The Critic and record., 1891-04-07
CASES FOR CLEMENCY.
the PRESIDENT At WORK on ApPLI.
CATIONS FOR PARD0Ns.

Dcnials. Communications and Full Pardon
Several District Of Columbia Cases
sam Ryder's Onc-Year Sentence Cut
Down Three Months other Cases Con.
sidercd
The President to-day took up a number
Of cases with Attorncy-Gencral Miller and
disposed of them.
He denied pardon to James Il. and A..
y. Chambers, of Mo-, convicted of OBJ
structing the settlement of public lands
and sentenced Nov. %, 1890, to 10 months
imprisonment and q fine of 500 each;
also denied pardon to Jas. q. Wisemau,
of North Carolina, sentenced in Nov,
1880, TO six months imprisonment and
Sl00 fine for violation of the internal rev
enue law.
In the case of William Wood of the
Distsict of Columbia, sentenced to two
years imprisonment for assault with in
tent 20 kill the President refused to take
any action and the sentence stands
The President in the case of Samuel
Ryder of the District of Columbia has
Commuted his sentence of one year inn
prisonment for having carnal knowledge
of female under age of consent to nine
months actual imprisonment
The sentence of Peter MclIugh of Wis
consin TO one years Imprisonment forvio-
lation of the internal revenue law is COM
muted TO eight months imprisonment.
In the case of w. u. Pace of Utah, SEN
tence TO one years imprisonment for
adultery is commuted to seven months
Imprisonment.
In the case of Morton Howell Of ndi-
ana, sentenced July T., 1889, to five years
imprisonment for forgery, the President
has commuted the sentence TO expire July
-, 1901.
The President has RENTED the fine of
S2J in the case of Charles Maxwell, of New
York, sentenced to three wears imprison-
ment for counterfeiting, but he declined
to remit the imprisonment.
In the case Of Geo w. Howery, of In
diana, for passing counterfeit money and
sentenced July ~, 1850 to two years and
eight months Imprisonment, the Presi-
dent has committed the sentence to expire
May, 1891.
The President has granted pardon to
II. s. Anderson of Arkansas, sentenced
September -, 1887, to FIVE years impris-
onment for forgery and violations of the
pension law.
In the case Of John Falk of Kentucky,
sentenced October 26, 1889, to eight years
imprisonment for passing counterfeit
money, the President has commuted the
sentence to four years actual imprison-
ment.
The President has granted a remission
of forfeited recognizance of Il. j. Brooke
aud John T. Campbell of District of CO.
lumbia.
la the case of John Hawkins of South
Carolina, sentenced to fifteen months inn
prisonment for embezzlement of funds,
the President has commuted the sentence
to fourteen months imprisonment.
The President has declined 10 take
action in the case of James NJ. Robinson
of Georgia, sentenced to one years inn
prisonment for presenting false accounts
against the Government.
The President has granted a pardon to
James Clarke, sentenced November 2,
1850, to three years imprisonment for
passing counterfeit money.
A pardon has also been granted TO Mel
son Reynolds of Indiana, sentenced to
pay 81 and costs for manufacturing cigars
without payment Of special tax.
The President has also granted a par
don TO l.. l.. Smith of South Carolina for
selling liquor without license and SEN
tence suspended pending an application
for pardon.