Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-29
APPLICANTS FOR PARDON.
Prisoners in State Prison Who Seel
 Release,

Prisoners in State Prison Who Seek l Release.
 | The next session of the board of par dons will occur in the supreme court room at the capitol, Monday, June i. Forty-one of the prisoners have peti- tioned for pardon, twenty of whom have petitioned before. The list from New Haven county is as follows: | Antonio Sparago, a native of Italy, B years old, sentenced at New Haven on February 5, 1897, to life imprison- ment for murder in the second degree, says that he is innocent of the crime. The guilty party, he says, escaped and returned to Italy, where he is now inn prisoned for a similar crime. Bernard Kelly, % years old, na- l tive of New York, sentenced on June | 19, 1900, to four years for the crime of robbery in Waterbury, says he thinks he has served sufficient time for the part he took in the crime.
 Peter Lamoureaux, 31 years old, a native of Massachusetts, sentenced on October 15, 1901, to twelve years for assault with intent to murder at Wat erbury, pleads innocence of the crime, | but says that he is guilty of assault. l He considered his sentence excessive.
 John Vamelli, 33 years old, native of Italy, sentenced on June 18, 1901, l to three years for assault with intent to kill in Naugatuck, says that he is | innocent of the crime for which he is sentenced Although he used a gun, he had nointention of injuring anyone. Frederick Beehler, 58 years old, a native of Germany. petitions for the fourth time. On April 3, 1900, he was sentenced to five years for the crime of assault with intent to kill at West Haven. He says that his health is 1 failing.
 1 Henry B. Chamberlain makes appl1- cation for the thirteenth time. He is 3S. years old and native of this state. l On July IS, 1887, he was sentenced to | life imprisonment for the crime of murder in the second degree. He says that the ends of justice have been subserved.
 James F Taylor, who was a clerk l in the office of the prison while Warden Woodbridge was in charge of the in- stitution, makes application for the fourteenth time. He is 36 years old, a native of New York. On July IS, 1887, he was sentenced to life impris- onment for murder in the second de- gree.
 Michael A. Orlando, 57 years old, a native of Italy, sentenced on Febru- ary il, 1897, for life for murder in the second degree, applies for a pardon 1 for the third time. He admits his guilt, but says that he committed the crime to prevent the enemy from talk ing his life.
 Stephen Yarpoozlian, native of Ar menia, who says that he is 49 years old and minister of the gospel, asks to be pardoned. He was sentenced on April 5, 1898, to fifteen years for crim- inal abuse of female under the age of 16 years.
 l Francis G. Colligan makes applica- tion for the third time. He is a native of Connecticut and is 39 years old. On January 1, 1901, he was sentenced to four years for arson, the crime hay ing been committed in West Haven. He feels that he has been sufficiently punished. His father, 70 years old, needs his support.
 William l.. Johnson, a native of this state, sentenced on October l, 1 1901, to five years for manslaughter, the crime having been committed in Hamden, in asking for pardon, says that he desires to be freed that he may make retribution to his relatives.