The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-13
BOARD CONSIDERS TWENTY APPLI-
CATIONS, TAKING MOST OF THEM
UNDER AMUSEMENT.
FLEURY DRAWS ONE BLANK.
CHARLES SHERMAN HAS SERVED
SIX TERMS, WHICH SPOILED
HIS CHANCES.
WILLIAMS LIKELY TO BE FREED
When a Little Formally Has Been
Attended TO-DispOsitiOn of
Other Cases.


The state board of pardons held it's
second meeting yesterday afternoon
at the office of the governor in the
capitol building All the members of
the board, which includes Gov Clough,
who acts as president; Attorney Gen
eral Childs and Chief Justice Start,
were present. Warden Wolfer, of the
state penitentiary, was also In atten-
dance at the request Of the board, to
give evidence as to the behavior, while
in prison, Of the persons who were
seeking pardons.
Twenty applications for pardon were
reviewed by the board, and one was
granted. John Loghren was given his
freedom owing to the fact that there
was reasonable doubt as to his guilt
His petition stated that he was twenty
| two years old, and that he had been
sentenced to Saltwater for a term OF
five years, in July, 1896, on a charge of
grand larceny, from Cottonwood county,
Evidence was introduced that he had
been convicted on the evidence of an
| associate who had turned states evil
dence to escape a like fate. This wit
ness had been in prison before that
time, and was now under arrest upon
another charge. It was said that this
witness was the instigator Of the crime,
II he did not really commit it,
The case Of John Crowley was taken
under advisement. He was convicted
at Redwood Falls, in May, 1896, of
having received stolen goods
Clarence E. Carr, who was sent to
saltwater for a term of five years on
charge of burglary in the first de-
gree, stated in his application that he
thought that his punishment had been
sufhc1ent, having served two years of
the sentence imposed, and that it was
his desire to lead a better life War
den Wolfer said that the conduct Of
the prisoner was excellent, and that
he did not believe he was a natural
criminal. The case was taken under
Amusement
The case Of James Funk Jr. was also
taken under advisement. He was sent
to the penitentiary for life in 1887. for
| the killing of his wife In Kandiyohi
county. He alleged in his application
that he was intoxicated at the time
the crime was committed, and was
rapidly approaching the crisis of a
debauch continuing over a period Of
several weeks. With his application
were presented strong petitions from
Jurors, officials and citizens.
| Attorney E. c. Stringer presented the
cases of two Indians Albert Porter and
John Macarthur. They were convicted
! of having been found with a quarter of
! VenlSon in their possession, and had
| been sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or
! spend sixty days In Jail. The appIi-
cations for pardon were made owing
! to the absolute ignorance of the law
of the two Indians, and it was also a
! question as to whether they had been
rightly convicted under the state laws,
| as residents of Indian reservations are
/ not amenable to the law in hunting
and fishing, either on or off the reser-
/ walton. The case was taken under aG-
! visement
! The application of Albert D. Schiber
stated that he was twenty-five years
| old and had served a portion Of his
term in Imprisonment. He had been
convicted of forgery. It developed that
this was not his first offense as he had
once before been an inmate Of the
prison and had been pardoned by Gov
Nelson. 1t was decided to continue his
case until the next meeting
John Robinson stated in his aplica-
| ton that he was suffering from
| Bright's disease and had been an in
mate of the hospital a greater portion
! Of the time that ne had spent in prison.
Warden Wolfer vouched for the state
ments made and said that he did not
think that he had many more days
to spend above the ground He was
convicted in Minneapolis of carnal
knowledge and abuse Of a child under
sixteen years of age. His case was
taken under advisement.
The application of Thomas FIeury,
the st. Paul bank thief, was disposed Of
in short order. The board would not
even listen to the reading denying the
application off hand
Agnes Corners presented an applica-
| ton for pardon for her husband, Nicho-
| las Corners. He was sentenced to
Saltwater in 1895 for a term Of five
years for burglary in the second degree
| The application set forth that the man
was not of a vicious nature, that he
had been sufficiently punished and that
his family of wife and two small child
rem were objects of charity and needed
the husbands support. The case was
taken under advisement.
The application Of Henry K. Richard
son called for a strong protest from a
delegation of business men who were
present. Richardson was sent to Still
water in April, 1896, on q charge of
larceny in the first degree His ap-
plication stated that his conviction had
been obtained on purely technical
grounds. His attorneys were present
| and stated that he would be eligible for
patrole on May l. but 1t was their desire
that he be restored to full citizenship
| by a pardon. The business men pro-
tested that if this was done the ends Of
justice would be defeated They stated
that they had not been made aware of
the fact that the application was be-
fore the board in time to prepare a
statement. 1t was decided to continue
the hearing until the next meeting of
the board to allow both sides to pre-
sent fuller statement of the facts.
The application of Charles Sherman
was denied on recommendation Of
! Warden Wolfer. He pleaded for free
| dom on account Of his health, alleging
| that he was dying of consumption. but
| the warden stated that this was his
sixth term in the pentintiary and he
did not think it advisable to release
| him under any consideration.
| The next application, that Of Freder-
| lex L. Williams, was probably the most
| important to come before the board
| 1t will be remembered that about two
years ago Williams shot and killed a
man named Allen, in Minneapolis, after
witnessing an affectionate parting be-
! tween Allen and Williams wife. Will
liams was sentenced to seven years in