The record-union., 1894-12-14
salutary lesson and has seen the error of
transgressiDg the law.
Some combinations.

The sentence of William J. Mcdonald,
in January, 1887, for eight years for grand
larceny, has been commutai to expire on
January /. 1895. The Board OF State
PRISON Directors recommended the COM
mutation OF their own accord. on account
of the fact that Mcdonald had shown
himself worthy of Executive clemency
by unusual and remarkably good con-
duct, by unf1inching resistance OF tempta-
! ton 10 betray confidence reposed in him
by prison officials, by answering recti-
! tude and fidelity and untaiIing attention
IN the performance Of responsible duties
assigned him in The offices OF the Warden
and Clerk Of Folsom Prison"
/ DOUBT AS TO HIS GUILT.
! The sentence of J. NJ Warner, who
was sentenced in September 1877, from
/ Santa Clara County to forty years. i'm
/ prlsonment for criminal assault, is COM
muted to thirty years, on the unanimous
| recommendation of the Board of State
/ Prison Directors. There is strong doubt
as To whether he was guilty of the crime
! Tor which he was sentenced and his con-
! duct during his incarceration has been
uniformly good. He fought bravelv
/ through the war and still suffers from the
wounds received. Major General How
| ard and many other reputable citizens
CdA IlSSllN DGlItiOu ItlE DIiil. ana non. ID.
;. Bayne, The presiding trial Judge favors
the communication Of the sentence imposed
/ by himself
The Communication will release him mex
Noyember
FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
The sentence of Uayashi konomaski,
sentenced from San francisco i in Jam
uary, 1887, To life imprisonment Tor muir
Der. DER. has been commuied TO twenty Yeas.
The State Board of Prison Directors had
OF their own accord unanimously recon-
mended such action, TOR the reason that
he has, by his uniform good conduct,
/ unwayerlng and uncouIplaining atten-
ton to his duties, his marked moral i'm
provement and mental advancement
since his incarceration, and general praise
worthy actions and cnaracLeristics won
| the unqualified appro baton and approva al
OF the head officials of the prison"
PREVENTED a JAIL BREAK.
T. Peterson, who was sentenced in
September. 1888, from Los Angeles, To
! iiity years imprisonment for criminal
assault, receiN es u communication to ten
years, ior the following reasons:
N careful perusal of the testimony
shows the facts surrounding the perpe-
! tratlon OF the OtIenSe to be conflicting
and clrcunistantial and leaves grave
doubts as TO the guilt of the prisoner
lie admitted that be had been drinking
to excess the day the otiense was alleged
10 have been committed, and therefore
his testimony was unreliable as to what
actually occurred. His conduct has been
uniformly good since ImDrisonnen and
he has earned the respect and good Will
OF the prison officials through close at
tentl0n to all the duties assigned him.
lie furnished valuable information to
the arden, which resulted III the dis
coNery that several OF the most desperate
couvIcts had succeeded IN cutting through
| their cell floors and were engaged in Uun-
nelng under the prison building, which
would have been successful anu liberated
many convicts except for the timely IN
formation furnished by him. For these
reasons the State Board of Prison Di-
rectors recommended that his sentence
De commuted 10 ten years"
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS.
The Governor is occupied in consider
ing several other cases, but he states that
only II lew more pardons or commuta-
tIons Will be granted by him during the
remainder OF his office. His conslCera-
ton OF the cases has been very thorough.
ana vast amount OF time aud attention
has been given to the work ONLY Il
small proportion Of the hundreds of peti-
lions urged upon him during his term of
ONCE have shown sufficient merit TO war
rant favorable action on his part, and i'm
no case, lie says, has such action been
| taken until careful examination has
shown IL TO be Justitiable in his opinion.