The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-04
ONE PARDON, FOUR PAROLES
ACTION OF THE STATE BOARD
 YESTERDAY.

ACTION OF THE STATE BOARD
 YESTERDAY.
 Frank Henry, Convicted of Burglary in
 New Haven County, Gets the Pardon
 James H. Johnson, Also of New Ha-
 ven and Imprisoned for Bigamy,
 Among Those ParoIed-Petttions o1
 Chamberlain and Taylor Again Re-
 fused.
 Hartford June 3.-The board of par dons, after an all-day session in the court room of the supreme court, to- night made known their decisions. Twenty-nine petitions for pardon or pa role were presented to the board, and of these one pardon was granted and four paroles.
 The pardon came to Frank Henry, who was convicted in New Haven county in 1898 for burglary and sem fenced to serve ten years. Henry re- gently met with severe accident at the state prison, having the top of his skull crushed by the falling of piece of machinery and brought his petition on a claim that his injuries more than atone for his offense. To-day Henry's wife and child were present in court to join their prayer to his. State Attor- ney Williams, of New Haven county, did not oppose the pardon.
 A parole was granted to James H. JOHnSnn Of Now a pO1Orp6 me n convicted of bigamy in 1899 and sen- fenced to serve three years. Johnson claimed that he had suffered sufficient ly and would secure work if paroled
 William Flitcroft, under a ten-year sentence for manslaughter, was parol- ed, as was John w. Humber, serving nine years on similar conviction in 1S96
 John Murphy, sentenced to four years for robbery, was paroled.
 In one of the most notable cases of those presented-the parole petition of Frank V. Conant. of Norwich, who is under life sentence for murder in the second degree in shooting a man who had been intimate with his wife-the board did not take action. Conant's petition was strongly supported.
 The first of the New Haven county cases was that of Henry B. Chamber lain, convicted in 1887 for murder in the second degree and sentenced for life. He wrote that he had "sinned, suffered and repented," and that he be- lieves that he has fully atoned to so- ciety. He was convicted for the mur- der of Mrs. Margaret Ernst on Spruce street. New Haven.
 The petition of Louis H. Appel, con- victed in 1900 for two years for burg lary, second offense, was but slimly supported.
 Alexander Brown, convicted in 1900 for horse stealing and sentenced to two years, claimed that he is not guilty and that he was convicted on the testimo nv of a witness who was working for a reward.
 Frank Henry, convicted in 1898 for burglary and sentenced to ten years, claimed that he had been injured in an accident in the prison and that the in- juries more than compensate for the i time remaining of his sentence.
 The petition of Harry E. Bailey, of | New Haven. was withdrawn.
 Frank Sheridan, of New Haven, con- ] victed of robbery in 1896 and sentenced | to seven years pleaded not guilty of | the crime as his reason for application.
 The petition of James l.. Taylor serv- ing a life sentence for murder in the second degree, was read by himself. He | was convicted with Chamberlain for the murder of Mrs. Ernst in New Ha- ven.
 Leon O. Peacock, serving two years sentence for bigamy committed at An sonia in 1900, claimed that he was inno- cent.
 The first of the Hartford county cases was that of William H. Rogers, of Hartford, convicted September Il, 1900, of bigamy and sentenced to two years. He alleged that he believed his first wife to be dead when he married his second. Prosecuting Attorney Engleton opposed the petition.
 Herbert L. Streeter, of South Wind- sor, convicted September il, 1900, of statutory burglary and sentenced to two years claimed that he was drunk at the time of the offense and that his family needs his support. His petition was also opposed by Attorney Eggle- ston.
 William J. Hall, of New York, sentenced for two years on September H. 1900, asserted that he had suffered and atoned for his crime. He was con- vcted of statutory burglary. Frank Goodheart, convicted of big , amy December 3, 1900, and sentenced to l two years asserted that he believed his first wife was dead when he married his second. Thomas Clark, who was convicted of ! burglary September, 1896, and sentenced z for seven years, represented that he de- ( sired to begin life anew in Western v Carl Carlson, convicted in 1898 and 1, to three years for burglary, I he would return to Sweden to ' live If he were pardoned. I
 Noted Case Dismissed. 4