The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-10-29
TO SAVE A CITIZEN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PARD0Ns
GRANT sBURTLEFF.

COMMITTED Pardon Denied W. 5
Hebron-other Applications Acted Upoi
Crank Claims Big Money in Washing
ton-BaiI OF the Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith
Increased-Lexowed Police Officers
Liefenant Pasue has More Liberty
Washington. Oct 2S.-The president
l1as pardoned, to restore his citizenship
Grant Shurtief, sentenced in Kansas u
one years imprisonment for counter.
feiting.
He has conmuted to six months i'm
prisonment the fifteen months sentence
imposed upon James Connor, in Colo
rado, for violation Of election laws
and has comnuted 10 eighteen months
the three years sentence imposed upor
Charles Mi1nms, convicted in Kansas Cd
forgery.
Pardons have been denied in the cases
of Solomon Levin. sentenced in Caaifor-
MIA TO one year for mailing obscene ar
ticles; Joseph Jenkins. sentenced IL
Arkansas TO one year for perjury; John
ames, sentenced in Arizona 10 thirteen
months and a fine for selling liquor tC
an indian; W. s. Hebron, sentenced in
Kansas to eighteen months and fine
for enbezZling letters; w. N. Wright
sentenced in Arkansas to one year fol
assault.
CRANK CLAIMS MONEY.
c. 3. Mangum, a middle aged crank
who claims 70 come from the state OF
Washington, called at the treasury de-
partment and the Interstate commerce
commission office today and presented
claims for large sums against the gov
eInment. AT the former he demanded
that Treasurer Morgan pay S3l, OOs
for loss Of gold he said he sustained BY
the sinking Of the steamer Victoria Al
the Interstate commerce commission or.
fee he reduced this claim to 100000
He also called at the British embassy
but failed to see anyone and threatened
TO see the president. He was taken inrC
custody by the police.
REV. FRANK HYATT SMITH.
Boston, Oct 2S.-The appearance oi
the Rev Frank Hyatt Smith. pastor OF
the Congregational church, Cambridge
before the United States court to ans
war to indictments for the alleged mis-
use of the mails in sending scurrilous
postal cards to members Of his church
has been postponed until Monday. No
NciiIpti u41Oil iCHdtol VA III. cAh4Ih
counsel. Bail was Increased from 81 ,00(
to $1,000.
There are two indictments against Mr.
Smith, one containing twenty-fou1
counts and the other one count. Each
count represents a postal card contain
ing an alleged defamatory or otherwise
damaging inscription.
The friends of Mr.Snith, representing,
ii is stated, one faction of his church
which has become divided upon the
question whether he shall remain pastor
or not, have rallied TO his support and
will assist him financially in fighting
his case. For this purpose 81 500 has
been subscribed, and it is intended 70
obtain at least IS, 600.
LEXOw INDICTMENTS.
New York. Oct 2s.-District Attorney
Fellows appeared before Judge Ingra-
ham, in the court of Oyer and Terminer
today and recommended the dissolution
of indictments against ex-Police Cap
tains Michael Doherty and John Dono-
hue, and ex-Police Sergeant Felix Nc
KenrBa. Colonel Fellows also said that
The would make the same request with
regard Ito indictments in several other
police bribery cases. Judge Ingraham
took THE pa Ders and reserved decision.
ACCUSES HER BROTHER.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct 2S.-Attorneys
for Charles n. Lindley and his wife.
Mary Louise, nee Denver, a daughter
of the late General James w. Denver,
whose estate is worth over a million
dollars, sued in the United States court
ltoday to have one-fourth of the estate
set off to them. Mrs. Lindley being one
of the four children of General Denver.
The petstaon AYERS that the petitioner S
James w. Denver, Jr., "by fraud and
without consideration induced her TO
sign an agreeEaeart to have all the estate
it1ansfeTTed TO her mother in fee simple,
and that III IS being used for the sole
advantage of her mother and her broth
er, James W. Denver, Jr.
LIEUTENANT PAGUE.
Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The receipt of an
order from General Merritt counter
nanding an order recently given by
Colonel Crofton was the cause of much
gossip today among the officers at Fort
Sheridan The order was 10 the effect
that hereafter Lieutenant Pague be
given the privilege of two hours exer-
else each day on the vepandah of the
guard house: also THAT he be allowed
tine free use of the corridor. This order
releases Lieutenant Pague from soli-
itary confinement in an iron cage. The
lieutensnt' trial will be concluded to-
morrow or next day.
Newport, r. l.. Oct. eS.-James J.
Van Allen returned from New York
this evening-He was driven to Wake
hurst" The deputy sheriff who holds
the writ for Mr.. Van Aliens arrest did
not eXpet him this evening. having re-
ceived Information that he would prob
ably arrive later, therefore Mr.. Van
Alien was not arrested tonight