Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-16
PARpoNs AND CONCENTRATIONS.
List OF Those Who Were Successful on
Pardon Day.


Pardon Day.
On Wednesday, the sth instant, Gov
ernor Waterman heard over eighty appli- |
cations for pardon. Among the petitioners !
were fathers and mothers, sisters and |
brothers, and friends of those behind the |
sentences and pardons for the imprisoned. |
In several instances, notably that of
Goldenson, the Executive was asked to set |
aside the sentence of death and substitute |
therefor imprisonment for life. The |
mother of the murderer of little Mamie |
Kelly, who is to expiate his crime on the |
scatfold il San Francisco on the 14th of
next month, implored the Governor on
her Bonded knees to save the life of her
son. The Governor, however, while he
spoke kindly and sympathizingly with the
mother of the erring and murderous boy,
refused positively to interfere with the SEN
tence of the Court, which he considered
just.
Out of the eighty applications but six
were granted as follows, the reasons given
for the same being those entered upon the
books in the Executive office:
Lawrence Powers. convicted of an at
tempt to rob in San Francisco in May, 1887,
prisonment in the House of Correction.
The application for pardon is signed by
many prominent business men of San
Francisco, by Hon. John Hunt, Superior
Judge, Judge Joseph Kirk Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, and by ten of the jurymen
who tried the case. The remaining two
jurors could not be found. Said Powers at
the time of his arrest, and for ten years
previous thereto, was in the employ of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, in the
capacity as oiler, and had always borne the
reputation of being an honest and indus
trious young man.
james Cochran, convicted of murder in
the second degree, in Kern county, in
| December, 1881, and sentenced to thirty
| six years imprisonment. 1t appears by the
papers filed in this case, that the crime of
| which Cochran was convicted was COM
mitted one night on or about October 90
| 1881, while mob of armed and drunken
men were in the act OF taking q prisoner
from the Jail in the town of Kernville, for
| the purpose of lynching him, and in the
confusion attendant upon the attempt,
Deputy Sheriff, one Mitchell by name, was
shot and killed. As great doubt exists in
the minds of many of the citizens of Kern
county as to the guilt of the prisoner, and
personal letters from Hon. r. Z. Arck,
| Superior Judge of Kern county, and George
! Venable Smith, ex-District Attorney, con-
firm me in the opinion that the sentence
was excessive in the extreme and under
| the circumstances was unwarranted. His
sentence is therefore commuted to fifteen
years.
Ralph Bull, convicted of grand larceny
in Modoc county in December, 1885, and
sentenced to five years Imprisonment The
crime for which this young man was con-
vic!ed consisted OF the selling of a horse
and cart hired bv him from livery stable
in Alturas while under the influence of
liquor aud bad company, and at the time
was but Is years OF age. His petition for
clemency is signed by numerous we'll
known citizens of Modoc and Plumas
counties, among whom are Hon. R. H f.
Variel, Hon. J. d. Goodwin, f. G. Hail.
editor of the Greenville Bulletin, and a
former schoolmaster of the young man.
and is especially recommended by Hon. G.
| +. Harris, Superior Judge of Modoc county,
who states in a personal letter to me that
| evidence has been brought to light since
the trial which, had it been produced at
the proper time, would have materially
lightened the young mans sentence. 1t is
my belief that shorter term of imprison-
ment will fully subserve the ends of JUS
| tiCe, and by this act of clemency the
petitioner may be led to sooner restore
himself TO his former good standing. His
| sentence is therefore committed TO four
years.
Edward E. Howe, convicted of disturb
ing the peace in June, 1888, in Los An
geles county, and sentenced to the County
Jail for 40 days, is pardoned. The appi-
cation in behalf of said Howe for pardon is
signed b. many prominent citizens of Po-
mona and vicinity, by Hon. James Wright,
the sentencing Justice of the Peace, and
Hon. NJ. B. Harrison, Assistant District
Attorney, who prosecuted the case. Also
letters from the jailer of Los Angeles
county, showing that Howe is in feeble
state of health and cannot bear without
great danger to his life the remainder of
his sentence. His crime consisted of a
mere breach of the peace while under the
influence of liquor, and in my opinion his
sentence was unduly severe.
Frank Daley and Frank Golden were
convicted in Sacramento county of grand
larceny in October, 1884, and sentenced to
the State Prison for term of nine years
each. They were both boys of Is
or 20 years of age. They pleaded guilty to
the crime of grand larceny, which consisted
of the taking q horse, saddle and bride,
the property of 7. D. SERVER livery
stable keeper on Fourth street, between l
and ]. and which appeared to have been
more the result of a boyish escapade thsn
of any criminal intent The petition ask
ing for clemency is signed by many promi-
nent citizens and business men of Sscra-
mento, among whom are Timothy Lee,
Chief of Police; w. B. Hamilton, County
| Clerk; Rev. Thomas Grace, NJ. NJ. Drew,
Sheriff; Z. D. SERVER, the victim of the
crime, and others; and the pardon is
earnestly recommended by Hon. J. W.
Armstrong. Superior Judge, who passed
sentence upon the prisoners, and who gives
strong ana cogent reasons for his course in
the premises. Their sentences were COM
muted to seven years.