The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
ASSURED
FOR ROBERTSON
Be Granted at Next Meeting
Acts as TrUsty Till Thsn.
TWO CONWCTS ARE RELEASED
CLEMENCY FOR MAXWELL AND
sCHUCKERs EXPECTED.

J Alexander A. Robertson. former tell
or Of the Wells-Fargo bank, who is
serving a four years sentence in the
Utah state penitentiary, for embezzle-
ment, viii be a free man month from
now if the state board of pardons
carries out its present intention.
Governor II. NJ. Wells said last even
ing that he did not think ne was vio-
lating any confidence or breach of
board rules when he made the state
ment that the board, at its next meet
ing would probably pass favOrably up
on the application for pardon which
is TO be dled by Robertson in the mean
time.
At that same session applications
for pardons from c.. /. Maxwell and
j. c. Schuckers viii also be cOnsid-
cred Iuasmuch as they played an
important part in the recent break
at the penitentiary, doing what they
could TO save the lives OF the guards
and prevent more prisoners from get
ting away, they, too, will probably re-
{ ceive clemency.
Case Briefly Conaidered.
The matter of pardoning Robertson,
Maxwell and Harry Duke came up at
the meeting of the board of pardOns
Attorney Soren Y. Christensen, con-
sideration of Dukes case went over
for Il month. Judge C. f. LOofbOurOw
appeared for Maxwell and f. NJ. Al
isOn, ir. for Robertson, at the same
time hling their petitions. They ad-
mitted that no applications for par
don had been filed in either instance,
but suggested that the board, under
the existing conditions at the peniten-
/ tiary, might be justified in taking up
the cases at that time
The two attorneys pointed out very
clearly that the lives of Robertson,
Maxwell and Schuckers are no. safe
at the penitentiary, owing to the spirit
I of revenge which the other ConvictS
were liable to display at any time, and
attempt to kin any or all three OF
them for the part they played in the
/ break.
The members of the board said they
did not wish to be understood as Op-
posing any applications for pardon
which might be presented in behalf
of the men. but thought IL would be
better to postpone the cases until the
next meeting. to permit Of applCa-
lions being filed in the meantime.
Robertson to Be Made Trusty.
At that meeting they will be taken
up. so it was said, and passed upon
in the regular way. the inference be-
ing given that the requests for free
dom, as a reward for loyalty on the
part of the three men, would be grant
ed
When the board went into executive
session Acting Warden Wright was
closely examined as TO the probabili
ty Of Robertson meeting with bodily
violence if he remained in the peni-
{ Tertiary any longer. Mr.. Wright adj
mitted that threats had been made
against all three men, especially Rob
ertson, and there was no telling what
might be done on the spur on the mo
ment.
To him. one of two things was ap-
parenuy necessary at this time-either
place Robertson in solitary confinement
where he would be comparatively safe
from the threatened violence of the
other .convicts. or make him "A trusty
on the outside of the prison walls. In
the latter event he would be given an
escort to his cell at night.
After talking the matter over. Gov
ernOr Wells made the suggestion. which
was concurred in by the other members
Of the board, that Robertson be made
a trusty during the next month, and
that other precautions be taken rela-
tive to Maxwell and Schuckers.
Board Grants Two Pardons.
At the meeting Of the board yester-
day two pardons were granted, one
communication was favOrably acted up
on. three pardOns were denied and ten
petitions were continued for a month.
The pardOns granted were as follows:
Jacob Ellie. sent up from Logan on
April IL, 1903, for one year for grand
larceny. Henry Bowen. sent up from
Juab county on June %. 1903, for one
year for grand larceny.
John Jones Of this city was the man
who got the communication or sentence.
Judge Charles w. Morse gave him four
years for robbery, on Aug. p, 1902. His
sentence was COmmUted 10 eighteen
months. which means his liberty next
February. He pleaded guilt. Judge
Morse and District Attorney Dennis Q.
Eichnor both signed the petition for
a cutting down Of sentence.
The following applications for par
don were denied: Vedo Del Vecchio,
six years. attempted assault; Arthur
Curtis burglary. Salt Lake city; James
HendricksOn. assault. eight months;
Z. Clifton Draper, assault, four years.
Break Investigation Goes On.
The following cases were continued
for one month: Otis y. Faulkner. Salt
Lake city. assault; Joseph Bridge, salt
Lake City. assault, Albert Clark. salt
Lake city. receiving stolen property:
Jack Wilkinson; John Hunt. Wayne
county, statutory crime; Bert n. Nor
gan Provo, robbery; Henry Wright.
salt Lake City, grand larceny and
burglary.
The investigation OF the recent
break at the penitentiary was con-
tinued yesterday afternoon by the
state board of corrections. The fol-
lowing guards were examined. Ed Jan
ney. Fisher. briggs. Schultz and Frank
Naylor, as We're also Collv1cts Majors,
Powers and Bratt.
Governor Wells stated last evening
that the examination elected nothing
new from what has alreacy been pub
lished I'm the papers. The board will
next examine Guards Jacobs and
WfIcken. who are at Holy Cross hospi-
tai The probabilities are that a re-
port upon the break" will be forth
coming from the board some day this
week