Arizona republican., 1894-11-29
JOY AT YUMA. According to a Time
 Honored Custom
A Thanksgiving Issue of
 PardonS Is Made.
Eight Worthy ConViCtS Are Re-
 stored to Freedom.
Communication of the Sentences ot Four Others Upon Whom Jus
 tice Sat Too Heavily.

There will be more or less thanks giving even within the walls of Yuma today. In accordance with 8 time honored custom pardons will be dis tributed among those who deserve them and communications will be an- nounced of the sentences of others upon whom, in view of later develop ments, justice seems to have borne down too heavily.
 During the last two weeks Governor Hughes has been examining the cases of large number of applicants, most of which have been before him for the past six months. Favorable acton was taken on the following and notification was sent to the superintendent of the prison yesterday:
 Nat Tsin, an Apache, who was sen- tenced from Gila county to imprison- ment for life in October, 1890, pardoned at the urgent solicitation of the prison physician on account of being afflicted with tuberculosis to such an extent that recovery is impossible and at best he can live but short time.
 Pedro Padilla, who was sentenced from Pima county for burglary in the first degree to fourteen years, pardoned on the recommendation of the prison physician on account of being afflicted with consumption beyond recovery, and because of the infectious character oi the disease.
 | Toco Coofilla. Il F,o,oo Pima county for grand larceny, recon. mended by the prison commissioners the superintendent and assistant super. intendent of the territorial prison. Ii appeared that the applicant WAS i'm prisoned on the charge of killing cal of the value oi $4. The evidence of hi; guilt appeared doubtful and, if guilty the punishment is deemed in excess O. the offense charged. The petitioner hal also wife and family dependent upor him for support.
 Peter w. Spencer, sentenced from Maricopa county, June, 1893, for aggra vated assault to five years. recommend ed by superintendent and assistant uperintendent for faithful service as { trustv outside the prison walls, beins employed as assistant to the secretary in looking after the commissary storel of the prison for The past nine months On the atfidavlts of a number of eve witnesses to the effect that the assaul was made by the party claimed to have been assaulted and who had publicly threatened the life of the petitioner { number of times immediately previous to the trouble, and. who was a notori ousiy bad character and had served two terms In the penitentiary, and it ap pears that the petitioner acted clearl, in self defense.
 Jennie McCleary, sentenced iron Coconino county October, 1893, for az grayated assault, to eighteen months pardoned on recommendation of super intendent and other officers of tht prison on account Of exemplary con duct since her incarceration. Her sen tence will expire in three months, anC in consideration of her youth and he, pledges and promises that she will ab solutely refrain from strong drink il the future and join her parents in Lo Angeles immediately upon her release
 Miles Thomas, sentenced from Pims county for two years on a charge o grand larceny. Recommended for par don by the prison commissioners, the superintendent and other prison of ticials on the ground of exemplary con duct. Petitioner has, during the last four months, been employed as trusty outside the prison walls; reputation was very good previous to the commls sion of the offense charged.
 Nels Hansen, sentenced June, 1892 from Cochise county on charge of burg lary to four years. Recommended by prison board and uperintendent O prison for exemplary conduct. The ap plicant at the time of his arrest was private in the United States army, anC his character is marked good on hi discharge. He also served five years ir Company c, of the Fourth regiment o cavalry, and was discharged in 1888 reputation and character marked goot on discharge. The evidence upol which he was convicted was altogethe circumstantial and raises very stron! doubt as to his guilt. He desires to re join his regiment now in the state 0 Washington.
 John Evans, sentenced from Yavapa county June 3, on a charge of grand larceny, to imprisonment for twt years. Recommended by prison com missioners, uperintendent and assist ant superintendent of the territoria prison on account of exemplary conduc and faithful service inside the prisol