The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-19

convicted as a procuress and con-
demned to do time for a period of
thirty months. had no endorsements
outside of her own statement. She
was sentenced by Judge Bartch in
May last year. Although convicted
by the jury she proclaims her inno-
cense, denying that she ever enticed
any young girls. for the purpose of ac-
complishing their ruin. She has now
served about one-half of her term and
asks that she may be released so that
she can aid in the support of her only
daughter who has been deserted by
her husband and left alone and in a
sickly condition with a child only a few
weeks of age.
AN UNJUST COURT.
William Ryan was sent up from
Provo in December. 1893, to serve five
years term for burglary. He was con-
victed together with James Wilson and
Richard Gould. who received two and
one-half and three years respectively.
Ryan alleges that the court did him
an injustice 70 impose a heavier SEN
tence than upon his accomplices. and
considers that the courts severity was
uncalled for: wherefore he asks for
executive clemency.
Judge Howat, who prosecuted Ryan,
supplements the petition with state
ment that he does not believe Ryan
was the ringleader of the gang, but
that Judge Smith, who sentenced him,
imposed a heavier penalty because of
Ryans superior intelligence, from
which he concluded Ryan must have
been the leader of the trio.
MURDERED WHILE DRUNK.
Samuel Mulberry, who in 1890 while
practicing target shooting at Clear
lake, shot and killed Herbert Fulmer,
asks for a pardon and has a petition
we'll endorsed. Mr.. Mulberry plead
guilty to murder in the second degree
and received a twenty years sentence.
He is now Al years old. He recalls the
circumstance that the shooting was
done while he was in a state of intoxi-
cation. He has for the past few years
held the position of hospital steward
at the peritentiary, and is spoken of
very highly by the officials in charge
at the prison.
HEDGES CASE.
Joseph Hedges was sentenced by
Judge Bartch last year to serve seven
! years for an assault with intent to
commit rape on little 12-year-old
girl. The petition has no endorse
ments.
After reciting the alleged circum-
stances of the crime the petition goes
on: 81 was insane at the time 1
committed the deed and had been pre-
viously confined in the insane asylum.
1 ask that you pardon me because I
am a Mormon. I want to be free so 1
can help to build up the church and
which L cannot do while L am in
prison"
Joseph T. Richards entered a protest
against executive clemency. Hedges,
| he states, is hard character and a
dangerous one to be turned loose upon
the community.
PUNISHED ENOUGH.
Cole B. Noel, who robbed a saloon at
! Ogden and was sent up in May, 1895,
for term of two years, thinks he has
suffered sufficient punishment and asks
| that he be pardoned Several of the
| jury who convicted him have signed
the petition, and also the keeper whose
saloon was entered.
UNDER GREAT PROvoCATIoN.
John Benson and Hiram McBride's
petition sets forth that they were con-
victed for voluntary manslaughter in
| October, 1893. for the killing of DR..
Elliott. The latter it will be remem-
bered was practicing physician in
| Tooele county and was alleged to have
seduced Benson's wife, who was a sis
! ter to Mcbride. DR.. Elliott entered
the household as a family physician,
so the petition states, for nc other rea-
son than to wreak ruin. One day as
Elliott was returning home he was
shot dead by petitioners while begging
for mercy.
They ask that in view of the great
provocation they had for doing the
killing, that they be released from
! further confinement. United States
District Attorney Judd objects to a
pardon in the case.
ANOTHER INNOCENT.
George Hartley was sent up from
Provo in February last year to do a
three year term for an assault to COM
nit rape. He is now Al years of age
and has wife and grown son mar
ried. The elder of the boys appeared
before the board in his fathers behalf
affirming his belief that the father was
| innocent and if turned loose now would
become good citizen as he had always
been. The wife also pleaded for Glenn
ency.
TERM PROLONGED BY ERROR.
VIM. G. Bleak states in his petition
that he pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments of forgery in March, 1894 and
was sentenced to terms of two years
and one year to run concurrently. His