The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-18

The board Of pardons met yesterday
and considered ten applications for
executive clemency. But one pardon
was granted. the lucky person being
Carl ]. Danielson, convicted at Logan
last February on a charge of grand
larceny and sent up for one year.
Mr.. Danielson's pardon was granted
largely upon petitions from Prosecut-
/ ing Attorney Rich and many other citi-
zens of Cache county.
George W. Wilson, serving a term of
four years for the crime of assault
with intent to commit rape, relied upon
endorsements for friends as to food
I character to secure a pardon. Wilson
/ resided formerly in California from
which place ne had many signatures
to a petition in his favor. Wilson was
convicted November 10, 1895. The petit
ton was denied.
James Story was convicted in this
city on a charge of intent TO con Unit
rape and sentenced October Is. 1895, to
eighteen months. He asked for a par
don on the grounds of good conduct
at the penitentiary, but the Hpplica-
ton was denied.
Rufus Smith. serving a term of
twenty years for murder in the second
Z QS6ISS, UdO al dDPllCttLiOH III lOL Gull
sideration. j. w. Judd, who has beeua
engaged to look after the Interess Of
the applicant. sent in a letter stating
his inability to appear before the board
/ yesterday. and the case was continued.
Smith was sentenced November 4, 1891
Juan Andarda's petition was en-
dorsed by the sheriff and county board
of Weber county. Andarda was. con-
victed at Ogden July 2 1896, for OBJ
tanning money and goods under false
pretenses and sentenced to pay q. fine
of 500 and serve ninety days in the
county Jail He represents in his petit
ton that the complainant had re
covered the goods and there was no
loss. Petition denied. The petition Of
James White was also denied. White
was sentenced at Ogden June IS to
serve a year for housebreaking, having
pleaded guilty to the charge. Rela-
tive to the Application Judge Rolapp
said: Il am decidedly opposed to
recommend the applicant for pardon.
upon one charge, the sentence upon
the other being suspended"
William H. Drake, sentenced on
April 20, by Judge Hiles. to serve one
year for burglary, asked for a Ee-f
/ lease on the ground that family
troubles had driven him TO drink and
the crime-entering the store of e A.
was in a drunken condition. COUNTY
Attorney Whittemore recommended
favorable action on the petition, bat
the board thought otherwise and de-
MED the pardon.
Frank De Camp. who. with others.
attempted to derail 8 passenger train
on the Union Pacific between Ogden
and Weber canyon during the Coxey
movement in July. 1894. and sent up
for twelve years. through his attorney.
S. p. Armstrong, asked for a pardon,
representing that those implicated
with him and convicted had already
been pardoned or paroled. This petit
ton was also denied.
Robert Thomas Adams represented
that he was convicted at ogden in De-
tober. 1893, 5ld sentenced to ten years
for rape upon the person of Mrs Dirk
Jens Boss. He wanted u pardon re-
cause he says he is Innocent notwif'-
standing the findings of the jury. He
also claimed there was a defect in thee
Identification. the assaulted woman be-
ing of mature years. This case was
continued.
George E. Campbell serving fifteen
months for hOusebreaking, having been
convicted and sentenced al t1rsenF
October IS. 1895, put in an application
for a. rehearinS. 1t was denied, the
sentence expiring November 10.