The herald., 1896-02-28
ARE ABIDING THEIR TIME
Clune, Stanwood and Ross at the
County Jail
The novement for Q Pardon Gaining Ground
Letters Of Sympathy From Senators
Call and Allen

Cluns. Stanwood and Ross. the A. R. q.
men sentenced to eighteen months inn
prisonment by Judge Ross for taking part
in the labor troubles during the great rail.
road strike, are taking things easy at the
county Jail. They are exemplary pris-
oners, and are allowed every privilege that
can be extended under the Jail regulations,
and it is only fair to say that the cour.
tesies extended are never abused. They
are visited by friends and are supplied
with every comfort. Their sleeping quar-
ters are f1rst-class, they eat at the Jailer's
table, and their prison life is made as
pleasant as possible.
But if the men behind the bars are,
from force of circumstances, compelled to
take things easy, their friends on the out
side are not idle. The movement to secure
pardon has not been abandoned, but, on
the contrary, everything possible to help
1t along is being done, not only by the A. h.
U. members and their friends in this city.
but by the order throughout the United
States, and every influence that can be
brought to bear on their behalf is being ex-
erted. Already petitions signed by over .
hu ldred members of the local bar, besides
the members of the jury who convicted the
men, have been sent to Washington, and
letters and kilograms are being sent to sem
ators and congressman from all over the
country. That these letters are having
their effect is indicated by the character of
the replies which have been received. and
the men and their friends are very hopeful
of having favorable action taken in their
case within sixty days.
Among other letters received by Mr..
CluDe are one from Senator Call and one
from Senator William v. Allen, in which
t,.th
the case. Senator Calls letter is as fol-
lows:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 10, 1861
Mr.. W. H. Cluue, 14Il Buena Vista street,
Los Angeles, CAL:
Ny Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your let
ter of the 9th instant. l quite agree with
you that the circumstances under which
you are imprisoned constitute an outrage
and great reflection upon our system of
Jurisprudence, and are an admonition to
our people for a necessity for a change in
the law and in the administration of the
law and all our public economies for the
people. will take pleasure in presenting
your letter to the senate of the United
States, and also forwarding it to the presi-
dent with my request for your pardon and
release from very unjust imprisonment.
Yours truly, WILLIAM CALL.
Senator Aliens letter. although not SO
long, is equally emphatic. lis as follows: !:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 10, 1885,
Mr.. w. H. Clune, care of American Rail-
way Union, Local Union No. 80, Los
Angeles, CAL:
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt OF your favor
of recent date, and note your wishes as
therein expressed. 1t will give me pleas
ure to do what l can to secure the release
of tho men who have been thus wrongfully
deprived of their liberty. have always
looked upon this transaction as great
outrage upon popular liberty. Very truly,
VIM. V. ALLEN.
Other letters equally strong are being re-
ceived every day, and it is believed that it
IL only question of short time when q
pardon will be secured.