Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-20
PLEADS FOR LIBERTY
OF YOUNG GEORGE.
Board of PardOns Requested to Give Him
His Freedom Judge BartCh
is Opposed.

J. Hunt, who was convicted Of robbery
under the name of of Harry Wilson
and sentenced on May 9th by Judge
Stewart to serve three years In the
State prison. On Christmas eve Young
Hunt, who had fallen into evil com
partnership In salt Lake whore hecame
on a vacation from Denver, held up
japanese on Plum Alley. near CONNER
cial street. He had been on protract-
ed spree and his friends believe that he
was not at the time responsible for his
unlawful act.
Congressman King made a strong
plea for Hunt. This Is the first time
Mr.. king has ever appeared before the
state board OF pardons. He said that
ne had received letters from congress
men and leading men In the civil walks
of life. urging him to do what he could
for young Hunt. Judge King then
touched on the character Of Hunt be-
fore ne had cot into the serious scrape
which had brought him into the Grim
inal class.and which he believed the boy
had done under the influence of liquor
merely as q lark" He had a college
education and achieved distinction,
but unfortunately contracted eXtraVa-
CANT habits After he had left college
he had gone TO Denver, where he had
entered the law office Of Whitford 81
May, n leading firm Of attorneys, and
by whom he was thought highly of and
intrusted TO collect accounts for them
Last winter he received a remittance
from home whore the elder Hunt Is
wealthy contractor, and came to spend
a vacation in Salt Lake, Here he fell
into bad company and went In with
Liverpool Jack a notorious crook
and gambler. Then Winfield led wild
life for several days. among the gamb-
ling hells and houses Of prostitution
which wound up on Christmas eve with
his holding up the Jap at the point Of
a gun and taking nearly $500 from him.
Hunts letters to his home after he
came to his senses were always full Of
affection for his parents. In one OF
tlrse he paid a tribute TO Prosecutor
E,ichnor, he said he was an honorable
man and only doing what he thought
was right
The Hunts have lost two sons one by
drowning, and their hope is centered in
Winfield who Is handsome lad and
appears 10 have nothing really vicious
about him. Judge Stewart and District
Attorney Eichnor both asked that the
board consider his petition for pardon
OTHER PARDON MATTERS.
Besides Hunts pardon the board OF
pardons granted one parole and con-
tnued two cases for a month. All the
other applications We're denied.
TIE parole. granted was TO James
Brown Lockwood who was convicted
on January 10. 1900. Of unlawful carnal
know ledge OF a female between the
ages OF 10 and Is years, and sentenced
10 I'VE Years. His wife is a hardwork-
ing woman and has had TO earn mea-
ger LIVING for herself and three small
children by washing. Lockwood was a
barber by trade Abraham +, Cooley
OF this city offers to find him employ
ment.
Other cases which came before the
board of pardons today were:
John Larson, grand larceny, CENTER
vile, sentenced Jan 10th to two years.
Denied,
Francis NJ Bethers. incest Heber
City, five years from Feb 20, 1899. De-
MED
Evan ]. Davis, burglary Manti. SEN
fenced TO six years January 25, 1898.
Continued one month.
joseph walker receiving stolen goods.
sentenced Feb 25th 10 six months in
county Jail. Denied.
Frank II. Snyder. forgery, sentenced
Dec 10th last TO one year for forgery
at ogden. Denied
Donald Adds Mcmillan robbery. Og-
den, Sentenced Nov. 18th last TO six
years Denied.
The case Of Christopher Helburg for
knowledge Of a girl under the age Of
consent was continued for one month.