Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-05
EXECUTIVE PARDONS.
tlmiHals 10 Whom Governor Thomas
has Extended 001Clal Mercy.
A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LIST
Taken from the Records In the GOV
ernor's Oflce.-Reasons why
Offenders were Set Free.


pardons to criminals granted by Gov
ernor Thomas during the time he has
served as chief executive OF Utah. Its
accuracy may be depended upon, for II
Ia taken directly from the records In
his office:
William Joues, rape, ,sentonced No.
vember 81, 1853, TO fifteen years. lie
served I've years, eight months and
twelve days. Under tho reward to
cenvlcts act his term would have ex-
pired In eight years and three months.
He was fourteen years Of age when the
crime was committed. The United
States marshal, In recommending his
pardon, said. "Jones 10 certainly one
Of tho best prisonersI ever saw, and hi,
case deserves more than ordinary con-
alteration" While In prison he learned
TO read and write.
y. y. Clark, HOUSEKEEPING, sen.
fenced May 20, 1899, 10 fifteen months.
Leading citizens OF Davis county
petitioned for his pardon, stating that
his wife and children were helpless
and destitute, aud hts character before
the crime was committed WINS good.
Henry T. Is. Gray, attempt to pro.
duce q miscarriage, sentenced January
Q, 1885, for ten years. Under reward
10 convicts net he would have had one
year and one month TO serve. Pardon
recommended by judge who tried him
and District Attorney Tarian and citI'
sens.
Andrew Petit, grand larceny, sem
tenccd January 3, 1885, to soven years.
Pardon was recommended by Chief
Justice Zane, ex.Unitsd States Attor-
ney Dickson, and prominent citizens,
ON tho ground that he had an aged
mother. Underline reward 70 convicts
act his sentence would have expired In
ninety days.
Andrew silsr, assault with attempt
70 kill, sentenced May 81, 1883, for Ave
years. Pardon was recommended by
Judge Boreman who tried and SEN
teuced him, Probate Judge Rider and
nearly every officer and many citizens
Of Kane county, by citizens OF Garfield
county, by lurymen who convicted him,
on the ground OF his youth, his aged
parents and his former good character.
ID. Sullivan and John T. Harrington,
murder In the second degree. (Ths
Tintic lypohing case.) Sentenced
May IL, 1887, 10 seven years. Under
reward toiconvicts act they had fifteen
months 20 serve. In the case Of Har-
rington, Ogden Hilss, assistant United
States attorney, who prosecuted, said:
"There has always besn doubt In my
mind (sfising out Of The evidcnce)
whether he was actively engaged nj
any time either In planning or carry
Ing ont tho conspiracy which resulted
In the death OF Fishsr;D fsix OF the
Jury recommended HsrTinaton's par.
don, Judge II. p. Henderson said he
believed II was SO case deserving OF ex.
ecutive clemency." Harrington's char
acter was certified " BY an unusually
strong petition from his former home
In Colorado. Hon. Thos. N. Patterson,
Of Denver, ospcaking Of these testi-
monials, said: "They are from the
best and most worthy citisens, and
whatsvsr statements they make can DO
implicitly relied upon. Marshal Dyer
also recommended his pardon. In
Hullivan's case IL wAS represented that
his wife, had died after his imprison-
ment. leaving little children to depend
upon the charity Of neighbour
Il. A. Ellington, attempted bank
robbery. Sentenced March Both, 1850,
to three years. Biiiington was con.
victed on the testimony OF the two
men (Justeson and Allred) who
actually committed the crime. Bishop
Alfred, OF Spring City, testified mt the
trial Of Bellington that Justeson called
upon him, protesting repentance for
his crime. He was advised by the
bishop 10 tell the truth and inform the
officers swho was concerned In the
crime. Justeson said that there was
no one concerned In tho crime except
Alfred. The court kept the Jury out
from Friday until Monday. Thomas
Liddard, ono Of the jurymen. wrote
letter to Ellington 70 this effect: 81
am one OF the Jury by which You were
convicted, but never for ono
moment believed you guilty. had
TO give In through sheer exhaustion
and physical Inability to hold
out any longer. At noon on the Mon.
day was the only one left In your
favor. Had been In health l should
not have given up. w. IL. Carter OF
Spripgville, one Of theJury men, said;
81 was one of the jurors before whom
Ellington was tried. Had some scru.
pies AS to rendering n verdict OF guilty
and held the Jury from Thursday p. m.
until MoudAy,a then only consented
to n verdict OF guilty with the vlsw OF
the mercy Of the court being extended.
Billington's case when firsl submitted
to tho grand Jury was Ignored. His
pardon was recommended by the mayor
Of Spring City (where he lived) and
other members OF the city government,
and citizens.
T.. ID. Schroeder, grand larceny, sen.
fenced March 4, 1890, for one year. The
judge who tried him stated that in his
opinion the evidence produced Mt the
trial was not sufficient to convict.
Charles IL. Tired, assault with In
tent to rob; sentenced March ~, 1858,
for i've years. He was one Of two men
who attempted to rob the Nephi
bank. IL was his first Otiense;
he was quite young; and he
was pardoned In answer TO the appeal
OF his neutrality-suspicious. June 3, 1890.
He had not quite one year to serve
under the reward 10 convicts act.
Joseph Justesen, attempted bank
robbery, sentenced March ~, 1855, to
three years (Nephi bank easel. His
term had six months aud eleven DAYS
TO iun under reward 10 oonvicts act,
Pardon was recommended by Hon.
Anton III. Lund OF Ephraim, aud other
citizens OF Ssnpete county, on the
ground OF his youth.
benjamin A. Spear, forgery, sen.
fenced May n, 1850, eighteen months,
His pardon was recommended by
Allen q. Campbell anu other citizens
on tue ground OF mercy and the fact
that he had served in the Union army
with credit, pafdoned JuIy N Ism