Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

NlNlNN vt ~ NfNniNHt W N"NAIlAA NN
county received executive clemoncy at
"a meeting Of the board or pariona held
in the supreme court room today.
Eight other petitions Tor pardon Werc
received. of which nVc were denied, and
three postponed Tor future consldera-
ton.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The nrst case considered was the
petition n Eduardo Alvarez, Span
lard. convicted OF grand larceny ln 30.
George. January ith, 1890. and Heu-
fenced By Judge Higgins 90 two years
imprisonment Tho prisoners specific
onUnse consisted OF the taking OF "a
team belonging 90 "a friend. br. A. g.
Young. The prison phyfclnn. stated
that Alvarez has lung disease known
aH tuberculosis lu Hn advanced form
and that longer confinement would have
o tendency 10 accelerate the disease.
The prisoner ~ % highly educated man
ANA ~ said 60 be- re- graduate NJ the
Madrid medical college 40 spain. In
bic petition 90 the board of pnrdonH
he says
"Thc hyrcnlc conditions Of my en-
vironmeut are extremely detrimental
TO my health. uH ! have Go gOuilne my-
self too much 90 my coll. which has
not sufficient AREA 90 contain the ncceH-
aary amount ~ afr 90 purify my hnr-
lNNHNA NNA lNlNfNfA NllNAlN llNHf 20 NltMA
every breath I draw Dr. attended Win
more or less physical pain and o. a
constant menace 60 my NE.
'pf The danger of cuntnEiun ] may be
excused of speaking. uH { have no doubt
but TINT the medical officer VIII make
the proper representation. But aH this
has figured quite considerably NJ the
amount VI my physical Huncung hope
] may be- pardoucd lf I state that my
knowledge of the existence u this
menace, hnH constantly mortified me.
uulHna NolanH. and Notwithstanding that
I am aware OF my responsibility.
Ana again ! suTer very much through
obHeryluE that Z have been avoided by
some u my fellows who ARE aware NJ
my condition; md although this avoid
ance has been simulated with the kind
est Intention ! have nevertheless OBJ
served it and suffered in consequence"
Concluding Alvarez said TINT IA the
event N hlH pardon boz would leave FOR
Mexico. where he has friends. DrA
lnwrrH ilummrr and kioa. appointed
By the board Of health 60 Investigate
the prisoners case, addressed the board
and said TINT Alvarez could not SUR
Ylye very much longer
The question was considered by tho
| board Ia executive session and Alvarez
wns granted n pardon
a YOUTH BURGLAR.
] . no NfAt ease tnnhlheffu WIS tne Nn=
| picatOn Tor pardon of Charles Payer
1he prisoner sac convicted Of bur
| Flary committed In GnHhHnfftnh coun-
! ~, ana on FEBRUARY 9Th. 1905 sentenced
! By Judge busenberry "a years and "a
! hnlf in the State prison II was rep
! resented % the board that Pcyfor's
home wis In Michigan and that he was
| only twenty yeara OF aFv. Since his
| Incarceration he has undergone "a
change ~ heart 80 much ~ that he
| ELECTED tho sympathy ~ MrA Mary
| Grant Major. who made quite tail,
20 The board In the young mans be-
| half
Pardon denied.
A CANDID PRISONER
Clarence H. Bean. alias Charles Gray.
! convicted lu December. 1897, ~ bur
EInry, ana sentenced by Judge Norrrll
] 10 ave years imprisonment. made up-
! pllcation uf the board 81 parole. The
| prisoner volunteered the Information
that he had ono, before been convicted
~ burglary. "a statement that called
forth the remark from Governor Wells.
Hes very candid. isn't hep
Bean addressed quite we'll written
letter 90 the board stating that his
early surroundings was OF such u
nature that ho believed "crimc was the
only means m livelihood" and that
happiness lied IN idlcnoss and indul-
] NNNNNf ANNNNNNANHf nc NlAlNa NfHUAINs
men long for a life broad and open,
when ! can live down the past and
make "a record for myself In the IN.
| turr"
Hon. y. o. Rognon promised to do
what he could Tor Boan towards nndlng
MN employment and In seeing that he
was otherwise provided for. Beans
uifenac was burgiarlzlnE the residence
" John y, Cries, this city In the fall
N 1897.
Parole denied
AN OLD MANS CRIME.
John Liechty nm old man " years old
ana said 90 be- broken down In health
was also AN applicant Tor executive
Clemrupy The Defendant was ssn.
fenced 20 slN months imnriaonmcnt last
May hy Judge John E Booth ut Provo
upon n plea N guilty Of the crime oi
adultery, His victim was AN uuinur,
Ilrd woman named Martha Josephine
Muhtc7llcu' TO whom child was
born
brigham Llcchty. a son OF the prls.
onyr addressed the board Boa mis- father.
behalf Among other thlngs tho son
1aldi my father iH good father,
nrlrhhurly and Hocithlr When ths
condition ~ the girl became known ht
went and gave himself up 60 the sheriff
Since the child was born he has given
nor 1000 head 0f sheep, 10 COW and calf
baby
Other members Of tho family nd,
dressed the board By letter saying "W,
VIII slsn pardon providing IL meets
with the approval ana sanction OF
Mari0n Dow
Young Llechty further Informed the
board that the family was about to
move iu Idaho Tor the purpose of TAX.
Ing up land, and he was anxious tho old
man should Ep along, too. Licchty re-
sided ln Provo for nearly forty years
Pardon denied
GOES OVER FOR ONE MONTH.
Attorneys Barlow Ferguson and John
NJ. cannon appeared before tho board
ln behalf ut John H. Brown, con,
Nicted OF murder IN tho second dogrpt
and sentenced hv Judge blackburn
october go, 1891, 90 twenty years im.
prIsonmont on tho 2ith of May 1900
Brown took hls wife and children ur
the canyon near Slllnu. SEWER county
ana The same evening Mrs. Brown
was discovered deld. having bepu
rh.T0' '1 IHHfh by nor husband. 10 /,
claimed the man must have been In,
sane, for there was mo- motive Tor IN,
commiitll nf the decd shown at Inc
trial. Other members OF browns fam,
n.y. IL was stated, had also lost thcii