The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28


Thomas Hends, denied; Modesto
Sicher, denied; Emil Jarmuth, applica-
ton taken under Amusement for thirty
days. There was one other applicant
whose petition was not considered,
however, as it was not flied in time TO
be taken up at this meeting of the
board. 1t was the application of A
w. Lancaster, who is rather unforrun-
ate provided his case is a worthy one,
as he must now lose his citizenship
for the reason that his term expires
before the next meeting Of the board.
which is July IS, and Lancaster's time
is out the 18th.
The full board was present except
Acknowledgement Bishop who is still
absent in the east. The pardons grant
ed were allowed because the time of
the convict was nearly up in each case
and extenuating circumstances ex-
listed which the board considered war
ranted extending clemency.
Charles Carter, one of the two who
received pardon, had formerly en-
tered a petition which had been de-
MED. He was convicted in March,
1895, of the theft of gold bullion from
the Cane Springs Mining company and
was sentenced by Judge Bartch to a
two years term. Accompanying the
applicants petition We're the papers
submitted at the time of the former
application in which Moreton Trewen,
of England, certified as a former en-
ployer to the previous good character
of Carter and letters of friends and
a petition signed by a number of ac-
quaintances, represented that the ap-
plicant had been punished sufficiently.
s. H. Reeves appeared in behalf of
Carter and made statement to the
board.
Henry E. Sturgeon, the other success
full applicant, was convicted at Provo,
October 2, 1895 of forgery, for passing
forged order for $12 on the Elsinore
Coop store, and was sentenced for
one year. In his petition he repre-
sented that he did not forge the order,
but that ii came to him from one
James L. Collins, and to substantiate
his claim he submitted a letter from
Collins which admitted as much.
letter from Judge William H King,
who passed sentence, was also pre-
sented to the board which stated that
there had been no evidence that Stur-
geon had forged the order although
there was evidence to show that he
WAS aware that the order was a
forgery. However, it was clear to
Judge King that the order had been
used by the applicant to procure food
and clothing for a starving and rag
ged family and for that reason, had it
have been within his power, he would
have suspended sentence. AS it was
he had given Sturgeon the minimum
sentence. ]. D. Gillian, chaplain OF
the penitentiary, appeared for the ap-
plicant and made a statement in the
petitioners behalf. The board de-
cided to grant a pardon.
Emil E. Jarmuth was convicted on
charge of grand larceny in the Third
| district court in September, 1894, and
was sentenced to three years by Judge
Bartch. In his petition, Jarmuth rep
resents that he was convicted of the
crime charged for having been found
riding with one Johnson, who had
! stolen q. horse and carriage; that he
was a stranger in Salt Lake and made
/ the acquaintance of Johnson and ac-
cepted an invitation to take a ride;
/ that he knew nothing of the character
| Of the man, or that the property was
! stolen. A letter from t. Harrison OF
! Denver stated that the applicant is
/ of excellent family and has never been
! known to have committed a crime OF
to have been anything but honest anc
reliable, and expressed the belief thai
ton were true. There being some ques
ton as to the court records in the
case, the petition was taken under ad
/ ViSement for thirty days.
Thomas Hends was convicted Marcel
| 4, 1895, in Salt Lake county of the crime
of dourishing a deadly weapon ant
was sentenced to sixty days in tn,
county Jail and to pay q fine of 500
Judge Wenger submitted a statemen
of the case, saying the sentence wa:
none too severe, and the board decided
TO allow him to serve his term.
Josiah Simms pleaded guilty of tn,
crime of burglary in February, 1896
at Ogden, and was sentenced to fiji
teen months by Judge Rolapp. Ac
companying his petition were letter
from neighbors testifying to his goot
character, and another petition signet
by numerous citizens representing tha
the petitioner was drunk at the tim
and that il was his first offense. Judg
Rolapp declined to recommend a par
don and the application was denied
Wallace Mcneil, alias E. H. Fisher
presented rather a nervy petition
which was, in effect, a confession o
the crime of train robbery and tw,
other crimes, but which stated tina
the petitioner considered that inasmucl
as he had served one sentence, ant
that the others had been committe,
to procure money to liberate person
who had been unjustly convicted 0
his first crime, he should be pardoned
Mcneil was convicted, together wit
an accomplice, in September. 1889, 70
robbing a Denver & Rio Grande pas
senger train, and was sentenced t
seven years. Subsequently he wa
given eight years for robbing a gamh
ling house at ogden, and still late
received a sentence of two years 70
assault with a deadly weapon. TIL
board thought he was fit subject
remain in prison.
Y Modesto Sicher was convicted O
voluntary manslaughter in December
1894, and was sentenced to five year
and six months. Accompanying hi
petition was another signed by 500 pei
sons. Judge Judd, who prosecuted tn
applicant, sent in a letter stating tina
Sicher's offense was a cold bloode
murder, and that he should have bee
convicted of murder in the first degree
In view of Judge Judd's opinion tn
board declined to grant pardon. Thi
was the second time Sicher has sough
executive clemency.
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