The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24
BOARD REFUSES TO
PARDON n. v. King
Again Turns Down Petition of
Minneapolis Ex-Detective-
No Action on Nelson's.

The board of pardons denied yester-
day the petition of ex-Detective N. w.
King, of Minneapolis, for pardon.
King was taken in the general clean
up of grafters in the municipal govern
ment and sentenced to three years IN
the penitentiary on July l, 1902. HIS
term of servitude did not begin until
the latter part of last April.
The board, which met in secret ses-
sion, took no decisive action in the
case of the Nelson boys of Owatonna,
who are sentenced to be hanged on
Feb. 10 for the murder of Saloon
keeper H. H. Krier.
1t was confidently expected that final
action would be taken in this case, but
nothing was done. State Senator Lord,
attorney for the boys, appeared before
the board and urged their pardon, laying
especial stress on the fact of their
youth, and the recommendation for
clemency by the judge before whom the
trial was had. The board took the
matter under advisement until the next
meeting, which will be called by the
governor early this week.
The case of ex-Detective Chris Nor
beck, another of the convicted Mime
apolis grafters. was continued.
WeismiIer Is Lucky.
John F. Weismiller, of Minneapolis,
was fortunate His reformatory SEN
tence was commuted to four months.
months of this sentence, and will be re-
leased on March Is, 1904
Weismiller took part in a row in Min
neapolis, and In the melee seized a
whisky bottle and struck Ed Wagner
over the eye with It, The bottle broke,
injuring the eye so badly that for a
time it was thought that Wagner
would lose his sight
He has recovered the sight of the eye
considerably since then, and in view of
this fact and the recommendation of
the trial judge, who stated that the SEN
tence was imposed under a misappre-
hension of the true facts in the case,
the board shortened the sentence.
The pardon board also considered a
score of other cases at yesterdays
meeting The petition of T. R. Senter,
who was sentenced from Faribault
county for ten years and three months
on a charge of forgery, was denied.
Other cases were as follows:
No Pardon for Murderer.
w. P. Simmons, sentenced from Pine
county, September, 1895, to life i'm
priSOnment for murder in the first de-
gree. Denied.
Walter Anderson, sentenced from
Morrison county, Sept. 21, 1901, to
thirty years for murder in the third de-
gree. Sentenced commuted to ten
years on the recommendation of the
Morrison county attorney.
Albert Thompson, sentenced from
To- nAf q r.
years in prison on a charge of assault
in the second degree. Denied.
Erick Rash, sentenced from Henne-
pin county, Dec. 1, 1902, to three years
for assault in the second degree. De-
MED.
T. F. Armstrong, sentenced from
Hennepin county, Oct. 80, 1902, to four
years for forgery in the second degree,
Denied.
DR.. E. Bond. sentenced from Henne-
pin county, Jan. 10. 1900, to three years
on charge of malpractice. Denied.
P. A. Sorheim, sentenced from Bel
trami county, Sept. IT, 1902, to three
years and nine months for bigamy.
Denied
John Bittikoffer, sentenced from
Hennepin county, Oct. 20, 1900. to five
years for grand larceny in the first de-
gree. Denied.
James Davidson, sentenced from
Rennepin county, October, 1902, to the
reformatory and transferred to Still
water, on a charge of burglary in the
third degree. Denied.
John Foley, sentenced from Ramsey
county, Dec. Is, 1902, to theSstate re-
formatory for grand larceny in the
second degree. Denied.
John Butler, sentenced from Martin
county, Dec. 10, 1902, to one year and
six months for forgery in the second
degree. Denied
E. G. Rice, sentenced from Wright
county, June 5, 1902, to four years on a
charge of assault in the second degree.
Denied.
bault county, Jan. IA. 1901, to ten years
for grand larceny in the first degree.
Denied.
G. Aultman, sentenced from Henne-
pin county. April, 1900, to ten years for
grand larceny in the second degree
Denied.
Must Stay In for Life.
H. Jackson, sentenced from Grow
Wing county, Sept. 10, 1898. to life i'm
prisonment for murder in the second
degree. Denied.
Alonzo Hoffman, sentenced from
Kittson county. March Q, 1900, to the
state reformatory for grand larceny
in the first degree. Denied.
Andrew Morrison, sentenced from
Polk county, June, 1903, to one year
and half for embezzlement. Denied.
Frank Lotus, sentenced from Hen
nepin county, Oct. "a, 1902, to two years
for grand larceny in the second degree
Denied.
John Wilson, sentenced from St
Louis county. April 8, 1902, for grand
larceny in the first degree. Denied.
Joseph R. Clements, sentenced from
| Houston county, June IA, 1900, to ten
years for accepting money on deposit
in violation of chapter 219, Laws OF
1885 Denied.
William Bovine, sentenced from
Grow Wing county, March 4, 1890. to
ten years on a charge of robbery in
| the second degree. Denied.
r. Buechner, sentenced from Nicollei
county, May %, 1908, to one year fo1
burglary in the third degree. Denied