The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-26
TWO YEARS PARDONS.
THE rxERcIsE OF cLHs1ENoy
BY Governor Jackson Since His biennial
Report to tie Legislature of 1888 Two
Nurderers, Sentences COMMITTED aud
Number of rlnes Reml.,ed.

Number OF ftnes hemittru'
Governor Jackson on Saturday trans
mitted to the House Of Delegateshis bien-
NAL report OF the criminals who received
executive clemency since his last report.
The pardons numbered thirty-two, and the
list is as follows:
Henry Belcher, Mercer, convicted June,
1882, grand larceny, two years; pardoned
February 10, 1883, on petition OF jury,
grand Jury and others.
James +. Bird, Pocahontas, June, 1852,
house.breaking, seven years; pardoned
February 2S, 1883, at request Of Judge,
Jury, prosecuting attorney and Others, and
because prisoner was IN imbecile.
William +. Bean, Hardy county, March
%, 1876, murder, for life; pardened April
Is, 1888, OH petition OF 3O4 most promi-
nent citizens Of the county.
Edward g. Cunningham, Berkeley,
April, 1883, unlawful cutting five months;
pardoned April 10, 1888, on petition OF $50
citizens OF county.
Jacob 2. Campbell, Upshur, October,
1889, felony, two years; pardoned Septem-
Der 7, 1888, because OF unsound mind, as
Is alleged in petition OF 10 citizens of
county.
Steward Nilmoth, Barbourcounty, June,
1878, assault and battery; fined SIS and
costs, amounting to. $50 80; fine RENTED
September IS, 1883.
Eugene Cady, Ohio, September, 1882,
grand larceny, two years; pardoned Octo-
Der -, 1888, on petition Of jury and large
number Of citizens.
William Collins, Webster, August, 1881
robbery, five years; pardoned October IL,
1883, on request Of majority OF jury and
100 other citizens of county.
Hamilton Hardy, Berkeley county, 0c-
tober, 1881, house breaking, two years
and Ave months; pardoned October 10
1888, ut the request OF nine OF jury.
Enoch Estep, Boone, October, 1888
lpracticing medicine without license, fined
$50; fine RENTED at request Of Jury, pros.
ecuting attorney and over. 200 citizens Of
the county.
Walter Banks, Mercer, June, 1882, horse
stealing. two years; pardoned November
2, 1883, on account OF i'll health.
Robert V. Evans, Berkeley, April, 1865
stealing, three years; oacnse committed
during war, prisoner escaped and never
served term pardoned NovemberJ, 1888
at request OF judge, prosecuting attorney
and Others.
Floyd Harsh, Barbour county, April
1882, rioting, one year; Harsh was the
"last OF the Red Menu; pardoned No
vember ., isSS, atrequest OF large number
OF prominent citizens Of county.
Thomas and Perry Wine, Braxton coun
ty, March, 1880, grand larceny, five years
pardoned December Z, 1888, ut request o.
prosecuting attorney.
4 Charles Elmer, Mineral, May l, 1882, fel
ony, two years; pardoned January 10
1884, three days before his term expired
James Carr, Marion, December 4, 1883
petit larceny, three months in jail; par
doned January II, 1854, because OF Ill
health OF wife.
Barney @. Lee, Harrison, May, 1883, as
ssult and battery, fined $50 and costs; flint
RENTED January 30, 1854, because Of O
previous fine for the same olIense.
William Clarkson, Summers, Scptem.
Der, 1882, felony, two years; pardoncd
February 20, 1884, on petition Of county
officers, jury and others.
Wade G. Thompson, Wayne county,
June, 1881, manslaughter, five years; par
doned March II, 1884, on petition OF 5l9
citizens OF county.
| Charles Montgomery, Brooke, March,
1881, unlawful shooting, seven months in
jail and fined 500; perdoned March ~,
1854, rs to imprisonment:
j. T. HobaCk, Cabell, March, 1884, at
tempting TO suborn witness, six months
in Jail, pardoned March q, 1854, on petit
ton that the prisoner was in precarious
health.
Isaac Thompson, Fayette, February,
1854, murder in the second degree, five
years; pardoned April 8, 1884, in con-
sideration OF youth and previous good
character, and also on petition Of wife and
three daughters of murdered man, Judge,
Jury, prosecuting attorney, andG00 citizens
of county.
Edward Mccoy, Greenbrier, November,
1884, murder in the second degree, ten
years; pardoned May 10, 1888, because
dying OF consumption.
Rousch Mckee, Berkeley, January, 1884,
unlawful cutting; one year in jail; par
doned June 4, 1884, on petition OF officers
OF court, members oil Legislature and
others.
James Logan, Raleigh, April, 1884, carry
ing concealed weapons, fined $25; fine re-
mitted June 25 1884.
Harry Howard Freese, Ohio, November,
1883, petit larceny, nine months in jail;
pardoned June %, 1884, because OF pre-
vious good character and good family.
Martin r. Hamrick, Webster, April,
1882, barn burning, three years; pardoned
July "a, 1884, on petition Of judge, jury,
court officers and large number ofcitizens.
Albert Collins, Barbour, March, 1882,
forgery, two years; pardoned July IS,
1881, for previous good character.
Daniel Campbell, Monroe, June, 1884,
unlawfully retailing in twenty-five in
stances, fined $3.50; fine RENTED August
10, 1884.
w. n. Coleman, alias John Coleman,
Kanswha, June, 1884, murder in the first
degree; sentenced to bchanged; parloned
September %. 1884. for the reason that
prisoner was deprived bya technically OF
important witnesses, and grave doubts as
to his guilt.
Cornelius Moran, Mineral, April, 1888,
unlawfully retailing, fined $50; fine re-
mitted Octobor3, 1854, the oiense having
been committed by AIoran's son.
Charles Spurlock, Kanawha, June, 1884,
murder in the first degree; sentenced TO
be hanged; committed 10 imprisonment
for life October II, 1884, because the
prisoner was Of weak mind, as alleged in
petitions OF $40 citizens Of the county.
Andrew Geiger, Wood, November, 1884,
manslauglter, one year, parloGed No
yember IS, 1884, because ofextreme youth
and previous good character,
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