Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-15
MCARTHY's MISFORTUNE
The Governors Reasons for Pardonin
the Embezzler.

The Governors Reasons for Pardoning
the Embezzler.
Governor Waterman yesterday granted
pardon to ex-Supreme Court Clerk Nc
earthly, who, in December, 1887, was con.
victed of embezzling $13, 900 of State money,
and was sentenced to five years imprison.
ment in the penitentiary. Mccarthy has
never put in day at the State Prison, but
was confined in the San Francisco County
Jail.
Among those who personally spoke to
the Governor in the prisoners behalf, were
the following gentlemen, who constituted
the delegation which was to have arrived
here Tuesday night, but on account of a
delayed train, postponed their visit to the
Executives Office until yesterday morning:
w. I. Baggett, Major Rich. H Hammond,
G. F. Mccarthy and Dennis Mccarthy of
San Francisco, and John Murphy and
Miner Walden of Modesto.
In granting clemency the Executive says:
Mccarthy was born and raised in this
State. Early in life he evinced sturdy,
independent character, and, being of bright
intellect. his efforts were repeatedly crowned
with success. He was warm, OPEN
hearted boy, generous to fault and gen.
eral favorte among his friends and ac-
quaintances.
He was elected Minute Clerk of the AS
sembly during the Twenty-first session of
the Legislature, and upon returning to his
home in Stanlslaus county was elected
County Clerk. At the early age of twenty
nine he was elected by the people of the
State to the Office of Clerk OF the Supreme
Court, and while occupying that position
he met with his misfortune. / say mis-
fortune, because | verify believe il was no
more. Owing to his generous nature he
could not find it in his heart to deny any
favor TO his friends, and / have not the
slightest doubt that the shortage in his &C
counts was directly due TO his desire to &C.
-commodale.
THAT be had no criminal intent and
fully expected 10 make good his deficit |
am assured-but discovery came too soon.
His appeal is still before the Supreme
Court of the United States, but l believe
that his imprisonment of two years and a
half in the San Francisco County Jail is
sufficient punishment. The law has been
vindicated, and by giving him the benefit
of Executive clemency at this time he will
soon recover his position as useful and
respected member of society.
II have been almost overwhelmed by
letters from the most prominent men in
the State in every walk of life, advocating
and urging his pardon. His petition con-
tains the signature of eleven of the Jurors
(the twelfth being absent in Europe). Hon.
J. F. Sullivan, the trial Judge; Chief JUS
tice Beatty and Associate Justices Paterson,
Sharpstein and Fox of the Supreme Court
ex-Associate Justice McKinstry, Superior
Judges Lawler, Levy, Murphy, CARRIER
Reardon and Won Reynegom of San Fran.
cisco, Minor of Stanislaus, Budd and Bald
win Of San joaquin, Marks of MERGED, Glib
son OF Alameda, Corcoran of Mariposa-
and a large number of county officer.
whose names need not be mentioned to
day"
After Mccarthy was detected in his steal
ings he boarded the next ocean steamer fol
the Sandwich Islands, and the State wa.
put to no little amount of trouble to brin.
him back Extradition papers had to b,
made ont and an officer sent TO Honolulu
to bring back the embezzler. After tn,
trial in the lower Courts his attorneys ap
pealed the case to the State Supreme Cour
and afterwards appealed to the United
States Supreme Court. II never came ~
before that body, however, but by thes
processes he avoided going to the peniten
tiary, and has been made almost as com
Portable in the County Jail as he woult
have been in second class lodging. house