Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-15

on file with the other papers now IN the
possession Of the Hon, Board Of Pardons
and am sure You will not feel surprised
that ] am requiring the return of the papers
IN my case containing such invaluable doc.
uments to me-
There are two points IN Mr. Koons' re-
port desire to call your ENcellencys par
ticular attention to, viz
His silence altogether on the seven or
eight thousand old soldier signatures asking
clemency for their manned and wounded
comrade. I leave my record IN the field
to speak for itself but beg to submit and
reproduce the tributes paid that are on
record by my captain and comrade, and
which were returned by Mr.. Koons as
having no bearing on the case, ] suppose
The other point, II your ENcellency please
is Mr.. Koons admission that lost an eve,
or rather that am nearly blind" and his
inability to dsprove that lost II in defense
of society and in the service Of the state
MY reading and knowledge Of those mat
ters enables Inc to state that in every con-
vict prison the world over. any prisoner
rendering a service to the state and TO so-
ciety similar to the one for which Varuey
disfgured me. would be rewarded by pardon
and restoration to liberty. Even the stern
Mosaic doctrine provides for the freedom
Of the servant or slave who loses an eye at
the hands of the master.
Mr. Koons says
"a part of the jury signed a petition for
clemency but the present prosecuting at
tornev strongly opposes IL, and nothing is
produced from the trial judge or prose
cutor
Mr.. Koons fails TO mention why more
Of the Jury did not sign the petition. All
the members Of the jury Including the
foreman who could be reached or whose
addresses were known, not only signed the
pc titou but wrote personal letters 20 the
board recommending my pardon, with two
exceptions Mr. Koous also fails TO state
why one of these two exceptions refused TO
recommend me The jurors letter was read
20 the board giving his reasons or rather the
conditions which would induce him TO sign
a petition IN my behalf. his conditions were
simply that "a sum of money should be paid
him FIRST by my attorney Hon A, J.
Greene. Truly nice sample of juror 10
take away a citizens liberty for life But
the grievous injury done me by such jurors
your Excellency is no greater nor do / re-
gard IL as monstrous as the silence of Mr.
Koons on the subject, and his attempt to
destroy my reputation for honesty and in
tegrity by voicing the malignant inventions
Of my personal enemies in an official docu-
ment without giving me a chance to refute
the slander or know the slanderers whom
he designates as reliable citizens"
The present prosecutor did mot approve
my pardon, he also opposed my brother and
boosted of his ability to convict him of the
murder Of Mr Hughes. My brother put
him to .he test and the jury in less than
half an hour brought in "A verdict of not
guilty.
That the trial prosecutor or trial judge
wrote no letters Of protest, although pre-
sumably more familiar with the case than
"the present prosecutor, instead Of being
placed to my credit by Mr.. Koons, is en-
tered against me.
now, If your EXcellency please, reach
the cap-sheaf of Mr. Rooms structure Of
granite on a foundation Of sand Here is
what he says in reference to the indictment
found against me for the alleged murder Of
Mr. Hughes.
THE one pending against this man lme
your EXCellency) is not Of that class. The
same evidence that convicted him of the
murder of Osborn would convict him of
the murder of Hughes
The same evidence that convicted p ].
Elliott of the murder of Osborn did not
convict him before an impartial public
Jury and Judge of the murder of Hughes
And Mr Koons' verdict in advance of the
trial to which ] am ready at any time to
submit for the killing Of Hughes U.s. If
your ENcellency please respectfully sub.
mitted as both gross and indecent consider
ing our relative positions / venture to
: assert that no reviewing board or Judge IN
the history of criminal appeals In any civil
lied country, except the administrative de-
partineut of the Russian government can
parallel this declaration of guilt before the
| trial and conviction of the prisoner
That was defended with signal ability
/ is evidenced by the fact that am writing
/ this document ! do not desire to belittle
/ the more than herculanean task Of saving
NV life. assigned the brilliant counsel for
| the defense, by any plea Of mitigation of
my guilt as alleged by the state But !
most respectfully desire to direct your EX-
/ cellency's attention to the fact that any
editor in this broad continent who for ten
years had unsparingly not only exposed
/ crime in low places but invaded the sane
/ tity of the homes" Of rich rasCals and
/ libertines who had heretofore escaped with
| impunity, the consequences Of every crime
| not excepting murder direct and bayficebs
/ cyimfniS; who had to fight each and all Of
/ his contemporaries adopting diametrically
| opposite policy, would have been convicted
| in the communities where such labors were
/ performed, though Jove presided, and the
| silver tongue Of Jupiter pleaded the cause
/ of the accused
was condemned on the testimony Of
more than one hundred state witnesses
who, if they are to be believed were as
cool and critical experts Of the fight be.
tween Osborn and myself as though we
conteuded in a prize ring with gloves do
not deny that the defense produced wit.
nesses as remarkable for GOODNESS under
fire" and as HumeyicaHy able boaiea as
Ac STATE Consider your Excellency the
scene, Osborn firing point blank into the
crowd las evidenced by his admitted four
hits) and firing towards the buildings; the
state alleges that fred five shots and
Osborn two in less than minute-indeed
in as many seconds and yet something like
one hundred persons, with bullets pattering
around them, stood Heiy gy0uRd 10 o5yeyvt
me Sighfea deiaR ~ He C0RRicL Some
witnesses (for the state am happy to OBJ.