New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-24
GEORGE II. PELL PARDONED.
GOVERNOR FLOWER SIGNS HIS RELEASE
THE LENoX HILL BANK wEFCKEG LEFT SING
SING YE.TERDAY MORNING

sing YE.TERDY MORNING.
Albany, y. y. Nov 23-Coyernor rlower has par
doncd George II. Pcll who serving Sentenc" Of
seven wears and six months in sing sing Prison for
the larceny of certain securities from the l"noX hll
Bank I'm New Jrk CITY. Hi sent nc" would nav
expired on May. - 1898, account of 20 D.
hayior. The pardon -iant"I ou Mnday E'
gardinS the pardon Governor Flower this afternoon
said g parIouel Mr.. Pei on the mm'ndati II OF
Eecorder MYTH. who sentenced him. ana tn" d.
tiici-A ton,r, who pros crt"d hU, AFR Il careful
examination Of m" plprs IN favor OF such u ion.
Tine facts ndduccl show that Pcll did no' m 'u'Ipit
in any OF thu profits o. thar trn-a't ton. ana u" \"N
men VIII, -kcl fo. Pcll'a PRISE utou ,isnei the p
tion for III, pardon. The ladng bankers in Sew
York City al-o signed the p tition'
Among tir -igners II the petition were Horace
Russell the Rev. DR.. u. Parker Morgan, tn Bow Dr.
Corncnu, Roosevelt Duli". the Rev. Brckh"lN' MOI
gan the Rev. Dr. John brown. !. II. '. Arnold D.
W. Alexander. Daniel g. Rollins. the Rev. Dr. W.
X. Huntington, Il. y. Hyde, fugcn' Kelly, Louis
Fitzgerald. Chlrn, VI. Try. chdrl,> y Dam. JoIh
A. Cockcrill, G. Morosln :. V. White, George II.
Grower a. L. llcddrn Grorse Vi. Van Io'~"n, bal
lld -.ui,H G. /. IIAnti.-,.... samuel -. i''' ~
ohalncty W. pepw. iu--"l ~'sc F.. H. ' ,,'.n u,
f. h. >,u.l-. Arthur b.. GRAVE, D. O.. Hays "'"i r'
: Coz, James u. >mHh W w. 'h'imhH ' ,,. - q"
Daniel T.. sickle. John \. Ncoall. Controller MN'''
Richard Croker Bishop Potter and Jo,'ph - mo-
mo. Elrvc. Of ih. Twelve Jun mn MI" ic.. rene.
cor" H. Iea Nas lbora'ci From Slas , Hlas
100 t.r prison BY mc.-rnrer from ALBANY. It Was
signed l., the Governor. lriL ssh" "a~ "Np ctn g.
i.r ratG,n. aio,c at lie u-uh hour ,",tcrl"y no
u-. nud soon after Na- .uIo'Ih wax 'l' P'," u
ad arrived. ilc was ovcriotcd at hi r"" 's' nom
prison. ana after q hn,tE breakfast nnt" ms -"
p.opaIt"u, tD leave. IL" dressed nlm'rl III a
ui u dark coh, aud m 9,y'Ic At 0h ch Lad c"r
bidding farewell T. Warden Brown ara N' ''I'i,
= mo, pn ho walked fo ih, ialr al alton and
iook DO" - .. m tran f'r ~" York, lrI h ma
h"'n 100 >ing i'm ">arlh Two N"uo. uv' months ~
f,rri.cu DAYS. Durlu- hi- clu'urmr. 4 Doc worked
n the iobacco room and occ'pcd cell -.
G,or.. II. Poll wa. one ~ the baul, .vr''bing trio
who created nury n Ncv YORK. iuaucn. circle. Ia
t--o'no. Pcu wa, looked upon by his associates a-
+, daring GuauIai operator. lud afi"f the filun 81
L. firm Groyr-tccu ~ pcll b" hcam" u.-ociai'd with
Jane, T. simmon- and Peter !. Caa--'n IN" three
men between them had comparatively httl" money.
lu' P,lI. and ~mmou-. who Wiz a- diru- financial
.ohcmc- %, 30. partner. laid lhc- plan with SUCH
GOD effect tha' ~. thr,' soon found th'n-lNes
u possession Of ihr." bank The TIRE" Transfers
began meelu. with Exit. rh",h-" in l---. bar b. Wa,
Two year later before there was any oAposur IN l--'
vith t,.--.u'- MONEY th" Equitable Bank. 60 small
concern WIS pur, ha~'d. ~ Wa stat" iu,iiiui ID.
soon nn.rWa,d tine LcnoN I'M was bought. payment
l,ias mad. with wort,lc-, chocK-. The third bank 20
d. secured was the sixth National Bank It
wealthy Institution doing business AT broadway
and Thirty third 81. Tho control of tai, bank "a, c-
cured I'm questionable way. ana Is soon as the
-c,ncrs got hold 81 It, they started to get rid 81 an
,r,,. olarflfy Of securities and fund, n the bank
,,rr. mad, pubic and win Cnarl', T.. Nalllch, they
,,,.r. Indicted WIll,k turned states evidence. Icl
wa il. first Ia De- ,.utcn'cd. II" Wa i"hd gulN
.n tl. court Of General session, ana .cni"nc"d Ia
even YEAR, and half n sing sing Peli refused O."
.pural hi- case and accepted th- s"li"u' ,
tiaI-~ru Wis th' urNl Goo lr eve sentence. ne WIS
sem, to ulr ri, pcitrntary fp~ -iN YEAR. simmons
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