The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-06

for Crime Committed Twenty
Years Ago. -, ..
Gov Waite had soft heart. Opposed to
capital punishment He granted reprieves
to all criminals sentenced t. death until his
term expired. AS ex-officior member of the
board of pardOns, he was ever ready to
grant clemency. One of his last official
acts was to grant pardon to man who
had never served his sentence.
The case reads like a romance. Jacob NJ.
Fareber, Jew of Posen, came to America
when a boy. Arriving in New York city a
few months after the bombardment of FIT.
Sumter he joined the volunteers. After
reaching the front he was captured by the
confederates and incarcerated in the Belle
Isle prison, where he remained until the
close of the war. Broken in health and
spirit he returned to his native land
soon as ne could. January, 1873, found him
again in New York. After few months
passed in Tennessee he Set out for Col
orado to seek his fortune in the silver
mines. He went to the San Juan country
built himself a log cabin and corral in
La Veta Pass, opened store there, and
prospered. One night he shot and killed
man named Perry. He claimed that he
did it in self-defense, but owing, it is al
legged, to the enmity of business rival,
he was convicted in July 1874, of
ry for five years. Upon the advice of
friends who believed him innocent he broke
Jail and escaped.
When the stage drove up to the door of
the Arizona House in Tucson month later,
Aug. Is, 1874 among the passengers was
Fareber, who now called himself Miguel
Late. He obtained a clerkship in u mer-
camille house, and by diligence and perse-
verance became assistant manager of the
business. A wealthy Mexican merchant
came along one day looking for manager
for a large mercantile house in Magdalena,
State of Sonora. Miguel Late was only too
glad to accept the place. In time LatZ
branched out for himself He was joined
by his brother, and the firm of Late Bros.
became known as the largest commission
and brokerage concern in Northern Mexico.
The brothers were appointed agents for the
Bank of British North America; Studebaker
Bros, of La Porte, Ind, extended their
business in Mexico through the house of
Late Bros: the firm built Touring mills,
| bought ranches acquired silver mines, and
| operated upon an extensive scale until they
| are rated in the millions. Fourteen
years ago Miguel was married In state. The
| subsequent history of the Late Bros. is one
continued succession of good luck. Miguel
| became very prominent citizen. President
| Diaz appointed him fiscal agent and perfect
for the district. The citizens of Magdalena
| made him their president or mayor, and
throughout Northern Mexico no man stood
| higher than he.
WANTED TO REVISIT THE UNITED
| STATES.
| Latz possessed weak lungs, which the
| heat of the Sonora plains, did not benefit.
| He longed too, for a change, and the de-
| sire to revisit the United States was
| strong within him. Twelve years ago he
| entertained as his guest United States Con-
| sui General Warner P. Sutton, of Wash
| ington The consul and the Mexican capt.
| talist became warm friends. Gen. Sutton,
after his official term bad expired en-
| gagged again i'll the practice of corpora ton
law, and his business often carried him to
| Mexico. go ct
| About three months ago Gen. Sutton
| came to Denver. He was seen to visit the
| state house, and he seemed to take a
| great interest in the work of the state
board of pardons. Some days ago he again
| visited Denver and was clOSeted with the
secretary of the board for a long time.
| Late evening he went down to the
| telegraph office and telegraphed short
| message to Senior Miguel Late in Magda-
| lena. Then the rich capitalist announced
| to his friends that he would take long
| contempla ted visit to the states. Last Tues
| day Gen. Sutton departed from Denver for
| the City of Mexico, carrying a document
| signed by Gov. Waite, granting full pardon
| to j. NJ. Fareber, Senior Miguel Latz now a
sick man. can visit the United States with
| out fear of prison walls. Late is the maid
| name of his mother and he will proba
! bly, retain it.
| In a camp-meeting held near Junction
City. Mich, by members of the Church of
| the Living God two years ago, Old man
| arose in the congregation and asked for
prayers for his son. Trembling with grief,
| the white-haired old man told the story
of his sons misfortune. The son was then
a convicted criminal, serving a term of
| penal servitude in the state peniten tiary
of Colorado for the crime of forgery. The
old mans story greatly affected his hear
| erS, who had already been wrought up
to a high state of religious fervor. and
amid shouts of lamentations many prayers
| were offered for the early release of the
SON. The pastor of the church, Rev John
| E. Roberts, pledged his efforts in behalf
| of the young man. On the evening of The
final day of Gov. Yates term the minister
| appeared before the board of pardons
and told the story of the young mans life
| in way that carried conviction to the
| sympathetic old governor, if not to all the
members of the board. The board by a
majority vote refused to pardon the young
| man, but Gov. Waite, acting upon his own
responsibility, did so. When the document
| freeing the young man was handed to the
clergyman he simply said: God answers
the prayers of the righteous.
| STORY OF THE CONVICT.
| Charles E. keagy, the pardoned convict,
was born near Elkhart, Ind 80 years ago
When young boy his mother died, leaving
the father to support and care for the fam
| lily of six daughters besides Charles. Charles
never had an opportunity to go to school
and he grew up an ignorant country farm
err In 1886 he left home to take up land for
himself in Kansas. He freghted goods be-
tween Harlan and Hugoton while proving
up his claim While at one of the towns
one day he was delayed by a heavy shower
and had to stop over night to await the
falling of the streams. The next morning
as he was crossing the Cimarron, near the
old route of the Santa Fee TRAIL he noticed
the end of a wooden box protruding from
the bank The freshet had washed away a
large point of the bank, thus exposing the
box, which had evidently been buried some
time Upon dragging the box from the
bank and examining it young Keagy found
to his Amusement that it contained sum
of money greater than he had ever seen CT
dreamed of possessing. This is his story al
least. Taking it to his sod hut on his prai.
money There upward of $4,000 in
currency, silver, and gold The young
teamster buried his find under his hut and
let it remain undisturbed for several years
Then he sold his farm, disposed of his stock
and came to Colorado.
At Colorado Springs young Keagy met
an old man named. Alvin K. Fullam. The
latter was very poor and dependent upor
the charitable of the town for his susie
nance. This the public opinion, bu
in reality the old man was a miser and
as it was afterward shown was worth over
$4,000 in cash and property The friendship
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