The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-23
PARDONS FOR ELEVEN
Thanksgiving Day Will Mean
Just What 1t Says
TO OKLAHOMA C0NVICTS
Whom Governor Barnes
Deems Entitled to Mercy.

THANKSGIVING day will indeed be day OF
gladness to eleven members of the Okla
f1oma colony now confined in the Kansas
penitentiary for various offenses, Gov
ernor Barnes having decided upon that
many as worthy of executive clemency,
and today the pardon papers were signed
and forwarded 10 the warden of the pen
itentiary. Among the papers asking for
the pardon of Daniel P. Roberts, who
was convicted in the Kay county court
IN May, 1887, and sentenced for two years
for morse stealing, was letter from his
aged mother, embodying a pitiful plea
that her darling boy be restored TO her,
and letter from his sweetheart in which
she says: Dan said it was not the pun
ishment he cared for so much as the
name Of stealing, but il was hard for him
10 stand that. Il was a long time before
knew where he was; ne could not bear
20 write and tell me, for he thought l
might not care to hear from MIN after
he was sent 20 prison. Poor fellow! It
must have been hard, inded, when he
thought the one ne loved dearest on earth
had forsaken him; but ne did not know
how strong my love and trust in him was.
When I wrote to flim sle said he could
stand everything now that 1 did not be-
lieve him guilty." There is further justi-
fication for the doubt of Roberts guilt
because Of the affidavit Of Albert-Ross,
who was convicted at the same t.-m of
court, in which he swears that he him
self was guilty Of the crime Of which
Roberts was convicted
Pardon was granted 10 Rev John II.
Penland, a half-witted preacher, who held
forth in Kuthrie during the early days
He could not hold q pulpit because of his
mental displacement, fell into bad COM
pany, and last March, along with P. II.
Romine, was sentenced to one year in the
penitenuary for forgery. Romine has
since made affidavit that he took advan-
tage of Penland's half-witted condition,
who was in no way guilty Of the forgery
The recommendation for pardon is signed
by Judge Burford and Prosecuting Attor-
hey Strang.
Frank Brown, who was tried at Perry
and given a two-yesrs' sentence for steal
ing 50 cent clock. with which he got
himself something to eat, was pardoned
on account of his extreme youth, the fact
that the crime was provoked by hunger
and upon the recommendation OF the
prosecuting attorney.
The fine of 800 and costs assessed
against J. J. Leonard, of Custer county,
for assault, was RENTED on the recon-
mendation OF the county attorney and 200
citizens of the county.
Il. i. Wampler, a boy convict from
Greer county, serving a years sentence,
was pardoned upon the showing made to
the governor by the county attorney to
the effect that young Wampler was in
duced to join COW stealing gang by a /
man much older than himself and of evil /
influence, and that when arrested for his /.
first offense ne not only plead guilty but |
assisted in The prosecution Of the other /
members OF the gang by turning states 1
evidence
Samuel Failer. who was sent I'D from
Logan county for six years in March. 1897.
for stealing a set Of harness, was given (
n pardon on the recommend ton of the /
trial Judge, Frank Dale. and t.e fact of
his former good service as a soldier in the 4
civil war
Albert Crawford. Of Oklahoma county.
sentenced for one year. in April, 1897. was
pardoned on the recommendation Of the I
prosecuting attorney and petition signed /
by more than 100 good citizens Of the
county.
John ". Sullivan, sentenced for tbreA
years and a half IN Grant county last /
April for assault. is pardoned. The as
saut grew out OF a land contest and /
clemency is recommended by the probate
Judge and other county officers and more
than 100 citizens of Grant county.
The following convicts whose term ~
= -1v
and restored 20 citizenship: c. w. Church
Pottawatomie county; sentenced in Oc- /
tober, 1894. five years, for bigsmy. Mitch
ell Perry. OF Grant county, sentenced /
three years Tor burglary. in MAY. 1895.
Tom oWody. Grant county; three years /
Tor burglary, sentenced in May. ISqS
Dan Ryan Of Shawnee John Mccartney
or hingSsner and John Smith of Hen /
nessey. deputy marshals under ex-J-nited |
States Marshal Magic have pleaded
guilty in the United States court for rem /
Herring false mileage statements and were
nned $500 and costs each.
Preparing for Spring Elections.
Fl Reno, Q. T., Nov. 22.-(Special)-Th
politicians of II Reno are getting ready
Tor the spring campaign Il mayor. chief I
Of police. city attorney and members Of
the city council and school board. NJ
merous gentlemen have signiied their
Willingness 10 serve the dear people In /
any old capacity. and IL VIII not be q hard
matter 20 make up a ticket
Same Preserve in Canadian.
FL Reno, .. T. Nov. s-(SpecIalD-Hon. /
A. {. Springs, vice president Of the Okla /