The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-16
a PARDON FOR PATRICK FOLEY.


Attorney W. ". Stewart went 10
Olympia yesterday to seek clemency from
Gov. Mcsiraw for Patrick Foley. who Is
serving term of five years in tho state
penitcntiary under the charge Of having
assaulted {. y. Peterson, a clearinghouse
keeper. mt y clock on the evening OF be-
sember ~. 1870 at the corner of Washing
ton street and Railroad avenue, and
robbed him of So
~ the time of the arrest. according to
the facts rs brought to light by Mr.. Stew
arts research. both Peterson and Foley
were drunk and engaged in hand-to-
hand fight. There il no denial of the fact
shat Foley hit Peterson a blow in tho face.
fiut on the other hand he has always con-
tended that Peterson ran against him as
sse stood leaning against a telegraph pole.
aud was equally To blame with him for the
fight At The police station each man
charged the other With robbery. but before
she hearing came up the ship Matilda.
from which Foley had been hoaorablv dis
charged the morning ef the trouble, with
sis3 pay. sailed, taking away al the
friends he had
At the time OF tho occurrence Seattle
@as infested with highw aymeu and no
saan ~as safe tar away from bis home
uniess armed. Sentiment Wa running
strcnr against criminals and those charged
aish crime. Under these circumstances
so!ey vas brought before Justice Won
'SoScl and from evidence. almost entirely
strcamstantias. was bound over "a the su.
1srior court. convicted and sentenced by
Judge Eumes on January Ia issl. 10 FIVE
years IN the penttentsary ut hssl labor.
Ills attorney. NJ. {. Clair. Who skipped
from Seattle ahoat n wear AMI a half ago
Fave notice q: an appeal t. the supreme
acari. but never hsss! his brief and AZ last
Foley, after having lain iii the h lng county
gail sva years and four month-. "a, sent
l,h the 1ssi a; W ala Malta Aecorsiiny IN
HE laws ~ the state the .trne the t,risansr
lar III the jail in this eats does not coun,
ssr. ia other words. the i've wears sen.
tence commences from the day the rris
ener arrived at Wslia Walss fo!ev's
case has caused considerable interest and
sasre are many who Go no. he
lsese he vas gaslEy. at the worst. Of more
taan assault aud battery while drunk.
] rs TINE of the occurrence, the street and
,ae tact thai IL Gas under an electric light,
Al figures ia the prisoners favor. Then
again. when Foley left the Matilda he had
f@enty vi money, and according 10 time
's"ncF"d custom of seamsn. got drunk At
sae tssss Foley as without. friends. He
Was = stranger. saa eoaii not PROVE his
tsaa'sIien. hGs IL ;he action Of the sheriff
.s Jefferson county voices his con viesions.
So aaa many Others taere think we'll Of
sgss man who has Aeen braided a. a f.ion.
/ is understood thai Foley Is sell known
ssf jefferson eoaaty. and shss petition
visned BY ali the coaasy officials has bee,
forwarded 10 Gov. Nes}sas. ssklag for ,As
pardon IL = man ~ho II II believed a in.
sssseent A petition has also hsen esrca.
s.ssea among the trades gasoAs. where
sasay signatures have been ohta.aesi.
Mr.. Stewart viii take Ia olympsa lis,
esnssrsy 400 nance. heaesi BIS ,hs. II
sisscYsd j. II. Woo.ssy, who has Il avs b.