Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-05


20 did a large number Of oitizsns OF
Utah county, NJ au act Of mercy which
under the circumstances ought TO be
grantei. Pardoned September 18th,
1890.
Reuben A. McBrldge, murder In
the second degree, sentencedIA pfil 80,
1857, 10 ten years. He had been a
trusty, and for months before n pardon
was allowed TO drive the prnitentiary
team TO the city, alone. His pardon
was recommended by many citizens,
by Mayor Dusenberry, J. Il. Miner,
George Sutherland, w. q. A. smoOt
Jr., sheriff Fowler and many other
| citizens OF Utah county, Bolivar Rob
| erts, Territorial treasurer, Hon. Jamse
| A. Melville, Joshua Greenwood, Pro-
bate Judge Calllster and many other
citizens OF Fillmore county. His aged
mother came eli the way from Fill
more to ploai for his pardon, which
was finally granted November 20lh,
| serve at the time.
William NJ. Bevln--hcli In county
jail 10 awsit action OF the grand Jury;
pardon recommended by district mt.
torney's Office on tho ground that
iuihhti ihiItitVhNhNhN Wouib tthru
total blindness. PardoEed February
Is, 1891.
Joseph MorIter and i've other
Italians, riot. Sentenced March IS,
1891, for two months each; pardon
recommended by District Attorney
VarlsD.
Benjamin Forman, grand larceny,
sentenced February 20th, 1891, tp ole
Da a..
the petition Of Hon. Abraham Hatch
and other citizons Of wasatch county,
who represe nted that before the COM
mission Of the crime charged he had
borne n good character and they be.
lievod the ends OF Justice had been
| met.
Charles Il. Harris and J IT. whitlock,
grand larceny, sentenced December
LIST, 1890, TO one year. Pardon recon.
mended by officers and large number
Of citizens Of Pluto county, by large
number Of citizens OF Monroe, SEWER
county, by q large number OF citizens
Of Sanpete county, by a large number
OF citizens OF Garfield county, by
Judge Anderson who tried them and
by others, on the ground that before
arrest and convictions the prisoners
hhu ooih MI uEffsut ChhteihCtciD tuht
they had lived In the Territory
twenty years and enjoyed good repu.
tation; that each Of them had families,
wives aud small children, In destitute
circumstances. Pardon granted April
22nd, 1901.
Edward Olsen, murder IN the second
degree. Pardon recommended by
Chief Justice Zane, District Attorney
If..Al
Dyer, Judge o. w. Powers, who
tried and sentenced him, Ex.Uni,ed
States District Attorney Dick.
son, In Office at the time Of his
trial, by leading citizens OF Juab anu
Utah counties, among them Judge
Dusenbcrry, Sheriff Turner, Sheriff
Cazicr, by Hon. Samuel A. Merritt,
Judge Il. ID. Hoge anu others, because
under tho reward TO convlcts act his
tern OF sentence had only two years to
run. Pardoned July 20, 1891.
James w. Chadwick and Edward
Whipple, grand larceny, sentenced
September 25, 1890. A strong aud
numerously signed petition was fled
from citizens Of Uintah county, and
from officers OF the military post In
that county, and afiidavits Of persons
rs to certain essential facts which II
appears were not available ut their
trial. Assistant District Attorney
Evans recommended their pardon.
There was considerable doubt ms 10
their guilt. Pardoned October Is, 1901.
Ernest Green, grand larceny, sem
fenced March 3, 1890. to eight years.
When convicted he was 10 years OLD.
IL was represented 10 10 his fret OF.
tense. His wife and child and
mother were absolutely destitute.
At the time he was pardoned his wife
was lying III with fever, without any
care or nourishment. lie Grand
Young, James Jack, J. w. Greenman,
l.. \. Hills, Thomas Marshall, Elias
A. Smith, J. Il. Little, II. s. Young
and Others recommend his pardon ON
the ground "thero Ia evidence now
thst leads them to believe that posi-
bly,, ami Indeed probably Green was
guiltless Of the oiieuse charged
Chief Justice Zane also recommended
pardon.
James l.. Grlflip, voluntary man.
slaughter. Sentenced June q, 1891,
to four years; pardon recommended by
ten OF the Jurors who found him guilty.
They stated they were led TO believe
the gun Of the dead mau was not dis
charged Us claimed by the defense.
The gun when submitted to them was
perfectly clean. IT subsequently trans.
pired that thu guu had been cleaned
by q deputy marshal, during the pro-
gress OF the trial, 10 decide n bet
made between David Evans and
Arthur Brown, as TO whether u
was rifled. When this was made
known after the trial the Jurors
filed statements that had they known
the dead mans gun had been die
charged they would have acquitted
Griffin. The pardon was recommend.
Oh by Judge IL. Il. Henderson on tho
tround "thal the ends OF Justice nc.
quired 1t TO be done" by l.. w. Gross,
A.. IL. Rogers, J. q. Tyler, A. g.
Bishop, May or farmer, II. A. Bowman
and w. Butcher, deputy marshals,
tive city councilmcn and the marshal
Of Ogden. Il. }. Kiesel, IL. NJ. Allison
Jr., James N. klmball, "Ksntucky"
Smith, II. IL. Whipple, NJ. A. Breedvn,
w. X. white aud n large number OF
citizens Of Ogden and salt Lake City.
John Pierce, burglary, sentenced
September 20, 10 three years; pardon
was recommended by Il. W. briggs of
Pleasant Grove, by nearly q every
official OF Utah county, j. G.. Graham,
manager Provo Enquirer; James
Glove, editor; John Il. Involves, Judge
Dusenberry, ID. ID. Houtz, w. II.
King, aud many other leading citizens
on the ground Of his youth; that his
aged father aud mother at Pleasant
(aFny. warn nt.uauralIv ,gap.n.t.,.t -,