Evening star., 1897-02-11
DoNxELLY PARDoNED.
SeQael Of the Recent ERort to Break
ID Policy GaAblin9.

OD FO4Acy Can Ab1tA0.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 121 North Washington street.
Telephone No. 116.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February II, 1897.
Walter Donnelly, who was sentenced to
sixty days in jail, with a fine Of $50. by
Mayor Thompson, January 10. was today
pardoned by Gov. OFerrall The action
has caused p great deal of surprise in the
community. This morning City Sergeant
Smith. who has charge of the Jail. received
communication from the governor saying:
Greetlng: whereas in a police court
held IN and for the city of Alexandria, in
the month OF January, in the year 1897,
Walter Donnelly was convicted of dealing
IN policy. and was thereupon sentenced to
De imprisoned in the city Jail for the term
OF sixty days. and fined $2JO and where
as. 1t appears to the executive that he is a
NJ subject for clemency, therefore I.
Cnaries T. OFerrall. governor of the COM
nion"eaIth or Virginia, have. by virtue of
hereby pardon the said Walter Donne,ly
and do order that he be discharged from
Imprisonment, but not until he or some
enc enc ior him shall pay In full the fine of
~, imposed by the mayor Of the city of
AIexandria, together with the costs of the
prosecution N "
CITY Sergeant Smith Immediately notified
nonneiiys attorney, who arranged about
ant
10 the jail, and shortly after O'clock Don
nelly was again free man.
rms action on the part of Gov O.FerraJ1
mas caused much criticism, and especially
50 because. as it is understood the COM
monwealth's attorney who conyictad NJ,
neiiy, was not consulted on the suhiecr
Doaneily was the first man convicted in
liis city under commonwealth statute
SINCE tne recent determination of some of
the authorities to break up eamhiin9 an.i
otner vicious practices in AIexandria A
Star reporter called at police headoua rters
I'M! tnls morning for information on the SUBJ
quently Mayor Thompson was seen Int
ne was rather noncommunicatiye on the
subject He did say that the pardon had
re;, neen granted Donnelly on account of his
reporter letter from DR.. G. T. KIinstein
Donneiiys physician, stating that Dom
neiiys condition was very bad: that he was
hlghly nervous. suffered very much with
came to the Jail.
Did Gov OFerrall consult you on the
subject OF Donnelly's pardon?" asked the
reporter. '''e
Yes"
Dld you recommend the pardon?'
can answer that question one way or
the other; it was an official matter"
IL Is learned that petition, ACCOMPANIED
Dr. Geo. T. Klipstein, was presented 10
Gov O'Ferrall by Rev. Father Cutler
formerly rector Of st. Mary's Roman Cath
ono church in this city. but now vicar gem
erai under Bishop Vandeviver at Rich
mona. together with Delegate Harwood of
Richmond "a
rms certificate is said to have been to
the effect that Donnelly's life would be in
Jeopardy by further confinement in taiI.
When the Star reporter called on Common
Weaiths S Attorney Marbury he knew abso-
luteiy nothing of the AFFAIR other than
what was told him by Mr. s. G. Brent.
Donneiiys attorney. He had never been
consulted by Mayor Thompson or Gov.
y Ferral as to his Recommendation. though
he represented the commonwealth when
Donneliy was prosecuted. Donnelly had
been in Jail just twenty-one days Mayor
thompson says he paid the fine and has
promised not to have anything to do with
policy in the future.
report of the raid in which Donnelly
was captured was published at length In
The Star at the time. Sergt Smith per
sonally raided Donneilys place and cap
eured Walter Donneily on the premises