Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-01-04
REPORT OF PARDoNs.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, }
I'D. TERRITORY OF MONTANA, (
VIRGINIA Cry, December 90, 1871.

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To the Legislative assembly.
Although there is no law on the statutes of
Montana, requiring the Executive to make
Pardon report to the Legislative Assembly at
each session, yet think it is due to the Repre-
sentatives of the people, that the record of
Executive proceedings relating to the exercise
of the pardoning power, should be submitted
TO them for their information. ..ur
Therefore submitthe following Pardon Re
port for the period commencing August 29th,
1870, and ending December goth, 1871:
F. p. JOHNSON.
Crime, assault and battery; sentence, thirty
days imprisonment in the Madison county jail,
and fined twenty-five dollars. Convicted at
the September term of the Probate Court of
Madison county; pardOned October 18th, 1870,
aon the recommendation of the Judge who
tried him, the District Attorney and divers
other good citizens of Madison county.
JAMES JAAIIsON.
Crime, grand larceny; sentence, imprisOn-
ment in the penitentiary three years; convict
ed at the August term, 1869, of the district
court of Madison county; pardoned Novem-
Der 3, 1870, on the recommendation of the
District Attorney and County officers of Mad
ison county and other good citizens, on the
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JAMES MCFARLAND.
Crime, horse-stealing; sentence, two years
confinement in the penitentiary; convicted at
the July term, 1870, of the district court of
Lewis and Clarke county; pardoned March
B, 1871, on the recommendation of the Grand
Jury of the March term, 1871, of the district
court in and for Lewis and Clarke county, the
Commissioners of said county, Hon. H. L.
Warren, Chief Justice, and large number of
other citizens of Said county, because of the
failing health of the prisoner.
THOMAS sHEEAN.
Crime, shooting with intent to kill; SEN
tence, two years imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary; convicted at the October term, 1870
of the district court in and for Gallatin county,
pardoned on the recommendation of physi-
clans who attended said Sheean during his
Imprisonment, stating that he was suffering
from a complication of dangerous diseases,
and that further imprisonment would serious
ly endanger his life, and a petition of large
number of the citizens of Gallatin county.
CHAs. F. CHRIsTNOT.
Crime, assault and battery; sentence, to pay
a fine of ten dollars and costs, amounting to
sixty-two dollars and fifty cents, and to be
confined in Jail until paid; convicted at the
June term, 1871, of the Probate Court of
Madison county; pardoned and fine and costs
remitted June "a, 1871, on the recommends
ton of the jurors who tried the case, the
Judge and diverse other good citizens of
Madison county, because said Chrisnot was
poor, and without the means to pay the fine
and costs adjudged against him, and that his
further confinement in Jail would be an un-
necessary expense to the county
PETER o'poNNELL.
weapon in rude and threatening manner;
sentence, to pay fine of fifty dollars and
costs, amounting to 1904 05, and to be con-
fined in Jail until the same be paid; convicted
at the June term, 1871, of the Probate Court
of Madison county; pardoned July 1, 1871,
on the recommendation of the jurors who
tried the case, the Judge and divers other
good citizens of Madison county, because said
ODonnell was poor and without the means
to pay the fine and costs adjudged against
him, ant that his further confinement in Jail
would be al unnecessary expense to the cOun-
ty, said fine and costs were also rcmitted.
SAMUEL E. HUGHES.
Crime, feloneous assault with Il deadly
weapon; sentence, Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary for the period of one year; convict
ed at the December term, 1870, of the district
court in and for the County of Deer Lodge ;
pardoned july ~, 1871, on the recommenda-
ton of the Hon. Hiram Knowles, Judge, Dis
trict Attorney, Sheriff, Jailor and divers other
good citizens of said county.
JOHN II. JOHNSON.
Crime, manslaughter; sentence, imprison-
ment in the Territorial penitentiary for the
period of two years and six months; convict
ed at the November term, 1870, of the district
court in and for Madison county, pardoned
December 10, 1871, on the recommendation
of the United States Grand Jury at Deer Lodge
city, at September term, 1871, the Hon. Hiram
Knowles, United States Judge; Hon. VIM.
H. Clagett, Representative in Congress; Cor
nelius Hedges, United States District Attor-
ney, and 1876 citizens of Deer Lodge and Mad
ison counties.
Respectfully,
B. F. POTTS,
GOVERNOR.