Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-23

John ogaloy's Casa Writer'S Reason.
Why He should be Pardoned.


IL Is lot generally known but such Is
the fact, that Wes. Virginia beasts o one
/ Of, iinot The hest, penal institutions IN the
Uniied State. Under the management nj
/ the present Superintendent, Col Ned Rob
ertscn, OF youJ ci'r, ably assisted by Capt.
/ Tom johnson, ti7 efficient officer Of The
guard, no Improvement in the cuisine OF
/ discipline eau be made. From sn exam
| ination, made with great care by the
writer, he is f5se 10 confess that while the
+ discipline Id strict, Jetiti is ever tempered
/ With humanity, aud with an eye single to
/ q the happiness ss well as comfort of the
c0nyic.s therein confined. Behind the
walls e. ciTcliDg the grounds q miniature
world can he 5een Ii recollection 6 ryes
us rightly, tEe eve royenteen life men 20
te l1uua 0D the books OF the iua6tu,ion.
among whom may b. found john Maiey
sentenced some thirteen years ago. from
Richie county, on the charge of wife
murder. Yois mans case deserves more
han "a passing notice. DWiue The period
ot is confinement he has nev.r m one
instance violated the almost cast iron
rules formulated FOR the government Of the
peniteniisTy, consequently he has never
been reported or arranged before the Police
Court. This man has been a convict under
several Supsm.eudents, aud the writer
knows OF lis personal knowledge that
they ever speak Of him ia commsudsiory
terms. Msley was auaign,d and tried ON
lhis grave charge 40 a TIME when the pss-
sions engsnder,d b. the iuierasciue war
nad scarcely passed aWsy, ami notwith-
stgntirc thst be was gallant ana mentor
IONS soldier q tDat war, bearing upoa his
body ho1orahle wounds received i'm defense
o, his Country. yet he was as it were,
railIOadel for life into doe panitentiary, be-
'ug indicted by the crlnd jury, aud tried
by the venire the same day. At chat time
be was poor and inendless. The Court had
20 assign counsel ID defend nam, and il lie
well known fact that 10 RECEPTIONS 10 the
admiesb.hty of the testimony OF the yul-
ing of the COur. We're saved 10 him by his
attorney. il is also we'll known thar an
attorney viii rot work as diligently, nor
viii ne tske an interest IN case to when
be has been assigned by the trial judge,
and from which he receives no pay either
from The County or State, as II ne hsd
been regularly employed aud his palm
crossed with the filthy locre. |
Since and before this mans conviction, /
tis character has been exemplary, aud his
Conduct towards his wife, whom he Is /
charged wits administering poison 10, was /
of the teIderest care and solicitUde, as is /
endorsed by at6iavits iGCm prominent aad /
ind ueutal ciez ns 6hO resided cOUtigu- |
Gus GO him.
Many other very important facts can be /
adducei In the pOor 1ni0Ttunats's favor, /.
bu. spsca 40 this time foIbids Aialey has /
been drawing "a pension for wounds re- I
e 1iyed 10 -he late war. ana as soon Gs he .
received HE arrsarages he sent for Mr /
Fox. q prominent nae 'chGut in Richie, /
end paid hlm every dollar he owed him, .
Co nearly $500, with accrued /
int est Yet the account WAS barred by /
tha statute Of limitations. He also psJd /
every dollar be owed 20 otcer parties with /
~ilh whom he had dealings previous 90 /
his conviction Msley h9s for years been /.
q yalusb'e man Go the Webster Wagon |
Company. in confederation of which /
the writer refers 10 Nr Hodgman, the /
valued aud efficient superintendent of said /
@ mpsuy, and Jo. Walters, lately OF your /
city. and for years foreman Of the COM /
panv at Moupdsviile, but low working .
for tire same company al Jackson, Mich. /
Not more than two years ago Maley /
saved the life. doubtless, of Maxwell, then |
snd now foreman Of the Webster Wagon |
Company. who would have been assaulted |
bF some cony'cis led by lhe notorious 10. |
Chambers. The wmdeua ot different pen /
iteltiares in contiguoue $ ates TO West
Vireuis were written So ne TO what they
iia with convict who had acted as
m-dtosiousiy as Maley did. snd the
universal reply gas. eve always rsconi-
mealed his pardon These l5itera are now
ou dla In the Governor office, together
with many other papers of great value per
tanning TO his case. Let The honorable ana
csudid-mindsl men throughout tha length
ana breadth Of Gle State examine AID pom
der over these facts, auG cay ia their OVID
hearts # this man, even hsd he been
guilty.. has not suffered enough, the ena5
OF justice been sobae,yed AID Inc majesty
Of the law viudicte1 H. l.. d.
Point Peasant W la, March p lsos.