The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-04-19
ACTS OF EXECUTIVE cLEMENcy
1t Is Not Unlikely That the Legality
Of Sentences COMMITTED by
Him May Be
Tested.

The following list of communications
taken from the governors record is ev-
ident that Ex-Governor Pennoyer was
not altogether idle during the closing
| days Of his term, even after he debar
red reporters from access 10 the pro-
1 ceedings Of the executive office
December q, 1874
James, convicted Of murder In the
second degree from Clackamas county
and sentenced for life, from May 8,
1894; conmuted to expire March /,
1888; reason, sufficient punishment.
Thomas W. Cooley, maDslaughter,
! from jackson county, for ten years
from April Is, 1895; doubt Of gull.
David A. Cloninger, arson, WASH
ington county, three years December
!, 1894; commuted to March /, 1896; re-
commended by circuit judge and dis
triet attorney.
James Burns, murder in second de-
gree, Clackamas county for life from
May 8, 1893; commuted to March l..
1898; sufficient punishment.
December 81, 1894
William Brown from Multnomah,
for two years from December q, 1894,
for attempting TO extort money by
means If threats; commuted to Janu-
AIRY q, 1895; recommendation Of dist
rict attorney.
r. Goodkind, for same crime, from
Mutnomah, for one year from Decem-
Der q, 1885; eommuied to serve in
Multnomah county Jail till January
2S, 1896
January2 2, 1886
Charles L. arnold. murder in second
degree, from, Union county, for life
from 1895; recommended by district
attorney.
James Finnegan, larceny, Malheur
county, two aud one-half. years from
June 25, 1891; conmuted to July |,
1895; sufficient punishment.
j. ]. Miller, obtaining money under
false prelenses, Multnomah county,
for twelve years from October IS, 1884,
conmuIed to April S, 1895; sufficient
punishment.
Samuel Black, manslaughter, jose
phine county, ten years from March
n, 1924; commnted to October /, 1895;
Sufficient punishment.
J.. A. Rust, larceny, Umatilla
county, two years from October %,
1894; eonmuted to January 7, 1895;
doubt Of guilt aud need of family.
January u, 1885,
a. H. Lang, rape, from Washington
county, for twelve years from Decem.
ber l6, 1886; commuted to February /,
1895; recommendation Of district at
torney.
William Moshier, assault and rob-
berry, Grant county, eight years from
October 27, 1890; eommuted to Novem-
her !, 1897; recommendation of district
attorney.
Harvey Martin, assault and robbery,
jackson county, twelve years from
April 10, 1894; conmuted TO May /,
1897; sufficient punishment.
Frank Yoeman, assault and robbery,
Jackson county, fifteen years from
April 10, 1894; eommuted to May /,
1896; sufficient punishment.
J. W. Mccormick. murder in second
degree, Crook county, life from 0cto-
Der 26, 1892; commuted to November
|, 1897; recommended by Judge and
district attorney.
Morgan Wasson murder in second
degree, life frsm May 8, 1893; COM
muted to May 8, 1897; recommended
tIon of ten Jurors and district at
torney,
+. L. Palmer, incest, Multnomah
county, twenty-five years from July
80, 1894; commuted to January Is, 1895,
doubt Of guilt.
Malcom Church, manslaughter,
Grant county, fifteen years from No
ven Der 20 1891; commuted to Decem.
Der !, 1896; sufficient punishment.
N. s. Livingston, attempt to com
nit rape, Clatsop county, ten years
from March 8, 1887; committed to
March |, 1895; sufficient punishment
J. X Brown, rape, Jackson county,
thirty years from June %, 1883, COM
muted 10 February /, 1895.
Joseph Herbert, assault to kill,
Multnomah county, ten years from
September IS, 1890; commuted % No.