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and he was noble enough to admit to ex-
Minister Egau that an injustice was done
me. As stated, he went out Of Office with
ont fulfilling his promise to either parole
my brother or pardon myself. When the
new administration assumed the reins Of
government my attorneys filed am applica.
tion before the Board Of Pardons the mem
bers Of which, with one exception, held Of
fee under the preceding administration.
Governor Bushnell made no promises, but
his invariable policy was to sign promptly
the pardons Of prisoners recommended by
the Board Of Pardons, thus throwing the re-
sponsibility on the board which was Great
ed for that purpose and to relieve the Gov
ernor Of the onerous duties Of examining
and investigating the numerous applications
for executive clemency fled by prisoners.
Not SO his predecessor, Governor McKiu-
ley; he sometimes pardoncd convicts recon-
mended by the board long after their terms
had expired and they were already at
liberty
And in few cases his pardons came tothe
prison after the oouvicts thus pardored
were dead and buried, This executive
neglect caused the president Of the board,
Mr. Kennedy, OF Berea, to resign but his
resignation worked no reform i'm the method
of doing business at the executive office.
where Jimmy Boyle was nine months Of
the year ds Jaci0 Governor of the state.
When my application for pardon was
filed before the board IL was referred for
report TO Hon. T.. A. Koons, of Athens, the
member Of the board appointed on the
recommendation Of Congressman Grosve-
nor in whose district he resided This
man, Koons, was a cheap country attorney,
and Governor Bushnell very properly de-
clined to reappoint him when his term as
member Of the board expired But Roons
had a chance to distinguish himself before
the expiration Of his term He was in
trusted with my case, and he proposed to
so laundering down the ages in his report
20 the full board. Not content with filing
the customary written report he had com
posed lmy attorney states by Congressman
Grosveuor) a pamphlet which he had
printed at the states expense, giving what
he claimed TO be a review Of my case, from
the W. W. Bond lGrosvenor's brother.in-
law) point of view. OF course, he con
eluded his report by rejecting my applica-
ton.
So gross and vile was this fellows report
that a copy was sent me from the executive
Office with a kindly intmauon that I might
answer it before the governor took action
which would be the next day. Whereupon
l composed in three hours the following
reply and 6led il the next morning.
Such was the effect of my reply that
Koons. who had removed TO Columbus to
practice law, was forced to go back 20 Athens
as he could not secure a single client
iu the city of Columbus. AS my reply is
self explanatory of the infamous and libel
ous connections of J.. A. Koous, or as my
attorney states, Charles Grosveuor, the real
writer. who bad double motive in keeping
me iu prison, Niz.--thc fear that my pardon
would turn the a. p. A. vote against his
presidential candidate, William Mckinley,
and, secondly because he owed me one for
himself and several for his brother-iu-law,
Bill Bond / refrain from further COM
ment on Koons blackguardism and proceed
to give my reply, prefacing the same with
the following letter from my counsel, Judge
Greene, who was,at the time prominent
official in the dreaded A. p A., but none the
less the friend of a man whom he knew TO
he without prejudice in religion as he was
fearless at all times, in prison and out of II,
in the expression Of the convictions of his
soul. Here is Mr. Greene IS letter:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nav 80, IS95
nv Dear EyieVd. ! have done all could
to get those papers and have not succeeded
but have the promise that they will be sur.
rendered when the board meets i'm July,
upon "a written application from you stating
reasons for the request that will warrant
them in ordering them withdrawn from the
files. So you can write a letter of request
stating your reasons, and direct Il both to
the board and governor and mail me or
hand me when / am over, and will present
1t. I well remember dear friend your res
olution at the Denver encampment petition,
ing Congress to make a statutory holiday
of Decoration day, but this is indeed "a
gloomy Decoration day all nature in sym
pathy with the boys i'm blue both dead
and living / hope before another your
liberty will permit you TO join
with us in the ceremony Of patriotic devo-
ton to our old comrades.
Truly yours,
A. ]. GREENE.
And here is my reply to the villaiuous,
lying and blackguard emanations Of either
J., A. Koons or Charles Grosveuor, or both:
COLUMBUS, ONO, /HlyA I506.
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May it please your EXcellency and the
Gentlemen of the Honorable Board Of Par.
dons a letter from my attorney, A, ],
Greene, Esq, informs me that ! am required
to assign reasons to your ENcellency and
the Hon. Board Of Pardons for the with.
drawal of the papers filed in my application
for pardon, which was rejected at the March
meeting, 1896 of the Hon. Board of Pardons.
The assignment Of reasons for my request
10 withdraw the papers would have been
briefly made but that the Hon. l.. A. Koons,
10 whom my case was assigned, has resorted |
10 the unusual proceeding Of issuing a
printed pamphlet containing his report on
The case, In the said report Mr., Koons
bases his objections to recommending me |
for pardon on the testimony elected at the |
Trial" (as he quotes it) and deductively on |
my moral character, previous TO the conf |
mission of the crime for which ! am under .
going life Imprisonment
It has therefore become sacred duty I !