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pardoned is recommended by Marshal
Brown. Jailor Low and Messrs. Lowrey
and Magoon of the prison board. Mr..
Ena made the motion for favorable
consideration of the petition and it
was carried unanimously.
The following cases were not recon-
mended by the Executive, but were
merely presented:
ThoS. b. Walker, sentenced April 21,
1897. to serve one year for shooting
at John Emmeluth with a rifie-The
prisoner makes the statement that he
is now repentant, will in the future
be strictly law-abiding does not COM
plain that his sentence is excessive and
wishes liberty that he may properly
care for his family A letter from
Mr.. Emmeluth, who had refused to
prosecute at the time of the commits
sion of the offense suggested that
Walker be parol.ed on the condition
of abstaining from drink. The inspec-
tors are divided on the question.
Messrs. Iaukea and Magoon recon-
mend pardon. Mr.. Lowrey is against
it, submitting that a very light sem
tence was imposed and that the family
is not in distress and that the time
will soon expire. Attorney-Generai
Smith said Walkers conduct upon
this occasion and when he was pris-
oner in 1895 had been manly and that
his personal sympathy went out to the
man, but that the offense was a flag
rant one and that the punishment in
fiicted by the court was light and that
the court had exercised considerable
leniency.
Mr. Kennedy moved that it be re-
corded as the sense of the Council of
State that pardon be granted to
Walker at this time.
Mr. Wilder thought enough leniency
had been shown.
Mr. Jones believed the effect on the
community of granting a pardon at
this time for such an offense would be
bad.
Mr.. Robertson thought the case one
that especially merited favor and this
sentiment was heartily endorsed by
Mr. Ena.
Mr.. Kennedys motion was carried
by a vote of seven to two.
The Attorney-Genera merely men,
toned that G. B. Parsons assault had
asked for pardon and that the prison
board was unanimously against inter-
ference. Parsons case is a bad one and
there was no one to say word for
him.
Nc action at all was taken on the
application for communication to life
sentences of the two Lahaina Japanese
now under sentence of death for kill
| ing a women and whose motions for
| new trials are now pending before the
| Supreme Court.
| There was no vote on the plea of All
| Wal, decrepit Chinese chicken thief
who has several months yet to serve
fnr oh 1in1y -fn
| to be liberated on condition that he
| leave the country
Attorney-General Smith stated that
half after the eleventh hour, Robt.
| Wilcox, under parole as a political
prisoner had appeared with a fresh
| oath of fealty and a petition for par
don and restoration to citizenship
| rights. No action was taken.
Mr.. Robertson desired to inquire if
| the ministry objected to hearing from
| the Council of State an expression of
| opinion as to all the political prisoners
| on parole. He thought it was time
that they should be pardoned and have
their fines RENTED. Their offense had
| passed away. There would never be
! any effort or attempt to collect the
fines. The situation to the men was
| embarrassing and inconvenient in
many ways and no good purpose was
being served to the Government.
Acting President Cooper said that
matter had been considered by the
Executive Council and that the decision
had been reached in effect that in no
case did the Government feel warrant
ed in taking the initiative in any of
these cases. Wilcox was the only man
in the category who had presented a
petition and his paper had arrived at
very late hour It had been con-
cluded that no step would be taken un-
less there was petition with the
oath of fea'ty accompanying
Minister Damon rose at once and
! made an address Of several minutes.
| He felt that the time had arrived
when the right hand of fellowship
| should be extended to any offender
Of the past who might evince any will
| lingness to receive the same 1t is the
part Of wisdom to so soon as possible
! forget the past of this affair and look
| ahead to the Frightening future. In
| relation to the native who stood in
an attitude TO which the common rule
of political feeling could not be ap-
piled, there should be no longer delay
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