The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-09
STATE BOARD Of PARDONS
GOVERNOR LIND AND CHIEF HIS
TICE START CONSIDER
MANY CASES
NO PARD0Ns GRANTED YET
Some Applications Denied, but Most
Were Taken Under Advise
ment for Further Con-
sfderatfOn.

Gov. Lind and Chief Justice c. M
Start, as the state board of pardons,
held a prolonged meeting in the state
capitol yesterday afternoon and took ac-
ton, final or preliminary, on a good
many cases. Attorney General w. B.
Douglas was not present. He left Sat
urday for Washington to attend to sew
eral important state cases.
The first case to come up before the
board was that of William LEM, con-
victed in Blue Earth county for murder
in the first degree. The governor COM
muted the death sentence to life i'm
prisonment. The plea for pardon now
Is that all the convicting evidence is cir.
cumStantial. Several very strong peti.
tons from the representative men of thL
county were presented to the board 70:
its consideration. In these petitions 1t
was commended that, though the evidence
convicting him may be true, yet he may
be innocent Judging from the petition
1t seems to be the consensus of opinion
of almost everyone in the county that
the man is innocent. The case was TAX
en- under Amusement
Another interesting case up for con-
siderat1on was that of Henry P. Smith
and O.. o. Brown, convicted in Dodge
county for robbery and grand larceny
The case was not on the calendar for
consideration, but was presented in the
form Of written statements by Attorney
Frank A. Whittier and Gen. Reeve They
have both been investigate into the
case and are in doubt as to the inno-
cense or guilt Of the men.
Frank l.. Bemish, his wife and brother,
were held up and robbed in Bemish's
store at Vlasaty, Mimi, Aug. l, 1899
by three masked men. One man es-
capped. Smith and Brown were after
wards arrested and convicted. Bemisn
is certain that they are the guilty men.
So is his wife and brother.
Since, however, it has been shown til 1T
the two men registered at the Fess house,
Manson, Wis, July 81
me signatures are, apparently, genu-
Inc. 1t has also been shown that they
attended ball game at Lodi Wis, on
Aug. 1. The evidence to this effect is
quite strong On the other hand, a
fourteen-year-old boy identified Smith
and Brown shortly after the robbery.
The case will be thoroughly investigated.
The petition of Henry Wyman, who
was sentenced from Ramsey county in
1896 to serve fifteen years for highway
robbery, was placed on the calendar.
Following are the rest of the cases that
were considered:
Carl Kreft, sentenced from Martin coun-
ty Nov. %, 1886, to state prison for twelve
J
ond degree; advisement.
Fred Hittma7In, sen sentenced from Olmsted
county Dec II, 1873, to state. prison for
life, murder first degree; advisement
Louis Sommers, sentenced from Dakota
county Dec. q, $780, to state prison for
life, murder first degree; continued.
John Quinn % sentenced 0de from Hennepin
county Jan. Is, 1894, to state prison for
twenty-five and a half years, assault
first degree, robbery first degree and es-
gaping from custody; adyisement.
county May Is, 1900, to county Jail for
thirty days and SIS fine for selling in
toxicating liquor without license; denied.
Albert Ryan, sentenced from Hennepin
county Nov 19, 1885, to state prison for
four and half years, grand larceny sec
ond degree; denied.
John ErkkIla, sentenced from Hennepin
eight and half years, robbery second
degree; denied.
William Shay, sentenced from Hennepin
county November. 1898, to state prison
for five years, grand larceny second de-
gree; Amusement
Frank Columbus, sentenced from St
Louis county Sept. II, 1890, to state prison
for three years, assault second degree;
denied.
Martin Feldman sentenced from Good
hue county Sept. 4, 1900, to county Jail
selling Intoxicating liquor without IL
cense; denied.
John Burnoz, sentenced from Hennepin
county June ii, 1875, TO state prison 1Or
twenty years, robbery first degree; de-
MED without prejudice.
Doc Atwater, sentenced from Hubbard
county July s, 1900, to state prison for
life, murder first degree; denied
Andrew Handel, sentenced from Stearns
county June 1, 1900, to state prison for
five years, grand larceny first degree;
denied.
James M Proudfoot, sentenced from
Hennepin county September, 1899, to state
prison for two years, burglary third de-
gree; denied.
William Fitzsimmons, sentenced from
Pine county Sept. q, 1895, to state prison
for life, murder second degree; advise
ment
Ed Johnson, sentenced from Otter
Tail county May Is, 1894, to state prison
on reformatory plan. robbery first de-
gree; Amusement.
John O'Connor, sentenced from Ramsey
county May IL, 1899, to state reforma tory,
larceny second degree; advisement
John Hutchinson, sentenced from Polk
county Dec. 16, 1885, to state prison for
life, murder first degree; advisement
Fred Whitaker, sentenced from Ram
sey county June %, 1896, to state prison
for seventeen years, grand larceny first
degree, three indictments for 61a, 51S and
years; advisement.
George M. Reeves. sentenced from Hen
nepin county Dec. s, 1899, to state prison
for five and half years. larceny from
person; advisement.