Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-01
FREED FROM PRISON.
"YelIow Henry" the Rock lei.
and County Convict Par.
doned by Gov. Tanner.

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STATES ATTORNEY sEARLE A0Ts.
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- css.ssssse WaA nh Arrest Recalled.
Frsnk Harvey. allies yellow
Henry" was granted full pardon yes
tsrdsy BY Gov. Tanner. Harvey was
sentenced at the January. 1897.
term Of the Rock Island circuit
court TO the penitentisry at Joliet on
. charge Of burglary. The convic-
ton appears to have been made BY
installing the defendant for anoth-
or man through letters sent to Frank
Harvey from the Peoria Jail. The
deieudant's right name 10 Patrick
Ward, and Frank Harvey 10 another
man.
Harvey was accused OF brrglariz.
ing Baker. NcNeill & Sessler hard.
we're store. He was captured at
Muscatine. A sensational incident
which occurred on the train when
Deputy Sheriff Hull was bringing
she man to Rock Island will be re-
membered. Harvey protested his
Innocence Of the crime from the
start. and jast before being taken to
Joliet he wrote . communication
which was published In TIE ARGUS
| In which be stated that he would
eventually prove tha authorities had
the wrong man. This has come to
pass.
S'ass's Attosnsy 8 ,surss Hts Pardon.
yellow Henry" was liberated
through the inserces,ion OF Stste's
Attorney Searle, who prosecuted him.
The prisoners conduct In the trial
i'm pressed the states attorney. al.
though the evidence appeared to b
strong against him, and the more
lMr. Searle looked into the matter Of
ltsrward the more he became con.
WINGED that the wrong man had gon,
Iup. While the witnesses brought
here from Burlington to prove ths
the prisoner Was In Burlington tn
might OF the burglary In Rock lei
land were not of Q oharacts,
to prove IN abb In court
Mr.. Sesrle, through correspond
ence with res ponsibis parties there
aftsrward learned that "Yellov
Hsnry's" right name was Ward, snt
that be wss in Burlington the nigh
In question. And subsequently, In
visit 10 Peoria this fact WAS con
frmed In the mind Of the states ct
sornsy from information gsine'
there % 70 the identity Of the rea
yellow Henry" He then wen
to Springfield and laid the matte
before Gov. Tanner. soliciting Q par
don for the convict. Toe governor
said be would oct II oil facts wer
presented to him in due form. Nj
seArls shereupon secured . lette
from Judge Bigelow. the trial Judge
and With bis own statement fol
wsrdsd Il to Springfield. The pal
don followed.
, The "Yellow Henry" Ward va
taken for 10 . notorious chsracts
|. named Harvey. whose home is no,
in Peoria. and IL 90 happened tbs
Parker, who is now serving teri
In she psnitentiary for burglary .
the Boro home across Spencer squar
D from Baker. McNeill & Sessler'
!. store, and committed the same nigh
of the crime for which Ward sui
iered. while awaiting trial sent
note to yellow Henry" the Peosi
D crook. and it BY mistake WAS deli,
cred to Ward. who accepted Il. Thi
strengthened the theory that he va
the real yellow Henry" Ano,he
|psculiar coincidence against him dc
Ivsloped In the trial Was that War,
testified that the last man he ha
worked for In Minnesota Was name
Harvey, the prosecution thinkin
this WAS merely ruse to show no
: the name. Harvey. could be attsche
to him. The prisoner insisted tbs
bis right name Was Ward, aud Ii
states attorney IL now satisfied u.
he told the truth oil along. II thi
be true, his lines we're, indeed, hsr
from the time Of his arrest At MuI
catine. including his treatment o
the train until, worse than oil, b
Was landed in Q convict's cell.
Harvey. the real thing in th
|. yellow Henry" line, was arreste
In Peoria recently % . result ,
States Attorney Sesrls's visit Their
bot the latter not thinking the e,
pense Of another trial in the san
case would b justified. telegrsphs
the police there to release him. An
the matter will probably drop vi,
she injustice that has been don
The 7-months-old daughter Of n
aud Mrs.. Charles A. Larson, 4St
Railroad avenue. 90 terribly burne
yesterday afternoon. died ct
o'clock this morning.
Ter asassssaes.
Bssjsmin Iugerson, Of Hntto
Ind. says hs had not spoken above
-.uek. "a 100 k~ss