The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-20
PARDON BOARD
HAS MEETING
Releases Two Men Out of
Iwenty-six Applicants.
MINING PETITIONS DENIED
DUKE AND HAWoRTH CASES GO
OVER FOR A MONTH.

The board Of pardOns was in anything
but forgiving mood yesterday. judg-
ing from the number Of applications
io- pardon, parole and communication Of
sentence that were either denied or
continued for another month. OF the
tWenty-six cases considered. only two
pardons were granted. the other TWEEN
y-tour cases either being denied or
continued. The two lucky prisoners
We're Henry Voyce and Thomas Hunt.
Foyce rs serving six months in the
Utah county jail at Provo for a felony.
He was sentenced on April 16. His
physical condition is such that il was
thought dangerous to keep him in
prison any longer Burglary was the
crime Hunt was convicted of in Weber
county. He was given eighteen months
in the state penitentiary on oct Is.
1902. He was sentenced by Judge Ro-
lapp.
Duke Case Is Continued.
Among the petitions for clemency
which were continued were those Of
Harry #. Duke. serving four years for
embeZzlement, and Mick" Haworth.
convicted Of murder in the first degree.
and awaiting sentence Of death When
the board convened Attorney Soren X.
Christensen asked that the case of
Duke go over for one month, as he was
not ready at this time to present the
matter in its proper light.
AttoEney Weber appeared in behalf
Of Haworth. He said he would like To
nave his clients case go over until the
November session Of the board. At
that time. he said, If nothing happens
ne viii be ready 10 file documents with
the board in support of his motion for
life sentence, and present arguments
on the same. The next move in the
HaWorth case. from legal point OF
view. is his being arraigned for SEN
tenCe. When that time comes Attor-
ney Weber will ask the court to deIav
The date Of execution until after the
November meeting of the board that he
may have time in which to make his
plea before that body for executive
clemency.
Applications for pardons. parole and
COMMUNICATION Of sentence were denied
IN the following instances:
Ten Petitions Are Denied.
Ed Redmond. robbery. four years.
sentenced Dec. Is, 1902, salt Lake coun-
Wade Nichols. murder; Sept. 4. 1902.
twenty-five years. Beaver county.
John r. Masters. forgery: April %.
1903. one year. Salt Lake county.
Charles b. Hunt. embezzlement:
March 3, 1908, four years. Salt Lake
county.
Thomas Hunt. burglary; oct. 8. 1902.
one and One-half years, Weber county.
Fred CrOssman, forgery; April %.
1903. one year.
Fred Daniels, grand larceny: Oct. 6,
1902, two years. salt Lake county.
a. A. p. York, voluntary manslaugh-
ter: July s, 1901. five years, Utah coun-
ty
Frank NJ. Blanchard. forgery: March
l. lyy1, three years, Salt Lake county.
William Clark, burglary; Nov 9. 1901
five years. Weber county.
In the following instances considera-
ton Of petitions for parole. pardon and
communication of sentence was contin-
ued until the next meeting.
Jack Wilkinson, forgery; Albert
Clark, receiving stolen property: John
Hunt felony; John Jones, robbery: Ar
thur Curtis, burglary; Vedo Del Vec-
chic. felony; Bert Morgan. robbery.
Jacob Ellie, grand larceny: Joseph
Bridges. assault to commit felony: J.
l. Bliss, robbery.