Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-07
MUST PAY BIG FINE.
Gov. Pingree Grants Gems. Marsh
and White Pardons.
FIXES HARD CONDITION, HOWEVER.
Each Must Pay a Fine of 81, OOO-Both
Had Asked for Clemency-GOv-
ernor Gives Reasons for
His Action.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 5.-Gov. Pin
gree at ten o'clock Tuesday night an
nounced that he had pardoned both
Gen. w. L. White, ex-quartermaster
general, and Gen. A. F. Marsh, ex-in-
spector general of the Michigan ma
tional guard, who were convicted of
completely in the state military cloth
ing frauds, upon the payment of $1,000
fine by each. One thousand dollars of
the fine is to be paid January l, 1901,
and a like sum on the first day of
January, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905.
Gen. White was committed to Jack
son prison Tuesday to begin the ten
year sentence imposed on him Mon
day by Judge West, and Gen. Marsh
is under bonds pending the result of
an appeal of his trial, which resulted
in his conviction, to the supreme
court. Both Gen. White and Gen.
Marsh addressed petitions to the gov
ernor Tuesday asking executive elem
ency.
P%etitfonso of Gen. Marsh.
In his appeal Gen. Marsh asserts
that he was convicted on the evidence
of s~elf-confessed perjurers, and lays
stress upon the fact that the court
denied a continuance Of the case
asked for by his attorney, when his
principal witness was sick and I'M
able to be present. Gen. Marsh as
serts that he was forced to trial
wholly u]nprepaged to meet the
charges preferred against him.
Gen. Whites Petition.
In his petition, Gen. White asserts
that it was a Kalamazoo military sup
plies firm which conceived the fraud
ulent transaction and persuaded him
into entering into the scheme. He
says that the Kalamazoo company as.
sured him when he entered the deal
which involved the sale of a quantity
of the states military clothing to q
fictitious company organized by the
, Kalamazoo company and its repur'
chase at four times the sale price
, that it was perfectly legal. When he
. became convinced that the deal was
!, illegal. White says he wanted to &c
to the governor and explain it to him
!. but the Kalamazoo company assured
him that its standing would preclude
any investigation being made, and il
, the event of one being made, the.
would wholly protect him. White
= then lays stress on the fact that nom
= of the members of the company hav'
! been indicted for their part in tn
- transaction. The general declare
that he believes, from what he ha
learned of the treatment of tn
;, transaction by the officials at Ian
= sing, where he was tried and cor
victed, that he cannot hope for fai
: treatment at their hands, and ask
executive clemency. Gov. Pingree
announcement OF the pardon says:
- The Governors Reasons.
o ''These men entered into a conspirac
- with the Henderson-Ames company,
corporation composed Of prominent an
influential citizens of Kalamazoo. to d.
fraud the state of a large amount
money in connection with the sale ar
repurchase of military clothing. o.
Bickerstaff, who was the agent Tor I'll
II Henderson-Ames company. was. accor
ing to his testimony, active In enEinee
ing the fraud. The circuit judge and tt
prosecuting attorney of Ingham count
who had control of the proceedings befo
y the grand jury, made no effort to ha'
G the grand jury bring all the guilty parti
e. to Justice, but permitted the seven mel
=. bers of the Henderson-Ames compal
o. and their agent, Bickerstaff. to go FIRE
a This Intellectual and one-sided kind
le justice is not consistent with my ide
70 of right and wrong, and has had gre
weight in determining my action in the
~ cases. Restitution has been made to t
er state by the Henderson-Ames compal
he and Marsh and White, and the amou
~ which the state lost by the origin
~ transaction has been returned with Int
" est. Restitution having been made. 7
hit impulse is to place all the guilty on
Id again on the same footing, and I thel
= fore grant William L.. White and Arth
F. Marsh a pardon upon their paying in
"a the treasury Of Ingham county IS,
At EACH"
e Killed Two Men.
is Selma, Ala, Dec. 5.-News was
IS ceived here that at Wheeler's store,
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