National Republican., 1885-03-03
APPLYING FOR pAnpoN.
Thirteen Convicis Want to he Released by
President Arthur.

Tho expiring hours Of an administration
finds the President besicged with petitions for
the pardon Of number of convicts serving
time either in some prison designated for
United States criminals or the Dlstrictjail Tho
closing days OF President Arthut's term fiuds
him meeting with the same experience in this
respect rs belell his predecessors in office, and
considerable pressure Is being brought to bear
In some OF the cases to secure favorable action.
The petitions 90 first TO tic department of
Justice, nud then inquiry Is made OF the district
attorney who tried the cuse ms to its status and
the facts brought out on trial. Those of most
interest TO the readers Of THE REPUBLICAN, arc
the cases where conviction was had in the
court here aud tie party convicted belonged
IN this District Since the 1st Of last January
petition has been made to tho President In
thirteen instances for pardons for conNlots
from this District alone, and majority of the
papers have been put iu within the last two
weeks.
THE CASES ARE As FOLLOWS:
John silas Marshall johnson. convicted OF
mansaughter on Feb %, 1881, In killing jas.
J.. johnson, colored, and sentenced TO ten
years in the Auburn IN. W state prison and TO
pay fine Of 81 900. II will bo seen that he has
served four years Of the time.
Another case is that OF
BESJAMfS T. BIGELow.
who was convicted on Noy. H. 1883, of embez-
cling the moneys Of the National Bank OF the
Republic while receiving teller of the bank,
and was sentenced on Dee. |, 1851, to five years
in the Concord IN. H. state prison His case
was carried to the general term on plea Of
twice in jeopardy, but the Judgment below was
affirmed, An effort was ihon made 10 carry II
to the supreme court of the United states on
writ of habcHs corpus and that alsl failed. IL
is now fifteen months sitlcc Mr.. Bigclow was
sentenced, and be has remained In jail hero
all that time while his counsel has been fight
ing to secure him new trial. In case he is
sent to the pcnitontinry not day of his con-
iinement can be credited on the sentence, as
II does not begin to run until he arrives ut the
prison where he has been sentenced
third case Is that of William Sweeny
who was tried with John Herrity on Feb. T.
1881. on the charge
COMMITTING HIGHWAY ROBBERY
on John l.. Ransom, near the Peace monu
ment. Both men were convicted, but Herrlty
was granted new trial, and subsequently ac-
quilted. Sweeny was sentenced to the Albany
pentontiary for five years.
Another petition Is that in behalf OF John II.
Brawncr, convicted on March 16, iSsi, Of
breaking into the house of John i. Bird and
stealing wearing apparel, and was sent to the
Albany penitentiary for five years,
A iiflh is that Of William H. Moran, who
broke into the gentlem0ns furnishing store Of
A. Ilollander, 1900 Pennsylvania avenue. He
was convicted on Feb. 81, 1884, aud ten days
later sentenced to three years in the Albany
on Oct. 81, 1888, Henry 6. Davis was con-
vcted of assault with intent to kill Minnie
Hayes and sentence oftwo years In the New
Hampshire state prison was imposed. He. too,
wants n pardon.
The next Is the case OF
THE CRIPPLE HENRY II. DRYDEN,
whose home is In Baltimore, but who stole
| quite large sum of money while In this city.
He pleaded guilty on Jan. IL. 1885, stating that
| he took the money to purchase an artificial
| leg and the sentence was one year In the AL
| bany penitentiary.
The last case in which a pententiary sen.
tence was given was that of
HENRY BRuGGERMAS,
the clerk in the general postofice who wa
stamps he was intrIistcd 10 count an3 DESTROY
and was sent to Albany for three years.
The remaining cases In which pardons are
asked are all In the District jail, and are thos,
of Frank Nicholson, Charles Sweeny, ant
Daniel Scanlon, for assault and battery, ant
| Thomas Bowie and ii. Stevenson, who werI
captured robbing graves with Jansen Ross.