The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-12
NO PARDON FOR KORTGAARD
GOV. CLOUGH PUTS HIS FOOT
DOWN HARD -
CT Want You to Know / Am the
Fellow Who Refused to Grant
Your Request" He Tells the Min
neapoIis Mana Slap at WOlfer
ed-Many Denied.

The state board OF pardons yester-
day turned down the recommendation
OF Warden Wolfer, of the states prison,
by refusing TO grant an unconditional
pardon to Kris ian kortgaard, the Mil
neapolis banker, sent UP in 1894 for
grand larcency in the first degree, on
the reforma.ory plan. Whatever may
have been the disposition of the other
members of the board, Gov. Clough
had made up his mind as to where he
was at. The governor took a rap in
directly at the board of prison man
ayers and Warden Wolfer, for ever
having paroled Kortgaard.
Kortgaard appeared in his own be-
half and made a brief statement of the
case, and before he had quite completed
Gov. Clough said: Denied SO far as l
am concerned.
Kortgaard then suggested that the
board might wait to hear certain other
things in connection with the case, but
was interrupted by Clough, who again
addressed kortgaard. Said the COVER
nor:
I'VE don't want to hear them, Mr..
Kortgaard. Your application is denied,
ard l want you to know that l am the
fellow who refused to grant your re-
quest. l have heard enough about this
case and will never consent to grant
you a pardon
The board had some thirty-five appli-
cations before them of greater or less
importance, and extended executive
clemency in four cases, while a NAM
Der were postponed until a special
meeting, which the board has decided
to hold two weeks from yesterday.
Erick SetterStedtS case was not on
the calendar, but Stan Donnelly APP
reared and made a strong appeal to
the board on the behalf of the prison
er's family, who were in destitute cir
cumstances. Setterstedt was sent to
the wcrkhouse six months ago for one
year. and his application was turned
down at the last meeting of the board.
He was accused of stealing some pro-
visions from a grocery store while
drunk Having previously borne a
good reputation the board pardoned
him on condition that he would stop
drinking Mrs. Setterstedt, VINO was
in the outer office, was made the hap
Iiest woman in st. Paul when told
that her husband was pardoned.
The board had several other distress
ing cases to consider. The wife of john
c. HanmesSer, sentenced from Polk
county for five years for raising 500
from his employers on wheat check,
appeared with a small baby in her arms
ard with tears pied for the freedom
of her husband. The board postponed
tie case until the next meeting, so the
evidence In the case could be review
ed
John H. and Joseph Vann, sentenced
from Clay county. Nov. 20, 1898, to the
state reformatory for assault in the
first degree, had their sentence COM
muted to two years and eight months
which gives them their liberty the lat
ter part of this Month.
John Mongeon. of Mobiles county, SEN
fenced to five years for assault, was
also granted a pardon. Mongeon has
= been suffering with a cancer, and the
board of prison managers recommended
his pardon, SO he can return to his
parents, who live at Big Stone City,
S. D.
w. H. Shay, serving four years for
grand larceny at Wabasha, was an
other of the lucky ones yesterday. A
letter was read from the prisoner
father in Pennsylvania, who agreed to
take care of him if the board would
give him his liberty, as he has been a
sufferer with hip disease since his con-
finenEnt.
The application of John Hutchinson
of Polk county, serving life sentence
for murder was denied.
Herman Smith, of st. Paul, who is
now serving a ten years sentence for
larceny, made another application to
the board yesterday. Action was post
poned until the next meeting.
Miss Akers, matron of the county
Jail, appeared on behalf of Lille Green
sentenced fl N this county to four
years for assault in the second degree
Miss Akers made a strong plea for tbs
prisoner, saying that the shooting, for
which she was convicted, was done in
self-defense. Assistant County Attor-
ney Zollman was present and told the
states side of the case, which seemed
to settle the case in the minds of the
board The application was denied
The case of Horace A. Brown, an ole
man sentenced from Sherburne county
for larceny, was continued until the
next meeting of the board. The fol
lowing applications were denied:
Thomas Mccoy Pine county, serving iv,
ears.
Frank P. Baer, sherburne county, resorma
tory plan.
Joseph H. Tompkns, Hennepin county, re
formatory plan.
Ernest A. Nyberg, Hennepin county, re
formatory plan.
Jos. A. Brilliard, Meeker county, reforma
tory plan.
Harry D. Virgins, Hennepin county, re
formatory plan.
Fred Johnson, Hennepln county, reforna
tory plan.
William Gill, Hennepin county, reformator.
plan.
Frank Williams, wilkin county, reforma
tory plan.
John L. Pike. Hennepln county, reforma
tory plan.