The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-28
PRISON BARS
PUSHED ASIDE
And Criminals Walk Out to
Find More Victims.
AN APPALLING PARDON RECORD
President Mckinley Has TUNED More Com
victs Loose Than ANY other Presi-
dent-why Crooks Are Out
of the Pen.

of the Pen.
In Canton and other cities in this
country there have been burglaries and
hold-ups without number. It appears
that the crooks of the country have
been turned loose The New York World
prints the details of the release of Grim
inals from penitentiary walls, and there
are enough of them in the list that
few Of them might have reached Can
ton. The World says:
President Mckinley, during the two
years and five months of his term, has
pardoned S49 criminals and commuted
the sentences of 129 others. This record
is larger than the total number of par
dons and combinations granted by
President Cleveland during his entire
term of four years.
The figures do not include the noto-
Brious use of Executive clemency extend
ed to BRIG. Gen. Charles p. Eagan,
Commissary of Subsistence, United
States Army, tried by court-martial
and sentenced to dismissal from the
! army, which was commuted to six years
suspension on full pay by the presi-
dent. Gen. Eagan's offense was in vi
olation of the military laws and not the
civil. In all other cases in which Off
Gers of the army figured the president
declined to interfere. In the navy the
president extended clemency to Engi-
neer ,Anecito G. Menocal, convicted by
the court-martial of inefficiency and
neglect, sentenced to three years sus-
pension on furlough pay. His sentence
was commuted by the president on Au-
gust 25, 1898.
Immediately after his Inauguration
on March A, 1897, President Mckinley
began the exercise of his prerogative
and has continued to do so with more
frequency than any other chief exec
utive. On June 8, 1898, the president
pardoned Capt. John d. Hart, of Penn
sylvania, who had been convicted of
filibustering, a violation of the neutral
ity laws, as it was shown he had fur
nished arms to the Cubans before war
with Spain was declared. Capt. Harts
petition for executive clemency was
signed by 76 United States SEN
ators and men prominent in official and
private life throughout the United
States. This was the only petition ever
received at the department of justice
having so many prominent signers.
BANKING OFFENSE EASY.
The figures show that President Nc
KinIey has favored particularly violat-
ors of the National banking laws, men
convicted of making false entries in the
books of and false reports regarding the
condition of national banks, embezzling
postmasters. money order clerks and
other blenders against the postal laws;
counterfeiters, Illicit distillers and other
crimes agains the Internal Revenue
laws. OF the total number of pardons
granted one hundred and six were to
deserters from the army and navy Of
the United States, who, until pardon
was granted, were prevented from hold
ing any office of trust under the gov
ernment.
The following recapitulation shows
the crime of which the offender was
convicted and the number of pardons
and combinations of sentence granted
by President Mckinley.
REHABILITATION OF PARDONs.
Bank wreckers, embezzling cashiers,
making false entries and reports of con-
ditions of national banks--pardons, 16;
combinations 8.
Dishonest postmasters, embezzling
money orders, postal funds, using mails
to defraud and other offenses against
the postal service-Pardons, 81; commu-
tations, 20.
Desertion from army and navy of the
United States, LOG.
Illicit Neutrality-suspicious., %; commu-
tations, 12.
Counterfeiting, tightening of gold
coins and raising and altering obliga-
tions of the United States-Pardons, 33;
combinations, IA.
Violating internal revenue laws, sell
ing liquor without license, failure to
stamp cigars and similar crimes-Par-
{ dons, 12; combinations, z.
~ Conspiracy-Pardons. s; commuta-
tions, 2.
Horse theft and cattle stealing-Par-
dons, 21 combinations Is.
Introducing liquor in Indian country
Pardons, 8; combinations, 6.
Manslaughter-Pard 8; commuta-
tions, 2.
Murder-Pardons, 2; combinations, g.,
Assault with intent to kill-Pardons,
s; combinations, 3.
Carrying concealed weapons-Par-
dons, q; combinations. 1.
Violating pension ILLUSTRATIONS. A;
combinations, /.
Unlawful ohabitation-Pardons. 8;
combinations, o.
Obtaining money under false pre-
tenses-F ardons, 1; combinations, 4.
Cutting timber on public domain
Pardons, 2; communications, 4.
Perjury-Pardons, 8; commuta-
tions 1.
Larceny-Grand and petit-Pardons,
10; combinations, 1.
Impersonating a United States officer
--Pardons, 3; combinations, 0.