Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-01-30

OENEN D6lIHOHI OOu1Jy cOnVlcLS we're
pardoned out ofthe Ohio Penitentiary
by the Governor, during the past year.
Five of these received pardons from
Gov. Young, and two from Gov. Bish-
Op. Below we give the reason assigned
in each case for the pardon granted, the
first five being those pardoned by Gov.
Young. This is from the Governors
report to the Legislature:
JAMES GARY.
Crime, murder in the second degree
convicted February term, 1874; SEN
tence, Penitentiary for life. Pardoned
November II, 1877, on the petition of
279 citizens of Belmont county, Sc citi-
zens of West Virginia, and the recon
mendation of six of the jury who tried
the case; also on the statement of the
Prosecuting Attorney, and in consider
alton ofthe circumstances of the case.
and the prisoners uniform good behav-
ing during his confinement.
GEORGE YAUs.
Crime, stabbing with intent to kill:
convicted January term, 1876: sentence,
Penitentlary five years. Pardoned De-
cember 5, 1877, on the recommendation
of Judge, Jury, Prosecuting Attorney,
county officers, and about two hundred
citizens ofBelmont county.
ROBERT GARDNER.
Crime, arson; convicted February
term, 1876: sentence, Penitent iary five
years. Pardoned December II, 1877.
on the recommendation of the Prosecu-
ting Attorney, jurors, and editors, and
on the petition ofnumer GUS citizens, on
the ground that the evidence was pure
ly circumstantial, and grave doubts ex-
listed of the guilt of the accused. The
Prosecuting Attorney and his Assistant
say: "We are fully satisfied and will
ing for Gardner to be pardoned." 1t is
also thought that Gardner has been
sufficiently punished.
JESSE B. Ellis.
Crime, burglary; convicted January
term, 1876; sentence, Penitentiary three
years. Pardoned January 9, 1878, on
the recommendation of the Judge and
jurors at the trial, and the petition of
many respectable citizens. Judge
Chambers says: 81 think the testi-
mony on which he was convicted was
not strong The testimony was
that Of an accomplice. 1 think, on the
whole, that the ends of justice have
been satisfied by the punishment he has
received, and that, as means of re
form, his punishment ought not to be
prolonged"
JOHN MOORE.
Crime, burglary; convicted October
term, 1875; sentence, Penitentiary three
years. Pardone0 January II, 1878, on
the recommendation of Judge Cham
bers and Prosecuting Attorney Kennon,
who tried the case, members of the
bar, county officers, and many good cit
izens of Belmont county, and on the
ground of his having been sufficiently
punished.
HENRY LINARD.
Crime, horse stealing; convicted
spring term, 1874; sentence, Penitenti
ary five years. Pardoned March 27,
1878. Judge Chambers. presiding at
trial of Linard, says: "He entered
plea of guilty, without aught of the cir
cumstances transpiring, was sentenced.
After his sentence, l became fully sat
isfied that the prisoner ought not to
have been sentenced at all, as 1 think
he was not then responsible" The
Prosecuting Attorney says "he appear
ed below the average in intellect" The
facts, with numerously signed petitions
from good citizens, and a confinement
OF nearly four years in the Peniteutiary,
furnish the chief reasons of his pardon.
WILLIAM EMERY.
Crime, aiding and abetting James
Gary in the case of manslaughter; con-
victed February term, 1874; sentence,
Penitentiary six years. Pardoned May
%, 1878, upon the petition of the Judge
who sentenced him, ,thejurors who tried,
and the Prosecuting Attorney who con-
Quoted the case, it appearing that he
had already suffered four years. i'm
prisonment out of the term of six for
which he was sentenced, and that the
principal in the crime, whom he aided
and abetted, and was sentenced for life,
had already been pardoned by a former
Executive.