The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-22

The board of pardons met yesterday
and considered twelve applications for
executive clemency. The session
lasted during the entire day and all
members of the board were present.
After reading the petitions and hear
ing arguments from many of those
interested in the petitioners the board
went into executive session with the
result that six pardons were granted.
The list of those considered yesterday
is as follows: William Golden, granted;
James Marsh, referred back; Conrad
Walstein, granted; Thomas Brown,
granted; Jacob Reese, granted; Reu-
ben Jolly, granted; David C. Allphin,
granted; ]. C. Williams. refused; Cole
B. Noel, referred back; Chester L. De
Witt, refused; Charles w. Kidd, re-
fused; Charles Carter, refused.
CARRIERS CASE.
Charles Garter was convicted of the
offense of stealing ore from the Cane
play he had been for about a year, and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. Deducting the usual allowance for
good behavior, his sentence would expire
on October 30. this year.
The case of Mr.. Carter is an interest
ing one and was briefly recited before the
board yesterday by Judge Powers, who
defended him. Judge Powers stated at
the outset that the only interest he had
in the case was the relation of attor-
ney. He took up the defense because he
was interested in the defendants story,
and became thoroughly convinced that
he was not guilty, although tried and
convicted twice. The facts were briefly
that Carter came from Wyoming and
went into the employ of the Cane Springs
company. The facts as brought out at
the trial were that Carter came to Salt
Lake and put uD at the Walker house.
He met Harry Hynds and gave him two
Jumps of gold. Mr.. Hynds took the gold
to McCornick's bank, and by the tram
saction Mr.. Carter secured about $1,000.
1t was then brought out that high grade
ore had been missed from the works of
his employers, and he was subsequently
convicted of the theft. One feature of
the case that was not admitted as testl-
mony was some circumstances that de-
VSiODSQ during lne pTOSIcSS VI anu etltei
the trial. A mining company at Landers,
Wyo. had been missing some ore from
its works that asSayed as nigh as SoO,UOO
to the ton. Some of this was recovered,
while a portion was traced to Salt Lake.
The story told by Mr.. Carter on the stand
was that while in the employ of the cane
Springs company, some mining men one
day came to him with some very hlgh
grade ore and made proposition 3I1 10
have it melted on shares. The bargain
was nlade, and this is Carriers expiana.
ton of how he came into possession Oh
the Jumps of gold
Lieutenant Palmer who was worklng
on the LanderS ceSe, also appeareu III
behalf of Mr.. Carter, and told the ooaro
he was satisfied that the ore traced 10
| Salt Lake from Landers, was the same
as melted by Mr. Carter. The latter
/ gave a correct description of the ore
! he melted and it correspondent eXactly,
! he said. to the Landers ore, which was
different from any other in the World.
Mr. Palmer said he had known Carter
by reputation for many years in Wyom-
! ing and he had always been known as
! an honest man.
Iudge Judd. who prosecuted the case,
! however, said Carter was one OF TN, Ins
| noeanest thieves of his kind He hao
! been entrusted with valuable property
! any by systematic purloinInS became
/ possessor of sufficient ore TO melt mo
| cold to the extent of $l,UU0. Judge Juu.i
| Thought the sentence of two years was
|
| Tense. NJ Car-
! tor at one of the trials, made a state
! ment and asked for executive cle :llIe ~
| in bahaIf of Carter II don't think he
| ~ ,,,o,,Id have been convicted had l not
! nrosec11ted him." said he jocularly, IN
| closing. 1,a r,or,o,,, .
AZ, me- rnpi+ertiary. both appeared in the
netitioner's behalf The latter SAID Car
FER was an exemplary prisoner ana en-
sod fine confidence of the prison OIL
| Gals.
REESE AND JOLLY.
Tho forenoon session was largely taker
M With considering the applications OF
| Jacob Reese and Reuben jolly, potn sen
| I'm from Beaver county IN 1875, loI CdelI'
/ stealine The former was given hVt
Syoore' Sentence and the latter was sem
I'm for four and one-half years. consul consul
| ore HE influence has been brought 70 peal
TO secure their release. Judge bdllcn
before whom they were trleo, IiS1ue a 4i Pc
sonal plea to the board, and petltlons
With signatures ''by the foot were pre-
| sented The cases of these men grew GU
of considerable trouble between rancneI'
at the time and resulted IN Wnoiesd 1
prosecution of many alleged to be 1mpn
Gated in the larceny of cattle. Botn mel
are ranchers and Mr.. jolly has famil!
of wife and three children
DAVID ALLPHIN.
Another case very similar to the abov'
was that of David B. Allphin. also sen
M from Beaver county for term of sil
Years for grand larceny, the particular
offense being the stealing of COW. All
phin is a young man and has an aget
father dependent upon him for support
He was sentenced in September, 1893, ant
previous to his sentence was confined TO
many months in the county jail. His pc
tition for pardon was signed very mum
erously. among them being the prosecut
ling attorney and the sheriff. The latte
appeared before the board and stated tina
while Allphin was confined in the count.
TAIL there occurred jail break and ha'
II not been for the prompt action of MI
AIlphfn in notifying the authorities. man,
dangerous prisoners would now be a
large. AS it happened. Allphin refused {
run away and notified the sheriff of tn
break upon the jail.
CHARLES w. KIDD.
Charles w Kidd sentenced to
lengthy term for enlbezzling package o
iewelry from the Pacific Express compa
ny while employed as station agent a
Collinston, petitions for a release, pray
ing that he may be liberated so that h
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