The times., 1901-06-16
PARDoNs BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Applications of Eight Convicts
Given Favorable Attention.

The President yesterday disposed of
| eleven applications for pardon. He de-
MED two applications, granted one pardon
| to restore civil rights, and granted par
| doas and communications in the following
| eight cases:
Isaac Warren Lewis, a thirteen-year-
! old colored boy, in the southern district
| of Mississippi embezzling mail matter
while a messenger, sentenced May 10, 1901.
| to pay fine of 800 and costs, and to be
| imprisoned for one year in the Tennessee
/ State prison. Execution of sentence sus-
/ pended pending his application for pardon.
| The President pardoned him on the recon-
mendation of the district attorney and
! judge. The Attorney General, in his en-
! dorsement, said: The petitioner was a
/ thirteen-year-old child at the time Of his
alleged offence and should not have been
! prosecuted
Richard Young pleaded guilty in the
southern district of Iowa of passing coun-
terfeit money, and was sentenced October
| go 1899 to four years in the penitentiary
| at Anamosa. In recommending this par
don the Attorney General said: This pc
titioner was without counsel, and was
coerced into entering a plea of guilty. He
was not proved to be guilty, and should
not have been sentenced"
Wynn Bramble pleaded guilty to steal
ing letters while mailing clerk in the
pCstofice at Decatur, ILL.,, and April "a,
1900 was sentenced to two years in the
southern Illinois penitentiary. Pardoned
on the ground that he has been suffi-
ciently punished, and because he is in
very poor health. The pardon was rec
commended by the prosecuting attorney
and the Assistant Attorney General for
the POStOfTice IDana
Charles Faudree, eastern district Of
| Texas, convicted of manslauShter com
mitted in the Indian Territory. and May
| Is, 1899. sentenced to five years in the
| United States penitentiary. The At
torney General, in reporting on this
case, said: The fight which resulted in
the killing followed shortly upon an as
sauit made by the deceased upon the wife
and other members of the family of the
petitioner. Deceased had also made
threats to kin the petitioner at sight. The
killing was done in the protection of the
prisoners family and in defence of his
own life. 1 concur with the district at
torney and judge III recommending par
don"
J. P. Greenwood pleaded guilty to en-
bezzling postoffice money order funds
while postmaster at Goldield, Col. Sen
| fenced April - 1901, to pay fine Of
$6iS.y9. and Imprisonment for six months
in Jail at Denver. The Attorney General
recommended pardon because it was
clearly shown that there was no inten-
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fraud the Government. The postoffice
funds became mingled with funds of the
prisoners s private business, ana when the
postoffice inspector called his attention to
the shortage he Immediately made it
good.
o. d. Bray, convicted in the Central
district of the Indian Territory OF receiv-
ing stolen property, and on December q,
lsSS, was sentenced to five years in the
United States penitentiary. His sentence
was commuted on the recommendation of
the district attorney and judge and be-
cause he has tuberculosis.
John Stuckey, jr., of the western dis
trict of Arkansas. was sentenced Decem-
Der g 1899. to four years in the United
States penitentiary for Illicit distilling
The sentence was commuted to expire
October l. 1901, because the district at
torney and judge believe that he has been
sufficiently punished, and because his
health is very poor.
W. Williams. convicted in the southern
district of Indian Territory Of the larceny
OF wagon, and on October 9, 1899 SEN
fenced to five years in the United States
penitentiary. Sentence cOmmuted to ex-
pire August ]. 1901, on the recommended
ton Of the district attorney and trial
judge, because the prisoner pleaded guilty
with the honest belief that he would re-
ceive two years sentence.