The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-09
TRAIN ROBBERS ASK
PARDONs OF BOARD
Men Who Held Up Great North
ern Train in 1899 Would
Leave Penitentiary


The four men who in 1899 success
fully held up and robbed a Great
Northern passenger train at Carlisle.
OTTER Tan county, have applied to the
board of pardons for their release from
saltwater, where they are serving long
term sentences for their crimes.
The sensational hold-up and the trial
and conviction of the men constituted
one OF the strong cases in the annals
of crime in Minnesota. One attorney
I mas been engaged to present the four
cases to the board of pardons when it
meets on Monday at the state capitol.
In each case the plea is made that the
men, who have served nearly five years
OF sentences ranging from nineteen
years and six months to twenty years
drawn by Link Thayer, alleged leader
or the gang, are not guilty; that the
sentence Is excessive should they be
guilty; that they have been sufficiently
punished, and that further punishment
Will be destructive of the prisoners
health.
Link Thayer, who drew twenty wears
and Homer S. Minot, Charles f. Hoff-
man and James c. Hall, each sentenced
10 nineteen years and six months. are
the petitioners. Their cases were pass
ed upon by the supreme court, as we'll
as by the district court of Otter Tail
county. Judge D. B. Searle presiding.
Mrs. King Withdraws Application
Mrs. Norman King, who had a petit
ton for the pardon or Communication of
sentence of her husband, Norman E.
King, the convicted Minneapolis city
detective, pending before the board of
pardons, withdrew the application yes
CT lor
been denied by the board of pardons
William Chounard, the convicted
Cass county murderer, has also asked
communication of sentence to life i'm
prlsonment, and this will be consid-
cred by the board of pardons at it's
Monday session.
Thirty five Would Be Free
The calendar of cases, thirty-fve in
number, to be considered by the heard
of pardons follows:
William Bovine, sentenced April s,
1899, from Crow Wing county. to ten
years in the state prison, robbery in
the second degree.
Fred r. Davis, sentenced Dec Z, 1901,
from Brown county, to state reform
atory, manslaughter in the first de-
gree.
Edward Hawkins, sentenced Sept. %.
1902, from Beltrami county, to four
years in the state prison, forgery in
the second degree.
Albert La Fluer, sentenced from
Ramsey county, March %, 1902, to five
years in. the state prison, grand lar
ceny in the second degree.
Archie MilIoy, sentenced Nov Ia,
1901, from Redwood county, to state
sreformatory, grand larceny in the first
degree.
+ Alexander Sinclair, sentenced Nov.
Ia, 1901, from Redwood county, to the
state reformatory, grand larceny in the
first degree.
William Fitzsimmons, sentenced Sept
II, 1895, from Pine county, for life on a
charge of murder in the first degree
Jesse Mccoy, sentenced Jan. 10, 1903,
from Pipestone county, to two years
and nine months in the state peniten-
t1ary on charge of grand larceny in
the second degree.
16, 1903, from Hennepin county, to
state prison for five years, grand lar
ceny in the first degree.
+ Eric Olson, sentenced Dec. -, 1901,
from F'reeborn county, to state prison
for five years, robbery in the first de-
gree.
Hiram E. Bush, sentenced from Hem
nepin county to state reformatory, lar
ceny in the second degree.
Jacob Schuhe, sentenced Nov IA,
1901, from st. Louis county, to five
years in the state prison, grand larceny
in the second degree.
Clarence Peek, sentenced from Wi
mona county to two and a half years in
the state prison, larceny in the second
degree.
Russ Shepard sentenced Nov. 81,
1903, from Lyon county, to one year in
Saltwater.
John Dorsch, sentenced March 25,
1902, from Ramsey county, to five years
in the state penitentiary, forgery in
the second degree.
James G. Nugent, sentenced June 5,
1894, from Wright county, to state
prison for life, murder in the second
degree.
Conrad j. Murray, sentenced Oct 80,
1902, from Mobiles county, to state pris-
on for four years and nine months,
grand larceny in the second degree.
Frederick G.. Fischer, sentenced
March "a, 1904, from Ramsey county, to
state reformatory, grand larceny in the
second degree.
Harry Franklin, sentenced March 81,
1904, from Hennepin county, to state
reformatory, burglary in the third de-
gree.
Fred Whitaker, sentenced June 10.
1896, from Ramsey county, to seven
teen years in the state prison, grand
larceny.
Frank c. Walsh, sentenced from
Ramsey county, to state training
school, drunkenness.
Robert Owens, sentenced March %,
1899, Mower county, to the state prison
for life.
Arthur L. Young, sentenced April 27,
1902, from Ramsey county, to the state
prison for three years, abduction
John w. Stenfefdt, sentenced March
4, 1898, from Hennepin county, to Still
water for fifteen years.
Homer S. Minot, sentenced May 20,
1899, from Otter Tail county, to Still
water for nineteen years and six
months, robbery in the first degree.
Catherine E. Fleischauer, sentenced
Nov. 81, 1901, from Nicollet county, to
the state prison for five and a half
years, keeping disorderly house
Thomas ]. Taylor, sentenced Dec 10,
1903, from Itasea county, to Saltwater
for fifteen years, robbery in the first
degree.
Charles F. Hoffman, sentenced May