Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21
FOUR PRISONERS
PARDONED TO-DAY.

The state board OF pardons met In
regular session IN the Supreme court
chambers today. all the members being
present. There were sixteen appllca-
tons ln nii Tor executive clcmcncy. and
the majority % them were first consld-
cred ln open session aud taken under
ndvlacmont Two applications werc
Withdrawn and two contlnucd until the
next meeting.
Tho first case called was the applica-
ton of Thomas williams. life prison
ct. convicted VI murder In the first de-
gree. ON motion ~ Attorney s. y. ARM
strong who Appeared Ga behalf Of VIII
Hams. a continuance was again granted
until the next regular session Of the
board. Ia making the request Tor "a
continuance Attorney Armstrong In
formed the board that number of
ufldnvlta of parties opposing the grant
iug NJ a pardon Go his client had been
fled with the clerk ~ the board and
he desired further time IN order to ox-
anime them. Attorney Armstrong fur
thcr stated that at tile last hearing au
1indaVlt was nlad by person who had
since been declared insane. ana who he
believed was Insane when Doe signed 70.
Whom asked by representative of tho
g.
Armstrong said Andy Cotton"
Judge Powers. who appeared "a be-
half OF the iiutchluga family and In OPP
position 10 the granting OF pardon TO
! Williams ala not object 10 the ease go
lnE over whom the board made the ar
der continuing the hearing.
Williams lH the man who killed jos,
HufChlnFs N the trail between Silver
city and Mammoth IN the spring Of
~ 49,. .tt...t.. .....tt.. -
that ~ Thomas Lacey, convicted ~
burglary lu Weber county November
| 10Th. 1876 and sentenced 10 seven years.
! The board continued the matter for
one month
nrAN PARDoNEp.
Clarence y. Bean. alias Charles Gray.
convicted burglary December ION. 1897.
| committed In salt Lake and sentenced
/ 90 nve years In the state prison. was
pardoned.
MUST SERVE HIS TERM
In the spring OF 1891 John l.. Brown
| Killed his young wife 10 salnn canyon.
| sevicr county Tor which he was. In
] October ~ the same year, sentenced 10
| twenty years imprisonment II la said
| the man committed the deed during
/ NJ 81 temporary Insanity It was also
stated that lnH-xfty ran ia his family.
The family Of the murdered woman
] opposed the releasing uf the prisoner
until no had served his sentence. The
| mother N Mrs, Brown uall the prisoner
/ had threatened her life ana she was
| IN great fear Of him. In executive acH-
sion the board denied the application.
Frank FAR. Of Ogden, convicted ~
/ burglary and sentenced May 3ist last,
| doned.
Fairs 0nense was the breaking into
! a hrattHHfaNH nNfsnfT "a. - 49,
and stealing quantity OF beer
! The application ~ George WnnlaAs
| convicted In February last OF assault
| with Intent To commit rape near Lehi,
l and sentenced 10 three years, was con-
| tlnued one month, at the request u tho
/ family of Marion Brown. Jointly con.
l vlcted with WanlnHs. who desire both
| applications heard the same time.
The application N Francis lingestcad.
! convicted n murder In the second de-
| gree, November 10Th, 1896. az Beaver
I and by Judge Bartch sentenced 10 slx-
l teen years Imprisonment. was denied
| The prisoner killed an Indian while
| handling pistol In careless and rcck-
I less manner
Parlaw Mncflrlane. convicted of
| murder ln the FIRST degree and sem
| fenced by the late Judge blackburn az
/ Provo 20 NE imprisonment April 22nd.
| 1880, withdrew his application Tor par
| don uF also did Wllhort Baum NJ Hober
/ city. convicted NJ grand larceny In
June 1899, and sentenced 10 Eighteen
months imprisonment
TWO MORE PARDoNs.
PnrdonH were granted Jacob Wilson
| ana Charles NJ. Potter, convicted OF
petit larceny June 90 this year. aud
sentenced 20 nNe months each IN tho
Utah county ioil az Provo,
Pardon was denied 0eorFe NJ, Leon
ard. convicted OF burglary in Emery
county March. 1895. ana sentenced by
| Judge Jacob Johnson TO one year In the
! State prison.
! a denial N the application of Moses
Jones. convicted Ia the Fourth district
] court uf fomicatinn last June. and Hrn-
| fenced 10 ten months VA the state pfls-
/ on was also made, The granting uf ID
Z pardon was opposed by Judge Booth
before whom the ease was tfiel and
| Prosecuting Attorney Evans said he
| had no special recommendation To
I make.
James W. Morrill, Jr. convicted of
| burglary December ,th 1885, and sem
| fenced by Judge lulapp 10 one year,
| was umong those whose applications
/ were denied The court did not recon-
mend the pardoning " Morrill,
The case OF samuel Matthews, con-
| vlcted Of assault with intent TO COM
init rape and sentenced by Judge Iiiles
| at coalvllle TO ten years, was contln-
ued one month
The application Of George r. Keltlng
was similarly dealt with. Keltlng WAS
convicted before Judge Nnrrrl last
April OK assault with a deadly weapon