Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-25
tine PARDONING POWER.
How it Has Been Exercised BY Gov,
Jackson.
List ofthe Persons Pardoued Since the Last
Session, With the Offences and
the Causes Leading to the
Pardons.

ed by him since the last session ofthe Legls-
lature, together with the etenses committed
by the prisoners SO released n the reasons
for parion. The list, embracing thirty
three names, is here appended:
Henry Belcher, Mercer, convicted June,
1882, grand larceny, two years; pardonsd
February 10, 1883, on petition OF ylry, grand
Jury and others.
James F. Bird, Pocahontas, June, lSe2,
house breaking, seven years; p~ardoned Feb
ruary 90. 1888, at request of judge, jury,
prosecuting attorney and Others, n De-
cause prisoner was an imbecile.
William f. Bean, Hardy county, March
%, 1876, murder, for life; paIdoned April
Is, 1888, on petition Of 304 most prominent
citizens of the county.
Edward o. Cunningham, Berkeley,
April, 1883, unlawful cutting, FIVE months
pardoned April l9, 1883, on petition OF $50
citizens Of county.
Jacob P. Campbell, Cpshur. October,
1882, felony. two years; pardoned Septem-
Der I, 1888, became of unsound mind, as is
alleged in petition Of 10 citizens OF county.
Steward Wilmath, Barbour, June. 1875
assault and battery; fined $35 and costs,
amounting to $1,000; fine RENTED Septem-
Der Is, 1888.
Eugene Cadv, Ohio, September, 1882,
grand larceny, two years; pardoned Oeto-
Der u, 1883, on petition Of jury and large
number of citizens.
William Collins, Webster, August, 1881,
robbery. five years; pardoned October IL,
1888, on request of msjority Of jury and 100
other citizens OF county.
Hamilton Hardy Berkeley county, Octo.
Der, 1851, house breaking, two years and
FIVE months; pardoned October 10, 1883,
at the request Of nine of jury.
Enoch Estep, Boone, October, 1889, prac-
ticing medicine without license, fined $50;
fine RENTED at request of jury, prosecuting
attorney, and over 200 citizens OF county.
Walter Banks, Mercer, June, 1882, horse
stealing, two years; ~pardoned November 2,
1888, on account Of i'll health.
Robert V. Evans, Berkeley, April, 1865,
horse stealing, three years; offense commit
ted during war, prisoner escaped aud never
served term; pardoned November ), 1888,
at request Of judge, prosecuting attorney
and others.
Floyd Harsh, Barbour county, April, 1882,
rioting, one year; Harsh was the last OF
the Rcd Mem; ~pardoned November 2,
1883, at request Of large number OF proml-
nent citizens OF county.
Thomas and Perry Wine, Braxton county,
March 1880, grand larceny, five years; par
doned December I, 1888. at request OF pros
ecuing attorney.
Charles Elmer, Mineral, May |, 1892, fel.
ony. two years; pardoned January Is, 1884,
three days before his term expired.
James Carr, Marion, December 4, 1888,
petit larceny, three months in jail; %psrdoned
January II, 1854, because Of i'll health Of
wife.
Barney c. Lee, Harrison, May, 1883, as
sault and battery, fined $50 and costs; fine
RENTED January 30, 1884, because Of a
previous fine of 81 for the same ofense.
William Clarkson, Summers, September,
1882, felony, two years; ~pardoned February
20, 1881, on petition Of county officers, Jury
and others.
Wade c. Thompson, Wayne county, June,
1881, manslaughter, five years; pardoned
March II, 1884, On petition Of jl3 citizens
Of county.
Charles Montgomery, Brooke, March,
1854, unlawful shooting, seven months in
jail and fined 500; pardoned March &c,
1881, MS 10 Imprisonment.
J. L. Hoback, CabelI, March, 1884, at
tempting TO suborn a witness, six months in
Jail; pardoned March -, 1884, on petition
that the prisoner We in precarious health.
Isaac Thompson, Fayette, February, 1884,
murder in the second degree, five years;
pardoncd April 3, 1884, in consideration Of
youth and previous good character, and
also on petition OF wife and three daughters
of murdered man, judge, jury, prosecuting
attorney, and 600 citizens Of county.
Edward Mccoy, Greenbrier, November,
lS84,murder in the second degree ten years;
pardoned May Is, 1884, because dying Of
consumption.
Roush Mckee, Berkeley, January, 1884,
unlawful cutting; one year in JAIL par
doned June 4, 1881, on petition Of officers
of court, members Of Legislature and 9th
crs.
James Logan, Raleigh, April, 1884, car
ryipg concealed weapons, fined $25; fine re-
mitted June %, 1884.
Harry Howard Freese, Ohio, November,
1888, petit larceny, nine months in Jail;
pardoned June Is, 1854, because of previous
good character and good family.
Martin r. Hamrick. Webster, April, 1882,
barn burning, three years; psrdoned July
"a, 1854, on petition Of judge, jury, court
officers and large number Of citizens.
Albert Collins, Barbour, March, 1899,
forgery, two years; ~pardoned July %, 1881,
for previous good character.
Daniel Campbell, Monroe, June, 1891,
! unlawfully retailing and twenty-five
instances, faed $3.50; fine RENTED August
IL, 1884,
". NJ. Coleman, alias John Coleman,
Kanawha, June, 1884, murder in the first
degree; sentenced to be hanged; pardoned
September IS, 1894, for the reason that
prisoner was deprived Of a technicality oil
important witnesses, and grave doubts as to
his guilt.
Cornelius Moran, Mineral, April, 1884,
unlawfully retailing, fined $50; fine re-
mitted October 3, 1884, the offense having
been committed by Moran's son.
Charles Spurlock, Kanawha, June, 1884,
uurueE III lue uist eeRreei sentenceu 10 oe
hanged; committed to imprisonment for
life October IL, 1884, because the prisoner
was of weak mind, as alleged in petitions Of
$40 citizens OF the county.
Andrew Geiger, Wood, November, 1888,
manslaughter, one yea; pardoned Novem,
Der IS, 1884, because of extreme youth and
previous good character.
The last week Of the red ticket sale, and
Monday will be a b!g day at L. N. McGiI
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