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

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tile history OF the Territory. lie had
served within lew days. the equiv,
alent OF five year term. FaruOneu
December 80, 1890.
Charles H.. Spencer, held TO await
action OF the grand jury ON charge o.
mouse breaking. "A petition
was presented from few prominent
citizens OF Salt Lake CITY stating That
tho oiiense was committed while the
prisoner was In "A state Of mental aber-
ration, caused by depression from
poverty; that they believed the grand
jury would ignore the charge; that ne
had an eslimable family, aud, u par
doned, his father woull take HIN 10
California. Parioned Jan ii, 1893.
John Chew. grand larceny, sentence
cd OctoberS, 1891. for three Year,. A
petition for pardon was received from
leading citizins OF SAnpetu county; a
protest was also fllui. subsequently
several Of those protecting Joined In
recommending pardon. Judge
Blnckburn, the u. s. Marshal, Hon.
w. Is. Reid and other prominent
citizons asked his pardon. 1t was
further represented that his family
were In destitute circumstances.
Pafdoned March 10, 1893.
George w. Mckee, forgery, scntonc-
cd May "a, 1892, to two year,; pardon
recommended by Revs. Il. q. Ilin, j..
ID. rbpll, aud others engaged In prison
reform WORK; also by the u. 5. mar
shal, because OF exceptionally good
conduct. Pardoned March 25, 1898.
Charles 4. Olsen, embezzlement,
sentenced March 4, 1893. A petit
tion was deceived from large
number OF citizens OF Cache
county asking his pardon, signed by
Probate Judge Goodwin, nearly all Of
the county officers, Member OF the
Legislature j. II. Wright, Hon. Joseph
Howell, and many other prominent
ciiizons, ON the ground that having
iull knowle ige Of his official conduct MS
assessor anu collector OF Cache county,
they believed he should to pardoned al
once. Citizens OF Hyrum said there
WAS no criminal intent TO appropriate
any money TO his own use. Pardoned
April s, 1893.
Malachi Dillon - Voluntary man.
slaughter, sentenced In Nov. 1891, for
nine yenrs; pardoned April Is, 1893.
The public are familiar with the facts
In the easel.
Alex. Donaldson, robbery, sentenced
March 81, 1892, for three years; par.
don recommended by Hon. Francis NJ.
Lyman, the probate Judge, sheriff and
other county officers, and many clti.
sens Of rooele county; parionod April
%, 1903.
IL. W. Dudley, grand larceny, SEN
fenced March 3. 1899, to eight years.
lie had served within a few days OF
the equivalent OF i've yenrs. His par.
don was recommended 10y Judge Robert
Hnrkness, on the ground that justice
only required n conviction on three
charges whereas he was sentenced
on eight Many prominent citizens
from his old home certified to his pre-.
yious good character. He had been a
trusiy aud was permitted to drive 10
anu from the poniteniiary alone. Par.
doned May LIST, 1893.
Edward Jones aud Arthur Wing.
HELD, rape, tsontenced In 1859 10
twenty-four years. The prosecuting
witnesses were n family OF prostitutes.
The colonel OF the regiment in which
Jones and Wingheld were enlisteJ
recommended pardon, and says he wns
forced TO drive tho prostitutes from the
reservation. Judge John w. Judd,
VINO Tried and sentenced them, earn.
estiy recommended their pardon, and a
large number OF citizens Joined In the
request. Psrdoned May ., 1898.
pARDoSs GRANTED AT THE rXpIRA.
1ioS OF TERMS OF SENTENCE.
Henry A. Wheeler, grant larceny.
sentenced Jan. 1, 1886, i've year. In
consideration Of good conduct pardoned
hity days before expiration OF sentence.
William II. Hunt, grand larceny,
. sentenced May 20, 1858, TO two yeaf.;
pardon recommended Judge II. Il.
Henderson and leading citizens. Grant
Ell forty days before expiration OF sen
tence. His good conduct was certified
to by warden.
IL. +. Stoidard, rape, sentenced
October 9, 1856, TO five years. Was 10
years OF nge wuon crime IVES commit.
ted; pardon recommended by Chief
Justice Zane, ex.United States Attor.
ney Dickson, aud by large number
OF citizens Of Hooper, Davis county.
His conduct in prison was good, anu
pardon was granted eixty Gays before
expiration OF sentence.
william Henderson, assault with n
deadly weapon, sentenced May 20, 1889.
TO nftesn months. He served his sen.
lrnce aud asked for pardon after MS
release.
Benjamin Il. Marsh, grand larceny.
sentenced October 3rd, 1857, 10 1ys
yeafs. His term was about 10 expire
under the reward to convicts act, anu
ISIS pardon WAS recommended by the
u. >. Marshal anu citizens OF Provo
anu by Judge Henderson. His aged
mother was represented to DO Ia desti.
tute circumstances.
Wm' ID. Burton, grand larceny sen
fenced December l7th, 1850, ID one
year. Ills term had but one month to
run, and the physician reported he was
suffering eplleplic fits, that the attacks
were becoming more frequent; come.
times lasting over u period OF twenty
four hours" District Attorney Variin
recommended his pardon.
Reese Jones, voluntary manslaught-
or, sentenced November 2lth, 1857, TO
iive years. His pardon was recon.
mended by DR.. Hamilton, surgeon OF
the penileniisry, on tho ground that
Jones WAS suffering from a wound In
the chest, received during the late
war; that his condition was critical on
the account Of frequent abcessea OF the
lung, ami that ho doubted whether
Jones would live out his sentence.
pardoned November 18th, 1890, three
months before the expiration OF his
term,
Lucius Nielsen, grand larceny, sen.
fenced ApIil .2nd, 1850, to twenty.
eight months. His pardon was recon-.
U.as.s N.N 4.