The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

BOARD of Pardons Cuts Seven Years
From the Minneapolis Mans
Sentence.
Three Others Convicted of Taking
Lives Are Shown Mercy
Many Appeals Denied.

Mercy was extended by the state board
of pardons yesterday to four men con
victed of taking human life. In each case
II came as a Communication and not as a
full pardon
Louis eCarriveau, the half breed, under
death sentence for shooting a bartender
at knife River, near Two Harbors. VIII be
imprisoned for life. The evidence
showed that the murderer was crazed
with drink sold him by the victim, anu
that he shot in the heat Of a quarrel
Reuben c.. Pickett sentenced from
MINNEAPOLIS for manslaughter in Decem-
Der, 1901, received a cut Of seven years
In his sentence. from twelve years to hve
years, which will permit of his parole III
about a year Pickett's wife was burned
to death in her bath tub, after he had
made an Intellectual effort to rescue her,
and the Jury did not believe his efforts
very earnest.
Louis Sommers, sent up for life from
Dakota county in 1890, for the murder OF
his sweetheart, was granted communication
to thirty years. This means his parole
in about two years. .. - - a
The sentence Of Clarence J. Crook, sent
up for twentyfour years, from Blue Earth
county In 1897, for murder In the first de-
gree, was shortened to ten years, MAX
ing him eligible for parole.
Other Fortunate ones.
Several other pardons and commuta-
hons were granted. The sentence of John
Fritz, sent up from Hennepin county for
five years, Oct 3. 1901, for burglary, was
shortened to three years, and he can be
paroled at once
Henry Lund, sent up from Hennepin
county for forgery In February, 1902, was
given conditional pardon. similar
favor was given. Fred Whitaker, sent
from Ramsey county in 1895 for seventeen
years for grand larceny. Albert Green,
last January, will go free on paying a fine
Of $50.
Lyman W. Mowry, sentenced frotp Muir
ray county last year for grand larceny in
the second degree, was given full par
don. George Berty, given a seven year
sentence in st. Louis county in 1900. for
forgery, was granted Communication to five
years, so that he can be paroled at once.
Applications Denied.
The applications denied were as fol-
lows:
". D. Robertson. Freeborn county. June Z,
1882 six years, forgery in the second degree.
and also grand larceny In the second degree;
John Carroll, Jackson county, March II, 1899,
eight years and a half. robbery; U. L. Greenough,
Mile Lacs county. April II, 1901. five years,
assault; John Walter: Morrison county, April 81,
degree; Henry NJ. Patterson, Hennepin county,
Dec. 12, 1901 five years. grand larceny in the
second degree; George Bettinger, Freeborn coun-
ty. Dec. Il. 1902, imprisonment In the state re-
formatory to be terminated by the board of con-
troll. burglary in the third degree, Otto Maager.
Ramsey county, state prison on the reformatorS
plan, forgery in the second degree; Nicholas
Kill. Ramsey county. November, 1890, life i'm
prisonment. murder in the first degree; Stewart
Webb. Ramsey county. Feb. H. 1902, ten years.
Winona county, Sept. 80. 1898. life imprison-
ment, assault; Robert Belland. Ramsey county,
June %. 1902 two years, assault George W.
LouS. st. Louis county, Sept. 6, 1902, eight
months. forgery in the second degree: ". r..
Franklin Douglass county. Sept. 13, 1902. two
years. adultery; James J. Schulz st. Louis
county. Nov. IA. 1901, five years, grand larceny
in the second degree: Edward James, Hennepin
county, March ). 1908. six months, burglary in
the second degree. and F. B. Schlafee. Columbia
county, Feb. g. 1908; ninety days in the county
jail. assault