New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04

LOUISIANA:
SIR-The undersigned respectfully petit
ton your excellency to pardon Isaiah Smith
convicted in the First District Court fol
the parish of Orleans on charge of larceny
and sentenced to two years and six mouths
at hard labor in the Louisiana State Peni
Tertiary.
We respectfully state that during his
imprisonment his conduct has been at all
times superlatively good. We also believe
that his release would in nowise be preju.
dicial or injurious to the interest of society,
and your petitioners will ever pray.
S. L. JAMES,
General Superintendent.
J. +. HAYDEN.
Warden.
Ijoin the above gentlemen in q recon-
mendation above for q pardon.
E. ABEL, Judge.
November %, 1874.
GEORGE HERBERT, Deputy Clerk.
We join in the above petition.
JOHN P. r. STONE,
Iberville, Louisiana.
JAMES A. WARE,
IDerville, Louisiana.
JOHN MCPHELIN,
District Attorney First Judicial District,
State OF Louisiana.
STATE LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleans March 3, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senage
submit herewith the papers in relation
to the pardon of Evariste Prejean, of st.
Landry, sentenced to two years in the Peni.
Tertiary for stealing q COW. His sentence
has nearly expired, and his pardon is rec
commended by the person whose COW be is
alleged to have stolen, and by the prescott
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor.
To the Hon. William P. Kellc gg, Governor of the
State Of Louisiana:
The undersigned petitioners, with respect,
represent that Evariste Prejean, Of the par
ish of st. Landry, was in the spring Of 1872
convicted of larceny, and sentenced to serve
in the State Penitentiary by the Judge of
the district court in and for the parish of St.
Landry; that the term of the sentence has
nearly expired, and that during time Of his
confinement the said Evariste Prejean has
all the time, as your petitioners have been
told and believe, pursued and maintained a
good conduct.
Your petitioners further represent that
they are fully convinced that term Of con-
finement tOs the present time will have fully
accomplished the objects of the law as far
as the said E Jariste Prejean is concerned.
Finally your petitioners further represent,
that the family of said Evariste Preiean are
in great distress aud without any means or
power to support themselves 1.-THE family
consisting of wife and two small children),
and that unless some one should come to
their aid, to aid and assist them in making
their crop, they will soon be without bread
or necessaries of life.
Wherefore your petitioners respectfully
pray that your excellency will be pleased,
in the exercise OF the clemency granted to
you by law, to pardon the said Evariste
Prejean and relieve him from the residue of
the term of his sentence and all other dis
abilities.
Respectfully submitted this twenty fifth
Of Novel ber A. d. 1874
&C. DUSON,
Sheriff of St. Landry;
E. ID. ESTILETTE,
Representative;
ONEZIME A GUIDRY,
Deputy Clerk of District Court;
FERIOL PERRODIN.
Attorney at law;
THOMAS C. ANDERSON,
State Senator;
JAMES WEBB,
Representative;
John o. Richard, A. Armand.
John F Smith. Lucien Darby,
Stanville Prejean, Edgar Vanhille,
Joseph Frogard, L: b. Cuny.
Boutfartique, Alfonso Meuilion,
John C. Barry, L. T. Meuillion,
George H. Gardner, b. Armand Meuillion,
Edward NJ. Willard, B. A. Martel,
John T. Gardner, Az0lin SavOis,
Alcide Krulegard, Doodat Sicily,
Alex. Sicily, Thomas HOOdsOn,
F. D. Richard, Louis ID. Sicily,
NJ. Sicily, Einare Sicily,
B. Arnaud, Napoleon Robin,
D. P. G. Hill.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Depar meni. :
New Orleans, March g. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
l submit herewith for the advice and con.
sent of the Senate the pardon of Edward
MCGOWAN, of East Baton Rouge. The
petitioner was convicted of granddaughter
and sentenced to imprisonment in the Peni-
Tertiary for two years, Owing to delays in
the trial OF his case and the hearing of an
appeal taken to the Supreme Court. he has
already served in the parish prison of
Baton Rouge the full term of his sentence
to the Penitentisry. His pardon 10 recon-
mended by Judge J. l.. Cole, before whom
he was tried; by the district attorney WHO
prosecuted him; by q ms jority OF the jury
who convicted him, and by many reputable
citizens. l transmit herewith the papers
referring to this case.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor.
STATE d LOUISIANA
Parish of East 8aton Rouge. !
To his Excellency William P. Kellogg. Governor
State of Louisiana:
The undersigned officers and citizens of
the parish of East Baton Rouge, State of
would most urgently and re-
spectfully recommend for executive elem
ency Edward McGOwan, convicted of man.
slaughter at the June term of the district
court for the parish and State sfol esaid,
and sentenced by the court to wit: two
years Imprisonment at hard labor for the fol-
lowing reasons, to wit: The homicide took
place on the nineteenth day of February,
A. D. 1872, and he has been in confinement
sver since. Two juries in his case could
not agree, and whom ho was tried the last
June term IN 1873, tho most important wit