Daily Republican., 1883-01-24
OUR DOVER LETTER.
A List Of FaPdOns. Reprieves etc.,
Granted by GOveraOr Mail, bur.
ing His sern Of OMce-Other
Matters
Special Correspondence OF the RaPuBLrcAH,


Special Correspondence OF the RsPuBLroAI
, DOVER, Del, Jan. %, 1888
This afternoon the list OF roprievea
pardons and rsmissions ~ granted b.
Governor Hall during his term Of OF
flee, was read In the Senate, and show
ed that the following persons had beel
reprieved, pardoned, ETC., since Jan
1851.
VIM. Neal, convicted at the Ma!
term of Court in New CASTLE county
and sentenced to be hung on Friday,
August II, 1850, but which was Ok
tended until Feb. II, 1881, WAS furthe
postponed by Governor Hall until Jun'
10, 1881. 1t will be remembered thai
before the day OF execution arrived,
Neal was granted new trial and wal
cleared.
Mr.. Gunkle con victed Of larceny In
February, 1881, and sentenced to bt
whipped, fined and imprisoned, had
his fine remitted on Feb "a, 1881
John T. Simmons, charged with as
sault with intent to murder, and con
vcted at the February term OF Court
1850, and sentenced to tine, pillory
and imprisonment, remitted on JUNE
22, 1881.
jeremiah Harrigan, who WAS con
victed Of murder At the November Term
Of Court, In New Castle county, and
sentenced to be hung on Friday, Marct
"a, 1889, WAS Kranted o reprieve until
December 10, 1882, for reasons already
known to our readers.
On the 18th OF May, 1882, the fine OF
Tabitha Timnins, convicted OF selling
liquor without license, In Sussex
county. WAS rsmitted.
On the lst Of July, 1882, the unsI-
pired term Of the prisoner was remttted.
James Cam obell, convicted of LARGE
ny in Novemb bsr, 1882, and sentenced
TO a fine, Imprisonment and whipping,
had the latter part of his sentence re-
mitted on Nov. 81, 1882.
JEREMIAH HARRIGAN's LAST PARDON
jeremiah Harrigan, who WAS con-
victen of murder and sentenced to be
hung on Friday the Oath day of March,
A. ID, 1882, which WAS postponed un-
I'll Friday, December 10 OF the same
year, was further respited on the 18Th
Of Decent Der last until Friday, the l4th
day OF Deosm ber, 1883, bstween the
hours Of 10 o'clock, u. m. and y. III.
The reasons for granting this further
respite were that facts discovered aftsr
the trial aud conviction OF s2!u Hsr-
risan showed that Dennis Shea had
been on terms Of criminal Intimacy
with the said Hsrrigan's wife, and
which had been brought to the atten-
tion of said HArrigan, and that the said
Shea WAS actually engaged In conspi-
racy to take the said hsrrigan'S life,
all OF which facts wore supported by
the afiidavits Of respectable citizens Of
New Castle County.
When Mr.. Cooper moved that the bill
entitled an act In relation to insane
prisoners be taken up for oonsidera-
ton and third reading, Mr.. Belts de-
sired some information on the subject,
whereupon Mr. Cooper gave his reasons
tor Offering the bill, which was to the
effect that a county jail was no at place
for prisoners thus afflicted, ,and thought
the expense Of the county should be
essened by having tnetn conveyed to
the Insane Department OF the county
ainshOussD.
Mr., Belts did not think the bill % ia.
dicious one, as IT. stood at present, he
giving 1t as his opinion, that by the act
a prisoner would be given chance to
escape. owing TO the insecure quarters
Of such places Of confinement, as well
as giving his (the prisouer's) friends a
better opportunity OF aiding In his es'
cape. Mr.. Belts also stated that the
commissions appointed by the court, to
determine the sanity OF the prisoner,
might become corrupt, especially If
they we're friends to said prisoner, and
would adJ uuge MN lhsahe, III oruor,
undor this new act, TO nave nm TO
moved from the jail ana placed where
his release could be easlly ehecLod, thus
perhaps aio'ns many ] p"i,uu' W '''"eo
VIC p"","n "n 1rt, ,l'1 H.. ah;.o,;,os
mr. oooi'r 'no1knv CIV, .no ..a,on oJ,o.oo ,hat hs
were hios' "" pto''''' ou. n'"eou on"U uG
dia hoe wal. ~ ulso w" na,.9 ,n.
was wiiilhg 10 accoi1 any A'nehuAon,
ohsred oy MS GoiIeasn"s NOV "oTiu
me@S the case pnC, III ni7 Jpiniop' n'
tnouah1 .he lur' '. - w..
parImeh's OF the A.ln'louseS 'n SuniG'oh' 5r
ly secure LOT In' Sa'''y vi 'ne P'is'"
ers.
Mr.. mustard tnousn1 lie nia''ef enouiu
DO carefully considered, anu upon his
motion the bilI "SS iaiu Oh 'no tapse'
NOTES OF INHERENT.
William +. Causey, Secretary of State
presented to the Senate, this morning,
the certificates OF approval of the OFF,
cial obligations of the State Treasurer
and Auditor of Accounts.
Governor Stocklsy was in town to-
day.
The a,noin,m.nt of Henry r. Lewis.
of H.rrin~ton' H.. AZ reading clerk Of the
u uousa ~ nf Rnnrsaentativss was con-
ar,uaJ NV tha, hodv tnis morninD
A BREEZE IN THE HOUSE.
Quite debhte WAS occaS'oieu III 'he
House ms altefh2on' "a aei,at aeio'enss ns,a 20
printihg' ana III |niGn opo".". a.i p',e'
anu MI. ooo'n CooN "n a'o'N' tAi''
together WIZ 9tHor nleinpefs e " ~ "tca.