The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

~ prooeed and asked that the hearing
he continued.
tinse Of romance entered into the
proceedings nj this time through the
Riesentauou IF p. o.. CarrOlps case by
Malor Samuel King OF Provo He was
Given four years By Judge Johnson on
ntpt- 49, 1871, for drawing "a revolver
opon BIS wife at Gunnison. While act
lns ds book canVasser at Spanish
forh. he met a. young woman. fell iu
.oFc and asked her 20 marry him. She
-onscnted- but the family protested
They clipped 10 this city, where they
nerc married, ana Carroll continued biz
riH through the state. accompanied by
7is wife Up to the time Of the arrest.
riends and relatives of the girl att
tempted to induce her TO leave her hus-
1snd
Firm viii Take Kim Back.
At Gunnison Samuel Edwards made
his personal business, 80 it. was re-
ated 10 ihe board in a letter and by
Attorney SOren y. Christensen. 70 Sc
ure separation between the couple
on the day in question Carroll got
hunk owing TO Edwards actions, ana
ead a quarrel with his wife. At the
trial Edwards sWOre Carroll drew a
revolver uDOn his wife. Both she ard
tarroH denied So on the witness stand.
Major King said Edwards did every
thing in his power 60 prevent Carroll
from securing bond after his arrest.
He added that the young man was rail-
roaded 20 the Denitentiary, being in
carcerated there i'm q week after his ar
rest. s. letter was read from Carroll g
firm which stated hat upon his releas
De VIII be given employment I'm Ohio by
them.
The Joseph Bridge assault case came
up next. IL having been continued from
the last meeting The father of the lit
tie girl gave some testimony.
The Harry T.. Duke case was then
called. Attorney SOren X Christensen
appeared for him. The petition for "A
pardon. which has been on file before
the board for several months, was ac-
Companied by a large number Of letters
recommending a pardon be granted
One was from District Attorney Eich-
nor, who did not oppose his release.
Among the writer's we're Judge H F.
Henderson. Farley !. Williams, United
States District Attorney Joseph Lipp-
man, A. C.. Ellis, Judge W H. King,
County Attorney George Westervelt,
City Attorney George L. Nye, G. >,
Patterson. Mayor-elect Richard. p. Nor
ris. Sheriff G. Frank Emery. County
Treasurer w. o. Carbis, County Audi
tor T. NJ Fisher, Postmaster A. l..
Thomas, NJ. II. Walker. George T.
Odell. f. Z. McGurrin, S. V. Shelp,
George II. Wood. A. F. Phillips. Viii
liam Igleheart, II. G. whitney and T.
E Kelly.
Strong Plea For Duke.
Attorney H. ]. Dininny made the plea
for pardon after Attorney Christensen
had concluded the reading Of the let
tiers. He contended that the question
FOR the board TO consider was whether
Duke has been adequately punished
He called attention to the fact thai
Duke pleaded guilty, thereby saving
the state the cost OF the trial. AttOr-
ney Dininny contended that the mans
punishment did not begin when hJ
stood up for sentence, but from the dag
that he stepped from the path Of recti-
tude, and will continue as long as ne
fives The attorney said ne represented
Mrs. Duke, who asked him to go be
fore the board and plead for the liberty
OF her husband. to whom she has beer
lrue all this time. In conclusion, At
torney Dininny said:
This broken-h hearted wife, gentle
men. asks you for her husband as q
Christmas present. and / hope you vii
not disappOint her
Trial Judge Charles w. Morse anC
District Attorney Eichnor opposed tn
application Of J. Wilkinson, convicted
81 forgery on April q. 1905 There was
70 one TO represent him. The case o.
p r. Nickel was passed for the month
md that of Henry Wright. asking TO
parole. taken up. ON May Y. lSuO
~ was given nine years for grand lar
'eny and burglary He was represent
.d by r. g.. LoOfbOurOw.