Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-10

PARDONS REFUSED AT THE
SESSION-THE BOARD WILL
CONSIDER OTHER CASES DUR
ING THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.
The State pardon board met again
late yesterday afternoon at the Mounds
vile penitentiary. Both members, P.
w. Morris and Judge w. W. Bran
non. were present. No pardons were
issued and the following were refused:
Isaiah Nixon. convicted of burglary
in the circuit court of Wood county,
and sentenced November 2, 1898, to six
years confinement in the penitentiary.
Joseph Hall and Isaac Perkins, con-
victed in the Circuit Court of Hamp-
shire county of grand larceny, and
sentenced April Z. 1898, to two years
confinement in the penitentiary.
John Griffith, from Grant county,
| for second degree murder.
w. H. Howell. murder in the first
degree, from Randolph county, in for
| life.
Richard Franklin, convicted in the
circuit court of Peasants county and
| sentenced to two years Imprisonment
| for entering a house with intent to COM
NIT larceny.
Charles Gibson. convicted in the
criminal court of Ohio county, of en-
bezzlement and sentenced to two years
confinement in the penitentiary.
VIM. Holstein, in for burglary, from
Lincoln county, for five years, from No
vember %, 1896.
Francis Shut, convicted in the cir
cult court of Mason county, of murder
in the second degree and sentenced
April %, 1899, to ten years confinement
in the penitentiary.
J. w. Sexton, already discharged.
Clarence Reed, felony, from the cir
cult court of Barbour county, sentenced
for eight years and six months, March
3, 1898.
Terry Short, for two years, for lar
ceny.
Harry Edrnonds and A. H. Hawkins,
convicted in the circuit court of Putnam
county of burglary; sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
Henry Forbes, convicted of rape in
the circuit court Of Fayette county;
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
Charles Bruener, burglary; sentenced
to the penitentiary from Berkeley
county.
Charles Dorsey, sentenced in the cir
cult court of Berkeley county to eleven
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny.
Charles Johnson, convicted in the cir
cult court of Lincoln county, and SEN
fenced October "a. 1898, to six years
confinement in the penitentiary.
Harry Vcitle, convicted in the Grim
inal court of Ohio county, of petit lar
three years confinement in Jail.
VIM. Smithley, convicted of unlawful
shooting, in the circuit court of Pres
ton county, sentenced to five years con-
fnement in the penitentiary, July 10,
1895.
Paul Clifford, sentenced to the pen
itentiary from Monongalia county, for
burglary.
Thomas N. Lilly, convicted of grand
larceny in the circuit court of Wyom-
ing county; sentenced July 2, 1897. to
five years in the penitentiary.
Lee Dunback, convicted Of burglary
in the circuit court of Tucker county,
sentenced November 26. 1898. to two
years.
James R. Garfield, convicted of for
gerry, in the circuit court of Tucker
county and sentenced to two years con-
f1nement.
Amos Browning, convicted in the
criminal court of Mingo county, of I'M
lawful shooting, and sentenced to three
years confinement in the penitentiary.
S. L. Baxter, convicted in the circuit
court of Harrison county, for produc-
J ing an abortion.
The board will probably be in session
the rest of the week and expects to de-
eide at least fifty more cases.
It is not known when the cases of
Chaddock and Henderson,, from Wood
county, will be acted upon.
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