The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-15
WERE FEW
APPLICANTS FOR MERCY GOT
SCANT COMFORT FROM BOARD
YESTERDAY
ONLY THREE WERE GRANTED
Out of Twenty-Eight Applications
the Board Denied Fifteen and
Took Ten Under Adj
ViSement.

Applicants for mercy at the hands of
the board Of pardons yesterday got scant
comfort from that body. Out of twenty
eight applications fifteen were denied out
right, ten were taken under advisement,
and three were favorably reported upon.
For the most part the cases were hur-
riedly disposed Of. William j. Wescott,
sentenced from Ramsey county for three
years for forgery in the second degree,
received a pardon, conditional on his
strict adherence to business in the future
His wife and four children appeared be-
fore the board. The mother has to sup
port the family by her own labors. The
fact that it was his second offense made it
impossible for the board to parole him
State Agent Whittier told the board that
WeScott was very Industrious man
when at work, and thought his parole at
this time would be the proper thing, and
the board decided to give Wescott the
chance to take care of his family. Tell
your husband that this pardon is condi-
tional upon him letting liquor alone and
supporting his family in a decent manner
Tell hirn-that the first time he takes a
drink he will be sent back to Saltwater
again, said the attorney ge--Ia al to Mrs.
Wescott, as she went forth happy in the
success of her mission.
Roy Chesbro, sentenced to the Ramsey
NOpllly NO1hIlOUSS IOI OlSOIQSIIy COIlOUCL,
received a conditional pardon.
Joseph t. Jenkins, convicted of selling
liquor without a license, and sentenced
from Hennepin county to the county Jail
for ninety days and to pay fine of $780,
in lieu of which fine he was to serve an
additional sixty days, was pardoned to
the extent of having his fine RENTED,
which is equivalent to his release, as he
has served his Jail sentence.
To Consider CamerOn's Case.
The board took under Amusement the
application of James Cameron, sentenced
for life from Pine county on a charge of
murder in the second degree. Judge Viii
iston, the trial judge, told the board that
Cameron'S conviction on the charge of
murder was a grave mistake and that
there was considerable doubt as to his
guilt, and if he was guilty, it was at
worst a case of manslaughter. Cameron
and three other men in a ~lumber camp
celebrated the night before July by a
free Indulgence in whisky One of the men
was found the next morning with very
slight knife stab in the abdomen. 1t was
some time before medical help could be
secured, and for lack of proper treat
ment the man died. The mans own
brother, who was one Of the party, did
not know until the next day that his
brother was hurt. Cameron was arrested
charged with murder, and the other two
men both gave testimony against him.
Justice Start said the case was worthy
of more consideration and it will be look
ed into, with strong probability of such a
reduction in sentence as to admit of the
mans speedy parole.
The case OF Bertha Schilling the variety
actress, who, in drunken brawl, killed
another woman at the Columbia theater.
in Minneapolis, was also taken under ad-
visement. When the case of William
Smith, of Hennepin county serving five
years for burglary, came up, Judge Start
said Denied. Such an application as this
is a huge joke and nothing else. The man
is confirmed criminal"
These Have Some Hope.
The following cases were taken under
advisement: George Mcdonald, Hen
RsR at MarPn a Eoe6gFy b Louis
w. Hatcher. Wabasha, assault; Nels Oh
sen, Marshall, rape; Bertha Schillng,
Hennepin, manSlaughter; John E. Fritz,
Hennepin, burglary; Richard o. Lunke,
Hennepin, grand larceny; James Gamer
on, Pine, murder; James Billn, Henne-
pin, grand larceny.
No Chance for Relief.
The following were denied outright:
Frank j. Conan, Hennepin, robbery; Her
man Smith, Ramsey, grand larceny; AL
bert Annis, Blue Earth, rape; Henry
Brittenheim, Olmsted, abuse of female
child; William Hawkins. st. Louis, grand
larceny; e. Glover Atkins, Hennepin, ex-
tortion; Henry Jerome. Ramsey, forgery;
Joseph McAloon, Washington GaiD ma
iIclous mischief; John Spellman, Wash
lngton GaiD, malicious mischief; Albert
Lawton, Winona, manslaughter; Fred w.
Lilly, Ramsey, assault; Joseph Cardiff,
Mower, robbery: James A. Taylor, St.
Louis bisamy; William Smith, Hennepin.
burglary; Mark O'Toole, Ramsey, grand
larceny