The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-18

The state board Of pardons made
four men happy yesterday, for it lib
Grated them from the penitentiary,
and last night they enjoyed the first
liberty they had known, at least that
some of them had known for many
months. The applications OF several
others for pard5ns and the application
Of one man for q communication Of his
sentence from eight four years
were denied.
The case Of Thomas Williams, who is
serving a life sentence for the muir
der of Joseph i. HUtchinss in 1884,
was continued til March 10. There are
voluminOus papers in the case to be
studied and the board did not have the
time TO devote 10 the case yesterday.
On motion Of Judge Bartch, the matter
went over Ior three weeks, when it
VIII be argued by Attorney S z.
Armstrong for the pardon and by
Judge o. w. Powers against it.
These are the men VINO were par
dOned:
Pardon For Hills.
Edward C. Mills. convicted OF grand
larceny on Dee 8, 1899. before Judge
Jacob Johnson at Eiant, and sem
fenced TO a term Of one year in the
state prison, was pardoned for the fol-
lowing reasons.
Because Immediately after the Of
fence was committed he informed the
officers as against himself. and when
arrested, plead guilty. Because of The
strong recommendations of the judge
who tried and the attorney who pros
ecuted the case. because justice seems
to have been met in his case by the
Imprisonment already served, and he
cause Of good character and good con-
duct while in prison"
Nephi FarnsWorth, convicted at the
same time and Of the same offence as
Mills, was pardoned for the same rea-
sons.
FuTgasOn Is Free,
Charles W. Furgason, convicted of
burglary before Judge Hart at Ran
dOlph. Rich county, Sept. Z. 1897 and
sentenced to serve four years in the
state prison, was pardOned for the fol-
lowing reasons:
Because it seems from the record
to be his first offence, and because
the application was recommended by
the judge who tried, and the attorney
who prosecuted the case: because Of
good conduct since Incarceration. and
evidence tending TO show reformation,
and because his term of imprison-
ment has nearly expired"
De Witt c. Nichols. convicted OF
burglary before a O. NOTreu, in Salt
Lake City on Sept. %. 1883 and SEN
fenced to one year in the state prison,
was pardoned for the following rea-
sons:
Because the county attorney admits
there is doubt of his guilt and recon-
mends a pardon, as do also six of the
Jurors who tried the case"
Rohde Application Denied.
The application of Jens T. Robde.
convicted at B>-gham City, Feb. 20.
1899, of adultery, and sentenced to
eighteen months in the state prison,
was denied
The petition Of Orlando F. Mead.
convicted June p, 1898. at Castle Dale
of the crime of burglary. and sentenced
TO eight years in the state prison, was
denied.
The application of William Miskim-
ms for communication of his sentence
from eight TO four years, was denied.
he was sentenced on sep. Z. 1881. at
Randolph, Rich county, to serve eight
years, for burglary
There was quite a crowd Of rela tfyes
and friends to welcome these men back
to liberty They thrOnged the Office of
the Encouragement after the session.
waiting to set the orders on Warden
Dow from Clerk Stevens. There were
women with babies and children. and
men, and they all went out to the rem
itentiary on the same car. They filled
Warden BOWS little office at the Deui-
Tertiary. When the prisoners were
brought IN there were several affect
ing scenes. Each went away with his
friend and seemed determined to lead
a different kind Of life.