The daily gazette., 1875-01-07
The De1aware Le0ssl~tasre.
rARpoNs By THE GOVERNOR.
Special to tie Gazette. -.
Dover, DEL. Jan. 2. 1876.

Special to he Gazette. ~
| DOVER, DEL. Jan. 2, 1876.
.. SENATE.
His Excellency, Governor James
Ponder, transmitted the following list
OF pardons to the Legislature, with
his message of January. 1.-The fol.
lowing being synopsis:
| lhomas W. est, sentenced for selling
Intoxicating liquors without license,
ana nned $1OO and costs, was pardon
ed May Z, 1873. Pardon granted on
the recommendation of a large NUN
Der OF citizens. The prisoners power
" compelled him to suffer imprfson-
ment for longer term than would be
adequate punishment for his offence.
DOUBTS were also entertained as to
whether he committed the crime him
self.
jacob IL. Schurtz, and John Doom.
ing. sentenced for larceny, to pay sc
restitution money, costs, receive ten
iashes; two months imprisonment.
The Governor remitted the whipping,
June z, 1878. The overcoat alleged to
nave been stolen Waa left in car and
afterwards one of the prisoners was
found in the railroad depot at Will
mington attempting to conceal the coat
Both arc young men. Doubts were
entertained as to felonious intent.
Mary E. Metecr, for murder In the
second degree, sentenced to pay $4,000
fine, costs, stand one hour in pillory.
receive sixty lashes. The whipping
was rcmitted June 2, 1873. Circum-
stances connected with the commits
ginn 0f fhn nrit,,n
triai were considered in granting the
pardon.
John Carpenter for buglarly, with
intent to commit a rape, sentenced to
be hung. June 81, 1873 execution
postponed till Dec, 20, 1873. Doubts
were entertained as to committing
the crimo. Prisoner was naturally
weak minded.
Jacob Ward, alias George Wood,
Tor breaking into house with intent
! TO commit larceny sentenced to pay
restitution. money $40. so, costs, stand
IN pillory one hour, receive twenty
lashes, six months imprisonment and
term of imprisonment extended three
months for default to pay costs and
restitution money. The last months
imprisonment remitted on condition
OF his leaving the State never to re-
turn. Pardoned October 2s, 1873.
Edward Sanders, for breaking into
shop in the night, sentenced to pay
$247 restitution money, costs, stand
hfteen minutes in pillory, receive I5
lashes, three years Imprisonment. Par
doned March 1S, 1874, on representa-
tions of Sheriff and three ex-Sheriffs
OF New Castle county.
Edward Sanders sentenced to costs,
payment of restitution money, whip.
ping, pillory and Imprisonment on
four additional counts for similar Of
fence as the first, received pardon
March Is, 1874.
James Adams for conspiracy to
break and enter a banking house, SEN
fenced to pay $1,000 fine, costs, and
four years imprisonment was pardon
ed March 10, 1874, from representa-
tions of the President and Directors
of the National Bank of Newark,
George Howard, for breaking into
house with intent to commit larceny,
sentenced to pay restitution money
90 cents, costs, stand one hour in pill
lory and two years imprisonment, was
pardoned Juue 10, 1874, on represen-
tations of Jail physicians of prisoner
bad health.
Joseph Hill, for breaking into u
house with intent to commit larceny,
sentenced to pay restitution money
&32, costs, stand one honr in pillory,
six months imprisonment, receive ten
aashes and wear q convicts jacket six
months, was pardoned November 6,
1874, on the account of the represen-
tatiOn of large number of resnecta-
BILE citizens of Kent county.