The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-23
Four PardonS Ordered,
and Seven Sentences
COMMITTED.
REASONS FOR CLEMENCY
One Imprisoned When a Boy
Has Already Served Near
ly Twenty Years.

President Roosevelt has extended
Christmas cheer in the form of execu-
tive clemency to eleven convicts. He has
also granted four pardons to restore
civil rights Thirteen applications were
denied.
The pardons include number of i'm
portant cases. mainly from the West.
The cases are as follows
To take effect December % David V.
Riegar. who was convicted in Kansas
City Of misapplying certain credits of
the Missouri National Bank of Kansas
City, of which he was president He
was convicted in 1899 and sentenced to
imprisonment in the Missouri peniten-
tiary for six years.
Charles II. Snowden. convicted i'm
New York of embezzling Letters, and
was sentenced on March l., 1902 TO inn
prisonment for two and one-haif years
in Elmira Reformatory. Pardon is
granted mainly for the reason that he
has been offered steady and honorable
employment.
Convicted of Forgery.
Richard Fryer was convicted in the
Eastern district OF Arka nsas of forgery
In connection with homestead entries
and sentenced to two terms of imprison-
ment Of fifteen months each and to pay
a fine of $1,000. He has now served ono
OF the terms OF Imprisonment, and IS
able TO pay a fine Of $500, and upon pay
nient of said fine will be released
Charles Yeager was convicted in the
Western district OF Texas of robbing a
postmaster and putting his life in jeop-
rriN nd in fn
prisonment In the Southern Illinois
Penitentiary Communication To expire
December "a is granted. because the
prisoner was merely a boy at the time
Of the offense and has been Imprisoned
for more than nineteen years.
Howard G.. Harrington was convicted
In Porto Rico of forging an obligation
of the United States and sentenced on
October p. 1902, 20 imprisonment for five
years in the penitentiary at San Juan
Pardon is granted on the recOmmenda-
tion Of the governor OF Porto Rico and
others.
Doubt of Guilt.
Zach Gordley was convicted in Ken
tuclIy OF having in his possession coun-
terfeit coins, and sentenced in April.
1903. to Imprisonment fer two years in
the Atlanta Penitentiary. Gordiey is
pardoned because. from facts which
have become known since his convic-
ton. serious doubt OF his guilt has
arisen.
The sentence Of Charlie George. con-
victed in the Indian Territory OF burg
larry and larceny. and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for nine years is commuted
to Imprisonment for five years.
Alva NJ Lappington was convicted in
the Northern district OF Florida OF en-
bezzling letters from the mail. and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for two years
in the Atlanta penitentiary. His sen
tence is commuted TO one year
Commutcd TO expire December q. is
the sentence of John Vinita. convicted
I'm the Northern district of the Indian
Territory OF horse theft and sentenced IN
Nav. 1901. to imprisonment for five
years In the Fort Leavenworth peaiten-
tiary.
Commuted 10 expire December 81. 1907,
is the sentence Of Nose Davis. convict
ed in the Indian Territory of horse
theft. and sentenced in September. 1893
TO imprisonment for eleven years in the
Fort Leavenworth penitentiary
COMMITTED TO expire Immediately Is
the sentence OF w. B. CrOger. convicted
In the Indian Territory Of ernbezzlement
and sentenced on October 10 1902 20 inn
prisonment for two years in the Fort
Leavenworth penitentiary. This COM
mutation is granted on the recommen-
dation of the district attorney and Judge.
because. from subsequent developments
they believe the prisoners embezzIement
was rather technical than real