January q.
o. John D. Barnitz. Clinton county, September
10, 1867. Larceny" One year IN the Eastern
Penitentiary. Pardoned Febraary l.
10. Sarah Davidson. Elk county, November
z, 1867. Larceny" One hundred dollars fine
and ten months in County Jail. Pardoned
February 3.
II. Henry Ahern. Philadelphia, April IL,
1867. Larceny, Four years in Penitentary and
one thousand dollars fine. PardOned February
8. Recommended by Hon. Jacob E. Ridgway,
prosecutor in the case; Hons. W. W. Watt,
Samuel Josephs, William M'Candless, James v.
Stokes, d. A. Nagle; Alderman William McMul-
lin, Alderman J. W. Boileau. A. J. Diamond,
John 6. Butler, J. B. Beck, W. K. Gilbert, r. G.
Ti,termary, William v. MGrath, and many
others. Reasons: The sentence was unduly Sc
we're; the prisoner was penitent and anxious to
redeem his character; and having served out
nearly year OF his sentence, the ends of Justice
had been answered.
2, 1867. Assault and Battery" One year in
Western Penltentiary and nifty dollars fine. Par
doned February s.
Is. William Kraft. Philadelphia, December
tentiary. Pardoned February6.
IA. Margaret Miller. Cumberland county,
January 16, 1868. 'Selling Liquor on Sunday"
sixty days, Imprisonment and hity dollars fine.
Is. John Cash and Michael Hall. Allegheny
county, September 7, 1866. Assault and Bat
tery." Each TO pay fine of fine hundred dol.
lars and serve FIVE years in the Western Peniten.
tiary. Pardoned February 10.
l6. Barney Gallagher. Allegheny county,
October. 6, 1854. "FeIonious Assault" -Four
Years in Western Penitentlary. PardOned
II, George W. Fisher. Northampton county,
April rs, 1867. Larceny One year in Eastern
Penitentiary. Pardoned February II.
l8. Charles Andress. Philadelphia, May IS,
1867. Larceny" Two years in county prison.
Pardoned February Is.
10; william Mia Messer; philadelphia, Deeem-
per IL, 1867. Libel" One thousand dollars
doned February 49, Recommended by the
publishers and editors of the newspaper press
S,T 81 TPhilaSelphiai Joseph K, Lyndall, J. D.
9. Percy English, Samuel NJ. Bines, James T.
Graf, Thomas K. Calender, and mofe than If
teen hundred other citizens of Philadelphia.
keasons:- Meeser did not write the libellOus
article, and It obtained a place in his paper
without his knowledge; he disavowed any
intention to libel the party aggrieyed; great
distress had fallen upon his family because of
the senterc ce; the character of the prosecutor
had been fully vindicated by the verdict: and
tne ends OF justice served. Seven months re.
mitied.
oe ~. ,6c1 Ihomas Donnelly. Philadelphia, April
26, 1867. Larceny" Eighteen montbs In
County Prison. Pardoned February Is.
n. samuel b. BOtt. Philadelphia, Nav 20
1867: Per ury." Three years in Eastern Peni.
Tertiary. Pardoned February 10.
22. William Ryan. Allegheny county, Decem.
per z. 1865. "Manslaughter." Five years and
thIee months in Western Penitentiary. Par
doned February 20.
:, 23. Michael Shannon. Lycoming county.
NOV. l9, 1867. Attempt to produce Abortion 4
Eiehteen months in Eastern Penitentiary Par
doned February 90
"a. Andrew Hamilton PHILADELPHIA. April
20, 1867. Assault aud battery" Five wears in
Eastern Penitentiarv and one thousand dollars
fine. Pardoned February 20.
25. George Boring. Cleardeld countv Janu-
airy 9 1866. Robbery" Western Penitentiary
lor 1--WE years and ten months. Pardoned Feb.
26 Mary f. welty. westmoreland countv
August, 1867. "Asault." One thousand dol,
CPRfiRNed NbtN< Fifth PqOel