New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-01
rEYNsYLEAYlA BRIRERs SIT EREE.

WILLIAM II. KEMBLE AND UIS FOUR COMPANIONS
PARDONED-rUBIIC FEELING rs PHILADELPHIA.
UARRIsBURG, Penn. April 30.-Vhe Board
Of Pardors met thi, morIiug, Mcsrs Quay stone aud
Dunkcl being present. Altcr formal apple itlon by
the counsel for the prisoners now scrvuS tbcr term
for the conviction Of corrup, solicitation IN conn' c.
tun with the Riot bill-Mc,sis. k"mbl". Crawford.
sater. PctraG Hud RumberGcI-thc Board retired
for half an hour for consultation, and finally
recommended thut mucn Of the ucucr a, imposed
Imprisonment, be remittcd, ahd t'at tho remainder
thereof imposing the payment 0 h1cs aud custs, ana
tie disqualification Lod Office, be Ictlucd' The FOL
lowing are the reasons assignee:
The ac ~ ls-l dCnuug TIE crime or corrupt Hplict1.
tlon pfovidcs Tor snplc mprie"nm'n'. No power -
lodged D the courts ~ tr constitution oI laws 40 add
The sentence these cases supchs Ia 20" ttiiutorY
puushncnt tue condt oGs that tIe impliohm"n, shall
IN the prnitcniiary. md TINT t'o prisorrrs snail
10 fed and clothed a provided 10y th' statute.
In numerous analogous CJ-cr TIE supreme Count o tho
State nave decided such enlarged sentence, u@i1Hiul'
tary na- always been cgdtdcd infamous IL We" of
the FOREGOING lacls aud Of tgG soSrry 81 Tue Inmi,i.
made puu-hajio aud ior when tn5u aic tue rat Goa
vicors, VIC make tue foregoing recommendation.
The pardous made out by 9oclock, signed by the
Governor ana taken to the sheriff al D1nphrn County,
who took tho papers into Court Tno iuIgc after
aiming them called attention to tho fact that tho seu-
tence rs recited IN tho Dard0ns read hard hthoP
whereas he had not used the word Burd at all lie
directed that They be the state Department
by striking out the word hard and that beng pre-
sented again 20 tie shor latter shoud release the
prisoners. Tho papers were then presented to the
sheriff and the fines and costs amounting 10 EG,02I
having been paid, the prisoners were released
ana departed for tlclr homes.
PHILADELPHIA. Aprll 3J,-Tho pardon OF Kcmbc and
four other brlbcrs to-day aud the arrival Of oi
them this evening created only sllcht ripple OF
surprise Such result wHB very gene ally expected by
the public aud was known to be srtdu by some.
When tho Pardon Board adjourned ut refusing par
don at It's session last month, II WIS agreed 10 meet
again as after the sentence had been imposed
possible ana II tins knowledge, coupled with the al
lulutc certainty Of favorable by the Board, that
Induced tho conycts to return to Harrisburg. The
knowledge OF this practical compact probably
prompted Colonel Mtnus remark while wait
ing tbs return OF tho Board with the decision
to-day, "Why don't they cOnc backl It's 10 use
arguing; its Ike Jacobs wrestling with the angel" All
prelminaries, such payment Of costs. were settled
yesterday, ond The affair was arranged in time for the
coiyicts 10 take the afternoon train home.
People here Hcqulesce IN the result with hut fcebo
prOtestaLiOn. Ino severity Of the AMI Judg,
Persons alleged i,tubc hud created certain sort of
Lay6 iii along been behind Kcmble. aud
costs ana forfeited 1l due. done much ncu
tTHZe public disgust The Ut the OtncI brbCrs,
when postponed To Autumn, viii probably not,
after this lallurc, como To ilidl.