Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-15
SEEKING A PARDON.
Two ConYlcts in Utah Pelitentlary
Petition tho Governor.
TIRE ONE Is VAN yOLKESDURGn.
A Mother Iniercedcs on nchalf Of Her
gon.-1he Prisoners Promise 10
Reform.-A Deep Sigh
For Liberty.

r.. b. Van Nolkenburgh, who 10
r,buafy last was sentenced In the
'rhi,d District Court 10 one years i'm.
,r,.onment In tho penitentiary for
,,,oing tho name " p. IL. Lannan to
+. hspk check, has sent a letter TO Gov.
.uor Thomas petitioning for u pardon.
1ti dated from the renlientisry Oc'
toter d.h.
The convict says that hnying already
carved about eight months, he thinks
be has been sufficiently punished for
h,s crime. "My idoa OF the law ie,"
M, writes, at Is to confihe man To
cure him OF committing more crimes,
or TO keep him from the public where
he will not impose upon law.abiding
citizens. will say for myself that |
nm certain have had enough OF
prison life 10 eatisiy me. | have been
a practical printer by trade and have
leen all my life, and was working
upon the salt Lake Tribune when |
was arrested. having worked there
several months. / make this prayer
for rcleR now for the reason that the
crime was committed while intoNi.
Gated, and think have been cured
OF that habit; that am not
mn .habliuai criminal; that my health
has suffered during my confinement
aud " very poor, and that would
like TO have time 10 leave the city, and
secure work before winter sets ia as
my term expires December 21th, in
the middle Of the Winter." The CON
vict goes ON to state that he has
neither money nor friends In the west,
or be would present n petition "in the
usual form" lie trusts the governor
can "coneUieutiOusly" act upon his
case favoTably at an early date
WANTS 10 BREATHE "u0D's FREE AiR'
AGAIN.
Governor Thomas has also received
nm application for pardon from Joseph
May. The convict was sentenced in
the Flrrt District Court ON September
10Th, 1853, to Eve AMI . half year
in the poni,entary, for train
tnbbery committed on the r.. G. W.
r.. X. on August 9Th, Of that year.
AAlANi fflHANE lNAAN 10 AAAh UNIV III wv
luvior having been good, Mt. Wander
cook, the then acting warden, made
him "trusty," HE work then being
10 drive cart. while employed with
three other "trusties" hauling brick
aud dir. from the prison yard the three
other men ,Fcnptd. 81 wus blamed
for their escauO." writes HAY, "and
was not only punished by wearing a
ball and chsiu for over two months, but
NIL my good dime earned by the ialii.
ful compliance with All rules was
aiken. At THAT time had earned over
i've mouths good time" lie states
that since then he has never
broken "A rule, ana that hrs intention
So and has been to secure his release 90
coon as the law viii allow, that be
might "be enabled 10 once again
breathe God's free air and by Hts help
hecomo an houOinblo member OF
society" Hs prsys that the governor
viii Iestore to him the ,ino that has
been forfeited.
a pathetic letter from the convlc'a
mother 10 the governor accompanies
tho petition. IL h written ftonI
Durnugu, Colo, August sth. Sn,
says she is "nluue HuG uestitule," ant
needs sadly the hclp Of her son Joseph
She has five onilursu dependent upon
her for support.