Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-30
BOARD Of PARDONS
RECOMMENDS ONE
APPLICANT ron ENECUTIvE GLEN
ENCY At YESTERDAYS
SESSION.
HE TOOK As CENTS WORTH
OF Corn Meal aud Eiour-Hc Has
= symptoms Of option mud
Physicians Recommend His Far
don-othcr Opinions by the Board.
VIII Adjourn To-day.

~ bRdin u 3lAphS gfseNhANS
made a number of recommendations.
The first case was tina OF Harry
Bondy. OF wetzel county. convicted In
January OF the present year of felony.
Nine jurors, the prosecuting attorney
and about sixty citizens asked for his
pardon but the Board could see -
good reason for recommending his par
don. and so reported TO the Governor.
Edward Nelson was convicted in the
| Circuit Court of Jefferson county OF a
felony and sentenced November II,
1898, to seven years confinement in the
penitentiary. His crime, according 10
his own statement, consisted of throw
ing stones at a man who was assaulting
him. II seems that he was given a Sc
we're sentence for the reason that he
had formerly been convicted OF serious
~offenses. One of these former offenses
he admits in his petition: the other n
appears from a mere memorandum In
the papers. He was refused a fa,ora-
BILE recommendation at a former session
of this Board. Nelson. as is shown by
the certificate of the prison physicians,
has the disease known as locomo:or
ataxia. This disease is generally con-
sidered by physicians and Others In
formed about II to be incurable. IL
Nelson were out of prison he would not
recover. although It is probable that
the disorder with which he is afflicted.
might be mitigated for a time. The
only grounds on which he could be re-
leased from the penalty of his crime Il
that OF pure mercy. This does not ap-
pear to be a case In which the element
OF mercy should predominant. Nelson
appears TO be a confirmed criminal. r
Is not known that he is in any danger
Of immediate death.
Taking this case altogether, 1t Is not
deemed by this Board a proper one at
this time for executive clemency. The
Governor Is therefore advised not TO
pardon the said Edward Nelson.
Thomas Boiler.
bOultT WAS tOHNltttu VI Jul = III
the Circuit Court OF Berkeley county,
and on The 22d day OF January. 1898,
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
Ten OF the jurors. Judge Il. Boyd
Faulkner, who presided at hil trial and
Mr.. u. s.. G.. Pitzer. who prosecuted
him, recommend his pardon. Il is
said that the other two jurors life IF
teen miles In the country, and that for
this reason only their names are not
obtained. The pardon is also strongly
urged by Mr.. Alexander Clohan by way
Of letter and also by his personal APP
~pearance before the board.
The chief ground upon which favor
able action Is asked Is that Boiler Is a
consumptive and that the period al
ready served has greatly increased his
illness. They also say that Boiler had
always been a good young man, and
that he only yielded for the momen
to the temptations of evil associates,
and that he committed the crime to
which in sober moTents he would
never have loaned himself. II appears
that Boiler ooh a thlrty-fve cont sack
OF fiour and a ten cent sack OF corn
meal. The fact that the articles stolen
were of SO little value Is ono OF the
grounds upon which pardon Is asked.
| Judge Faulkner says: Il knew the
father of this young man well, and he
was one of our best ciuzens. AS you
will see from the letter Of the ply
stefan, Thomas Boilers health is fall
ing, and If consumption has not al
| ready taken hold of him he Is threat
ened with it. | imposed the lightest
sentence / could under the Indictment,
and considering the facts and circum-
stances of the case, ! unhesitatingly
recommend that he be p%ardoned, and
that as speedily as it can be DONE A
letter from DR.. w. d. Stewart, the
prison physician, to Judge Faulkner,
ACCOMPANIES the Judges recommended
ton. In that letter the doctor states
that Boilers health is bad with symp-
toms of consumption and recommends
his pardon.
Considering the recommendations OF
the Judge, the prosecuting attorney, the
Jurors and others. the bad condition Of
BOILERS health and the fact that he has
already suffered more than three years
and seven months confinement, we
recommend that he be ~pardoned.
Mr.. Morris did not act in the Bohler
case.
william Warrington.
It not appearing that notice has been
given TO the prosecuting attorney, as
required by law in this case. the Board
| declines to act until such notice
have beer given.
The board deferred action on the ap-
| plication of lack Hartwell Morrison
and Anderson and Henry Milan until
| the next regular meeting OF the board.
The board will be in session until
| Saturday morning. when all the cases
| roadv and which il Is ready TO decide