The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-16
EMMA WOODS PARD0DHD
But Governor Griggs Will Not
Release Libble Garrabfant,
Another Murderess.
Specia1 10 fns Jerssu ctr Ncire.

TRENTON, Dec IS. 1S9ss-The Board Of
Paedons held a long session in the Ex-
ecutive chamber yesterday. and as a re-
suit Of their labors fourteen offenders
against society were given their free
dom. The members Of the Board present
were the Governor, Chancellor McGn and
Judges Nixon, Dayton. kruger. Bogart
ana Barkaiow.
The most important case disposed OF
was that of Emma Woods, who was SEN
fenced on November lS, 1893, to serve
seven years in the State Prison for the
killing OF Lewis Brown, her paramoar,
with whom she had lived in Newark.
The crime for hieh the woman was
sentenced was committed between the
hours Of one and two O'Clock on the morn
ing Of January 2, 1898.
Brown, a ~saloonkeeper, was a widower.
and his saloon was a resort for pugiIists
and sports. Emma Woods was a well
known character about town and had been
living with Brown as his wife for some
time prior to the shooting. On the night
before she had been dow town until a
late hour, returning to her nome some
time after midnight.
Soon after she entered the house there
was a quarrel between her and Brown
and a few minutes later she ran to the
saloon and Informed the bartender that
Brown was shot.
The woman was arrested. She denied
having shot Brown. hut declared that he
had attempted to kill her, and that in
the scuffle for the possession of the re-
voiver the weapon had exploded. The
ball penetrated Browns heart. killing him
instantly A verdict OF manslaughter was
given by the jury.
The petition for the woman's pardon
contained the names of many of Newark s
most prominent citizens.
The Board paroled Martin San Giacomo.
also sentenced from Essex county in 1892.
TO ten years for manslaughter. These
were the only two capital cases considered.
No action was taken in the matter OF
~pardoning LIobie Garrabrandt, convicted
OF manslaughter. from Paterson. 1t is
known Governor Griggs is averse to con-
sidering the pardon Of the Garrabrandt
woman, as he is familiar with the case.
IT was also expected that something would
be done in the case of Johnson and Claus
son, the two convicts under death SEN
tence in Somerset county, but the expec-
tations were not realized.
Other cases disposed OF by the Court
of Pardons were as follows
Gerald De Walatff, \from Monmouth
county. sentenced in May, 1895, for FIVE
years for grand larceny. was hardened
~ tkQAtA 1AaEEA
county in October, 1889, for eight years
for larceny and breaking, had a $500 fine
remFtted; Brewster Williams. sentenced
from Hudson county in November. 1895.
for three years for burglary. was par
dored; julius Schoenahl, from Passaic
county, sentenced ia July, 1896. for one
year for assault and battery. was par
doned. John Hyer, sentenced to Ave years
from Hudson county for forgery. in 1888
paroled; John Tumblety, sentenced from
sussex county in 1880 to fifteen years for
breaking and entering. paroled; Jacob
Souter sentenced from Passaic in 1892, for
rape. to seven years. paroled: George r
Dayton sentenced from Atlantic county
IN 1885, for assault and battery. to two
years. paroled; Paul Adams. sentenced
In 1888 to ten years, from Passaic couontv.
Tor rape, ~pardoned; Peter r. Curtis, SEN
fenced to enc year, in 1896. for robbery.
from Morris county. ~pardoned; Albert
Randall, sentenced from Hudson in 'et
to hve years for forgery, paroled; Joseph
Hunkie sentenced in October. 1895. to
eighteen months in the Essex Penitentiary
for conspiracy, pardoned.