Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21
APPLICATIONS BE.
FORE THE KANSAS BOARD.
MARION AsBELL CASE TO-DAY.
HIS PLEA FOR CLEMENCY WILL BE
BITTERLY OPPOSED.
Twelve OF the Men Who Are Asking
for Their Freedom Are Under
Death sentencc-Gov. Lee
dy's Signature Would
Hang Them.

pending before the state board Of pardons
at its present session. OF these just an
even dozen are applications for convicts
sentenced to be hanged for murder in the
first degree, but who were allowed to live
by virtue of the failure of governors to
sign their death warrants. The board Will
dispose of at least sixty of these cases be-
fore adjournment. The great majority of
the cases will be unfavorably reported
upon.
One recommendation was made to-day.
1t was in the case of ]. f. McCarty, who
was sent up from Marion county in 1873
for fifteen years for murder in the second
degree. McCarty killed Ed Gross. butch
er. The evidence showed that Gross was
out looking for McCarty with gun. but
McCarty found him first and shot him.
The application was accompanied by pc
tition signed by Chief Justice Doster. Tay-
lor Riddle. chairman of the Pop state COM
mittee; Henry Mclean, assistant supreme
court reporter: Ed Hoch. Sam Howe. w.
H. Carpenter, and several other prominent
men. besides about all the people in Ma
rion county. The board recommended that
a pardon be granted.
Governor Leedy this evening pardoned
MCCarty.
Tomorrow the celebrated Marion Asbell
case. from Labette county. will be consid-
county delegated Representative Walters
and County Attorney Frank Brady to come
here and resist the application. They are
here tonight and will bitterly oppose the
granting of a pardon to Asbell. 1t is claim
ed that Asbell's friends are prepared to use
a little grease" II there is a prospect that
it will accomplish anything.
The board to-day gave out list Of con-
victs making application this term for par
dons. Wyandotte leads the other counties
in the number of 'innocents'' who want
Leavenworth third. The following is the
list of convicts, their former places of res
idence, the crime for which they were
convicted and the length of sentence:
hanged-George Ellis, Miami; o. E. LARA
way, Butler; Charles Lee, Crawford; I. g.
Feed
Marion Asbell. Labette; Sam Thomas. Wy
andotte; Isaac Van Brunt, Harvey: Wilbur
Norton, Cowley; Henry Tutweiler, McPher-
son.
Murder second degree--John McCarty,
Marion, n Is years; Louis Grifith. Labette
Art Hates. sedgwick, Is years; p. Kellion.
Perjury-WiIiiam Gates, Elk. years.
enworth, Years: William Davis. Davis Douglas.
IL years; William clifton, Geary. 8 years.
Burglary-John Palmer. Atchison. II
years, Jonn Smlln NO. T.. Alien, ~ years.
Smith, Shawnee, 10 years; Nels Anderson,
| Wyandotte, years; Albert Telthager,
Leavenworth, years; John Murphy, Ford,
8 years; Thomas Barber. Labette, years.
Burglary and grand larceny-Perry Rob-
ertson. McPherson,. years; John w. Ed
wards. Leayenworth, Is years John Jones.
| Atchison, II years; j. w. Clark, Shawnee,
| years; James Skesgs. Shawnee. 8 years;
Bowman, Elk. il years; 4; j: Wilcox,
| dotte. S years; George Williams, Neosho,
10 years; Walter Flowers. Wyandotte, 8
years; j. w. Burke, Sedgwick, II years;
Dave Welsh. Dickinson. years; ]. NJ. APP
Grand larceny-George Gould, Leaven-
worth, 3 years; J. A. Sadler, Sedgwick, I
year; John Bradley. Lyon, 2 years: Ed Nc
Gowan, Wyandotte. years: Grant Chris
i'm, years.; years.: zandel AE ElIsWors1. 1n years. years:
Jake Scott. Leavenworth, years; David
Herrick, Greenwood. years; John Miller,
Johnson years; William Estes. Wyan-
dotte, years; Pat Fitzsimmons. Cherokee.
Criminal assault-Charles Doty, Sumner:
q years; ]. j.. Staley. Cherokee, Is years;
Mike Dina Dina Labette: years; iIia H. " Stew
Ree Ecn Ghr,i
years; Ed Sands. Phillips 10 years; Harry
Kerfess. Ellis q years: Sam Watson, Nor:
ton. Is years: Fred Goodshaw. Smith, 1t
Highway robbery-Tom Ashby. Geary. II
years; Ezra Carter. Butler, IA years: Jo
Jones, Cherokee. L years; Ed Templeton,
Nemaha. 10 years.
Abduction-Henry stoops. Shawnee.
years.
year; AL Loop, Cherokee. year.